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Dungeon Bringer #1
Dungeon Bringer 1
Construct your dungeon. Summon your monster girls. Slaughter your foes.When the Inkolana Cartel's experimental computer network comes under attack, they give white-hat hacker Clay Knight two hours to fix the problem.
If he succeeds, he'll be rich beyond his wildest dreams.
If he fails, he's a dead man.
But when Clay hacks the hackers, he stumbles into an ancient ritual that summons him to the dusty, forgotten world of Soketra. In this strange new land, Clay finds dungeons, monsters, and a fierce pride of beautiful cat women who believe he is the reincarnation of the ancient Dungeon Lord Rathokhetra. With a band of bloodthirsty dungeon raiders on his doorstep, Clay must master his new abilities and gather guardians for his territory to save himself and his army of warrior women from a fate darker than death.
If he succeeds, he'll be rich beyond his wildest dreams.
If he fails, he's a dead man.
But when Clay hacks the hackers, he stumbles into an ancient ritual that summons him to the dusty, forgotten world of Soketra. In this strange new land, Clay finds dungeons, monsters, and a fierce pride of beautiful cat women who believe he is the reincarnation of the ancient Dungeon Lord Rathokhetra. With a band of bloodthirsty dungeon raiders on his doorstep, Clay must master his new abilities and gather guardians for his territory to save himself and his army of warrior women from a fate darker than death.
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Published February 19, 2019
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February 28, 2020
So this is one of the worst books I actually read all the way through. It has two primarily failings: First, it is an incomplete story. The story is about an MC set up to attempt to rule the planet he is transported to but all we see in this book is the barest of beginnings.
Second, the author simply doesn't think critically about what he writes. This results in a suposedly intelligent MC doing remarkably stupid stuff frequently but perhaps the most obvious example of this failing doesn't actually directly involve the MC: A group of pacifist women are given crossbows and ONE HOUR of orientation (NOT PRACTICE, ORIENTATION) which results in them essentially never missing anything they shoot at including shooting Molotov cocktails out of the air.
The rampant stupidity in this book annoyed me to such a degree I took notes and, since I don't want to waste that effort, details follow. However I suggest you don't waste your time reading any more of this review and simple go look for a book worth reading.
So the MC is somewhat intelligent yet the author makes him do incredibly stupid things. The MC is a computer guy that gets installed as a dungeon lord on a new world. First the MC is slow to adjust to his new setting. This is something I am sensitive to because SO MANY AUTHORS DO IT. In truth the MC is only a little bit slow but the author handles the MC adjustment in a way I find particularly annoying- either you believe what your senses tell you or you don’t. The whole “I’ll play along with this incredibly realistic near death hallucination” approach is annoying. Oddly enough the MCs concerns along these lines are never resolved. About a quarter of the way through the book the author seems to simply forget his MC's concerns along these lines.
Second, the supposedly intelligent MC who has played many games of D&D needs to have it explained to him why it would be a bad idea to just barricade himself in his dungeon. THEN HE HAS TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME THING EXPLAINED TO HIM THE NEXT DAY!
Then the MC hires a half scorpion half human for his dungeon and immediately has sex with her without considering AT ALL how this may affect the other dungeon helpers. (Note: it is of course not a problem because the author would have to actually think about how sentient beings actually work for this to be a problem rather than an excuse for sex scenes.)
Next the MC is trying to build a tunnel to save some dungeon helpers FROM DEATH but can’t seem to figure out that making the tunnel so small the helpers have to crawl is preferable TO DEATH. (Honestly the MC had water available and was building the tunnel from scratch so I was hoping it would occur to him to make a water slide.) Alternatively the MC could have made a small tunnel and just moved a large enough portion to stand up in along with the helpers. ***EDIT**** I stopped listening to the book to make this note and the MC ends up using both crawling and a moving larger section. For some reason the author didn’t want to present this as his MC as thinking. Instead these obvious solutions were presented as knee-jerk reactions after the MC failed at thinking.
Next the MC is at the mouth of his dungeon and realizes that he can’t seal it before a charging opponent gets in so he throws up a short wall to stop the opponent. Then the MC waits for the opponent to leap before sealing the dungeon. HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE??? HOW DOES CHARGING OVER SEVERAL FEET OF GROUND TAKE LESS TIME THAN LEAPING???
This author in general seems to have a problem understanding his own writing because shortly after the dungeon sealing scene he has his MC run back to his "throne room" with his scorpion minions. Problem is that on the run out the author went out of his way to tell us that the scorpions couldn't keep up so they had to ride on another minion. Yet somehow they are able to keep up on the way back????
Bottom line: Its not like the author can't string two sentences together but it is pretty clear that the author can't think critically about what he writes resulting in this book being a complete waste of time.
Second, the author simply doesn't think critically about what he writes. This results in a suposedly intelligent MC doing remarkably stupid stuff frequently but perhaps the most obvious example of this failing doesn't actually directly involve the MC: A group of pacifist women are given crossbows and ONE HOUR of orientation (NOT PRACTICE, ORIENTATION) which results in them essentially never missing anything they shoot at including shooting Molotov cocktails out of the air.
