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Towers of Heaven #3
Towers of Heaven 3
Jason caught up to the current floor in record time, gaining powerful allies and unique skills along the way.
But an unexpected change in the tower took away his greatest advantage.
From now on, he's as blind as the rest.
But an unexpected change in the tower took away his greatest advantage.
From now on, he's as blind as the rest.
444 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2021
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February 19, 2024
This is third, and final, in a LitRPG system apocalypse series. Read in order.
This one departs from the others in that it isn't as tightly tied to Jason. It's the end of the series and a lot of stuff has to happen to get to the climax of the tower, even if shenanigans move the top floor down to the 49th instead of the 100th. This is essentially where it becomes more about Earth conquering the "trial".
So we see Jason push for humanity to join into a single guild. And he reveals why he is so powerful. I actually liked that Jason made the big reveal to his allies so early, not least because it meant he wasn't abusing their trust or manipulating them. I also like how he was free in sharing his insights when they happened. It truly was like his goal was for all of humanity to become stronger, not just himself. This was an unexpected strength of the story.
Unfortunately, the PoV hopping (including into bad guys) and going whole weeks without Jason also drained some of my engagement in the story. And don't get me started on pages of info-dump explaining what the tower actually is and why. Talk about awkward exposition, and in the middle of rushing to the end at the same time made it even more out of place.
I'm actually happy with the conclusion, including Jason . There was enough friction and sloppy bits that felt like rushing that I'm dropping this to four stars. Still, not a bad conclusion to the series and I may dig into the author's backlist to see what I can see.
A note about Chaste: I'm a little disappointed that nothing developed (that we see) with Olivia and Jason. I kind of liked their interactions and they'd be good for each other. Indeed, they already have been with Jason helping to humanize her and Olivia keeping him grounded in ways he needed. Anyway, there's no shenanigans and this is very chaste.
This one departs from the others in that it isn't as tightly tied to Jason. It's the end of the series and a lot of stuff has to happen to get to the climax of the tower, even if shenanigans move the top floor down to the 49th instead of the 100th. This is essentially where it becomes more about Earth conquering the "trial".
So we see Jason push for humanity to join into a single guild. And he reveals why he is so powerful. I actually liked that Jason made the big reveal to his allies so early, not least because it meant he wasn't abusing their trust or manipulating them. I also like how he was free in sharing his insights when they happened. It truly was like his goal was for all of humanity to become stronger, not just himself. This was an unexpected strength of the story.
Unfortunately, the PoV hopping (including into bad guys) and going whole weeks without Jason also drained some of my engagement in the story. And don't get me started on pages of info-dump explaining what the tower actually is and why. Talk about awkward exposition, and in the middle of rushing to the end at the same time made it even more out of place.
I'm actually happy with the conclusion, including Jason . There was enough friction and sloppy bits that felt like rushing that I'm dropping this to four stars. Still, not a bad conclusion to the series and I may dig into the author's backlist to see what I can see.
A note about Chaste: I'm a little disappointed that nothing developed (that we see) with Olivia and Jason. I kind of liked their interactions and they'd be good for each other. Indeed, they already have been with Jason helping to humanize her and Olivia keeping him grounded in ways he needed. Anyway, there's no shenanigans and this is very chaste.
May 1, 2021
While I did enjoy finishing this arc of what appears to be a larger story I'm very disappointed overall.
This book mainly just felt severely rushed. If I remember right first two books cover 6 months time approximately this one books skips it's way through 18 or so. It stops telling you stats and the ending while it does leave space for a sequel makes it very clear that any sequels will be using a different system. Honestly kinda makes me think the author got tired of trying to keep his world building math makes sense and decided to yeet away the system in place.
This book mainly just felt severely rushed. If I remember right first two books cover 6 months time approximately this one books skips it's way through 18 or so. It stops telling you stats and the ending while it does leave space for a sequel makes it very clear that any sequels will be using a different system. Honestly kinda makes me think the author got tired of trying to keep his world building math makes sense and decided to yeet away the system in place.
May 3, 2021
I just expected and wanted so much more.
I finished the third book the same day it came out! lol but I wanted some more time to digest it and figure out how I felt and gotta say that I agree with a lot of what is being said in the review, I wouldn't put it as a 1-star review but I do see the points being made. If by any chance the author sees this review I want to point out that I am not hating on this book I'm trying to express how it made me feel and try to give constructive feedback, feel free to ignore this however.
SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY!!!
I never got the feeling that Jason was overpowered he was more knowledgeable however which allowed him to progress faster and more efficiently, we see this in the first book when he fought that first field boss he just targeted its weak spot not used overwhelmingly strength, he was lucky and did get powerups but I felt at the core his character was more like a person who gives their all and is rewarded by their hardwork.
