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Primacy Online #1
The Cheater's Return
Life on Earth was nearly eradicated in World War III, and since World War III, wars have been fought inside an MMORPG.
In the chaos following World War III, the Patriarch of the Church of the Resurrection rebuilt Earth's society into a collection of over 500 independent city-states. With alien technology that gave him complete control over the Earth's orbital space, the Patriarch outlawed war, and introduced the Constructed Reality MMORPG Primacy Online. He only allowed the city-states to engage in military conflicts with one another inside of the game. City-state leaders that attempted to ignore Church Canon were destroyed, along with their armies, by the Church's orbital particle cannons. For more than a thousand years, there have been no wars fought on the Earth's soil.
The release of Primacy Online VI: Legacy of Balor signals the beginning of World War IX. Each city-state will lock 50,000 draftees into cryogenic capsules and upload their minds into a character sheathe in the game. Until the armistice conditions have been reached, they will play Primacy Online in War Mode, with the death of the character sheathes meaning their real deaths, but this time there is a twist to the World War. Every still living perma-banned cheater from Primacy Online will be a special draftee for World War IX. They will be organized into a special contingent in the service of the Church of the Resurrection.
Patrick Armagh is terminally ill. Like a large number of other Primacy Online players, he is afflicted with an incurable nervous system disorder. He has less than five years to live and should be exempted from the draft, but five years ago, he was given a permanent ban from Primacy Online for cheating. Along with the other perma-banned cheaters, he will be forced to play Primacy Online VI: Legacy of Balor in War Mode, but Patrick's actual method of cheating was never discovered.
Morgan Danan, Speaker of the City of Mann, and the acknowledged number one player of Primacy Online has deal for Patrick. With her help and his undiscovered cheat, he has the chance to become a virtual God within Primacy Online. When you are already as good as dead, there is nothing better than the chance to spend your last days as a living god.
What could possibly go wrong?
In the chaos following World War III, the Patriarch of the Church of the Resurrection rebuilt Earth's society into a collection of over 500 independent city-states. With alien technology that gave him complete control over the Earth's orbital space, the Patriarch outlawed war, and introduced the Constructed Reality MMORPG Primacy Online. He only allowed the city-states to engage in military conflicts with one another inside of the game. City-state leaders that attempted to ignore Church Canon were destroyed, along with their armies, by the Church's orbital particle cannons. For more than a thousand years, there have been no wars fought on the Earth's soil.
The release of Primacy Online VI: Legacy of Balor signals the beginning of World War IX. Each city-state will lock 50,000 draftees into cryogenic capsules and upload their minds into a character sheathe in the game. Until the armistice conditions have been reached, they will play Primacy Online in War Mode, with the death of the character sheathes meaning their real deaths, but this time there is a twist to the World War. Every still living perma-banned cheater from Primacy Online will be a special draftee for World War IX. They will be organized into a special contingent in the service of the Church of the Resurrection.
Patrick Armagh is terminally ill. Like a large number of other Primacy Online players, he is afflicted with an incurable nervous system disorder. He has less than five years to live and should be exempted from the draft, but five years ago, he was given a permanent ban from Primacy Online for cheating. Along with the other perma-banned cheaters, he will be forced to play Primacy Online VI: Legacy of Balor in War Mode, but Patrick's actual method of cheating was never discovered.
Morgan Danan, Speaker of the City of Mann, and the acknowledged number one player of Primacy Online has deal for Patrick. With her help and his undiscovered cheat, he has the chance to become a virtual God within Primacy Online. When you are already as good as dead, there is nothing better than the chance to spend your last days as a living god.
What could possibly go wrong?
436 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 26, 2018
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October 7, 2019
Didn’t finish
December 16, 2020
Amazing
An absolutely amazing series to fallow (Path of Transcendence Omnibus) if your planing on reading this then the before mentioned book is a must read though this series can stand on its own certain characters will have greater depth if you read the other series first but you should be warned that Transcendence Omnibus is a much much darker fantasy than this series is can’t wait to start the next book!
An absolutely amazing series to fallow (Path of Transcendence Omnibus) if your planing on reading this then the before mentioned book is a must read though this series can stand on its own certain characters will have greater depth if you read the other series first but you should be warned that Transcendence Omnibus is a much much darker fantasy than this series is can’t wait to start the next book!
