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The Dark Lord Bert #2
The Dark Lord Bert 2
How Does a 1 Hit Point Dark Lord Save the Real World?
Kit and her friends are gamers, but not the ordinary kind. It seems that Track Jick was right, and that people who play roleplaying games really are wizards and witches. Kit's game master uses a magical die to transport them to an alternate world where they can really become their characters, and forget all about the real world.
Unfortunately, during a power scuffle the d20 gets knocked into the game world. If they can't get it out then the game world will explode, and everything in it will die. Worse, to Kit's mind, their parents will be disbarred, and they'll never be able to play again.
Enter one tiny goblin with just a single hit point, but a heart large enough to save a fake world...if he can reach the d20 before the Dark Lord White 2.0. Along the way Bert will meet his fellow dark lords, and finally learn magic. Plus Boberton gets very large indeed.
Kit and her friends are gamers, but not the ordinary kind. It seems that Track Jick was right, and that people who play roleplaying games really are wizards and witches. Kit's game master uses a magical die to transport them to an alternate world where they can really become their characters, and forget all about the real world.
Unfortunately, during a power scuffle the d20 gets knocked into the game world. If they can't get it out then the game world will explode, and everything in it will die. Worse, to Kit's mind, their parents will be disbarred, and they'll never be able to play again.
Enter one tiny goblin with just a single hit point, but a heart large enough to save a fake world...if he can reach the d20 before the Dark Lord White 2.0. Along the way Bert will meet his fellow dark lords, and finally learn magic. Plus Boberton gets very large indeed.
198 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 31, 2021
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32 people want to read
About the author
Chris Fox
87 books672 followersBy day I am an iPhone developer architecting the app used to scope Stephen Colbert’s ear. By night I am Batman. Ok maybe not. One can dream though, right?
I’ve been writing since I was six years old and started inflicting my work on others at age 18. By age 24 people stopped running away when I approached them with a new story and shortly thereafter I published my first one in the Rifter.
Wait you’re still reading?
Ok, the facts I’m supposed to list in a bio. As of this writing I’m 38 years old and live just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the beautiful town of Mill Valley. If you’re unsure how to find it just follow the smell of self-entitlement. Once you see the teens driving Teslas you’ll know you’re in the right place.
I live in a tiny studio that I can cross in (literally) five steps and don’t own an oven. But you know what? It’s worth it. I love developing iPhone apps and if you want to work in San Francisco you accept that rent for a tiny place costs more than most people’s mortgage.
If you and about 2 million other people start buying my books I promise to move out of Marin to a house in the redwoods up in Guerneville. No pressure. Wait that’s a lie. Pressure.
I’ve been writing since I was six years old and started inflicting my work on others at age 18. By age 24 people stopped running away when I approached them with a new story and shortly thereafter I published my first one in the Rifter.
Wait you’re still reading?
Ok, the facts I’m supposed to list in a bio. As of this writing I’m 38 years old and live just north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the beautiful town of Mill Valley. If you’re unsure how to find it just follow the smell of self-entitlement. Once you see the teens driving Teslas you’ll know you’re in the right place.
I live in a tiny studio that I can cross in (literally) five steps and don’t own an oven. But you know what? It’s worth it. I love developing iPhone apps and if you want to work in San Francisco you accept that rent for a tiny place costs more than most people’s mortgage.
If you and about 2 million other people start buying my books I promise to move out of Marin to a house in the redwoods up in Guerneville. No pressure. Wait that’s a lie. Pressure.
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May 1, 2024
Tried to be funny
It's clever, the author dragging in references to all sorts of other genres and well known storylines. I think star wars even gets a mention
The problem is that it tries to be funny yet isn't. Ironic yes, but not funny
Once you get past this, it's an enjoyable read. Bert is lawful/good and everyone else isn't. He tries to look after everyone else and does a pretty good job. White from book 1, is back in book 2, but even more powerful and Kit does her best to help Bert. The ending is no real surprise and leaves a pretty obvious continuation for book 3
I'm surprised book 3 isn't out already and would have looked forward to reading it, so will keep an eye out for it.
It's clever, the author dragging in references to all sorts of other genres and well known storylines. I think star wars even gets a mention
The problem is that it tries to be funny yet isn't. Ironic yes, but not funny
Once you get past this, it's an enjoyable read. Bert is lawful/good and everyone else isn't. He tries to look after everyone else and does a pretty good job. White from book 1, is back in book 2, but even more powerful and Kit does her best to help Bert. The ending is no real surprise and leaves a pretty obvious continuation for book 3
I'm surprised book 3 isn't out already and would have looked forward to reading it, so will keep an eye out for it.