The rampant stupidity in this book annoyed me to such a degree I took notes and, since I don't want to waste that effort, details follow. However I suggest you don't waste your time reading any more of this review and simple go look for a book worth reading.
So the MC is somewhat intelligent yet the author makes him do incredibly stupid things. The MC is a computer guy that gets installed as a dungeon lord on a new world. First the MC is slow to adjust to his new setting. This is something I am sensitive to because SO MANY AUTHORS DO IT. In truth the MC is only a little bit slow but the author handles the MC adjustment in a way I find particularly annoying- either you believe what your senses tell you or you don’t. The whole “I’ll play along with this incredibly realistic near death hallucination” approach is annoying. Oddly enough the MCs concerns along these lines are never resolved. About a quarter of the way through the book the author seems to simply forget his MC's concerns along these lines.
Second, the supposedly intelligent MC who has played many games of D&D needs to have it explained to him why it would be a bad idea to just barricade himself in his dungeon. THEN HE HAS TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME THING EXPLAINED TO HIM THE NEXT DAY!
Then the MC hires a half scorpion half human for his dungeon and immediately has sex with her without considering AT ALL how this may affect the other dungeon helpers. (Note: it is of course not a problem because the author would have to actually think about how sentient beings actually work for this to be a problem rather than an excuse for sex scenes.)
Next the MC is trying to build a tunnel to save some dungeon helpers FROM DEATH but can’t seem to figure out that making the tunnel so small the helpers have to crawl is preferable TO DEATH. (Honestly the MC had water available and was building the tunnel from scratch so I was hoping it would occur to him to make a water slide.) Alternatively the MC could have made a small tunnel and just moved a large enough portion to stand up in along with the helpers. ***EDIT**** I stopped listening to the book to make this note and the MC ends up using both crawling and a moving larger section. For some reason the author didn’t want to present this as his MC as thinking. Instead these obvious solutions were presented as knee-jerk reactions after the MC failed at thinking.
Next the MC is at the mouth of his dungeon and realizes that he can’t seal it before a charging opponent gets in so he throws up a short wall to stop the opponent. Then the MC waits for the opponent to leap before sealing the dungeon. HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE??? HOW DOES CHARGING OVER SEVERAL FEET OF GROUND TAKE LESS TIME THAN LEAPING???
This author in general seems to have a problem understanding his own writing because shortly after the dungeon sealing scene he has his MC run back to his "throne room" with his scorpion minions. Problem is that on the run out the author went out of his way to tell us that the scorpions couldn't keep up so they had to ride on another minion. Yet somehow they are able to keep up on the way back????
Bottom line: Its not like the author can't string two sentences together but it is pretty clear that the author can't think critically about what he writes resulting in this book being a complete waste of time.
June 10, 2019
3.5. It was fairly good, the action was quite interesting and clever, and I enjoyed the rivalry/attraction between the main character and the drow.
However, I was a little annoyed with the main character's constant snark, how by the end very little answers to what had happened to Clay were answered, and for a book with so much sexual tension, the sex scenes got no description. It was all very brief summary. All that buildup for no reward. That may be typical for this genre, I don't know, but I found it tedious.
Still entertaining junkfood reading. I want to read if for no other reason than to see the drow/dungeon lord friction continue.
However, I was a little annoyed with the main character's constant snark, how by the end very little answers to what had happened to Clay were answered, and for a book with so much sexual tension, the sex scenes got no description. It was all very brief summary. All that buildup for no reward. That may be typical for this genre, I don't know, but I found it tedious.
Still entertaining junkfood reading. I want to read if for no other reason than to see the drow/dungeon lord friction continue.
February 19, 2019
Clay Knight is roped in to take out the hackers who where hacking Inkolana Syndicate, a drug cartel's system but when he hacks into the hackers he finds himself in a dungeon in a place called Soketra, surrounded by a number of catwomen, called Wahket with Nephket being his familiar. Turns out he is thought to be the reincarnated Lord Rathokhetra, a dungeon lord who has been dead for a very long time and Clay ends up fighting with all his might to save himself and his horde of Wahket from the raiders who were out to steal his core! This novel is not for the usual young teen readers as it has many sexual innuendos and uses swear words which goes away from the usual Viridian Gate Online Series. I also did not approve of the way our would be hero talked about the women, he acts in a chauvinistic and paternalistic way on one hand and like a young teenager who has not had sex in ages on another! I must say that I prefer my women heroes to be strong warriors, not defenceless wimps, and that is why I really enjoyed reading about Zillah especially when she trained the Wahket so that they became warriors in their own right and saved clay's skin more than once during their fight to save their dungeon and their world. I loved also that Clay was not a passive dungeon lord, but was proactive and took the action to the raiders, risking all he had, which was not much, going out on a limb, taking great risks and thus making the adventure that much more exciting. The fact that he realises that being a dungeon lord and a hero came with responsibilities as he found himself juggling too many problems all at one go which needed to be solved asap was also a point in his favour, as he took his responsibilities very seriously and it was quite a jump to make from being a hacker whilst living on earth to becoming a dungeon lord in Suketra but I do think he adjusted really fast and will do quite well in this his new chosen role with his women by his side!
