Everything is Worth Killing: Isaac's Tale

by Alex Oakchest

Two wingless, rock-spitting dragons. Dozens of warmongering ogres. Hundreds of dynamite-wielding gnomes.
And one normal guy in the middle of it all.

Bad mornings. We've all had 'em. But what if you woke up in a post-apocalyptic land filled with wizards, dragons, and ogres? Not only that, but you woke up as a prisoner of a clan of mages who don’t even speak your language? What if these guys expected you to know magic, but left you to figure out for yourself how to cast it?

These are the problems Isaac must solve. And what's he going to do when death knocks on his door?
He's going to blast a fireball through the letterbox and send death running.

But first...he just needs to learn how to even cast a fireball.

Follow his journey through a land filled with creatures that want to kill him, and watch as he refuses to let them. Accompany him into a land of mystery and danger, where life is tough and learning spells and skills takes work. A land where Isaac is determined to stop being the prey and become the predator.

This is his journey to make allies and friends in this new world. A journey through battles against slaver ogres and wingless dragons and gnome dictators. Through experimentation and adaptation, where he learns that killing one enemy helps him against the next. It’s also his journey to find a warm, comfy bed.

This is the tale of a someone who used to be a normal guy. It's Isaac’s tale of adapting to a world where everything is worth killing.




Over 500 pages of fast-moving fantasy, set in a brutal apocalyptic world. This is a mesmerizing story about one guy's quest for power and survival, with light litrpg/game-like elements and a focus on him learning how to use magic.

'Amazing - I love it because of how original it is. This is a hidden gem. The story is good and I'm enjoying the style.' - Early Reviewer

'A breath of fresh air. Isaac is not some over-powered or genius guy. He is just a dude trying to survive in the cruel world he was thrown in, and he is trying to make head and tail of what is going on.' - Early reviewer

'Enjoyable - I especially like the rationality of the main character and how he approaches problems. Unique, definitely worth reading.' - Early reviewer.

Genres: Fantasy

503 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2019

Reviews

[Vroom · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is the second in my trifecta of horrible reads over the last few days. In here, there is an apparent system apocalypse, which the amnesiac protagonist wakes in a barbaric rpg. Humans are not just enslaved, they're forced to crawl everywhere (which makes no sense from any perspective than fetishism) and the hero when given the opportunity to do anything to better the condition of others decides instead to adopt a pet dog of toy size, not even as a working companion for safety.

There is an interesting system of magic and the layered system over the familiar English countryside is creative but the hero is horrible, the society is horrible, and the book is horrible.

[Roberto Flores · Rating 1 out of 5]

Could not finish.

I tried, I really tried. But I could not finish reading this book. Story was slow, language barrier kept information limited and kept the story confusing. Main characters monologue was boring. Nothing here to keep your interest.

[Daniel Bowers · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has a slow start. Don't give up. The prose is good. It has a good ending, but ends in a way that definitely implies this book is the first in a series.

The LitRPG elements are understated. It's there, but just to give an example, you don't see any stats like strength, intelligence, etc. It's not nearly as much about stats and numbers as most LitRPG.

Lots of LitRPG books have a problem with "Mary Sues" - characters that get too strong too fast and every hostile encounter becomes trivial. This book goes the opposite direction, perhaps a bit too realistically for some reader's taste. There is definite progression though. Isaac at the end of the books is significantly more formidable than Isaac at the beginning.

I look forward to the next book in the series, BUT I have a fear about it. The title of the first book includes the words "Isaac's Tale", which makes me think the next book will be someone else's tale and Isaac won't be anywhere to be seen. I really don't like book series where each book has a different protagonist.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great story, and rather unique too, it's good to see that, what with so many books being copies of forumlae of what works for others, it's refreshing to see one take off in a new direction. I've only seen one or possibly two other books that work similar to this story, and none that work exactly like it. There's nothing wrong with that of course, as long as it's a good story, I care not how it is approached, and this one was approached very well. It could use another round of proof reading, but otherwise, it was done very well, and I think most LitRPG fans will enjoy it, especially if they're looking for something different from the typical offerings.

[Victor Tempest · Rating 5 out of 5]

A decent find.

For a book titled everything is worth killing you would have thought that the MC would do a lot of killing, but nope. In that sense I was let down. Too often in this book we hear the MC talk about how selfish he is and that's it's only about his own survival but time and time again he goes out of his way to help others or to spare lives. Don't get me wrong the premise for this book is very interesting but the execution left me wanting. Still I liked it enough to give a high rating due to levels, character relationships and abilities.

[Norman Hirschman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting and unusual book in my opinion. Acombination of fantansy and game playing.Isaac finds himself in another world. He learns magic even if it is difficult at first. He learns by kinnign something you get points but it is not that simple. The group he is with is an outrach of another group who rather than use magic, turned to learning tracking skills. However; the 2 groups need to come together to gather metal for new swords and medallions for their magic. Only a few are chosen from each clan and they have to bind together in order to survive. Well worht reading .

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

You'd think a book titled "Everything is Worth Killing" would be an edge lords dream. However I couldn't be more surprised with how this book turned out. From the depth to the characters to the world building. If i have any complaints it'd have to be the how weird the pacing feels at the beginning of the book at a a few different times in the story. However for most of the story this isn't a problem. I give the book a 4.5/5

[Nick Wesselmann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Needs an editor's touch

It's a solid story idea, and it looks like it's going somewhere neat, but the editing errors make it difficult to read in places. There's one whole fight seen where he uses the same name for two characters and it makes it difficult to follow what is happening. Please, PLEASE, hire an editor.

[James Bravo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dnf

I really expect A book called everything’s worth killing to have some action. I made it to maybe 50%. Some part with gnomes when I gave up. It’s just not for me. This book was very slow.

[gordon musgrave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok book

Started good but got slower and slower !! I tried reading to end but by the middle could not continue!!

[michael hooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked it

Not an omg book but decent. I will decide if I want to read more of the series if and when it comes out.