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Warlords of the Circle Sea #1
Dragon's Mist
Standing butt-naked in long grass and reincarnated in a game land packed full of monsters, what would you do first? A voice fills the sky and announces you as a Lord of that land—how would you feel about that? The same voice tells you ninety-nine other Lords are out for your blood. Would that get your naked ass in gear? Dragon’s Mist is a town building LitRPG adventure fantasy ebook , paperback and audio. The story follows Connor O’Grady as he is thrown in at the deep end to become a Warlord of the Circle Sea, and he'll need a good dose of luck to survive. In this five-book LitRPG series, you’ll have monster battles, full scale war, quests for hidden artefacts, magic, crafting , cultivation progression , humor, and so much more. Connor must form a team with other souls reincarnated from Earth, make alliances with the native elves, mountain men, pixies, and tame dragons and wyverns. You’ll meet Ellen, Sam, Edward, Gilbane, and Dave—whose English leaves a lot to be desired—and they’ll make up his knight’s table. When 100 Lords battle, there can be only one winner! Dragon’s Mist is the first book in the Warlords of the Circle Sea Litrpg fantasy series. Dragon’s Born, Dragon’s Realm, and Dragon’s Knight are all on sale, and the final book, Dragon’s End, will be out this year. Weighing in at over 1.1 million words when complete, WOTCS will remind you of MMORPGs along the lines of Evony, Lords Of Ultima, King of Avalon, where base building is everything and paper castles don’t last long. Dragon’s Mist is a LitRPG Gamelit progression fantasy . It contains curse words, so if they offend you, it’s a pass. The book has in-depth stats, but they are only noted when progression has occurred. There is leveling up, cultivation, magic, rapid build, and a hugely hot war goddess named Xandaphrey. Will Connor O’Grady rise to the top to become the Warlord of the Circle Sea? Scroll up and buy Dragon’s Mist now!
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Published January 29, 2020
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March 31, 2020
Purely a super long bubble gum for the brain.
No real problems for the guy who is building and a whole lot of 'naval gazing' about the system that we will never ever get to play.
Another level based game that does PVP which tells me the writer hasn't experienced the thrill of being spawn camped by someone many times their level just because that's how they get their kicks - which is a more realistic thing in level based MMO's.
Also, you get the 'joy' of hearing some alien report on odds and continually say how surprised he/she/it is with the advancement of the MC. And give odds for gambling which adds nothing to the story and that we as readers could care less about. And you get to hear it all the time.
While it's not a horrible book, it's not really a 'good' book - more of a dozen hours of someone talking to you to fill up time.
No real problems for the guy who is building and a whole lot of 'naval gazing' about the system that we will never ever get to play.
Another level based game that does PVP which tells me the writer hasn't experienced the thrill of being spawn camped by someone many times their level just because that's how they get their kicks - which is a more realistic thing in level based MMO's.
Also, you get the 'joy' of hearing some alien report on odds and continually say how surprised he/she/it is with the advancement of the MC. And give odds for gambling which adds nothing to the story and that we as readers could care less about. And you get to hear it all the time.
While it's not a horrible book, it's not really a 'good' book - more of a dozen hours of someone talking to you to fill up time.
April 25, 2020
I'm giving this a 4* because it was very entertaining, but it could've easily gone to a 3* or lower depending on my mood while reading.
While much more polished than the last book I read by Ember Lane, the major issue with this book is the fact that the plot armor is tremendous. The main character constantly tackles things above his level or where larger groups are needed and he breezes through with minor inconvenience and everything falls in his lap.
At the same time, this is also being acknowledged in the story where the MC is readily and often flabbergasted at his good fortune and at least some lip service is being paid to having a plot point explaining it.
With that being said, the narration really is what made this enjoyable. Will be probably trying the next one as an ebook.
While much more polished than the last book I read by Ember Lane, the major issue with this book is the fact that the plot armor is tremendous. The main character constantly tackles things above his level or where larger groups are needed and he breezes through with minor inconvenience and everything falls in his lap.
