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A Battle Mage Reborn #1
Second Chance - A Battle Mage Reborn (Book 1): An EndWorld Everlasting Saga
Denton Wade is dying.
What if you could guarantee life after death?
Cyberternal Industries has the answer. It’s an answer he isn't willing to life everlasting in a game world of fantasy, swords, and magic. EndWorld Everlasting. A man-made afterlife. It goes against everything he's always believed in.
There might still be hope, but hope is a very dangerous thing.
Far below their headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Cyberternal has been working on a secret medical program. It's a program made available to Denton through his personal, if not complicated, connection to an Assistant Vice President at the powerful company. If what they say is to be believed, this could be the path to a cure and a second chance at life.
After agreeing to undergo the procedure, Denton awakens in a strange new world. A world he never wanted. The story doesn’t stop there, however. Something dark lurks in the Duskmorrow Swamp, something evil. Before he can face the darkness, Denton must complete quests, find allies, and increase his power by learning new spells and leveling up.
Second Chance is the first book in the A Battle Mage Reborn, and is a GameLit Dark Fantasy Adventure with soft LitRPG elements set in the digital world of EndWorld Everlasting.
What if you could guarantee life after death?
Cyberternal Industries has the answer. It’s an answer he isn't willing to life everlasting in a game world of fantasy, swords, and magic. EndWorld Everlasting. A man-made afterlife. It goes against everything he's always believed in.
There might still be hope, but hope is a very dangerous thing.
Far below their headquarters in Dallas, Texas, Cyberternal has been working on a secret medical program. It's a program made available to Denton through his personal, if not complicated, connection to an Assistant Vice President at the powerful company. If what they say is to be believed, this could be the path to a cure and a second chance at life.
After agreeing to undergo the procedure, Denton awakens in a strange new world. A world he never wanted. The story doesn’t stop there, however. Something dark lurks in the Duskmorrow Swamp, something evil. Before he can face the darkness, Denton must complete quests, find allies, and increase his power by learning new spells and leveling up.
Second Chance is the first book in the A Battle Mage Reborn, and is a GameLit Dark Fantasy Adventure with soft LitRPG elements set in the digital world of EndWorld Everlasting.
542 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 17, 2019
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R. Brady Frost
9 books36 followersR. Brady Frost is an author from Northern Utah. Brady spent his early years on the family’s four acres surrounded by tomatoes, giant zucchini, and countless animals and critters.
As the years wore on, Brady discovered an innate love for technology. He was caught sticking a magnet into an electrical outlet at his preschool on Hill Air Force Base and, while he didn’t gain super powers, he soon began dismantling the family’s broken electronics. In time, this behavior spread to taking apart functioning appliances. Before anyone could stop him, he was piecing together his Frankenstein robot army. This may have resulted in more than a few popped fuses but, according to official records, caused no lasting damage.
Brady writes engaging, character-driven stories where his words bring life to the worlds you’ll want to visit again and again. For more information, you can visit R. Brady Frost online at: www.rbradyfrost.com/about/
As the years wore on, Brady discovered an innate love for technology. He was caught sticking a magnet into an electrical outlet at his preschool on Hill Air Force Base and, while he didn’t gain super powers, he soon began dismantling the family’s broken electronics. In time, this behavior spread to taking apart functioning appliances. Before anyone could stop him, he was piecing together his Frankenstein robot army. This may have resulted in more than a few popped fuses but, according to official records, caused no lasting damage.
Brady writes engaging, character-driven stories where his words bring life to the worlds you’ll want to visit again and again. For more information, you can visit R. Brady Frost online at: www.rbradyfrost.com/about/
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November 25, 2019
Tough one to rate
But the end of the book I was thinking this work was garbage. The rogue element was lacking and hindsight only. The final fight and story work made no sense and only leads to the rpg element going from secondary to non existent in the mind of the writer. I wanted yo give this a two star but until the end it was a good adventure story with a bit of rpg so it got a 3 star.
But the end of the book I was thinking this work was garbage. The rogue element was lacking and hindsight only. The final fight and story work made no sense and only leads to the rpg element going from secondary to non existent in the mind of the writer. I wanted yo give this a two star but until the end it was a good adventure story with a bit of rpg so it got a 3 star.