Several storylines like Roy healing his uncle (which happened "off screen" and we only learn after its done), Olivia confronting his father, Cay Wolf himself not being as much of a threat in order to give Jason an epiphany, etc. Are rushed and not given enough time and effort to flesh them out. This kind of events that were set up in the previous books makes them feel cheap and unearned, I loved that Jason had to face depression and anxiety from the stress of being brought back but it could have been fleshed out more in this book as well as the others, it didn't came out of nowhere to me but I feel it could have had more depth to it.
The character interactions felt either very forced or monotonous, and Jason barely interacted with Roy and Olivia compared to the other books which it was a highlight for me in this series. We never got to see Olivia actually train with his mentor or even got a POV from her perspective before the final battle that I recall. I understand that adding new characters and making old ones into more primary characters will result in less time for other characters but Olivia and Roy are arguably the other 2 MCs when Jason is doing his own thing.
Lastly, I personally didn't like how the Alliance was set up nor the amount of power they had, which we just took at face value that they were the good guys and corruption was not possible inside it, I know it wasn't the point of the story but to me it would have fleshed out the world more to see people react differently to the alliance and have their members bicker and fight as normal people would do in the same situation, I felt that everything went too smoothly for the good guys.
Although I have given quite a lot of criticism, if anyone is reading at this point I also point out the good that I got from the book. The fights were even more amazing than in the previous books, they were longer and exciting with a lot of action which I loved, especially that last fight which was awesome.
The ability for characters to now create their own abilities is very creative and wish it bad been introduced in the earlier books to get more from it as well as the runes which were an amazing magic system (I'm a sucker for those).
The internal struggle that Jason was facing throughout the book was realistic and my only complain on that is that I wanted so much more! I guess all my complaints come down to me wanting more from this world and series but I understand that the author did what he felt was best and I respect that.
I finished the third book the same day it came out! lol but I wanted some more time to digest it and figure out how I felt and gotta say that I agree with a lot of what is being said in the review, I wouldn't put it as a 1-star review but I do see the points being made. If by any chance the author sees this review I want to point out that I am not hating on this book I'm trying to express how it made me feel and try to give constructive feedback, feel free to ignore this however.
SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY!!!
I never got the feeling that Jason was overpowered he was more knowledgeable however which allowed him to progress faster and more efficiently, we see this in the first book when he fought that first field boss he just targeted its weak spot not used overwhelmingly strength, he was lucky and did get powerups but I felt at the core his character was more like a person who gives their all and is rewarded by their hardwork.
Several storylines like Roy healing his uncle (which happened "off screen" and we only learn after its done), Olivia confronting his father, Cay Wolf himself not being as much of a threat in order to give Jason an epiphany, etc. Are rushed and not given enough time and effort to flesh them out. This kind of events that were set up in the previous books makes them feel cheap and unearned, I loved that Jason had to face depression and anxiety from the stress of being brought back but it could have been fleshed out more in this book as well as the others, it didn't came out of nowhere to me but I feel it could have had more depth to it.
The character interactions felt either very forced or monotonous, and Jason barely interacted with Roy and Olivia compared to the other books which it was a highlight for me in this series. We never got to see Olivia actually train with his mentor or even got a POV from her perspective before the final battle that I recall. I understand that adding new characters and making old ones into more primary characters will result in less time for other characters but Olivia and Roy are arguably the other 2 MCs when Jason is doing his own thing.
Lastly, I personally didn't like how the Alliance was set up nor the amount of power they had, which we just took at face value that they were the good guys and corruption was not possible inside it, I know it wasn't the point of the story but to me it would have fleshed out the world more to see people react differently to the alliance and have their members bicker and fight as normal people would do in the same situation, I felt that everything went too smoothly for the good guys.
Although I have given quite a lot of criticism, if anyone is reading at this point I also point out the good that I got from the book. The fights were even more amazing than in the previous books, they were longer and exciting with a lot of action which I loved, especially that last fight which was awesome.
The ability for characters to now create their own abilities is very creative and wish it bad been introduced in the earlier books to get more from it as well as the runes which were an amazing magic system (I'm a sucker for those).
The internal struggle that Jason was facing throughout the book was realistic and my only complain on that is that I wanted so much more! I guess all my complaints come down to me wanting more from this world and series but I understand that the author did what he felt was best and I respect that.