At the same time, this is also being acknowledged in the story where the MC is readily and often flabbergasted at his good fortune and at least some lip service is being paid to having a plot point explaining it.
With that being said, the narration really is what made this enjoyable. Will be probably trying the next one as an ebook.
February 6, 2021
Doesn’t build
I grew bored with the pace and the almost aimless progression. When do they start building?!? The clock is ticking but the MC seems to ignore it.
The game mechanics don’t hold together well, the guide...doesn’t, and nobody bothers to improve. Things simply happen, with no foreshadowing or planning.
DNF
I grew bored with the pace and the almost aimless progression. When do they start building?!? The clock is ticking but the MC seems to ignore it.
The game mechanics don’t hold together well, the guide...doesn’t, and nobody bothers to improve. Things simply happen, with no foreshadowing or planning.
DNF
May 6, 2020
Ah... This is complicated.
Well, first and foremost, I finished it, which means something if you know me.
In general, town-building is my preferred GameLit sub-category. I've enjoyed most of the ones I've read. And I was expecting to enjoy this one too. Except there was none. And that was a huge letdown.
Everything that interests me happens off-screen, mostly done by a support character. The MC literally pulls his town out of... let's say thin air. It feels so fake it's not even worth calling town-building. It's almost like the natives were a commodity that one could grow at will and not actual "people" one had to coax and convince into occupying this spanking new Brasilia (read up on new cities and their dynamics, author: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-206...). Really a big letdown.
When the book ends, we still have zero idea of the scale we're at. We just have numbers... Yeah, let's talk about that. The stats were a slugfest; I got drowned in numbers that quickly stopped meaning anything because everything they amounted to was off-screen.
Besides that, the story in itself is pretty classic. MC gets handed special stuff left and right and proceeds to become the center of a harem. Plot armor, convenience, navel-of-the-world-ism and all that. The usual. The support characters are exactly that: support. Their sole purpose is to be the MC's crutches, doing the stuff he doesn't want to do, taking the tedium out of being a Lord so he can go be a hero. Even though most of them are "starborn", just like him. Why is he so special? No idea.
Honestly, I've seen better.
But then again, I've seen much much worse. And I did finish this, so there was something that kept me reading at least.
Well, first and foremost, I finished it, which means something if you know me.
In general, town-building is my preferred GameLit sub-category. I've enjoyed most of the ones I've read. And I was expecting to enjoy this one too. Except there was none. And that was a huge letdown.
Everything that interests me happens off-screen, mostly done by a support character. The MC literally pulls his town out of... let's say thin air. It feels so fake it's not even worth calling town-building. It's almost like the natives were a commodity that one could grow at will and not actual "people" one had to coax and convince into occupying this spanking new Brasilia (read up on new cities and their dynamics, author: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-206...). Really a big letdown.
When the book ends, we still have zero idea of the scale we're at. We just have numbers... Yeah, let's talk about that. The stats were a slugfest; I got drowned in numbers that quickly stopped meaning anything because everything they amounted to was off-screen.
Besides that, the story in itself is pretty classic. MC gets handed special stuff left and right and proceeds to become the center of a harem. Plot armor, convenience, navel-of-the-world-ism and all that. The usual. The support characters are exactly that: support. Their sole purpose is to be the MC's crutches, doing the stuff he doesn't want to do, taking the tedium out of being a Lord so he can go be a hero. Even though most of them are "starborn", just like him. Why is he so special? No idea.
Honestly, I've seen better.
But then again, I've seen much much worse. And I did finish this, so there was something that kept me reading at least.
December 31, 2023
This book was pretty decent until close to the end. After hundreds of pages of building his army power and cultivating his magic, the main character happens upon a life-sized fairy girl. She somehow can fly at speeds of, I presume, hundreds of miles per hour, and do it while carrying the main character. Which she does, because she apparently got mad that the main character burned some trees while practicing magic when he got drunk the night before (a scene which was conveniently omitted, and only remembered upon waking with a hangover).