April 21, 2019
Not really a fan of the book thus far. The premise is decent but as of right now kind of waiting for the plot to really pick up. Wonder where the author is going to take this story. What the end game is and all.
May 26, 2022
Two things I liked about this first book in a series of three, instead of having a God(dess), external factor create the typical isekai, this isekai was actually initiated by a hacker (Clay Knight) abducted to stop the destruction of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system, that turns out to be an alternate reality (game-like) world. The second thing is that this is the first Fantasy-Lit_RPG (novels about Role-Playing Games) that includes maps and improved maps of the Dungeons. Because most books sold nowadays are digital, the old idea that pictures and illustrations were expensive to print, no longer applies, so this author includes several maps of the changes that he makes to the Dungeon that he "manages". Because of all of the "Priestess-minions" at the "ancient-Temple-Dungeon" the "harem-like" part of this novel series goes more smoothly.
Author does not "exploit" all of the possible "cheats" and "skills" that a "real hacker" might possess to gain control of the Dungeon and this alternate reality world. All author uses is Clay Knight's game experience in other games that he played...I think it would have taken this novel series to another level if he really had the experience of a hacker (that changes the code, changes the abilities, spells, etc.) as he moves the plots along, (like a Matrix fantasy novel series)...Although thinking more about it, it's like the Tron story from disney, cause Clay is a gamer and not really a "hacker-systems-designer" and it shows in his dialogues and his actions. Although without a body, physical representation (because of a lack of Ka points) Clay is more like a wraith, that conveniently never fights, and only materializes when he sexually services his harem minions...
Author uses the "Priestesses" of this ancient temple as "fighter-minions" which is highly unlikely that they have any actual martial-arts training. Priestesses in "real-life" possessed "religious" training and abilities (what made them priestesses). So I guess it is ok, to have them possess light or dark magic abilities, but to make them be like assassins and body guards (guardians) to a temple is not that believable.
Author explains that he has game design, gold mine, experience. I think author should have used more of his experience in this novel series.
Beginning of the story is a little rough, main character, Clay, refuses to do what his abductor orders him to do, if he were such a skilled hacker, I think he would not have had such a bad attitude, reluctance to "save his own hide". In addition, a hacker would have been able to override the attacks to the "biological servers" quicker and in a better way... (I just think that if author presented it better balanced and thought out this could have been a much much better fantasy novel series).
First volume has 250+ pages, with maps (<3), on 19 chapters (12-14 pages a chapter which is on the low side). Shows how little he develops this alternate reality Dungeon-game-like world. How little or no character development author has as well.
Fantasy game-like series has potential to be one of the better ones, it just needs a lot of polish and improvement.
Author does not "exploit" all of the possible "cheats" and "skills" that a "real hacker" might possess to gain control of the Dungeon and this alternate reality world. All author uses is Clay Knight's game experience in other games that he played...I think it would have taken this novel series to another level if he really had the experience of a hacker (that changes the code, changes the abilities, spells, etc.) as he moves the plots along, (like a Matrix fantasy novel series)...Although thinking more about it, it's like the Tron story from disney, cause Clay is a gamer and not really a "hacker-systems-designer" and it shows in his dialogues and his actions. Although without a body, physical representation (because of a lack of Ka points) Clay is more like a wraith, that conveniently never fights, and only materializes when he sexually services his harem minions...
Author uses the "Priestesses" of this ancient temple as "fighter-minions" which is highly unlikely that they have any actual martial-arts training. Priestesses in "real-life" possessed "religious" training and abilities (what made them priestesses). So I guess it is ok, to have them possess light or dark magic abilities, but to make them be like assassins and body guards (guardians) to a temple is not that believable.
Author explains that he has game design, gold mine, experience. I think author should have used more of his experience in this novel series.
Beginning of the story is a little rough, main character, Clay, refuses to do what his abductor orders him to do, if he were such a skilled hacker, I think he would not have had such a bad attitude, reluctance to "save his own hide". In addition, a hacker would have been able to override the attacks to the "biological servers" quicker and in a better way... (I just think that if author presented it better balanced and thought out this could have been a much much better fantasy novel series).
First volume has 250+ pages, with maps (<3), on 19 chapters (12-14 pages a chapter which is on the low side). Shows how little he develops this alternate reality Dungeon-game-like world. How little or no character development author has as well.
Fantasy game-like series has potential to be one of the better ones, it just needs a lot of polish and improvement.
