What do you think?
Rate this book
Dungeon Robotics #2
Expansion
As Robia Valley recover from the necromancer attack. Regan and Louella work to increase their strength to meet the coming challenges. In the dark, forces move to unknown means. Adventurers come from far and wide to test their strength in the rumored dungeon. Join them as they make their journey.
395 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 20, 2019
260 people are currently reading
95 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 41 reviews
April 6, 2021
While the Dungeon MC does seem to be RATHER uber-powerful at almost every moment and he really has a "aren't I a nice guy" mentality, I'm still quite enjoying the tale and the progression.
In other words, it's almost entirely about the incidental characters and how they deal with him. Plus the ravening hoards. Can't forget the ravening hoards.
While I've read much better LitRPG books, the fact is, this one is still certainly entertaining. The kingdom grows larger! Of course, we all know who the real power is.
In other words, it's almost entirely about the incidental characters and how they deal with him. Plus the ravening hoards. Can't forget the ravening hoards.
While I've read much better LitRPG books, the fact is, this one is still certainly entertaining. The kingdom grows larger! Of course, we all know who the real power is.
June 17, 2020
A little bit of a drop off in quality from book 1. In particular the author over does telling the same happenings from different perspectives and, twice, the story changed between perspectives. This was not done in a "different people see different things" sort of a way but in a "I failed to pay attention to what I wrote" sort of a way. Still, this book is easily worth the read as the author maintains a focus on the day to day journey of the MC (which is important because otherwise stories like this tend to lack resolution).
Here the MC sends his captive necromancer out hunting Jill, the necromancer that remains in town after the necromancers last failed attempt to capture the MC. The MC also brings his dungeon "children" up to five by adding a sniper and a healer (who is essentially a mechanic since all the dungeon children are automatons and the dungeon doesn't have access to divine mana for actual healing). The MC adds these last two "children" to fill out the party for a mission. The children are to leave the dungeon to go looking for a group of automatons that went missing during the battle at the end of book 1. The children are also to look for advantageous places to plant dungeon outposts.
While on their adventure the children discover the teleportation device that allowed the necromancers to attack at the end of book one. They also discover that all the monster have disappeared from the area, all apparently heading for the dungeon. The children also meet a dragon and discover the missing automatons at a mana well, which has been sustaining them. The children plant a dungeon core seed at the mana well, the MC shows up and befriends the dragon.
The dungeon also creates a library and a race track. The MC is also visited by a gnome delegation which includes a gnome princess. Now in decline, the gnome kingdom once specialized in automatons, guns and other things now being produced by the MC in his dungeon. Therefore, after a bit of a feeling out period, the gnomes pursue a treaty between their kingdom, the dungeon and the local lord.
In the meantime, a local dwarf let his family know that the dungeon is producing Mithril. As a result the entire dwarven tribe relocates to the dungeon town and immediately swears fealty to the local lord. Also, on the eve of the treaty signing it is discovered that the missing monsters are amassed in two groups in neighboring valleys, apparently about to attack the dungeon and village. The dungeon sends his children to investigate one of the groups while he attends the treaty signing. The signing is attacked by necromancers who somehow manage to incapacitate the MC for a bit. During his incapacitation the MC is able to visit with a god who tells him what is going on with the gods.
Bottom line: worth the read.
Here the MC sends his captive necromancer out hunting Jill, the necromancer that remains in town after the necromancers last failed attempt to capture the MC. The MC also brings his dungeon "children" up to five by adding a sniper and a healer (who is essentially a mechanic since all the dungeon children are automatons and the dungeon doesn't have access to divine mana for actual healing). The MC adds these last two "children" to fill out the party for a mission. The children are to leave the dungeon to go looking for a group of automatons that went missing during the battle at the end of book 1. The children are also to look for advantageous places to plant dungeon outposts.
While on their adventure the children discover the teleportation device that allowed the necromancers to attack at the end of book one. They also discover that all the monster have disappeared from the area, all apparently heading for the dungeon. The children also meet a dragon and discover the missing automatons at a mana well, which has been sustaining them. The children plant a dungeon core seed at the mana well, the MC shows up and befriends the dragon.
The dungeon also creates a library and a race track. The MC is also visited by a gnome delegation which includes a gnome princess. Now in decline, the gnome kingdom once specialized in automatons, guns and other things now being produced by the MC in his dungeon. Therefore, after a bit of a feeling out period, the gnomes pursue a treaty between their kingdom, the dungeon and the local lord.