December 29, 2019
Unrealized potential
This book has potential but needs a lot of work. The RPG elements are not nearly developed enough. The author plays a bit fast and loose with the numbers and more importantly the character’s progression. He levels up multiple times buts unclear what the benefit is. Is he stronger? Faster? All we know is that his hit points increased, but we don’t really know what his maximum HP is. The characters who are otherwise intelligent thinking beings have a habit of doing dumb stuff when it counts most. This seems like a poor plot device used to create suspense. Very slow start. The book is called “A Battle Mage Reborn” but there’s no battle for the first 100 pages. Not a terrible book but not great either.
This book has potential but needs a lot of work. The RPG elements are not nearly developed enough. The author plays a bit fast and loose with the numbers and more importantly the character’s progression. He levels up multiple times buts unclear what the benefit is. Is he stronger? Faster? All we know is that his hit points increased, but we don’t really know what his maximum HP is. The characters who are otherwise intelligent thinking beings have a habit of doing dumb stuff when it counts most. This seems like a poor plot device used to create suspense. Very slow start. The book is called “A Battle Mage Reborn” but there’s no battle for the first 100 pages. Not a terrible book but not great either.
March 19, 2020
A tale of redemption but a bit clumsy in execution
The first half of this book is actually pretty good. The characters are interesting and the story intriguing. The author gets a bit to cute with foreshadowing and unanswered questions but most are addressed. At the end. Once our MC begins to find his feet in his new world things start to slip. The number of times he does something just flat out stupid.... His decisions do not match his supposed age. The last battle scenes were interminable. Over and over again the heros are overmatched. Page after page of teetering on the brink of death and failure. Yet through luck and bad choices they make it?
I want to like this book. Hopefully the author will refine his style. The writing is technically good.
The first half of this book is actually pretty good. The characters are interesting and the story intriguing. The author gets a bit to cute with foreshadowing and unanswered questions but most are addressed. At the end. Once our MC begins to find his feet in his new world things start to slip. The number of times he does something just flat out stupid.... His decisions do not match his supposed age. The last battle scenes were interminable. Over and over again the heros are overmatched. Page after page of teetering on the brink of death and failure. Yet through luck and bad choices they make it?
I want to like this book. Hopefully the author will refine his style. The writing is technically good.
January 10, 2022
~Disclaimer: I received a free audiobook copy of this book. ~
If you are looking for a crunchy litrpg this isn’t it. While I don’t mind a lack of crunchiness, I never really got a feel for how the system worked with this book. I’ve read a lot of litrpg and I think that hurt my enjoyment of this book. I couldn’t help, but compare it to other books I enjoyed more. I think the whole EndWorld as a type of afterlife is interesting. So, this could be a good fit for the right reader.
Random: As a fan of Redwall I was happy to hear a reference to it.
The narrator does a good job. I liked the variety of voices.
I’m not going to continue this story. There are many threads that have yet to tie up, but I just didn’t end up liking the MC that much. I can’t 100% put my finger on why. I didn’t really feel he was a grown man that we are told he was prior to coming to this virtual world. The complaining about his situation doesn’t really bother me though. I thought that was pretty realistic; although I couldn’t really relate to the whole not wanting to continue to live in some form that he felt.
The rest of the cast was interesting. I think that how quickly they became friends from a few days of interactions is a bit odd, but you run into that a lot in litrpg. Making a balanced team with a good mix of personalities is important when gaming. The team that forms around our MC seems to fit that need.
Another thing that was off putting was the level of intensity. This is a game world. Death, while uncomfortable, isn’t permanent. So, the emotional highs and lows feel a bit much given that this isn’t real. Just if I’m playing a game with someone and they get downed and needs a healer, I don't start crying and whispering for them to come back to us. That is a lot of intensity for something they all know isn’t real.
I think if you are just looking for some Litrpg to pass the time and aren’t interested in a crunchy read this isn’t a bad one to pick up. Fairly middle of the road in my opinion.
This audiobook includes a teaser of the next book.
If you are looking for a crunchy litrpg this isn’t it. While I don’t mind a lack of crunchiness, I never really got a feel for how the system worked with this book. I’ve read a lot of litrpg and I think that hurt my enjoyment of this book. I couldn’t help, but compare it to other books I enjoyed more. I think the whole EndWorld as a type of afterlife is interesting. So, this could be a good fit for the right reader.