May 31, 2021
I would say that this is the worst book in the series. It felt like I had no connection to any of the characters anymore and that I lost interested in all of them. I never really cared about the side characters in this series but with this third installment i felt there was nothing really specially about Jason really. the author wrote the book in such a way that it took all the joy out of reading it. He can insane powers up and leveling to the characters to the point where i expected every couple of chapters Jason and his crew would double their power or find some way to max out their ults or skills. That just seems unrealistic for me. You do not have to have an ending in a series where the main characters had the strongest there ever was. the author has to go back to the basics and focus on what actually makes a novel enjoyable: the plot and character development. This book had neither. the ending was drawn out and the author was afraid to kill any of the main characters. Even Roy who supposedly died but then was magically put in a side pocket of reality. Like really dude. Just kill the guy and get on with it. Death is part of a story. Even when Jason died I did not believe it for a second because i knew the author would find some way to bring him back and make him even more powerful because that is what the author wrote this entire time. Like seriously its that predictable. And by the end instead of being awed that Jason is practically immortally now I was just like "Meh" because of the way the author wrote this book. It could have been done so much better. ARGGGHH AND at the end the author doesn't even tell you what Jason gets from the reward shop. Like you fight all this way and you dont get to see what he chooses. This book could have been so much better if the author actually knew how to write a book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 3, 2021
What did I just read
This book was nothing like the other 2 books, just everything felt hand waved away into a massive raid party clearing it as life long friends with no conflict just to finish the series, dropping the entire point of a return in time novel. Honestly have no words for what this became, if you get bored of writing a series just put it down and come back later rather then a poorly rushed cash grab.
This book was nothing like the other 2 books, just everything felt hand waved away into a massive raid party clearing it as life long friends with no conflict just to finish the series, dropping the entire point of a return in time novel. Honestly have no words for what this became, if you get bored of writing a series just put it down and come back later rather then a poorly rushed cash grab.
May 3, 2021
Book three
Mistakes: To me this book felt rushed. Rushed as in the author was tired and wanted to end the series. I think it hurt the overall story.
Plot: This is the end. Suddenly we have reached the top of the tower.
Characters: Not as interesting in this book. Still worth reading though.
6/10
Mistakes: To me this book felt rushed. Rushed as in the author was tired and wanted to end the series. I think it hurt the overall story.
Plot: This is the end. Suddenly we have reached the top of the tower.
Characters: Not as interesting in this book. Still worth reading though.
6/10
October 28, 2022
This book, and the entire series, felt rushed and it ended quite abruptly. The characters weren't all that interesting, and the power progression was a bit too 0-60 in my opinion. But you know what, it was still a really good read. It's like watching a miniseries instead of a regular series.
May 8, 2021
Rating 4.0 stars
I have read a bunch of other reviews that complained that this book felt rushed. I think that is just the author's style. I have read this author's other trilogy Desire and it had a similar progression. The first 2 books in the series were about the same style. The same pace. The third book was something completely different. That is the same in this series. The first 2 books were all about the tower. Each floor described in great detail. Powerups happened slowly... or at least at a steady pace. This book was a little different. There were only 2 floors explored in this book. The last 2 floors. I would have preferred this to be a 5 or 6 books series. I can understand why people thought this felt rushed since after reading the second book based on the previous progression, nobody thought the 3rd book would be where it ended. Overall I still enjoyed the series very much.
I have read a bunch of other reviews that complained that this book felt rushed. I think that is just the author's style. I have read this author's other trilogy Desire and it had a similar progression. The first 2 books in the series were about the same style. The same pace. The third book was something completely different. That is the same in this series. The first 2 books were all about the tower. Each floor described in great detail. Powerups happened slowly... or at least at a steady pace. This book was a little different. There were only 2 floors explored in this book. The last 2 floors. I would have preferred this to be a 5 or 6 books series. I can understand why people thought this felt rushed since after reading the second book based on the previous progression, nobody thought the 3rd book would be where it ended. Overall I still enjoyed the series very much.
May 11, 2021
What a shame.
Another series that started off with a great first book only to end poorly. As other reviewers have said, this book comes off as sloppy and rushed compared to the first two. Also, it feels like the author simply lost interest in both his story and main character. After reading this book, it’s hard not to feel the same way.
I actually read most of book 3 back when it was on Royal Road. To be expected, it was pretty rough. However, I was certain the author would make serious edits before publishing. Well, I was wrong. There are so many disappointing problems with the writing. Two dimensional characters straight out of a cheesy anime with tons of clunky, campy dialogue. Power gains that were just plain boring and upgrade stats that were mostly nonsensical compared to their impact. Numerous little contradictions and annoyingly redundant statements, and even a few continuity errors. Plot holes an elephant could fall through. It’s like reading some teenage fan fiction instead of the real deal.