Somehow our hero, after gathering all that power, is reduced to crying like a pathetic baby, unable to do anything at all while magic fairy girl who is inexplicably amazing drops him from the sky into the trees repeatedly. She then proceeds to bind him and burn him alive, then changes her mind when it's too late and she can no longer save him. This apparently traumatizes her, and she starts bawling. In comes forest dryad dude who saves the main character. Then forces him to apologize to the girl that just tried to kill him. And of course the main character does this, because why wouldn't you apologize to the psychopath who tried to kill you and traumatized herself over it.
The author lost me so hard with this scene that I just stopped reading. What a waste of time.
Somehow our hero, after gathering all that power, is reduced to crying like a pathetic baby, unable to do anything at all while magic fairy girl who is inexplicably amazing drops him from the sky into the trees repeatedly. She then proceeds to bind him and burn him alive, then changes her mind when it's too late and she can no longer save him. This apparently traumatizes her, and she starts bawling. In comes forest dryad dude who saves the main character. Then forces him to apologize to the girl that just tried to kill him. And of course the main character does this, because why wouldn't you apologize to the psychopath who tried to kill you and traumatized herself over it.
The author lost me so hard with this scene that I just stopped reading. What a waste of time.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 6, 2020
Book one
Mistakes: I’m almost positive I found three, but I’m not 100% sure. The words just didn’t feel right even though they worked.
Plot: Death, rebirth, city building, monster slaying, quest, companions, and it’s all a game for someone else to bet on.
Characters: I didn’t like the mc’s thought process in the beginning. It just didn’t make sense to me. The more I read the better I understood him though. He is in danger of becoming an alcoholic though.
8/10
Mistakes: I’m almost positive I found three, but I’m not 100% sure. The words just didn’t feel right even though they worked.
Plot: Death, rebirth, city building, monster slaying, quest, companions, and it’s all a game for someone else to bet on.
Characters: I didn’t like the mc’s thought process in the beginning. It just didn’t make sense to me. The more I read the better I understood him though. He is in danger of becoming an alcoholic though.
8/10
October 19, 2021
It's good.
Remembers me of a wuxia/xianxia(?) that i've read way back. 'the world online'
I don't mean that as a negative comment.
Remembers me of a wuxia/xianxia(?) that i've read way back. 'the world online'
I don't mean that as a negative comment.
February 6, 2020
Really good story
Really good story by the author. Great length to it. Really interesting worldbuilding.
A decent amount of 4x strategy stuff. There is some city building and a good number of quest screens and stats. The way that the MC’s stats are displayed is pretty innovative, IMO.
Very, very few errors and very well written. A joy to read and even though I binged it it took me a while to read. I think the next one should be fun, too.
Really good story by the author. Great length to it. Really interesting worldbuilding.
A decent amount of 4x strategy stuff. There is some city building and a good number of quest screens and stats. The way that the MC’s stats are displayed is pretty innovative, IMO.
Very, very few errors and very well written. A joy to read and even though I binged it it took me a while to read. I think the next one should be fun, too.
February 1, 2020
Very good
How can I say it, this book is just great. The story is great, the world building is great. The book is very similar to the land founding which is also very great.
How can I say it, this book is just great. The story is great, the world building is great. The book is very similar to the land founding which is also very great.
February 6, 2020
Damn fine book
I really enjoyed reading this book. The author caught my attention and kept it for the entire ride. I look forward to reading the next one.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The author caught my attention and kept it for the entire ride. I look forward to reading the next one.
February 5, 2020
Fun, thoughtful, well planned
Kingdom building, cultivation, RPG elements, all wrapped up in an extremely well thought out story.
Only slight negative, lack of any from of resurrect limits losing confrontations.
Kingdom building, cultivation, RPG elements, all wrapped up in an extremely well thought out story.
Only slight negative, lack of any from of resurrect limits losing confrontations.