Random: As a fan of Redwall I was happy to hear a reference to it.
The narrator does a good job. I liked the variety of voices.
I’m not going to continue this story. There are many threads that have yet to tie up, but I just didn’t end up liking the MC that much. I can’t 100% put my finger on why. I didn’t really feel he was a grown man that we are told he was prior to coming to this virtual world. The complaining about his situation doesn’t really bother me though. I thought that was pretty realistic; although I couldn’t really relate to the whole not wanting to continue to live in some form that he felt.
The rest of the cast was interesting. I think that how quickly they became friends from a few days of interactions is a bit odd, but you run into that a lot in litrpg. Making a balanced team with a good mix of personalities is important when gaming. The team that forms around our MC seems to fit that need.
Another thing that was off putting was the level of intensity. This is a game world. Death, while uncomfortable, isn’t permanent. So, the emotional highs and lows feel a bit much given that this isn’t real. Just if I’m playing a game with someone and they get downed and needs a healer, I don't start crying and whispering for them to come back to us. That is a lot of intensity for something they all know isn’t real.
I think if you are just looking for some Litrpg to pass the time and aren’t interested in a crunchy read this isn’t a bad one to pick up. Fairly middle of the road in my opinion.
This audiobook includes a teaser of the next book.
December 6, 2019
Just bad.
The entire thing is plagued by inconsistencies and horribly timed surprise story arcs. It reads like someone trying to write a book with every heroic anime trope they could remember without regard to the overall plotline. There is nothing here to recommend or build on for improvement.
The entire thing is plagued by inconsistencies and horribly timed surprise story arcs. It reads like someone trying to write a book with every heroic anime trope they could remember without regard to the overall plotline. There is nothing here to recommend or build on for improvement.
October 18, 2025
I did not finish this.
I can not abide the premise because of my world view of reality.
I’m fine with Greek gods in the afterlife and Hades and Odessa going to talk to Achilles after he’s dead. It’s solid myth and I’m not gonna get angry about it. It does not claim to be a real world that is it’s a myth. On the other hand, this story has the premise that the man is dead. The man has died on the other hand. Somehow he still has free. Will he still has a spirit he still has motivation. You need to accept that is free will in his motivation, and his spirit was stored in a computer. And that this computer has made a world for him and that he is actually living in this world with free will. Even if it were somehow possible to to take all the mind and free will of a man and put it in a computer program and then run that program it still wouldn’t be the man himself. The man is dead. He probably went to hell or heaven maybe. The whole aspect of the story is nonsense and meaningless. It’s just a computer program running an idea of what this man would do. It’s not the man it is not really a free will moving through actions. It’s a copy of a man’s free will in that free will supposedly is interacting and having adventures. But I cannot accept the premise that the dead man lives through a computer program he doesn’t. It’s just a computer program running a fantasy. It’s like saying oh I put on the CD of Jimi Hendrix. I play the CD and I walk away. that’s actually Jimi Hendrix playing and he’s actually alive. He’s not Jimi Hendrix is dead. The whole story is about it negative as you can get when you eat the wasteland. If you die, you’re dead your spirit goes to hell or Heaven. It’s not possible to live and be a spirit and a human in any sense of the world after your body is destroyed. It is absurd and silly to think that somehow the man was living in this fantasy world just because a computer program had some data on him. This is not a spoiler of the book because like I said this is the first 10 or 20 pages. The whole premise of the book is impossible and antihuman, and I really hate the book and I will never read it.
I can not abide the premise because of my world view of reality.