If only the author had sat on this book and put it through a few more drafts. Oh well, maybe he really needed the money. Regardless, what he decided to publish was this hot mess. Honestly, the best thing about this book is the sweet cover art.
Another series that started off with a great first book only to end poorly. As other reviewers have said, this book comes off as sloppy and rushed compared to the first two. Also, it feels like the author simply lost interest in both his story and main character. After reading this book, it’s hard not to feel the same way.
I actually read most of book 3 back when it was on Royal Road. To be expected, it was pretty rough. However, I was certain the author would make serious edits before publishing. Well, I was wrong. There are so many disappointing problems with the writing. Two dimensional characters straight out of a cheesy anime with tons of clunky, campy dialogue. Power gains that were just plain boring and upgrade stats that were mostly nonsensical compared to their impact. Numerous little contradictions and annoyingly redundant statements, and even a few continuity errors. Plot holes an elephant could fall through. It’s like reading some teenage fan fiction instead of the real deal.
If only the author had sat on this book and put it through a few more drafts. Oh well, maybe he really needed the money. Regardless, what he decided to publish was this hot mess. Honestly, the best thing about this book is the sweet cover art.
July 12, 2021
Wishy washy
I’ve been a big fan of the series. With that said this book wasn’t great. I will say the author didn’t ruin the series, it’s not season 8 of game of thrones or anything, but he didn’t advance the story either.
Jason’s story from start to finished seemed half baked. Roy’s the biggest disappointment for me because in the end he doesn’t do much. His story and connection to Final battle in the previous timeline was missing.
I think all of the ascenders growths in book 3 felt slap dashed together for expediency. They lacked any connection to what made the first two books good reads. Why? I’m not sure maybe the author didn’t want to write another book. The last 1/3 could have been deeper but was very shallow and mediocre.
The book wasn’t bad but not something I was super thrilled about in the end.
I’ve been a big fan of the series. With that said this book wasn’t great. I will say the author didn’t ruin the series, it’s not season 8 of game of thrones or anything, but he didn’t advance the story either.
Jason’s story from start to finished seemed half baked. Roy’s the biggest disappointment for me because in the end he doesn’t do much. His story and connection to Final battle in the previous timeline was missing.
I think all of the ascenders growths in book 3 felt slap dashed together for expediency. They lacked any connection to what made the first two books good reads. Why? I’m not sure maybe the author didn’t want to write another book. The last 1/3 could have been deeper but was very shallow and mediocre.
The book wasn’t bad but not something I was super thrilled about in the end.
May 8, 2021
I enjoyed the story but what copout. He seems to have just wanted to finish this series and get on to new pastures unfortunately. He had set it up that he could have made 10 or more books in an excellent world but meh, this came out. I still enjoyed it but compared to what it could have been it sucks. Still creative and written with great imagination but the MC became so OP it was a bit silly. But i guess he did that to finish off the series. Was my favourite series before this debacle.
July 23, 2021
I read about 3/4, I didn't like it. Barely any content about mc and overall it was just random side characters taking and doing random stuff. It didn't feel like continuation to two previous books. At the point I stopped, I went went to check some reviews and noticed the series will actually stop with this one. I could already predict this will be even more of an disaster it already has been so I think even though I didn't read the book fully I can confidently express my review.
May 2, 2021
Disappointed
What a disappointing end to the series. I hope it's the end because I don't know if I could handle another let down. If you like when the main character because massively OP in three chapters this book is for you.
What a disappointing end to the series. I hope it's the end because I don't know if I could handle another let down. If you like when the main character because massively OP in three chapters this book is for you.
May 8, 2021
if you liked book 1 and 2 - you are going to be disappointed with this one
It feels like the author didnt really like the series and decided to finish it fast
It feels like the author didnt really like the series and decided to finish it fast
May 10, 2021
its longer , but not better , nothing feels as smooth as the last entries ,felt rushed and lost the magic of 1 and 2 kinda boring 2
May 6, 2021
Great series 💜
I really enjoyed this series. It was so much fun watching these characters grow stronger with each new ability. Together they learn more about themselves, their enemies and the tower. IMO this last book could have easily been written as books 3 & 4. I felt there was a lot more story to be told within this final book. That said the final battle was magnificent. I think there’s a hint that maybe a spin off could be a possibility, who knows?
The narration was absolutely brilliant. The characters, accents and evil laughter was fantastic. Steve Campbell blends everything together seamlessly so that your really listening to a movie. I can see every character & every battle as if I were watching it.
These are my first Cameron Milan books/series and I will definitely be looking for more.
What a creative & brilliant mind he has. Well done everyone!!
This is book 3 in this trilogy.