November 17, 2019
This time I've listened to the audio book of Dungen Bringer by Nick Harrow, narrated by James Patrick Cronin. I will review the book by itself, then add my impression of the narrating at the end, and lastly give a score that mostly is the book, but the narrating will weigh enough to influence the final score.
This book is quite an interesting "read" (not sure what you call it with audio books… listen?) and it's definitely a… special book.
The story is most certainly not for everyone, but luckily, I'm one of those odd people not included in that "everyone"-part.
The book is heavy on fan service and wish fulfillment, especially aiming towards men. It contains a lot of hot monster girls (for those who think it sounds weird, monster girls have their focus on the girl part,rather than the monster part), sex, and a main character/reader insert that's both strong, smart, witty, and recieves all love from these monster girls.
All of this is essentially what the stereotypical LitRPG is, however, so it is to be expected.
This kind of book is, as mentioned, not for everyone, but it is definitely the kind of book that I like, in some cases, e.g. when I just want to let loose and read about a badass that kick ass and gets the girl, but it's not a book I'd recommend to readers who prefer a more "clean" reading experience.
Dungeon Bringer is a great book, for being a LitRPG. LitRPG has, as mentioned, an unfavourable image to outsiders, and some criticism it receives are not completely off, which is why I say "for a LitRPG".
Nevertheless, if you like Isekai, LitRPG (#TKTK), or any similar genre, then you should definitivt give it a shot! Either in book format, or in audio book format.
Speaking of audio book:
Cronin does a good job narrating this story in my opinion. He is pleasant to listen to and he "voice acts" quite well, for the most part. The only real complaints I have are that he gives the catwomen a strange french-ish accent, which I annoyed myself over, and that he occasionally forgot the acting, and therefore lost a bit of the feeling he had built up until then, ge still did a good job though.
Overall, great story (if you like the generic LitRPG formula) and good narrator. I give the story by itself an 7/10, but weighing in the narrating, I'll give it a 6/10, as the weird french accent put water on my flames.
This book is quite an interesting "read" (not sure what you call it with audio books… listen?) and it's definitely a… special book.
The story is most certainly not for everyone, but luckily, I'm one of those odd people not included in that "everyone"-part.
The book is heavy on fan service and wish fulfillment, especially aiming towards men. It contains a lot of hot monster girls (for those who think it sounds weird, monster girls have their focus on the girl part,rather than the monster part), sex, and a main character/reader insert that's both strong, smart, witty, and recieves all love from these monster girls.
All of this is essentially what the stereotypical LitRPG is, however, so it is to be expected.
This kind of book is, as mentioned, not for everyone, but it is definitely the kind of book that I like, in some cases, e.g. when I just want to let loose and read about a badass that kick ass and gets the girl, but it's not a book I'd recommend to readers who prefer a more "clean" reading experience.
Dungeon Bringer is a great book, for being a LitRPG. LitRPG has, as mentioned, an unfavourable image to outsiders, and some criticism it receives are not completely off, which is why I say "for a LitRPG".
Nevertheless, if you like Isekai, LitRPG (#TKTK), or any similar genre, then you should definitivt give it a shot! Either in book format, or in audio book format.
Speaking of audio book:
Cronin does a good job narrating this story in my opinion. He is pleasant to listen to and he "voice acts" quite well, for the most part. The only real complaints I have are that he gives the catwomen a strange french-ish accent, which I annoyed myself over, and that he occasionally forgot the acting, and therefore lost a bit of the feeling he had built up until then, ge still did a good job though.
Overall, great story (if you like the generic LitRPG formula) and good narrator. I give the story by itself an 7/10, but weighing in the narrating, I'll give it a 6/10, as the weird french accent put water on my flames.
September 7, 2023
I was directed to this book by a friend. I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. Due to the cover, I expected one of the more poorly written romps where someone takes the standard isekai story and takes it into uncomfortable chad territory.
Imagine my surprise when what I got was a well written book with some interesting world building. Sure, the protagonist did slip his toe into chad territory, but for the most part he manages to stay out of it. Yes, there are points where I rolled my eyes, but those were few and far between.
Overall the story is pretty tight, with an interesting magic system and LitRPG elements that helped to drive things. The monster-girls are interesting and unique, though the cover art ignores the fact that the scorpion queen is more a centaur scorpion lady rather than a bipedal woman. While sexy in the photo, it is less so in the story. (unless you are into that sort of thing)
But anyway, I really liked this book. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. I read parts while camping and honestly, it was the perfect book for that. So much so, that I am looking forward to reading the second one in the series. I am also curious as to where this goes. The RPG system is believable (such as those things are), the unique way the protagonist solves issues keeps things interesting, and the combat is written fairly well and is easy to imagine while you are reading the story.
I will say, without ruining things, that the about face one character makes at the end of the book really felt out of place. Like, no character development, no sudden life changing event. They just change their entire attitude and become someone completely different. It felt like bad writing and was disappointing.
Still, beyond that and a few moments where the protagonist acts like a 'alpha male', this is an enjoyable book and I still bought the other two in the series because of that. Here is hoping the other two live up to the first.