I’m fine with Greek gods in the afterlife and Hades and Odessa going to talk to Achilles after he’s dead. It’s solid myth and I’m not gonna get angry about it. It does not claim to be a real world that is it’s a myth. On the other hand, this story has the premise that the man is dead. The man has died on the other hand. Somehow he still has free. Will he still has a spirit he still has motivation. You need to accept that is free will in his motivation, and his spirit was stored in a computer. And that this computer has made a world for him and that he is actually living in this world with free will. Even if it were somehow possible to to take all the mind and free will of a man and put it in a computer program and then run that program it still wouldn’t be the man himself. The man is dead. He probably went to hell or heaven maybe. The whole aspect of the story is nonsense and meaningless. It’s just a computer program running an idea of what this man would do. It’s not the man it is not really a free will moving through actions. It’s a copy of a man’s free will in that free will supposedly is interacting and having adventures. But I cannot accept the premise that the dead man lives through a computer program he doesn’t. It’s just a computer program running a fantasy. It’s like saying oh I put on the CD of Jimi Hendrix. I play the CD and I walk away. that’s actually Jimi Hendrix playing and he’s actually alive. He’s not Jimi Hendrix is dead. The whole story is about it negative as you can get when you eat the wasteland. If you die, you’re dead your spirit goes to hell or Heaven. It’s not possible to live and be a spirit and a human in any sense of the world after your body is destroyed. It is absurd and silly to think that somehow the man was living in this fantasy world just because a computer program had some data on him. This is not a spoiler of the book because like I said this is the first 10 or 20 pages. The whole premise of the book is impossible and antihuman, and I really hate the book and I will never read it.
December 29, 2021
Better than most
While it's well written, especially compared to others you find in this genre, I found it difficult to connect to the MC. It's a lot of whining about how much of a noob he is and how he doesn't understand this world at all because he wasn't supposed to be there. It was understandable at first, but when he's still whining about 60% into the book and is making absolutely no effort to figure sh*t out so he can stop acting like "such a noob" it gets to be irritating. He spends way too much time going with the flow and letting other people fix his issues.
My only other complaint is the book is very light on the RPG elements. He has an inventory; he gets notifications, and he levels. That's basically it. I don't recall ever seeing a stat sheet for him. I'm not entirely sure what attributes he even has besides Intelluct and Stamina. He speculates that they control his mana and health pools and I thought we would start going in the right direction from there but no. He doesn't pull up a stat sheet nor does he ask anybody to explain if his theory is correct. He just muddles through like a doofus.
Interesting premise and world; execution needs work. I'll give the sequel a shot but if he's still getting by on noob power I doubt I'll finish it.
While it's well written, especially compared to others you find in this genre, I found it difficult to connect to the MC. It's a lot of whining about how much of a noob he is and how he doesn't understand this world at all because he wasn't supposed to be there. It was understandable at first, but when he's still whining about 60% into the book and is making absolutely no effort to figure sh*t out so he can stop acting like "such a noob" it gets to be irritating. He spends way too much time going with the flow and letting other people fix his issues.
My only other complaint is the book is very light on the RPG elements. He has an inventory; he gets notifications, and he levels. That's basically it. I don't recall ever seeing a stat sheet for him. I'm not entirely sure what attributes he even has besides Intelluct and Stamina. He speculates that they control his mana and health pools and I thought we would start going in the right direction from there but no. He doesn't pull up a stat sheet nor does he ask anybody to explain if his theory is correct. He just muddles through like a doofus.
Interesting premise and world; execution needs work. I'll give the sequel a shot but if he's still getting by on noob power I doubt I'll finish it.
November 12, 2019
Great story and great charactes
If you love little you will love this book, but it would be better to say if you love great stories you will love this book. This book I was a breath of fresh air for me as I was becoming did bartend with the genre.
I was recently read in through a series where book after book I slowly started to hate the main character. Maybe the author intended to fix the character as the story continued but at that point I had lost any connection I had to the main character even when I struggled page by page to reconnect.
From the first page of this book I connected with the main character and that connected stronger as I read the book. I never give anything away when I write a review but you will find a main character that is not only flawed but relatable who struggles with questions we must all face at some point in our lives.
I really look forward to reading the next adventure in this story.
If you love little you will love this book, but it would be better to say if you love great stories you will love this book. This book I was a breath of fresh air for me as I was becoming did bartend with the genre.
I was recently read in through a series where book after book I slowly started to hate the main character. Maybe the author intended to fix the character as the story continued but at that point I had lost any connection I had to the main character even when I struggled page by page to reconnect.
From the first page of this book I connected with the main character and that connected stronger as I read the book. I never give anything away when I write a review but you will find a main character that is not only flawed but relatable who struggles with questions we must all face at some point in our lives.
I really look forward to reading the next adventure in this story.