In the meantime, a local dwarf let his family know that the dungeon is producing Mithril. As a result the entire dwarven tribe relocates to the dungeon town and immediately swears fealty to the local lord. Also, on the eve of the treaty signing it is discovered that the missing monsters are amassed in two groups in neighboring valleys, apparently about to attack the dungeon and village. The dungeon sends his children to investigate one of the groups while he attends the treaty signing. The signing is attacked by necromancers who somehow manage to incapacitate the MC for a bit. During his incapacitation the MC is able to visit with a god who tells him what is going on with the gods.
Bottom line: worth the read.
May 18, 2021
Formulaic Doesn't Mean Boring!
Dungeon Core novels, and series, tend to be formulaic in their plot lines. They almost always begin with the death of the person who will become the Dungeon Core. Next is the interim when the person's memories and personality are altered, or not, while the initial Core is built. Then the single most important decision of the Cores existence is made -- the Core picks what creature(s) will be the primary residents of its Dungeon. Then there is the initial construction phase; wherein the new Dungeon Core builds and populates the first floors of it "body."
There are a lot of different details which make each Dungeon Core up to this point in their plotlines their own unique literary universes, but it is the next, and succeeding steps of the formula which make the Dungeon Core genre interesting. It is at this point, the appearance of the first Adventurers to dare the new Dungeon's depths, that the shape of an individual Dungeon Core story diverges from all others; growing, like the pattern of a Mandelbrot Algorithm, into a truly unique portrait of the Dungeon's Universe. After this point in the plotline the stories sometimes become less formulaic -- though many continue with cycles of: minor defeats followed by periods of construction to address weaknesses which caused the previous defeat; then repeat.
This novel, the second in a series, follows the cycles of the typical Dungeon Core genre plot, but its far from boring or easily predictable (except in the broad movements of the cycle of setbacks and buildups).
Obviously, you will want to read the first book of the series before diving into this one.
This series will likely appeal to fans of the Fantasy, Dungeon Core, and LitRPG genres, as well as those who enjoy playing RPGs.
Dungeon Core novels, and series, tend to be formulaic in their plot lines. They almost always begin with the death of the person who will become the Dungeon Core. Next is the interim when the person's memories and personality are altered, or not, while the initial Core is built. Then the single most important decision of the Cores existence is made -- the Core picks what creature(s) will be the primary residents of its Dungeon. Then there is the initial construction phase; wherein the new Dungeon Core builds and populates the first floors of it "body."
There are a lot of different details which make each Dungeon Core up to this point in their plotlines their own unique literary universes, but it is the next, and succeeding steps of the formula which make the Dungeon Core genre interesting. It is at this point, the appearance of the first Adventurers to dare the new Dungeon's depths, that the shape of an individual Dungeon Core story diverges from all others; growing, like the pattern of a Mandelbrot Algorithm, into a truly unique portrait of the Dungeon's Universe. After this point in the plotline the stories sometimes become less formulaic -- though many continue with cycles of: minor defeats followed by periods of construction to address weaknesses which caused the previous defeat; then repeat.
This novel, the second in a series, follows the cycles of the typical Dungeon Core genre plot, but its far from boring or easily predictable (except in the broad movements of the cycle of setbacks and buildups).
Obviously, you will want to read the first book of the series before diving into this one.
This series will likely appeal to fans of the Fantasy, Dungeon Core, and LitRPG genres, as well as those who enjoy playing RPGs.
November 28, 2023
More of the same from the first. Using tech from robotics to advance a dungeon on a less advanced world.
The chapters flip from two perspectives, and it is nice that the audio book has both a female and a male narrator so the male perspective is read by a man, and the woman's perspective is read by a woman. That makes it easy to know who's perspective the book is in. However this book does add a couple of extra perspectives, and one chapter from the cores perspective felt out of place. His perspective happened, then the next chapter went back a day in time from a different persons perspective and overlapped. It was confusing. And because of using two separate people to narrate the different POV's I'm sure the narrators didn't notice either.
Otherwise an interesting book, and I will probably finish the series.
The chapters flip from two perspectives, and it is nice that the audio book has both a female and a male narrator so the male perspective is read by a man, and the woman's perspective is read by a woman. That makes it easy to know who's perspective the book is in. However this book does add a couple of extra perspectives, and one chapter from the cores perspective felt out of place. His perspective happened, then the next chapter went back a day in time from a different persons perspective and overlapped. It was confusing. And because of using two separate people to narrate the different POV's I'm sure the narrators didn't notice either.