Imagine my surprise when what I got was a well written book with some interesting world building. Sure, the protagonist did slip his toe into chad territory, but for the most part he manages to stay out of it. Yes, there are points where I rolled my eyes, but those were few and far between.
Overall the story is pretty tight, with an interesting magic system and LitRPG elements that helped to drive things. The monster-girls are interesting and unique, though the cover art ignores the fact that the scorpion queen is more a centaur scorpion lady rather than a bipedal woman. While sexy in the photo, it is less so in the story. (unless you are into that sort of thing)
But anyway, I really liked this book. It was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. I read parts while camping and honestly, it was the perfect book for that. So much so, that I am looking forward to reading the second one in the series. I am also curious as to where this goes. The RPG system is believable (such as those things are), the unique way the protagonist solves issues keeps things interesting, and the combat is written fairly well and is easy to imagine while you are reading the story.
I will say, without ruining things, that the about face one character makes at the end of the book really felt out of place. Like, no character development, no sudden life changing event. They just change their entire attitude and become someone completely different. It felt like bad writing and was disappointing.
Still, beyond that and a few moments where the protagonist acts like a 'alpha male', this is an enjoyable book and I still bought the other two in the series because of that. Here is hoping the other two live up to the first.
February 19, 2019
To be honest I struggled with this book. The first two chapters lead me to believe there was going to be more of a focus on the Inkolana Cartel and explanation of their “organic” computer and the “Orcs” that they employed as hired muscle. Then, all the sudden I was plunged into Soketra and the difficult to comprehend MC’s non-corporeal incarnation as a Dungeon Lord, with no further explanation of Inkolana or why they had that creepy brain filled computing system. It was kind of like taking the Nestea Plunge without the tea or the water. However, there were enough good moments and fascinating concepts that I gave it a solid three stars.
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I needed more back story or world building to take place to know and enjoy what was going on. In the end I was left wondering, what is Inkolana really? Is Soketra some game imbedded in their system? If so, how did Clay dream about Nephkhet? The “Orc that comes to talk with Clay at the end is described as the same one that kidnapped him, but he has a totally different and more complex personality. Lastly, is Clay’s Dungeon a firewall for Inkolara’s system or is it the system itself?
I liked the concept of this world and the bare bones of a great story are all there. I also liked that the Harem aspect wasn't written as erotica /smut. It wasn't a bad read and it is something that I would pick up from Kindle Unlimited just because the title and subject matter appeal to me.
It just didn’t have expansive feel of the virtual worlds I am used to or the elements of humor and nail-biting suspenseful adventure that I have come to love and expect in Lit-RPG and Harem from Shadow Alley Press. I felt like a lot of time was spent framing concepts that were never filled out or completed. In the end, I was left with far too many unanswered questions.
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I needed more back story or world building to take place to know and enjoy what was going on. In the end I was left wondering, what is Inkolana really? Is Soketra some game imbedded in their system? If so, how did Clay dream about Nephkhet? The “Orc that comes to talk with Clay at the end is described as the same one that kidnapped him, but he has a totally different and more complex personality. Lastly, is Clay’s Dungeon a firewall for Inkolara’s system or is it the system itself?
I liked the concept of this world and the bare bones of a great story are all there. I also liked that the Harem aspect wasn't written as erotica /smut. It wasn't a bad read and it is something that I would pick up from Kindle Unlimited just because the title and subject matter appeal to me.
It just didn’t have expansive feel of the virtual worlds I am used to or the elements of humor and nail-biting suspenseful adventure that I have come to love and expect in Lit-RPG and Harem from Shadow Alley Press. I felt like a lot of time was spent framing concepts that were never filled out or completed. In the end, I was left with far too many unanswered questions.
July 22, 2019
So-so story
Not a very deep or well thought out story. The main character is a cookie cutter jerk of a guy who knows all about RPG games and nerd culture and yet is Superman fit. There wasn’t an explanation for how Clay ends up in the “video game” reality, not really, and that bothered me. I never felt like caring about the main character, the female characters were very generic and cookie cutter. Though I did like the scorpion girl, she was a bit funny at times. If you like Egypt ummm type theme story set against litrpg then you might enjoy this story. But there is no depth here, and mostly a lot of cliches. Obvious actions, obvious plot moments, the author was probably just imitating other books he has read because there was zero world building.
I don’t think I’ll continue the series. I did not enjoy the book and I didn’t connect with any characters. Plus, hot girls finding a corpse mummy guy sexy???? Yeahhhhhhhhhh. No. No. No. plus, by the author’s own writing Clay doesn’t have a heart beat ... so he can’t get it up for his harem. Unless being a dead stiff counts.