December 11, 2020
As with so much Gamelit / LitRPG its hard to find the ones that stand out. I found this although a bit slow to start became quite interesting as a outside issue for our Denton and an internal game quest with intriguing problems kept the general interest alive until we became familiar with him and the other characters. Suffice to say by the end i was intrigued by the deeper issues presented and a read of book 2 will be on the cards. Narration by Verner was good but it took me quite a while to gel with his voice for Denton ,so more a 4 star for me although others may think differently. Not to far from 4.5 stars but maybe missing a few more details overall to bring it into my must read/ listen pile.
October 3, 2023
Simply amazing!!
This story was amazing and I most certainly can't wait for book 2! I listened to it on audible. Denton Wade enters Endworld Everlasting because he's dying in the real world. However, after meeting Margaret, his teacher, he chooses to walk the path of a warrior. I loved how Mr. Frost painted a picture of the characters and scenery so vividly. Personally, I would have liked more action sooner in the story...BUT, it was still amazing. I'm excited to see how book 2 kicks off, especially after the ending fight with the necromancer. Man, it was so fun. If you like fantasy or litrpg please go check this out Also find the author on tiktok and reach out to him. He's awesome! 10 stars! Highly recommended!!!
This story was amazing and I most certainly can't wait for book 2! I listened to it on audible. Denton Wade enters Endworld Everlasting because he's dying in the real world. However, after meeting Margaret, his teacher, he chooses to walk the path of a warrior. I loved how Mr. Frost painted a picture of the characters and scenery so vividly. Personally, I would have liked more action sooner in the story...BUT, it was still amazing. I'm excited to see how book 2 kicks off, especially after the ending fight with the necromancer. Man, it was so fun. If you like fantasy or litrpg please go check this out Also find the author on tiktok and reach out to him. He's awesome! 10 stars! Highly recommended!!!
November 11, 2019
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I hate trying to write reviews because there are really only pass/fail results for me. Did I make it all the way through? Yes? 5 stars. No? There would be nothing here to read. In all fairness, if an author holds my attention from page one to the end, they’ve done their job. Anything less than 5 stars is petty criticism from someone incapable of even doing the job let alone doing a better one.
So in respect for the author and their work, I am going to start pasting this along with a generic review I found somewhere. “This was a fun book. I am glad that I read it. You should try it too.”
Cheers
I hate trying to write reviews because there are really only pass/fail results for me. Did I make it all the way through? Yes? 5 stars. No? There would be nothing here to read. In all fairness, if an author holds my attention from page one to the end, they’ve done their job. Anything less than 5 stars is petty criticism from someone incapable of even doing the job let alone doing a better one.
So in respect for the author and their work, I am going to start pasting this along with a generic review I found somewhere. “This was a fun book. I am glad that I read it. You should try it too.”
Cheers
October 18, 2020
Good first entry
I enjoyed the story. I really enjoyed the tone. It's was a heavier sorry than most lit rpgs. The opening paragraphs were impactful. As a father, this author mailed it.
After that, I had a hard time relating to the main character. He seemed to be obstinate for the sake of being obstinate. He seems to be lazy and unmotivated at times. Sometimes the characters seemed super real. And other times they did things that seemed to just push the story forward.
Again. Loved the tone. Makes you think, ponder, and wonder. I'm excited to see where the author goes with some polish and practice.
I enjoyed the story. I really enjoyed the tone. It's was a heavier sorry than most lit rpgs. The opening paragraphs were impactful. As a father, this author mailed it.
After that, I had a hard time relating to the main character. He seemed to be obstinate for the sake of being obstinate. He seems to be lazy and unmotivated at times. Sometimes the characters seemed super real. And other times they did things that seemed to just push the story forward.
Again. Loved the tone. Makes you think, ponder, and wonder. I'm excited to see where the author goes with some polish and practice.
April 13, 2023
The mc leaves woman and children behind when he dies and is send to endworld.
there he meets a mysterious shadow dancer and makes new friends while searching for his destiny.
The book reads like the prototype of litrpg books - and i don't think that is a bad thing. It has quests and adventure, magic and fights, stats and progression together with party building and friendship forming.
It is light on stats but it has and plays with the game mechanics. There is no incredible fast progression. At the end of the book the MC has only gained few levels.
The MC is likable as well as the acquaintances he makes. It has some nice tear jerker scenes.
Recommended!
there he meets a mysterious shadow dancer and makes new friends while searching for his destiny.
