Strength, Dexterity, Magic: A LitRPG Epic

by LJ Dexter

Nick Stanners has no money. No job. No prospects. He lives in one of the most crime-ridden apartment blocks on the west coast. His girlfriend uses him for a place to stay. His father is on life support. Rent is due next week… Games are Nick’s passion. He's played them all - well, the old screen ones anyway. He's never been able to afford an Immersion tank and the amazing games that come with them, but he's seen the web casts. He knows the names of every superstar pixel runner. His heroes. So when he's picked out of the crowd to participate in a competitive, quest-driven dark fantasy RPG, his brain melts. Could this be his opportunity to get ahead? Or will he be chewed up by the machine, just another failed pixel runner by the side of the road? STRENGTH, DEXTERITY, MAGIC is the first installment in the OAKSHIELD JUNCTION series of LitRPG novels. Some readers will know parts of this re-worked book as STRENGTH BUILD.

705 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 13, 2020

Reviews

[Danae · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an "interesting" read.
The MC in a world in the near future gets a chance to participate in a tournament in a VMMORPG game. He finds friends and learns about the dark secret of the game company.
The book is able to keep the balance between "real world" and computer game world. Both are interesting and both are very brutal.
We get more or less three books as the MC participates in three tournaments with three different builds. (not really a spoiler as the book title hints at it.)
From the mood it reminds me of russian litrpgs i read before - dystopic at times.
The ending is consequent but may not be to everyones liking. I was very surprised.

[Aaron Eichler · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting story

This book could have been made into a trilogy, since it was broken into three part. I can understand that main character and even emphasize with him, but I don’t think the story needed all the swearing. I also know that is how a lot of people talk.