Not a very deep or well thought out story. The main character is a cookie cutter jerk of a guy who knows all about RPG games and nerd culture and yet is Superman fit. There wasn’t an explanation for how Clay ends up in the “video game” reality, not really, and that bothered me. I never felt like caring about the main character, the female characters were very generic and cookie cutter. Though I did like the scorpion girl, she was a bit funny at times. If you like Egypt ummm type theme story set against litrpg then you might enjoy this story. But there is no depth here, and mostly a lot of cliches. Obvious actions, obvious plot moments, the author was probably just imitating other books he has read because there was zero world building.
I don’t think I’ll continue the series. I did not enjoy the book and I didn’t connect with any characters. Plus, hot girls finding a corpse mummy guy sexy???? Yeahhhhhhhhhh. No. No. No. plus, by the author’s own writing Clay doesn’t have a heart beat ... so he can’t get it up for his harem. Unless being a dead stiff counts.
January 16, 2020
Combines Dungeon Core with Harem pretty well
I've read a few Dungeon Core books, This one is pretty good. I've read two other Dungeon Core/Harem books. of these, this one is could arguably be the new best of the bunch.
There were many similarities with Monster Core by Dante King. If you liked that one you'll most certainly like this too. I think Dungeon Bringer was a touch better insomuch as the MC here is a better man (less of a douche bag) and made him more sympathizable, and I cared more about what happened to him and the community he uses his dungeon powers to protect.
That's were this one stands out in the crowd. The MC, Clay Knight uses his new found power to help others (a race of sexy cat girls sure, but others none the less) before thoughts of personal power or self enrichment. When the MC cares about nothing and no one but being "The Best" and "Winning" at any cost for no other reason than ego, ...Well I could give two spits about that guy.
This was a little thin on the world building. The plot was good if a touch basic. The real extra star comes from likeable characters that propel the story and kept me engaged. Also there were titties.
I've read a few Dungeon Core books, This one is pretty good. I've read two other Dungeon Core/Harem books. of these, this one is could arguably be the new best of the bunch.
There were many similarities with Monster Core by Dante King. If you liked that one you'll most certainly like this too. I think Dungeon Bringer was a touch better insomuch as the MC here is a better man (less of a douche bag) and made him more sympathizable, and I cared more about what happened to him and the community he uses his dungeon powers to protect.
That's were this one stands out in the crowd. The MC, Clay Knight uses his new found power to help others (a race of sexy cat girls sure, but others none the less) before thoughts of personal power or self enrichment. When the MC cares about nothing and no one but being "The Best" and "Winning" at any cost for no other reason than ego, ...Well I could give two spits about that guy.
This was a little thin on the world building. The plot was good if a touch basic. The real extra star comes from likeable characters that propel the story and kept me engaged. Also there were titties.
April 4, 2019
Forced to get up in the middle of the night by the Inkolana Cartel, Clay isn't sure what to expect. Given a task he's not too sure about, he dives right in, praying he'll be able to do exactly as they've asked of him. Things soon take an unexpected turn, however. Thrown into a world where nothing is as it seems, he'll have to make quick work of those intent on unbalancing the system. Only then will he be able to claim what has been promised to him.
From the moment I began reading this book, I realized just how different this book is. It's nothing like the usual LitRPG tropes found out there. Nope, Dungeon Bringer combines elements of what the real life is like in the story and merges it with RPG game mechanics. In doing so, Nick Harrow brings a titillating and erotic element to the world he's created.
We're given a man who must do everything possible to fix what's gone wrong for the Cartel. Mind you, those who lead the Cartel haven't told him anything specific about what he needs to do. Instead, this is a character is going in blind. So much so, that he isn't quite sure if he can deliver on what needs to be done.
I confess that I enjoyed the book from start to finish. It's different and quite promising. The game aspects are certainly unique. Looking forward to what's coming next for this series.
From the moment I began reading this book, I realized just how different this book is. It's nothing like the usual LitRPG tropes found out there. Nope, Dungeon Bringer combines elements of what the real life is like in the story and merges it with RPG game mechanics. In doing so, Nick Harrow brings a titillating and erotic element to the world he's created.
We're given a man who must do everything possible to fix what's gone wrong for the Cartel. Mind you, those who lead the Cartel haven't told him anything specific about what he needs to do. Instead, this is a character is going in blind. So much so, that he isn't quite sure if he can deliver on what needs to be done.
I confess that I enjoyed the book from start to finish. It's different and quite promising. The game aspects are certainly unique. Looking forward to what's coming next for this series.
March 25, 2019
A Dungeon Defence GameLit story
A white hat hacker is transported into the corporeal body of a dungeon lord who is already under attack from a raiding party. This is a fade to black harem book with the MC falling for several of the girls in the book. Its a short fun read, I prefer my gamelit with a low amount of stats, this one had a bit (even a die roll modifier was left in within one of the character stats). I skimmed over the stats parts which didn’t seem to degrade the story in any way.
A white hat hacker is transported into the corporeal body of a dungeon lord who is already under attack from a raiding party. This is a fade to black harem book with the MC falling for several of the girls in the book. Its a short fun read, I prefer my gamelit with a low amount of stats, this one had a bit (even a die roll modifier was left in within one of the character stats). I skimmed over the stats parts which didn’t seem to degrade the story in any way.
