With the Wild dungeons finally dealt with, Regan can now turn his mind to the other looming threats that imperil the very existence of the planet that he now calls home. While his influence grows ever more encompassing, he begins to wonder if it might be too much. Should any one being be allowed to possess such power? Even as the world opens around him, he fears that the planet might not survive a clash of such a level. He must do everything he can to protect the planet and the ones he loves. On her way to be the most influential person on the continent, Queen Louella must prevent genocide from breaking out between the followers of Lelune and Regan. Sadly, it looks like the powers behind the Church have no desire for peace. When that power wants to be a goddess in the truest meaning of the word, she isn’t about to listen to a mortal. Can Louella prevent the loss of life on the scale that would frighten even the most battle-hardened soldier?
I think I held off on reading more of this series, before, because of the way the power creep was handled. At this point, I'm not sure there's much tension left. I mean, sure, we have godlings and gods, and the next tier up, etc, but it feels awfully formula. Sure, we can say that about most LitRPG, but this kind of thing still needs to grab and be interesting.
Fan service must go hand-in-hand with caring for the characters. These particular characters are all just so in love with the MC god that it's ... boring.
Personal note: If anyone reading my reviews might be interested in reading my own SF, I'm going to be open to DM requests. I think it's about time I get some eyes on them.
Regan continues his quest to prepare Murgin for the Demon Invasion
Most of the world's dungeons are under his control, most of the mortal and Beneath races are allied with him, and his Automata are producing ships and weapons at a ferocious pace while the dungeons are training adventurer/soldiers as quickly as possible. He just needs to bring one stubborn goddess to heel -- if he can.
This is a dungeon core novel. The tenth in the series. The series will likely appeal to fans of Fantasy, Dungeon Core, and LitRPG genres; and possibly to those who enjoy playing RPGs.
It is not really bad, but it has lost meaningful action. The battles are so over the top that the nuances do not matter, only the outcome. So I find myself skimming ahead. The whole series feels that way now. I miss the enjoyment from interaction the first few books had, overall this series has gotten very boring from a lack of meaningful interaction.
With the Demons coming, Regan has some house cleaning to do. The Church of Lelune must be dealt with. So he and his friends wage war to clean up the church and knock the traitorous goddess down a peg. And so he does.
This is a continuation and not a stand alone. The story and world building continues apace and I still find myself enchanted by it. I hope you enjoy it.
Time to force myself through another of "her" chapters.
The sparky girl's chapters weren't as annoying as they were before... am I developing some type of Stockholm Syndrome? Maybe I'm being a masochist? Or is it that what she is doing is actually interesting? Who knows.
But, it was too short. I was looking forward to Regan handling more before the demons return. For me it felt more like a short story and not much was accomplished.
After a few books with spotty editing/proofreading, it looks like the author has taken enough time to polish this one before release. It's pretty short, and this seems like the first 1/2 of a 400 pg. book. No real complaints other than that since I read it on KU, but I can see people who bought it feeling a bit short-changed.
However, it works in terms of the story if the intent is to have the Gotterdammerung all in one book. This sets that up, so we'll see how the next book is executed.