February 6, 2020
Excellent combination of multiplayer strategy and single player RPG. Story, characters, descriptions, all of them are realistic (as much as fantasy can be realistic) and well written.
February 19, 2020
Great Book!
I really enjoyed the writing in this book. Additionally the litrpg/4x elements were well blended. I thought the "reports" were a good way to summarize as we went so you didn't have to constantly remember where the MC was at growth wise.
I really enjoyed the writing in this book. Additionally the litrpg/4x elements were well blended. I thought the "reports" were a good way to summarize as we went so you didn't have to constantly remember where the MC was at growth wise.
April 2, 2020
If could give 0 I would
Couldn’t get past like four pages. Main character wakes up doesn’t know where they are yet instantly understands it’s a game and goes into some super survivor game player mode. Kills first monster right away and right away from kill gets all sorts of stuff. Could tell right away was going be a crap with the horribly written first few pages. Not worth the time
Couldn’t get past like four pages. Main character wakes up doesn’t know where they are yet instantly understands it’s a game and goes into some super survivor game player mode. Kills first monster right away and right away from kill gets all sorts of stuff. Could tell right away was going be a crap with the horribly written first few pages. Not worth the time
September 21, 2022
I really wanted to like this one but ended up very frustrated with it. The MC is very OP and the plot armor wraps around at least twice. Still the author does a great job of creating lots of interesting characters and a unique system. I should have loved this book. It has all the elements I love and the best of both world litrpg and 4x games but nothing had any weight or consequence and for some reason the start of the book had f-bombs as the go to response to almost any situation.
May 25, 2020
Got lots of potential, but many flaws too. This book would have benefitted a lot from a thorough editing and chopping some chapters off. Its just too long, and repetitive, full of too much stuff some good , some really bad.
I alternated some fun and great chapters, with some long others that really offered nothing to the story, but make it dull and too long.
I alternated some fun and great chapters, with some long others that really offered nothing to the story, but make it dull and too long.
April 6, 2021
Supremely boring. I didn't hate or love anything about this book. I just didn't care. There's nothing memorable here. Super generic.
4/10
4/10
October 27, 2021
This book is shit. The hero goes around the world killing monsters while his friends are supposed to maintain his kingdom and secure his borders
March 13, 2020
Good starter book
So this was a pretty big book. Plenty of movement and action. The MC is of course a bit special but so too are all the others from earth. I think the overarching storyboard some legs and there are numerous sub plots afoot like minion quests etc. Very rpg but with some different kind of modifiers as the personal abilities like strength and dexterity are MIA. This should be fun in future books but wonder what is done with other found rattling in future. Recruit or execute??I
The problem I had with the book was some of the writing style. I found the transitioning and scene descriptions to be confusing at times and was i lost my focus. I had to re-read sentenced as I missed a transition. Big battles with climax of " I cut of his head" then back on the horse in next sentence. That said I will read more books as I enjoyed the story even if the MC is power leveling easily a bit to much. Prob needs it.
So this was a pretty big book. Plenty of movement and action. The MC is of course a bit special but so too are all the others from earth. I think the overarching storyboard some legs and there are numerous sub plots afoot like minion quests etc. Very rpg but with some different kind of modifiers as the personal abilities like strength and dexterity are MIA. This should be fun in future books but wonder what is done with other found rattling in future. Recruit or execute??I
The problem I had with the book was some of the writing style. I found the transitioning and scene descriptions to be confusing at times and was i lost my focus. I had to re-read sentenced as I missed a transition. Big battles with climax of " I cut of his head" then back on the horse in next sentence. That said I will read more books as I enjoyed the story even if the MC is power leveling easily a bit to much. Prob needs it.
February 14, 2020
This review is a tough one.
This book started strong. The opening was interesting, the plethora of characters inviting, the set up intriguing, and I truly mean all that. But around the middle it starts to wobble, enough that by the end it's gone off the rails. The constant gear bonuses having more import that skill and ability creates imbalance. The introduction of characters late in the book feels forced and the story unbelievable. And lastly but most importantly, the main character goes from a leader to a manipulated dog fetching whatever it is told. The rating was given since it starts as a five star book and ends as a one star.