The book reads like the prototype of litrpg books - and i don't think that is a bad thing. It has quests and adventure, magic and fights, stats and progression together with party building and friendship forming.
It is light on stats but it has and plays with the game mechanics. There is no incredible fast progression. At the end of the book the MC has only gained few levels.
The MC is likable as well as the acquaintances he makes. It has some nice tear jerker scenes.
Recommended!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 18, 2019
Enjoyable read
I really enjoyed reading this book. I've always (since I found out about LitRPG) a VR world that the character visits or is in permanently. Something about that situation never grows old to me. The story follows Denton, a somewhat reluctant character who feels he didn't have much of a choice to start. He not only battles with monsters, but with himself. Is he still real. Is his soul intact? Or is he just an A.I. that believes he is himself? I live that the M.C. isn't all powerful, and has to use his head.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I've always (since I found out about LitRPG) a VR world that the character visits or is in permanently. Something about that situation never grows old to me. The story follows Denton, a somewhat reluctant character who feels he didn't have much of a choice to start. He not only battles with monsters, but with himself. Is he still real. Is his soul intact? Or is he just an A.I. that believes he is himself? I live that the M.C. isn't all powerful, and has to use his head.
December 1, 2019
Overall a very great litRPG
I gave the book 4 stars on account of the way it held my attention and made me care for the people within. I especially loved the mention of Redwall (story of the mouse with a sword) and the memories it brought of my childhood. This story for all its flaws (chiefly the very dark ending) is hi honestly one of the best I have read over the last few years. I would recommend this to anyone in look of late nights cuddled up with a beautiful if strange world
I gave the book 4 stars on account of the way it held my attention and made me care for the people within. I especially loved the mention of Redwall (story of the mouse with a sword) and the memories it brought of my childhood. This story for all its flaws (chiefly the very dark ending) is hi honestly one of the best I have read over the last few years. I would recommend this to anyone in look of late nights cuddled up with a beautiful if strange world
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November 20, 2019Amazing book, a must read in this genre. I enjoyed every moment and can't wait for the next one. It's well written and has a great pace, not another start slow pick up in the last 3rd of the book. It kept me engrossed from the start. Well thought out characters, no overpowered cry baby mc here. Honestly a really well written book that I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish. Thank you R.Brady Frost and please keep them coming.
April 2, 2020
Poignant and amazing!
I really loved this story, and feel like I’ve gotten a more complete arc than you normally get in the first book in a series. The characters felt incredibly real and the world feels well thought out and complete. So far no plot holes to fall into. I cried real tears as I read about Denton’s struggle to want to live without his family and laughed out loud at Eli’s shenanigans. So good and so fulfilling, can’t wait for the next one.
I really loved this story, and feel like I’ve gotten a more complete arc than you normally get in the first book in a series. The characters felt incredibly real and the world feels well thought out and complete. So far no plot holes to fall into. I cried real tears as I read about Denton’s struggle to want to live without his family and laughed out loud at Eli’s shenanigans. So good and so fulfilling, can’t wait for the next one.
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December 21, 2021I enjoyed the characters, was glad to see them carry through the book. I'm not an obsessive RPG gamer but I do play and have for years. Reading this did make me want to play more RPG's. I remember the character creation, the levelling up, and crafting gear. I really found this book appealing because it didn't feel I was in a man's world. The main character, Denton, was very relatable. I'm reading the next book as soon as it gets here.
November 24, 2019
Great First Book
Well done Mr. Frost. I have been hooked lately on the LitRPG books. Yours is the best I have read of about 30 in the last year. Your words flow well, the story moves, and best of all for me, was no foul language.
I appreciate the literary bent you have and look forward to more books like this.
Well done Mr. Frost. I have been hooked lately on the LitRPG books. Yours is the best I have read of about 30 in the last year. Your words flow well, the story moves, and best of all for me, was no foul language.
I appreciate the literary bent you have and look forward to more books like this.
November 28, 2019
Slow-paced. The MC seems naive based on his assumed age. Choices and thoughts seem more like a teen rather than a full-grown adult with children.
Nothing particularly special about this book but also nothing terrible.
Only made it 50% through. Giving 4 stars because while I might not like it that much, there is nothing really wrong with the book that would make it deserving of less.