I highly recommend this book/series.
Sisters Spotlight 💜
I really enjoyed this series. It was so much fun watching these characters grow stronger with each new ability. Together they learn more about themselves, their enemies and the tower. IMO this last book could have easily been written as books 3 & 4. I felt there was a lot more story to be told within this final book. That said the final battle was magnificent. I think there’s a hint that maybe a spin off could be a possibility, who knows?
The narration was absolutely brilliant. The characters, accents and evil laughter was fantastic. Steve Campbell blends everything together seamlessly so that your really listening to a movie. I can see every character & every battle as if I were watching it.
These are my first Cameron Milan books/series and I will definitely be looking for more.
What a creative & brilliant mind he has. Well done everyone!!
This is book 3 in this trilogy.
I highly recommend this book/series.
Sisters Spotlight 💜
May 9, 2021
Very enjoyable conclusion
This book has seen a lot of controversy from the time jumps but they didn’t bother me much at all. The author still seems to cover all the important bits before the group gets to the final floor, which takes up a vast amount of the book. The progression is still there and while the “stats” are lacking compared to previous books there is still a lot of depth that goes into the system and world as a whole.
The ending is very bittersweet for me because while it is amazing, it seems to leave a lot up for a continued journey for Jason and the crew. Which is sad because this is the end. I very much hope Milan continues this story going forward.
This book has seen a lot of controversy from the time jumps but they didn’t bother me much at all. The author still seems to cover all the important bits before the group gets to the final floor, which takes up a vast amount of the book. The progression is still there and while the “stats” are lacking compared to previous books there is still a lot of depth that goes into the system and world as a whole.
The ending is very bittersweet for me because while it is amazing, it seems to leave a lot up for a continued journey for Jason and the crew. Which is sad because this is the end. I very much hope Milan continues this story going forward.
November 22, 2021
I really didn’t want this series to end so I found myself taking soo much time just to finish this book. In the end I bit the bullet and got the audiobook version. Overall I enjoyed the storytelling and character developments. You could tell that this was the last book in the series because towards the end the power levels became ridiculous and all the main cast fighters seemingly had great luck and power-ups.
I didn’t like the way the conflict with the demon-assassin Wolfe was treated; the animosity between him and his daughter Olivia was hyped throughout the first two books and I felt that that part of the plot could have been much more. As with all dungeon books, I loved the authors creativity with the floors of the tower and especially the world building. The actions of the main cast had more of a worldwide impact in this book.
I didn’t like the way the conflict with the demon-assassin Wolfe was treated; the animosity between him and his daughter Olivia was hyped throughout the first two books and I felt that that part of the plot could have been much more. As with all dungeon books, I loved the authors creativity with the floors of the tower and especially the world building. The actions of the main cast had more of a worldwide impact in this book.
May 3, 2021
Well...it’s over
I’m having a hard time remembering the previous books, except for the gross themes. I thought they were good. This was...acceptable.
A lot of Tell and some very awkwardly written scenes or events. The concepts were all strong, but the execution was lacking compared to what I believe I remember.
Some odd word choices that may have been typos. Not too many, though. Clean grammar. Less stat sheets than you’d expect.
This *does* finish the series.
I’m having a hard time remembering the previous books, except for the gross themes. I thought they were good. This was...acceptable.
A lot of Tell and some very awkwardly written scenes or events. The concepts were all strong, but the execution was lacking compared to what I believe I remember.
Some odd word choices that may have been typos. Not too many, though. Clean grammar. Less stat sheets than you’d expect.
This *does* finish the series.
May 8, 2021
This one didn't move me. It was good to see it to the finish but the story felt flat. Even the final battle was meh - since we had no idea what the big-bad could do, everything just seemed like magic pulled out of his arse.
In fact, much of the book felt like the author finding ways to rapidly power up Jason to god-like levels - perhaps to elevate that final battle. It didn't feel earned.
And finally, since Jason's secret was out, we lost the satisfaction of secret knowledge. [Sigh] Perhaps I'm just trying to rationalize my ambivalence.
In fact, much of the book felt like the author finding ways to rapidly power up Jason to god-like levels - perhaps to elevate that final battle. It didn't feel earned.
And finally, since Jason's secret was out, we lost the satisfaction of secret knowledge. [Sigh] Perhaps I'm just trying to rationalize my ambivalence.
January 5, 2022
I was really enjoying the series through the first 2 books and this one really went off the rails in terms of quality and how rushed it was with many key events which had been building up happening suddenly and with very few details.