This book started strong. The opening was interesting, the plethora of characters inviting, the set up intriguing, and I truly mean all that. But around the middle it starts to wobble, enough that by the end it's gone off the rails. The constant gear bonuses having more import that skill and ability creates imbalance. The introduction of characters late in the book feels forced and the story unbelievable. And lastly but most importantly, the main character goes from a leader to a manipulated dog fetching whatever it is told. The rating was given since it starts as a five star book and ends as a one star.
March 2, 2020
Fun
Okay so the MC, Connor, wakes in a fantasy land and is told fight or die basically. He travels, lucks our a lot, and collects odd-ball companions. There’s prophecy, games, Vic building, and monsters.
The book is long. It has a good pace. Some typos or weird word choices. There wasn’t a climax that you could point to nor a real goal beyond “survive”. But the story could have been broken into multiple shorts without trouble. Sometimes it was just convoluted or contrived (like the villain that killed an entire race but ... sigh) it’s a fun read, but I did stop in the middle to read another book. Enjoy.
Okay so the MC, Connor, wakes in a fantasy land and is told fight or die basically. He travels, lucks our a lot, and collects odd-ball companions. There’s prophecy, games, Vic building, and monsters.
The book is long. It has a good pace. Some typos or weird word choices. There wasn’t a climax that you could point to nor a real goal beyond “survive”. But the story could have been broken into multiple shorts without trouble. Sometimes it was just convoluted or contrived (like the villain that killed an entire race but ... sigh) it’s a fun read, but I did stop in the middle to read another book. Enjoy.
March 16, 2020
Fantastic read
This was fantastic, a great read with a deep world that unravels as the story clips along at a great but well paced tempo. The story is great with an interesting and developing plot line that adds in characters we want to learn about in well placed intervals.
All the characters have interesting stories and although the MC is getting OP there are valid reasons and it’s not unbelievable as the author has him following quests that develop his character and reward him for developing his abilities.
The city building element is interesting and adds a great secondary element which only adds to the story. I am looking forward to the next one in the series 😁
This was fantastic, a great read with a deep world that unravels as the story clips along at a great but well paced tempo. The story is great with an interesting and developing plot line that adds in characters we want to learn about in well placed intervals.
All the characters have interesting stories and although the MC is getting OP there are valid reasons and it’s not unbelievable as the author has him following quests that develop his character and reward him for developing his abilities.
The city building element is interesting and adds a great secondary element which only adds to the story. I am looking forward to the next one in the series 😁
June 24, 2021
This is an interesting take on the LitRPG field. Take a human, dump him into a game world he knows nothing about, and watch him build and grow in power and ability. That seems straightforward enough, but then add in reports updating his progress from some type of overarching bookie. Who is this bookie reporting to? Why is it happening? That's just some of the mysteries in this mostly fast-paced 700+ page tome.
And it's just the first of a series!
Readers follow Connor as he wakes into this new world and throughout his first 30 (amnesty period) days.
Though there were some slower periods, on the whole I enjoyed this book.
And it's just the first of a series!
Readers follow Connor as he wakes into this new world and throughout his first 30 (amnesty period) days.
Though there were some slower periods, on the whole I enjoyed this book.
April 2, 2023
The book is average, if not a bit below. It's a bit lacklustre compared to some other litrpg's I've read, but by far not bad!
I found the harem-like feel a bit icky, but that's a personal preference that knocks off some interest. I'm sure many others would disagree that it even gave off harem vibes, or that it was a markdown for the book. Totally a personal thing!
I didn't like how quickly some romantic feelings were developed, not necessarily because of the speed at which they occurred but because of the lack of detailing. Just felt like there wasn't enough meat on the bones to make that happen, but some more dives into their inner thoughts and feelings would've justified it.