February 10, 2021
Better than the first!
I slowed down and read this one slowly although I wanted to read it in one sitting. The pop references are one of the best parts of the first book and the second goes so much further! I couldn't stop laughing and had a huge smile on my face the entire time.
Lastly, if you haven't yet read it, check out The Magitech Chronicles and Magitech Legacy. There is a tie in to Bert, briefly, in the Legacy series which makes a section near the end so much better.
I slowed down and read this one slowly although I wanted to read it in one sitting. The pop references are one of the best parts of the first book and the second goes so much further! I couldn't stop laughing and had a huge smile on my face the entire time.
Lastly, if you haven't yet read it, check out The Magitech Chronicles and Magitech Legacy. There is a tie in to Bert, briefly, in the Legacy series which makes a section near the end so much better.
March 22, 2021
These books are so hilariously adorable.
I LOVE Bert, so glad this book ended the way it did. Bert deserves adventure.
With this installment we get a bigger peak into the 'real world', which leave so many questions on the table as it's not your average group of kids playing a role playing game.
Plus we get to check back in with Bert and the gang, exploring more of the game world and meeting a many new friends. It's very apparent that Chris Fox has a love for games, and media. His personal love for nerdy things, shines through every page.
There are so many Easter eggs in this book, I can't even imagine how many I missed since I am not a gamer. Hilarious read, you'll love it if you play DnD or WoW with a group of friends.
Can't wait for the next book!
I LOVE Bert, so glad this book ended the way it did. Bert deserves adventure.
With this installment we get a bigger peak into the 'real world', which leave so many questions on the table as it's not your average group of kids playing a role playing game.
Plus we get to check back in with Bert and the gang, exploring more of the game world and meeting a many new friends. It's very apparent that Chris Fox has a love for games, and media. His personal love for nerdy things, shines through every page.
There are so many Easter eggs in this book, I can't even imagine how many I missed since I am not a gamer. Hilarious read, you'll love it if you play DnD or WoW with a group of friends.
Can't wait for the next book!
January 31, 2021
Fun and engaging
Fun story for anyone who loves RPGs. Bert is awesome. Many times in games over the years I have wished the NPCs and critters could think more independently. Bert can and does. Funny stories, interesting and irreverent references to popular games and movies and a 1 hitpoint ruler of them all! What more could you ask for? Made for a very enjoyable afternoon read. Looking forward to book three.
Fun story for anyone who loves RPGs. Bert is awesome. Many times in games over the years I have wished the NPCs and critters could think more independently. Bert can and does. Funny stories, interesting and irreverent references to popular games and movies and a 1 hitpoint ruler of them all! What more could you ask for? Made for a very enjoyable afternoon read. Looking forward to book three.
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February 6, 2021Hullo~ If you haven't read the first book you're missing out in life
Comedy and cuteness abound in this much awaited sequel. I am a grown man who finds himself Ahhh'ing over an adorable goblin. Literally blushing from cuteness and rooting for the the half hit point underdog. I enjoy low fantasy and dark tales, and yet I've fallen in love with Bert the goblin. And I believe you will too.
Comedy and cuteness abound in this much awaited sequel. I am a grown man who finds himself Ahhh'ing over an adorable goblin. Literally blushing from cuteness and rooting for the the half hit point underdog. I enjoy low fantasy and dark tales, and yet I've fallen in love with Bert the goblin. And I believe you will too.
July 31, 2024
Found this to be a fun and breezy sequel, with the same sort of jokes and humour. I liked getting to know the D&D players in the real world, it added a nice bit of texture to the game world (though not as much as I'd have liked). Bert and Boberton are just as likeable as before. The story seemed to tail off at the end, and like the first book in the series I found some of the jokes a little eye-rolling. Overall a fun, short read to be taken as it is.
June 25, 2021
Bert is back…with even more fourth wall breaks!
As a gamer myself, I loved all the Tolkien and Disney references! Bert is a sweetest dark lord ever, and I can’t wait to see more of him.
It also felt really good to see White whittled down again. I have heard of OP players like him—and it’s great to see him get his comeuppance! Hehe.
As a gamer myself, I loved all the Tolkien and Disney references! Bert is a sweetest dark lord ever, and I can’t wait to see more of him.
It also felt really good to see White whittled down again. I have heard of OP players like him—and it’s great to see him get his comeuppance! Hehe.
October 23, 2022
I completely laughed my way through this book.
The wordplay on pop culture items was perfect.