We went from detailed progression through the floors and the various mechanism to power up and then suddenly it was just all over, months and years worth of building up just happened out of sight, and the stats system was so thoroughly abandoned that it really isn't a LitRPG anymore; though arguably this abandonment of the LitRPG occurred sometime in book 2.
Spoilers!
This wasn't a numbers heavy series, but truly the figures were utterly meaningless and overall fell off dramatically from the first few chapters of the first book and were used less and less over time.
We had no reference for making sense of the handful of values we saw, but he gets some super over powered Legacy sword which is possibly above the divine rating or equal to it (who knows!) and it does...250 damage? They've been battling field bosses and such with 700,000 health and his abilities do things like 2x or 3x his damage when using them. Like....what? This makes no sense for this to be some ultra powerful weapon with those kind of stats.
I think a lot of authors are just cashing in on LitRPG fans, they'll do some quick math in the first third of the first book and then pepper in a few descriptions or tables here and there, but it has no real meaning or descriptive value to help you understand the mechanics of the world. This is yet another example of that.
His levels are meaningless, we only get like 5 or 6 summary tables in the entire series, he goes up and down in levels all the time and gains and loses stats to such a degree that I couldn't tell if he was ahead or behind - and at various points it was skill abilities which were emphasised saying equipment was blah, then it was super overpowered equipment, then it was the special extra skills only god's champions/disciples had. This series was allll over the place in terms of stats and the levels and values were essentially meaningless. Why even bother, other than to get the LitRPG tag? I went from liking this series and the way it combined systems, to disliking in that there was zero follow through on how those things would work together. It just got needlessly more and more and more complex and nondescript, until finally the entire set of systems was thrown out the window by the end of this book.
A lot of promise, but no follow through. And I don't understand why. I noticed this book was published much later, like 2 years with a break between it and the first 2 books and it really shows. I find this is actually fairly common, anytime an author takes a break from a series, they seem to forget what it was all about when they come back to it. In this case it was clearly a rushed 'here, have an ending' just to get fans to stop messaging him.
Perhaps a change in life circumstances or whatever, I have no idea...why an author would be mad about having fans and easily being able to write and sell more books, I have no idea. The whole point of this market is to write series as fans get more attached over time and it is a great revenue stream. The era of the Steven King standalone book is over or really never existed for most authors in the first place, and series are key. If you can get 5 or 10 books and have fans, like on Royal Road with patreon and paypal subscribers, then that's what victory looks like. This was all set up with the pacing and story to have at least a 5 book series and it just abruptly ends in book 3.
The similarities and mapping to the original storyline of SAO/Sword Art Online series is astounding. It is almost the same thing and the fans dislike it for the same reason. SAO with the final warrior time travels to the beginning trope. While in SAO he was a beta tester who got to go back to the beginning. In both series the LitRPG and levelling elements were handled very poorly adding nothing to the story at all. Then at some point they figure out the nature of the 100 floor tower they are ascending and the creator makes it a sudden death and sudden victory floor instead. Also right around floor 58 or so. The parallels are many.
I mean...if one is to be inspired by SAO, one could also see how that author felt ashamed of how poorly he sped through the main part of the story and world building which fans actually liked and he went back to rewrite the entire series with SAO progressive. Which is pretty good so far and I'd recommend reading it.
A whole host of LitRPG as a new genre are not finished and leave you hanging, so if you liked the first 2 books, then you basically have no reason to read this one. It is sort of like a myopic fanfic version of half-remembered plot lines to give us an ending which is delivered in a different style, has huge gaping holes in the story where most of the story happens 'off screen' and it just doesn't offer you much.
Often later books in a series can ruin the good parts of the earlier books and this is an example of that.
I'd recommend that you'll probably like this world more if you give up at book 2 and don't bother with book 3.
We went from detailed progression through the floors and the various mechanism to power up and then suddenly it was just all over, months and years worth of building up just happened out of sight, and the stats system was so thoroughly abandoned that it really isn't a LitRPG anymore; though arguably this abandonment of the LitRPG occurred sometime in book 2.
Spoilers!
This wasn't a numbers heavy series, but truly the figures were utterly meaningless and overall fell off dramatically from the first few chapters of the first book and were used less and less over time.
We had no reference for making sense of the handful of values we saw, but he gets some super over powered Legacy sword which is possibly above the divine rating or equal to it (who knows!) and it does...250 damage? They've been battling field bosses and such with 700,000 health and his abilities do things like 2x or 3x his damage when using them. Like....what? This makes no sense for this to be some ultra powerful weapon with those kind of stats.
I think a lot of authors are just cashing in on LitRPG fans, they'll do some quick math in the first third of the first book and then pepper in a few descriptions or tables here and there, but it has no real meaning or descriptive value to help you understand the mechanics of the world. This is yet another example of that.