Nothing particularly special about this book but also nothing terrible.
Only made it 50% through. Giving 4 stars because while I might not like it that much, there is nothing really wrong with the book that would make it deserving of less.
January 1, 2020
Excellent first effort in a cool world
Plus, who doesn’t mind a shout-out to a Martin the warrior?
Pretty closely follows the appropriate gripes of getting sucked into a world, working hard to survive etc, but nothing crazy novel or amazing. The big difference from its contemporaries is very little stat sheet clutter
Plus, who doesn’t mind a shout-out to a Martin the warrior?
Pretty closely follows the appropriate gripes of getting sucked into a world, working hard to survive etc, but nothing crazy novel or amazing. The big difference from its contemporaries is very little stat sheet clutter
March 7, 2020
A pleasant surprise
After reading most of the litrpg available, i had my doubts about this book. However, the story was gripping in the action and also circumstances in game and out of game. This, to me, represents a well thought out and enjoyable experience. Eagerly awaiting the next installment.
After reading most of the litrpg available, i had my doubts about this book. However, the story was gripping in the action and also circumstances in game and out of game. This, to me, represents a well thought out and enjoyable experience. Eagerly awaiting the next installment.
May 18, 2020
Excellent
Very good first book.... Five star because tempt me entertained. Editing was great, pace was good. Overall a great book. Only compliant, spends A lot of time in inner monologue... I like to know what nd is thinking, but not over ever !little thing. Great job to the author, hopes he continues
Very good first book.... Five star because tempt me entertained. Editing was great, pace was good. Overall a great book. Only compliant, spends A lot of time in inner monologue... I like to know what nd is thinking, but not over ever !little thing. Great job to the author, hopes he continues
August 2, 2020
So close. But a miss.
Such a good world build and setup. But the main character is a whiny baby..supposed to be and old man, but acts timid and stupid about everything. To top it off, all the npcs bend over backwards for him. Never gets going. Author should read limitless series to see how a man should act.
Such a good world build and setup. But the main character is a whiny baby..supposed to be and old man, but acts timid and stupid about everything. To top it off, all the npcs bend over backwards for him. Never gets going. Author should read limitless series to see how a man should act.
May 15, 2021
Engaging story driving the mc to enter the game world. The pacing was about right and the character development was good. I enjoyed the action and the options for growth and that the characters are not overpowered. Could have been a little more variety of magic available and the archrival introduced earlier.
Overall, really looking forward to the next book soon!!
Overall, really looking forward to the next book soon!!
November 10, 2019
Excellent story
I enjoyed reading this story: the pace was good, the characters interesting, the plot fairly well rounded, and there are some philosophical thoughts to ponder at times. I’m looking forward to book two!
I enjoyed reading this story: the pace was good, the characters interesting, the plot fairly well rounded, and there are some philosophical thoughts to ponder at times. I’m looking forward to book two!
November 18, 2019
A solid read
There were alarge number of inconsistencies and fortuitous events more suited to a science fantasy than litrpg novel that reduced my overall enjoyment of a reasonably good story that might bother more fastidious readers.
There were alarge number of inconsistencies and fortuitous events more suited to a science fantasy than litrpg novel that reduced my overall enjoyment of a reasonably good story that might bother more fastidious readers.
November 24, 2019
Interesting Read
Good narrative and kept my attention - looking forward to a sequel to this book - a good opportunity to backfill more of the main characters connection to his family
Good narrative and kept my attention - looking forward to a sequel to this book - a good opportunity to backfill more of the main characters connection to his family
November 30, 2019
Amazing
I picked this one up on a whim and it was absolutely amazing. The detail in the surroundings is so good. The emotional notes are poignant as well without being sappy. It is a hard balance sometimes. All in all I really look forward to the next installment.
I picked this one up on a whim and it was absolutely amazing. The detail in the surroundings is so good. The emotional notes are poignant as well without being sappy. It is a hard balance sometimes. All in all I really look forward to the next installment.
December 1, 2019
Good story
The book is very good and the story mostly flows really well. There are a couple of times when exposition and unnecessary complications interrupted the flow of the prose, but otherwise a really enjoyable read.
The book is very good and the story mostly flows really well. There are a couple of times when exposition and unnecessary complications interrupted the flow of the prose, but otherwise a really enjoyable read.
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