If you read/listened to The Dark Lord Bert you need to read this instalment
The wordplay on pop culture items was perfect.
If you read/listened to The Dark Lord Bert you need to read this instalment
April 11, 2024
Ngl but this one was really meh. I loved the first book because of its pop culture reference and satire to the whole gamelit genre. Its cheesy geeky fun.
The second book on the other hand tries to be more serious, adding stuff like actual magic and real life universe-ending threats. The whole theme of the book being just a fun make-believe is gone. Now, the lore has been expanded and in its universe, magic is now actually real.
The characters are mostly the same except Boberton who is now the size of a pony. White it still here, which sucks. The book also reused the same villain from the previous one. The new book could have used a new villain than White.
It's a dissapointment for me.
The second book on the other hand tries to be more serious, adding stuff like actual magic and real life universe-ending threats. The whole theme of the book being just a fun make-believe is gone. Now, the lore has been expanded and in its universe, magic is now actually real.
The characters are mostly the same except Boberton who is now the size of a pony. White it still here, which sucks. The book also reused the same villain from the previous one. The new book could have used a new villain than White.
It's a dissapointment for me.
February 6, 2021
Wonderful novel!
Bert is such a nice enjoyable character. The premise of being inside a role playing game is fun to read about. The other characters, even the villain are like the way people would play the game. This has been an most enjoyable read.
Bert is such a nice enjoyable character. The premise of being inside a role playing game is fun to read about. The other characters, even the villain are like the way people would play the game. This has been an most enjoyable read.
February 9, 2021
Better than the first
I enjoyed the first book but was uncertain about whether it was good enough to make me want to bother with the next. After finishing book two I have no doubt and am excited for the next volume.
I enjoyed the first book but was uncertain about whether it was good enough to make me want to bother with the next. After finishing book two I have no doubt and am excited for the next volume.
May 8, 2022
So Much Fun
I'm pretty sure I didn't catch all of the easter eggs and references to toys and games I played with when I was a kid, but the fun Chris seemed be be having while writing this made it so much fun to read. I'm looking forward to Bert 3.
I'm pretty sure I didn't catch all of the easter eggs and references to toys and games I played with when I was a kid, but the fun Chris seemed be be having while writing this made it so much fun to read. I'm looking forward to Bert 3.
January 31, 2021
So good
I’m really glad that there was a second book. I love Bert he is awesome. I’m also glad that it looks like another one is coming. Hopefully quicker than book 2.
I’m really glad that there was a second book. I love Bert he is awesome. I’m also glad that it looks like another one is coming. Hopefully quicker than book 2.
February 4, 2021
Very entertaining read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books with wizards goblins and monsters.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books with wizards goblins and monsters.
February 23, 2021
Quick read and entertaining, but it tries too hard to be funny. A bit like Ready Player One there and doesn't quite do it as well (but at least it's not 80s references)
March 6, 2021
Great
A great entry into the book series, I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the next book released.
A great entry into the book series, I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the next book released.
April 21, 2021
A Solid Sequel
A solid sequel, it wasn't as good as the first book in my opinion but it was still a fun read. Looking forward to the next book.
A solid sequel, it wasn't as good as the first book in my opinion but it was still a fun read. Looking forward to the next book.
June 13, 2021
Entertaining
A good follow up to the Dark Lord Bert! While not laugh out loud funny it is amusing and continues to poke fun at fun at the fantasy and gaming genre!
A good follow up to the Dark Lord Bert! While not laugh out loud funny it is amusing and continues to poke fun at fun at the fantasy and gaming genre!
February 17, 2022
Fun read
This was fun quirky book with lots of humor . It's worth your time . I would recommend reading it.
This was fun quirky book with lots of humor . It's worth your time . I would recommend reading it.
April 6, 2022
Ha ha ha ha ha epic
Awesome story. Cant wait for more D l Bert. 3 cant come soon enough. Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Awesome story. Cant wait for more D l Bert. 3 cant come soon enough. Ha ha ha ha ha ha
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February 14, 2021Bert is an absolutely adorkable NPC and hands down my favourite MC in a story riddled with tongue in cheek, cheesy as F names that are plays on words from recognisable works.
I spent the hours reading this smiling, giggling, rolling my eyes, and unwilling to put it down.
I grabbed this book to be entertained, and I was, very much :)
Looking forward to what's in store for Dark Lord Bert and Boberton next.
I spent the hours reading this smiling, giggling, rolling my eyes, and unwilling to put it down.
I grabbed this book to be entertained, and I was, very much :)
Looking forward to what's in store for Dark Lord Bert and Boberton next.
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