His levels are meaningless, we only get like 5 or 6 summary tables in the entire series, he goes up and down in levels all the time and gains and loses stats to such a degree that I couldn't tell if he was ahead or behind - and at various points it was skill abilities which were emphasised saying equipment was blah, then it was super overpowered equipment, then it was the special extra skills only god's champions/disciples had. This series was allll over the place in terms of stats and the levels and values were essentially meaningless. Why even bother, other than to get the LitRPG tag? I went from liking this series and the way it combined systems, to disliking in that there was zero follow through on how those things would work together. It just got needlessly more and more and more complex and nondescript, until finally the entire set of systems was thrown out the window by the end of this book.
A lot of promise, but no follow through. And I don't understand why. I noticed this book was published much later, like 2 years with a break between it and the first 2 books and it really shows. I find this is actually fairly common, anytime an author takes a break from a series, they seem to forget what it was all about when they come back to it. In this case it was clearly a rushed 'here, have an ending' just to get fans to stop messaging him.
Perhaps a change in life circumstances or whatever, I have no idea...why an author would be mad about having fans and easily being able to write and sell more books, I have no idea. The whole point of this market is to write series as fans get more attached over time and it is a great revenue stream. The era of the Steven King standalone book is over or really never existed for most authors in the first place, and series are key. If you can get 5 or 10 books and have fans, like on Royal Road with patreon and paypal subscribers, then that's what victory looks like. This was all set up with the pacing and story to have at least a 5 book series and it just abruptly ends in book 3.
The similarities and mapping to the original storyline of SAO/Sword Art Online series is astounding. It is almost the same thing and the fans dislike it for the same reason. SAO with the final warrior time travels to the beginning trope. While in SAO he was a beta tester who got to go back to the beginning. In both series the LitRPG and levelling elements were handled very poorly adding nothing to the story at all. Then at some point they figure out the nature of the 100 floor tower they are ascending and the creator makes it a sudden death and sudden victory floor instead. Also right around floor 58 or so. The parallels are many.
I mean...if one is to be inspired by SAO, one could also see how that author felt ashamed of how poorly he sped through the main part of the story and world building which fans actually liked and he went back to rewrite the entire series with SAO progressive. Which is pretty good so far and I'd recommend reading it.
A whole host of LitRPG as a new genre are not finished and leave you hanging, so if you liked the first 2 books, then you basically have no reason to read this one. It is sort of like a myopic fanfic version of half-remembered plot lines to give us an ending which is delivered in a different style, has huge gaping holes in the story where most of the story happens 'off screen' and it just doesn't offer you much.
Often later books in a series can ruin the good parts of the earlier books and this is an example of that.
I'd recommend that you'll probably like this world more if you give up at book 2 and don't bother with book 3.
May 2, 2021
Great conclusion
Even though you can see the author shortened the story he was writing to fit into a 3 book series, it was done very masterfully and we are left with a complete story that can feel rushed, whilst having an organic flow and finish.
Really enjoyable overall.
Even though you can see the author shortened the story he was writing to fit into a 3 book series, it was done very masterfully and we are left with a complete story that can feel rushed, whilst having an organic flow and finish.
Really enjoyable overall.
September 2, 2025
I just couldn’t bring myself to care too much about anyone. And that ending was…unsatisfying.
2.3 🌟
2.3 🌟
May 6, 2021
Good series bad ending
The series was looking to be a good one but it seemed like the author rushed the last half of this book. Many plot points were abandoned or quickly tied up. It left a feeling of dissatisfaction. I will take a wait and see attitude towards any future books from this author
The series was looking to be a good one but it seemed like the author rushed the last half of this book. Many plot points were abandoned or quickly tied up. It left a feeling of dissatisfaction. I will take a wait and see attitude towards any future books from this author
August 28, 2024
DNF book 3.
Every book I’ve ever DNF I’ve just removed from my shelf and thought “this author/style/adventure isn’t for me,” but this series just went so downhill from the first book that I had to leave a review.
Milan seems to have tried to cram every possible type of LitRPG into one series, and left every new type more and more lacking.
Time travel? ✔️
Towers? ✔️
Monster waves? ✔️
City building? ✔️
Dungeons? ✔️
Crafting? ✔️
Guilds? ✔️
Home decor??? ✔️
Animorphs? ✔️
Cultivation? ✔️
Mutagens? ✔️
T100s and cyborgs? ✔️
Lightsabers? ✔️
Demons? ✔️
Godly mentorship? ✔️
Angsty teens? ✔️
Knock off Eye of Sauron? (not kidding) ✔️
Cringey interactions with young women? ✔️
Stats that get so big they become meaningless? ✔️
^ I’m probably even missing a few.