April 3, 2019
Good but not great.
While characters are good the story is lacking. The system and energy for the dungeon seems weak and has pretty basic setup with no mechanic that makes our MC particularly good at it. The phrase ‘his life as a hacker’ doesn’t really explain much about the choices he makes and could be better accredited to a gaming or puzzle solving hobby. There isn’t anything that puts this book above any other dungeon core novel and character development is shaky at best. It’s a solid time waster but nothing to write home about.
While characters are good the story is lacking. The system and energy for the dungeon seems weak and has pretty basic setup with no mechanic that makes our MC particularly good at it. The phrase ‘his life as a hacker’ doesn’t really explain much about the choices he makes and could be better accredited to a gaming or puzzle solving hobby. There isn’t anything that puts this book above any other dungeon core novel and character development is shaky at best. It’s a solid time waster but nothing to write home about.
May 4, 2019
Game? Real? Both?
Clay, the hacker, is kidnapped to save the Cartel's computer system from other hackers. If he succeeds he is rich. If he fails he is dead. A real incentive program. In stopping the attack on the system, he is thrown into the mystical world of Soketra as a Dungeon Lord. Perks to the job include, hot cat women as subjects and hot deadly Guardians. Will he be able to defend his dungeon from raiders? Will he be able to restore his dungeon to its former glory? I will definitely read the next book.
Clay, the hacker, is kidnapped to save the Cartel's computer system from other hackers. If he succeeds he is rich. If he fails he is dead. A real incentive program. In stopping the attack on the system, he is thrown into the mystical world of Soketra as a Dungeon Lord. Perks to the job include, hot cat women as subjects and hot deadly Guardians. Will he be able to defend his dungeon from raiders? Will he be able to restore his dungeon to its former glory? I will definitely read the next book.
October 14, 2020
Meh out of five. First, let me say that I'm a LitRPG fan so my literary demands aren't that high going in. I do, however, have to be able to look at myself in the morning, so I need to maintain some standards. This means that books I read need to be written above the Scooby Doo Mystery plot level. Dungeon Bringer is a fail in that regard. I reached my limit when the author used the phrase, "cuddle puddle" (gag) - sorry. Also, I'm not sure why LitRPG Harem novels tend to fixate on cat girls. It's not like human girls aren't scratchy enough. Perhaps if the target audience actually knew any human girls, they'd be aware of that.
September 4, 2019
Enjoyable LitRPG offering
This matches your standard LitRPG fair, man from Earth gets transported into an unknown situation, lots of woman etc etc.
Whats not standard is the cleverness of the traps and the bonding with the variety of monster/animal female companions while at a low level.
Good working of the situation and the possibilities for enemies and other new players to come into this series make this a very interesting read
This matches your standard LitRPG fair, man from Earth gets transported into an unknown situation, lots of woman etc etc.
Whats not standard is the cleverness of the traps and the bonding with the variety of monster/animal female companions while at a low level.
Good working of the situation and the possibilities for enemies and other new players to come into this series make this a very interesting read
October 29, 2019
Dungeon Bringer 1 is not your typical litRPG. It definitely is more harem oriented. I did enjoy the storyline in which our hero is not a character normally portrayed. He is indeed the character most of us try to destroy while we are playing RPG games, a character that never gets any respect. Nick Harrow did a great job of fashioning his world in order for us to see how the other half lives. I believe the continuation of this series will be very exciting, I for one, want to know what happens.
January 2, 2020
This was one of those i wasn't too sure about how can we make the hero a bad guy, but it works very well and i liked the role reversal and how it worked out.
The ending also left a good amount to explore further on in the series.
Narration by JPC was good as expected although the first 6 chapters were a bit hard to get into as the voices used were very simliar to those in American Dragons which was a bit confusing.
The ending also left a good amount to explore further on in the series.
Narration by JPC was good as expected although the first 6 chapters were a bit hard to get into as the voices used were very simliar to those in American Dragons which was a bit confusing.
February 19, 2019
I was given an advanced copy for an honest review.
The characters, world building, and humor were well done! The harem elements were tasteful (I mean, sometimes you read a harem book and you walk away smelling like a Waffle House, and others are more easily palatable), and the Egyptian-esque feel of the characters was a nice change from the dragons, knights and such. I really enjoyed the book!
The characters, world building, and humor were well done! The harem elements were tasteful (I mean, sometimes you read a harem book and you walk away smelling like a Waffle House, and others are more easily palatable), and the Egyptian-esque feel of the characters was a nice change from the dragons, knights and such. I really enjoyed the book!
February 27, 2019
Well edited
A good story; has the harem without the annoying lame sex scenes most authors put in their books.
Excellent editing. A few plot holes but not enough to distract from the story.
A complete story; no cliff hangers here, but also allows for future books.