Otherwise an interesting book, and I will probably finish the series.
May 29, 2024
Audiobook = ai narrator. Apparently they dont have fucking PANCAKES!!! AND THEY ACT LIKE SCRAMBLED EGGS ARE THE NECTOR OF THE GODS!!! Like ??? really
On top of that the MC is a ginormous narcissist. The whole story reads like a weebs guide to writing an intelligent mc "never describe anything, it just is. Is it magic? Science? Who the fuck knows!"
Final verdict: Cool rough draft. Maybe get an editor.
On top of that the MC is a ginormous narcissist. The whole story reads like a weebs guide to writing an intelligent mc "never describe anything, it just is. Is it magic? Science? Who the fuck knows!"
Final verdict: Cool rough draft. Maybe get an editor.
October 9, 2020
Good dungeon development
This book caters to fans of litrpg, town, and base building. There is a lot of well-written action, some intrigue, and the plot continues to keep the pages turning late into the night. The MC uses smart thinking and isn’t too OP which can make the story boring. Great book and well worth the read.
This book caters to fans of litrpg, town, and base building. There is a lot of well-written action, some intrigue, and the plot continues to keep the pages turning late into the night. The MC uses smart thinking and isn’t too OP which can make the story boring. Great book and well worth the read.
September 5, 2021
I liked book one so much that I rushed and got books two and three... I hope this isn't one of those series that disappoints you from book two onward...
Well I enjoyed this as much as the first. It looks like it's diverging from the Divine Dungeons feel I was getting.
Onto book three.
3/5 Stars
Well I enjoyed this as much as the first. It looks like it's diverging from the Divine Dungeons feel I was getting.
Onto book three.
3/5 Stars
April 14, 2022
Pretty decent sequel.
Well I didn't try the book there was a little more annoyances. He takes control of people granted bad people and then we have to read page after page of them basically worshiping him. Then there's the addition of three new followers. Two of which are basically "Japanese teenager stereotype" all in all good enough that I want to keep reading.
Well I didn't try the book there was a little more annoyances. He takes control of people granted bad people and then we have to read page after page of them basically worshiping him. Then there's the addition of three new followers. Two of which are basically "Japanese teenager stereotype" all in all good enough that I want to keep reading.
March 5, 2021
Better and better
This series is always setting the bar higher and higher. Most litrpg’s focus on violence or base building. This series incorporates all of that with a wide variety of characters.
This series is always setting the bar higher and higher. Most litrpg’s focus on violence or base building. This series incorporates all of that with a wide variety of characters.
July 23, 2021
Better and better
While i liked the first book already, this book is just getting better and better.
The pacing is improving, the world building is being fleshed out better, and overall the enjoyment factor is improving.
While i liked the first book already, this book is just getting better and better.
The pacing is improving, the world building is being fleshed out better, and overall the enjoyment factor is improving.
July 29, 2021
Noice
Ok I liked the book but I dont have time or patience to right the minimum required for a review so imma just auto fill it I guess. The first thing I do is a lot of people have a lot of money to do it and they have a lot of money.
Ok I liked the book but I dont have time or patience to right the minimum required for a review so imma just auto fill it I guess. The first thing I do is a lot of people have a lot of money to do it and they have a lot of money.
August 18, 2022
Grabbed up this book based on “robots” being in the series title. I chose wrongly. It starts up with a definite fantasy flavor with princesses and gollums and nary a ‘bot in sight. Two narrators who take turns every other chapter. Not interested in fantasy at all.
December 13, 2023
A great dungeon core story. The core is definitely OP'd, always using his previous life's knowledge of robotics to solve almost any problem. The relationship between him and the town is definitely interesting, where they have almost a symbiotic relationship.
October 11, 2020
Awesome Story
This story of an Robotic Engineer who was reincarnated as a dungeon core is a very entertaining fast paced action packed read that I really enjoyed reading.
This story of an Robotic Engineer who was reincarnated as a dungeon core is a very entertaining fast paced action packed read that I really enjoyed reading.
December 17, 2020
Book is great
This book is a great example on how you can show growth and not loose track of having fun. Great read
This book is a great example on how you can show growth and not loose track of having fun. Great read
September 8, 2021
Good sequel
I enjoyed reading this a lot. The exploration of this world's magic is satisfying, but the constant perspective changes can be a little jarring.
I enjoyed reading this a lot. The exploration of this world's magic is satisfying, but the constant perspective changes can be a little jarring.