March 26, 2019
Bland - nothing stands out. The characters lacked any real depth, especially his female companions, who either were straight up tsun or had some weak "secrets" to keep that made for a boring character. I was disappointed in the character of Morgan in particular, her infinite wisdom did nothing to enhance her as a character but was simply used as a device to give background on the world. She has the most potential but also came off as the most fake. A lot of "tell", not enough "show".
The world having such a profound history seemingly gives a lot of options, but it was not used properly here. The background on the world was often confusing and in need of a good editor. It was a lot of exposition without much relevance or use of that knowledge.
The world having such a profound history seemingly gives a lot of options, but it was not used properly here. The background on the world was often confusing and in need of a good editor. It was a lot of exposition without much relevance or use of that knowledge.
January 17, 2020
Fun and Technical—but Foul Language
Great read. Mr. McGoldrick has a knack for writing in a way that teaches, entertains, and grabs the reader. Unfortunately, his use of gratuitous foul language detracts from the positive qualities of the book. While I enjoy reading the LITRPG books, many of the authors seem determined to undermine their good stories with poor language choices.
I believe, should Mr. McGoldrick and other reduce or expunge the foul language, the books will sell more and better. Additionally, the story line would not be broken up with oddly placed adjectives that add nothing to the story.
Great read. Mr. McGoldrick has a knack for writing in a way that teaches, entertains, and grabs the reader. Unfortunately, his use of gratuitous foul language detracts from the positive qualities of the book. While I enjoy reading the LITRPG books, many of the authors seem determined to undermine their good stories with poor language choices.
I believe, should Mr. McGoldrick and other reduce or expunge the foul language, the books will sell more and better. Additionally, the story line would not be broken up with oddly placed adjectives that add nothing to the story.
January 15, 2019
A basic, not too sophisticated litrpg.
The blurb looked slightly interesting, and the setting had potential. The trope used is the same as Huesca's Dungeon Lord series, a real world over which a MMORPG is somehow surimposed, and players get roped in as troops for the local conflict under false premises. That's pretty much the only thing in common they have: the characters are flat, mostly unbelievable, and the plot remains very contrived and relying too much on cheating and overpowered stuff.
Probably not worth pursuing further.
The blurb looked slightly interesting, and the setting had potential. The trope used is the same as Huesca's Dungeon Lord series, a real world over which a MMORPG is somehow surimposed, and players get roped in as troops for the local conflict under false premises. That's pretty much the only thing in common they have: the characters are flat, mostly unbelievable, and the plot remains very contrived and relying too much on cheating and overpowered stuff.
Probably not worth pursuing further.
December 31, 2018
Good story in serious need of editing
I liked this story. I enjoyed the story and characters. But the repeated repeated [sic] words and other errors were very distracting. If you have a low tolerance for unedited stories, you may want to skip this one. My ranking of four stars is generous.
I liked this story. I enjoyed the story and characters. But the repeated repeated [sic] words and other errors were very distracting. If you have a low tolerance for unedited stories, you may want to skip this one. My ranking of four stars is generous.
March 17, 2019
This books based around a game concept are a lot of fun for me and this one didn't disappoint. The premise was interesting and the only thing I didn't like was that the next book wasn't available to read yet. Were it me I'd wait until there are a few more books in the series (just to make sure there will be) but this was a decent read and I enjoyed it.
April 29, 2019
Excellent read
Loved this and glad I found it... great story and goes along at a good pace. Well edited and the characters are enjoyable and developing nicely.
Looking forward to the second one.
Loved this and glad I found it... great story and goes along at a good pace. Well edited and the characters are enjoyable and developing nicely.
Looking forward to the second one.
September 10, 2019
Grey boring world. The MC takes no initiative and just does what he is told. The whole book is just a repetition of the same adventure 3 or 4 times. Feels like an intro.
I'll read the second book in the hope that things will pick up
I'll read the second book in the hope that things will pick up
January 8, 2019
Enjoyed it very much
Can't wait for the next book. Read it in almost one sitting. Went to bed at 4am then read the rest at work. Shhh. Don't tell my boss
Can't wait for the next book. Read it in almost one sitting. Went to bed at 4am then read the rest at work. Shhh. Don't tell my boss
December 25, 2020
Very entertaining read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books with magic and action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books with magic and action.
January 25, 2021
Nice
I enjoyed most of this book. The MC is awesome but a lot is left unsaid which I hope will be filled in in other books.
I enjoyed most of this book. The MC is awesome but a lot is left unsaid which I hope will be filled in in other books.
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