There is little to no character development and the interactions between the characters are painful to read. The number of petulant foot stomps and lone tears shed from adults is mind numbing.
I’ll stop there, but I’m just so confused by the rating of this series and how much the series degraded that I wanted to give people a heads up.
Every book I’ve ever DNF I’ve just removed from my shelf and thought “this author/style/adventure isn’t for me,” but this series just went so downhill from the first book that I had to leave a review.
Milan seems to have tried to cram every possible type of LitRPG into one series, and left every new type more and more lacking.
Time travel? ✔️
Towers? ✔️
Monster waves? ✔️
City building? ✔️
Dungeons? ✔️
Crafting? ✔️
Guilds? ✔️
Home decor??? ✔️
Animorphs? ✔️
Cultivation? ✔️
Mutagens? ✔️
T100s and cyborgs? ✔️
Lightsabers? ✔️
Demons? ✔️
Godly mentorship? ✔️
Angsty teens? ✔️
Knock off Eye of Sauron? (not kidding) ✔️
Cringey interactions with young women? ✔️
Stats that get so big they become meaningless? ✔️
^ I’m probably even missing a few.
There is little to no character development and the interactions between the characters are painful to read. The number of petulant foot stomps and lone tears shed from adults is mind numbing.
I’ll stop there, but I’m just so confused by the rating of this series and how much the series degraded that I wanted to give people a heads up.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 3, 2021
Was decent reading to pass the time.
Pretty stereotypical of the genre. Emotions and story felt a bit rushed and kinda fell flat a fair bit. Around a third of the way through, I got the impression that the author just wanted to finish more than anything, so the story comes out as snippets of rushed events but still understandable storyline.
Pretty stereotypical of the genre. Emotions and story felt a bit rushed and kinda fell flat a fair bit. Around a third of the way through, I got the impression that the author just wanted to finish more than anything, so the story comes out as snippets of rushed events but still understandable storyline.
May 3, 2022
Main character, Jason, used Roy's miracle wish to return time so as to have a second opportunity to "save humanity". It seems that in just 2 books the author forgot. Third books starts with people celebrating Jason's 29 birthday. So they only have 4 years left to "save the world". Everything that Jason and his friends have done is make it more impossible for humanity to be saved.
Author is more worried about finishing off the main characters, than to complete the plot arcs and finish the story.
The author writes about 5 pages per chapter (and one or two of those 5 pages blank pages), this Volume 3, has 400+ pages, and 80 chapters. Only the authors that "charge" the readers for "new chapters" actually make the chapters this short. I hope author is not charging for the "blank pages".
This story started well, last volume was bad, and I feel the author has lost his "vision" and "story compass". If the main characters have less than 4 years to complete the Tower Dungeon, and this Dungeon is now 100 times harder, not even if the author creates 100 more miracle wishes will these weak, naive and dumb main characters save the planet, much less finish the Dungeon.
I do not want to continue to read this fantasy novel series. I'm done.
Author is more worried about finishing off the main characters, than to complete the plot arcs and finish the story.
The author writes about 5 pages per chapter (and one or two of those 5 pages blank pages), this Volume 3, has 400+ pages, and 80 chapters. Only the authors that "charge" the readers for "new chapters" actually make the chapters this short. I hope author is not charging for the "blank pages".
This story started well, last volume was bad, and I feel the author has lost his "vision" and "story compass". If the main characters have less than 4 years to complete the Tower Dungeon, and this Dungeon is now 100 times harder, not even if the author creates 100 more miracle wishes will these weak, naive and dumb main characters save the planet, much less finish the Dungeon.
I do not want to continue to read this fantasy novel series. I'm done.
September 5, 2021
I didn't enjoy this as much as the first. Maybe my experience with this series was stretched out too thin, the author dropped the ball, or I had a change in mental state which affect my enjoyment of this book (didn't enjoy book two much either). Or maybe the author went overboard with the POVs. I know I could have done without Roy.
This is my last book. If there is another book, my journey ends here.
3/5 Stars
This is my last book. If there is another book, my journey ends here.
3/5 Stars
December 31, 2021
A good solid series that ends on a slightly rushed, a bit weaker ending. There are solid bits of progression, but then, the story turns rather abruptly and starts heading to its conclusion, which is enough to tell the author decided to end it rather than abandon it (like so many series in the genre).
It's pretty much required if you liked the previous entries, but is not enough by itself to justify starting the series.
It's pretty much required if you liked the previous entries, but is not enough by itself to justify starting the series.
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