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AVARICE ONLINE: KEL'VAN RED HAND #1
AVARICE ONLINE: KEL'VAN RED HAND
Life is both beautiful and brutal. To survive it, we must be as beautiful and brutal as she.”
-Ulgo Kel’Van Red hand-
Kevin Matthews, a ten-year air force vet and PVP VR player, is dead. Whether it was murder or by accident, it no longer matters to him. You deal with what’s in front of you. He has now been reborn as an Orc in the VRMMO Avarice Online.
Here, he must prove himself among the ranks of Ulgo Clan of orcs. Lead his lost clan-mates through the deep dark of the Undercaverns back home. Then claim a class of his own.
Meanwhile, unbeknown to him, Earth is undergoing a crisis of its own, and the key to its survival will lie within the Online world of Avarice. Life for humanity may spell death to the monster races, including the orcs.
None of this matters to Kevin, now known as Kel’Van among the orcs. He will deal with what’s in front of him. The monsters, elves, orcs, and humans will all soon find out what that means when they cross him.
-Ulgo Kel’Van Red hand-
Kevin Matthews, a ten-year air force vet and PVP VR player, is dead. Whether it was murder or by accident, it no longer matters to him. You deal with what’s in front of you. He has now been reborn as an Orc in the VRMMO Avarice Online.
Here, he must prove himself among the ranks of Ulgo Clan of orcs. Lead his lost clan-mates through the deep dark of the Undercaverns back home. Then claim a class of his own.
Meanwhile, unbeknown to him, Earth is undergoing a crisis of its own, and the key to its survival will lie within the Online world of Avarice. Life for humanity may spell death to the monster races, including the orcs.
None of this matters to Kevin, now known as Kel’Van among the orcs. He will deal with what’s in front of him. The monsters, elves, orcs, and humans will all soon find out what that means when they cross him.
609 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 28, 2021
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March 12, 2021
Avarice Online starts out with a player moving into a previously unknown section of the game known as Avarice Online. His friends can't access the place he finds, and soon after he disappears from the game completely.
Minutes later, he is reborn as an orc warrior who learns how to work within orc society. Pretty decent premise I'd say.
The good: action. There is a ton of it, and it gets better the further along in the book you go. Kel'van leads a group on patrol and they are told to not let an enemy get back to their people. They chase that person down, killing her, but get lost in the under caverns along the way. I enjoyed that portion of the book the most.
The boss fights are good, but I found the regular action to be best.
The not quite so good: editing, editing, editing. I can see this being a problem for a number of readers. If you're willing to look past it, you'll find a book worth reading. If you can't, then you can't.
The last battle seemed tacked on at the end, but that's fine. It sets up the next book in the series fairly well.
I do need to mention the notifications, as they are really hard to read. The green background doesn't help, and the font is small and doesn't contrast enough against the green.
Overall I enjoyed this. I think it runs a bit long for the story it has to tell, and boss fights do get repetitive. Kel'van is a strong leader, and it shows throughout the story. I do think that the description isn't quite accurate, as I thought the game would play into a global apocalypse. That's true, but not in the way I imagined it.
4/5*
Minutes later, he is reborn as an orc warrior who learns how to work within orc society. Pretty decent premise I'd say.
The good: action. There is a ton of it, and it gets better the further along in the book you go. Kel'van leads a group on patrol and they are told to not let an enemy get back to their people. They chase that person down, killing her, but get lost in the under caverns along the way. I enjoyed that portion of the book the most.
The boss fights are good, but I found the regular action to be best.
The not quite so good: editing, editing, editing. I can see this being a problem for a number of readers. If you're willing to look past it, you'll find a book worth reading. If you can't, then you can't.
The last battle seemed tacked on at the end, but that's fine. It sets up the next book in the series fairly well.
I do need to mention the notifications, as they are really hard to read. The green background doesn't help, and the font is small and doesn't contrast enough against the green.
Overall I enjoyed this. I think it runs a bit long for the story it has to tell, and boss fights do get repetitive. Kel'van is a strong leader, and it shows throughout the story. I do think that the description isn't quite accurate, as I thought the game would play into a global apocalypse. That's true, but not in the way I imagined it.
4/5*
March 6, 2021
The view from another side
If you are a fan of LitRPG then I highly recommend this new book. Thoroughly enjoyable and finished in 1 hit. Now just have to wait for the next in the series. "Heavy sigh..."
If you are a fan of LitRPG then I highly recommend this new book. Thoroughly enjoyable and finished in 1 hit. Now just have to wait for the next in the series. "Heavy sigh..."
March 6, 2021
An interesting read
First of all get a beta reader or editor the book was rough. However the character designs were spot on I wanted to know what happened next to kel'van and his crew the book was a good read and can't wait for book 2
First of all get a beta reader or editor the book was rough. However the character designs were spot on I wanted to know what happened next to kel'van and his crew the book was a good read and can't wait for book 2
March 19, 2021
Very good book!!
This book is one of the best of this genre I have read!! The pain and the horrors of fighting was on target!! All books should be this way !!Most of the other books downplay the affects of being hit!! After reading this book I cannot really enjoy others!!
This book is one of the best of this genre I have read!! The pain and the horrors of fighting was on target!! All books should be this way !!Most of the other books downplay the affects of being hit!! After reading this book I cannot really enjoy others!!
March 4, 2021
Brutal
Great story, wonderful characters, looking forward to the next book in the series! Highly recommended. Seriously need to get the next when it comes out.
Great story, wonderful characters, looking forward to the next book in the series! Highly recommended. Seriously need to get the next when it comes out.
May 6, 2021
Great Great book
This was a really great book I loved reading it. I really enjoyed the characters. I really like this story of the orcs.
This was a really great book I loved reading it. I really enjoyed the characters. I really like this story of the orcs.
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