Look forward to more books from this author.
A good story; has the harem without the annoying lame sex scenes most authors put in their books.
Excellent editing. A few plot holes but not enough to distract from the story.
A complete story; no cliff hangers here, but also allows for future books.
Look forward to more books from this author.
March 1, 2019
Extremely busy
Since, apparently, dungeon lords don't sleep. Clay is always on the move in this book of non stop action. Summoned from our world, Clay must learn on the fly how to govern a dungeon. Good news is he starts collecting some quality(and beautiful) help. This is an exciting beginning to a new dungeon lord/core series. Can't wait for more.
Since, apparently, dungeon lords don't sleep. Clay is always on the move in this book of non stop action. Summoned from our world, Clay must learn on the fly how to govern a dungeon. Good news is he starts collecting some quality(and beautiful) help. This is an exciting beginning to a new dungeon lord/core series. Can't wait for more.
March 15, 2019
Not a particularly original premise, but well written and with a fairly likeable MC; I found I actually cared what was happening to the characters, which is the hallmark of a book I want to read. For fans of the genre this is a solid and entertaining book and I look forward to the continuation of this story.
May 26, 2019
Book one
Mistakes: None found
Plot: How the MC becomes a dungeon lord makes no sense. Not does an orc running around Dallas. This needs to be explained.
Characters: While this is a harem book, there is no graphic sex. I'm personally thankful for that. How easy the three lead female characters call into bed together is just silly.
6/10 Fast read.
Mistakes: None found
Plot: How the MC becomes a dungeon lord makes no sense. Not does an orc running around Dallas. This needs to be explained.
Characters: While this is a harem book, there is no graphic sex. I'm personally thankful for that. How easy the three lead female characters call into bed together is just silly.
6/10 Fast read.
July 23, 2019
A Good LitRPG Story
A nice introduction to something a little different, but with strong stat elements (but no character page fluff), interesting and unique characters, and a reasonable plot and world. Add in humor and very nice editing, and you have a nice book indeed. Recommended.
A nice introduction to something a little different, but with strong stat elements (but no character page fluff), interesting and unique characters, and a reasonable plot and world. Add in humor and very nice editing, and you have a nice book indeed. Recommended.
May 19, 2020
Good concept poor execution of sin
Play is a hacker. Clay is a dungeon Lord. Clay is more than one dimensional… Wait No he is not… The concept is really neat. And the writing is been well edited and well thought through. However the characters in this book or fictional in all meanings of the word…
Play is a hacker. Clay is a dungeon Lord. Clay is more than one dimensional… Wait No he is not… The concept is really neat. And the writing is been well edited and well thought through. However the characters in this book or fictional in all meanings of the word…
September 30, 2020
Highly entertaining story!
For a GamLit/harem type story. This book was an extremely fun read. I really enjoyed Clay's unique entertaining way of handling hos predicament. I really loved his cat girls too. All to gather this was a highly entertaining beginning. To what looks to be a fantastic series.
For a GamLit/harem type story. This book was an extremely fun read. I really enjoyed Clay's unique entertaining way of handling hos predicament. I really loved his cat girls too. All to gather this was a highly entertaining beginning. To what looks to be a fantastic series.
January 21, 2021
Good Read.
Interesting story and tactics for a dungeon story. One thing that bugged me was the character levels. Most of the people in the story were Level 1 with low HP (~8-15). The multiple spells and character power do not fit a Level 1 character, maybe a Level 5 character. With being a gamer, this put me off a little. I may read the next book.
Interesting story and tactics for a dungeon story. One thing that bugged me was the character levels. Most of the people in the story were Level 1 with low HP (~8-15). The multiple spells and character power do not fit a Level 1 character, maybe a Level 5 character. With being a gamer, this put me off a little. I may read the next book.
March 2, 2019
I enjoyed it
I was really pleasantly surprised by this novel. I think this book will appeal to a wide audience. It is well written and has a great sense of pace. Initially I wasn't sure, but after the first chapter i was hooked and could barely put the book down.
I was really pleasantly surprised by this novel. I think this book will appeal to a wide audience. It is well written and has a great sense of pace. Initially I wasn't sure, but after the first chapter i was hooked and could barely put the book down.
March 24, 2019
D&D Vibe
Interesting take on Fantasy novels. Too much of the good guy "winning", with no real losses. Also, the teenage boy fantasies aspect. "Are all of these hot women for me?" Boys, smh
Interesting take on Fantasy novels. Too much of the good guy "winning", with no real losses. Also, the teenage boy fantasies aspect. "Are all of these hot women for me?" Boys, smh
April 1, 2019
how have you not done the followup already?
the book seems pretty good to me and i liked the way it progressed and left itself out there for hundreds of new options going forwards, there were a few things it skipped over but hopefully those will be made explained in time
the book seems pretty good to me and i liked the way it progressed and left itself out there for hundreds of new options going forwards, there were a few things it skipped over but hopefully those will be made explained in time
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