I found the harem-like feel a bit icky, but that's a personal preference that knocks off some interest. I'm sure many others would disagree that it even gave off harem vibes, or that it was a markdown for the book. Totally a personal thing!
I didn't like how quickly some romantic feelings were developed, not necessarily because of the speed at which they occurred but because of the lack of detailing. Just felt like there wasn't enough meat on the bones to make that happen, but some more dives into their inner thoughts and feelings would've justified it.
March 1, 2020
A solid if uninspired lit RPG
Early in the book there’s a lot of promise and a lot of potential. But slowly through my machinations of a overbearing goddess… Uninventive, and completely unchallenging adventures, the story drags on. At no point is the adventure even challenging. At no point is there anything other than predictable and an illuminating adventure. A solid book with good plot line flow. However, it just doesn’t snare you with any actual intrigue.
Early in the book there’s a lot of promise and a lot of potential. But slowly through my machinations of a overbearing goddess… Uninventive, and completely unchallenging adventures, the story drags on. At no point is the adventure even challenging. At no point is there anything other than predictable and an illuminating adventure. A solid book with good plot line flow. However, it just doesn’t snare you with any actual intrigue.
April 16, 2020
Couldn't stop reading!
One of the best LitRPG books I've read recently, though the obsession with the genre of citing stats every chapter takes some getting used to. I enjoy game mechanics stamped on a living world, and appreciate the particular hook here - this has been set up by a mysterious species as a test for the participants.
It's also a great mix of traditional fantasy elements with novel names and origins. "Lessermen" might be my favorite fantasy species/nation. 🙂
One of the best LitRPG books I've read recently, though the obsession with the genre of citing stats every chapter takes some getting used to. I enjoy game mechanics stamped on a living world, and appreciate the particular hook here - this has been set up by a mysterious species as a test for the participants.
It's also a great mix of traditional fantasy elements with novel names and origins. "Lessermen" might be my favorite fantasy species/nation. 🙂
July 6, 2020
A Solid Foundation
A well crafted basis for an ongoing series. Rich with action, characters, lore, mysteries, challenges, and banter.
Connor is kind of a dummy, absolutely awful at taking advice or direction, even after asking for it.
My big complaint is the repetition of the game stats. We are then come up in the text, then see them again in the summary reports at the end a of various chapters.
A well crafted basis for an ongoing series. Rich with action, characters, lore, mysteries, challenges, and banter.
Connor is kind of a dummy, absolutely awful at taking advice or direction, even after asking for it.
My big complaint is the repetition of the game stats. We are then come up in the text, then see them again in the summary reports at the end a of various chapters.
March 9, 2020
A diamond in the rough!
At first glance I almost dismissed this book as another so-so LitRPG, but how I was wrong!
Ember has managed to blend an impressive amount of city building, stats and combat into an incredibly detailed and rich world, making me crave the next in the series!
Overall a impressive book and one I devoured in less than a day!
At first glance I almost dismissed this book as another so-so LitRPG, but how I was wrong!
Ember has managed to blend an impressive amount of city building, stats and combat into an incredibly detailed and rich world, making me crave the next in the series!
Overall a impressive book and one I devoured in less than a day!
March 18, 2020
Love the book
Great start to what I hope to be a long series of books. Lots of action and lots of progression without getting bogged down in stats. The main character is pretty OP by the end of the book but is still handicapped by certain restrictions. Looking forward to the next in the series.
Great start to what I hope to be a long series of books. Lots of action and lots of progression without getting bogged down in stats. The main character is pretty OP by the end of the book but is still handicapped by certain restrictions. Looking forward to the next in the series.
March 26, 2020
Great story building
Great example of world building litrpg. The MC goes forth and fights frequently, but still focuses (mostly) on building.
Only does side is he happens to fall into great luck frequently without much loss.
But it's a great ride! Well worth the price of admission.
Great example of world building litrpg. The MC goes forth and fights frequently, but still focuses (mostly) on building.
Only does side is he happens to fall into great luck frequently without much loss.
But it's a great ride! Well worth the price of admission.
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