December 22, 2022
Fun series so far. Enjoyable. A bit formulaic, and the MC seems to be a bit over powered, but enjoyable. Already picked up the next two books.
March 31, 2023
meh
Slight improvement over the first book in the series. The main character is interesting in just how massively dysfunctional he is. If food, it’d be fast food.
Slight improvement over the first book in the series. The main character is interesting in just how massively dysfunctional he is. If food, it’d be fast food.
December 16, 2021
Fantastic book! Great sequel to the first! It effectively builds off the first story and shows great character development! Highly recommend!
February 26, 2020
Excellent story
The story really picks up the pace in this book, though there are still times of calm. The world also starts to open up, as Regan starts to expand his influence and we meet more characters.
We also learn more about an underlying threat, which turns out to have been in play for far longer than I'd been aware. Even some small 'side' questions from back in the first book, which seemed to be the type to never have an answer, were answered!
I am definitely looking forward to the next book.
The story really picks up the pace in this book, though there are still times of calm. The world also starts to open up, as Regan starts to expand his influence and we meet more characters.
We also learn more about an underlying threat, which turns out to have been in play for far longer than I'd been aware. Even some small 'side' questions from back in the first book, which seemed to be the type to never have an answer, were answered!
I am definitely looking forward to the next book.
February 25, 2020
Good but technical issues
Great story but last 7 pages seem to be missing no matter how many times I download it hopefully fixed soon
Great story but last 7 pages seem to be missing no matter how many times I download it hopefully fixed soon
February 16, 2020
Couldn't stop reading it
I love the dungeon core idea upgraded by technology. I'm officially addicted to this series and can't wait until book 3 comes out.
I love the dungeon core idea upgraded by technology. I'm officially addicted to this series and can't wait until book 3 comes out.
February 7, 2020
Great read!
This was a great continuation of the dungeon robotics series! It really draws you in and makes you want more! Can’t wait for book three!
This was a great continuation of the dungeon robotics series! It really draws you in and makes you want more! Can’t wait for book three!
December 6, 2019
Needs Better Editing
It's a passible book, nice twist on the dungeon core genre, but it really needs better editing. I had to check my Kindle App wasn't jumping around, but I believe several chapters are out of order chronologically and one might have been repeated (I got an intense sense of deja vu). Likewise, I feel the story is poorly laid out it really lacks structure, cohesiveness, and story arcd expect from a novel. It reads like a web series, a compilation of chapters, just bundled together and sold, rather than something written with care and intent in its final presentation.
Solid 3.5/5, passible.
It's a passible book, nice twist on the dungeon core genre, but it really needs better editing. I had to check my Kindle App wasn't jumping around, but I believe several chapters are out of order chronologically and one might have been repeated (I got an intense sense of deja vu). Likewise, I feel the story is poorly laid out it really lacks structure, cohesiveness, and story arcd expect from a novel. It reads like a web series, a compilation of chapters, just bundled together and sold, rather than something written with care and intent in its final presentation.
Solid 3.5/5, passible.
October 24, 2019
Fun
Some issues prevent this from being 5 star; a number of chapters (several before chapter 21) are out of place causing a continuity issue, the main focus of a monster hoard is not the climax and resolution but something else is so the story just seems to slam to a stop. Some minor typos.
Storywise it is a great continuation and expansion and I throughly enjoyed it. I hope you do too.
Some issues prevent this from being 5 star; a number of chapters (several before chapter 21) are out of place causing a continuity issue, the main focus of a monster hoard is not the climax and resolution but something else is so the story just seems to slam to a stop. Some minor typos.
Storywise it is a great continuation and expansion and I throughly enjoyed it. I hope you do too.
October 22, 2019
A very good book but it needs some editing
A lot of action, building and development, with everything moving at a nice pace, however the book needs quite a bit of editing as some of the chapters are in the wrong order witch is supremely annoying. All in all a very good book (after the necessary corrections) and I will certainly look forward to the next one.
A lot of action, building and development, with everything moving at a nice pace, however the book needs quite a bit of editing as some of the chapters are in the wrong order witch is supremely annoying. All in all a very good book (after the necessary corrections) and I will certainly look forward to the next one.
October 20, 2019
Another great addition to this dungeon core saga
Another great addition to the story. We get to see more growth of the town and growth of the dungeon. I can't wait for the next book and to hear more about this story.
Another great addition to the story. We get to see more growth of the town and growth of the dungeon. I can't wait for the next book and to hear more about this story.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 41 reviews