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Apocalypse Online #2
Apocalypse Online 2
The apocalypse is here!
After the world changed and aliens started hunting down humans, only a small group of survivors remain. But the alien invasion is just getting started! Now our heroes must learn to work with the AI and nanotech provided by Lucy to grow stronger.
The seeders and other monsters they encountered so far were just the first wave. Now the real aliens are going to arrive to claim parts of earth. Brad, Jake, and Sam must level up if they are going to survive the second wave!
After the world changed and aliens started hunting down humans, only a small group of survivors remain. But the alien invasion is just getting started! Now our heroes must learn to work with the AI and nanotech provided by Lucy to grow stronger.
The seeders and other monsters they encountered so far were just the first wave. Now the real aliens are going to arrive to claim parts of earth. Brad, Jake, and Sam must level up if they are going to survive the second wave!
738 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2021
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August 8, 2022
Invicticus survives another day! This was full of action and our humans are strongly overpowered by self-righteous and enslaving Elves. I did not see how Invictus was going to fare during this battle but it was magnificent.
There are a lot more characters joining our three mains - Sam, Jake and Brad, and it's full of very human stupidity and drama! Which I thought is to be expected. I just hope that Invictus can get stronger quicker and get better equipment and lodgings for their people.
There are a lot more characters joining our three mains - Sam, Jake and Brad, and it's full of very human stupidity and drama! Which I thought is to be expected. I just hope that Invictus can get stronger quicker and get better equipment and lodgings for their people.
October 28, 2021
Great story!
With the exception of the author frequently forgetting the badger, squirrel and bunny in fights or just in general, this is an amazing story. Love it
With the exception of the author frequently forgetting the badger, squirrel and bunny in fights or just in general, this is an amazing story. Love it
February 12, 2023
Yeah... The YA got too strong. I couldn't take it any longer. I'm bowing out at chapter 14.
Plot armour is now a major problem, when it wasn't (as much) in the first book. This totally destroys any sense of duress. by chapter 14, our characters have survived waves and waves of overwhelming odds with narry a scratch. Plus the quantity of chatter they manage to pull in the middle of battle has reached epic proportions. Welcome to Saint Seiya land.
I'd given the first volume 4 stars for its entertainment value, in spite of all the juvenile writing style. I was hoping that by the next book the author would be shedding that layer and digging more into more polished tale-weaving. I was wrong. On the contrary, we're getting more and more snarky at every opportunity. It's infuriating.
The muses are still a major irritant. They are so useless and convenient at the same time, like annoying relatives with bouts of prescience; they make zero sense.
The companions just keep getting more and more ridiculous by the chapter. Instant bonding, lazy characterisation , just-in-time powers, conveniently anthropocentric tendencies... They are now walking Deus Ex Machina machines.
But what killed this book for me was a specific character: Joe. EVERYTHING about her is a joke. From her borderline personality, to her upbringing full of readily available explosives, to the systematic cringe whenever she's mentioned, to her insta-pet that just happened to be exactly what she wanted and was conveniently wandering around all alone in the forest. Let's not forget its incredibly selective powers .
I've lost all the goodwill I'd built for this series in the previous volume. I have zero suspension of disbelief left. No point going on. I don't do hate-reading. The red flags were there in book 1, but I had hoped...
Ah well, can't win'em all, I guess...
Plot armour is now a major problem, when it wasn't (as much) in the first book. This totally destroys any sense of duress. by chapter 14, our characters have survived waves and waves of overwhelming odds with narry a scratch. Plus the quantity of chatter they manage to pull in the middle of battle has reached epic proportions. Welcome to Saint Seiya land.
I'd given the first volume 4 stars for its entertainment value, in spite of all the juvenile writing style. I was hoping that by the next book the author would be shedding that layer and digging more into more polished tale-weaving. I was wrong. On the contrary, we're getting more and more snarky at every opportunity. It's infuriating.
The muses are still a major irritant. They are so useless and convenient at the same time, like annoying relatives with bouts of prescience; they make zero sense.
The companions just keep getting more and more ridiculous by the chapter. Instant bonding, lazy characterisation , just-in-time powers, conveniently anthropocentric tendencies... They are now walking Deus Ex Machina machines.
But what killed this book for me was a specific character: Joe. EVERYTHING about her is a joke. From her borderline personality, to her upbringing full of readily available explosives, to the systematic cringe whenever she's mentioned, to her insta-pet that just happened to be exactly what she wanted and was conveniently wandering around all alone in the forest. Let's not forget its incredibly selective powers .
I've lost all the goodwill I'd built for this series in the previous volume. I have zero suspension of disbelief left. No point going on. I don't do hate-reading. The red flags were there in book 1, but I had hoped...
Ah well, can't win'em all, I guess...
November 4, 2021
KU Review
“This was a fun book. I am glad that I read it. You should try it too.”
As the title says this is a review for Kindle Unlimited and as such is a reflection of my enjoyment of the book and in no way reflects cost to value analysis. I hate trying to define my enjoyment and describe facets of it that would appeal to someone else. It is simply not my style. But for the sake of those fishing for clues:
Character development: very good
Game elements: moderate
Harem elements: none
Tone: action packed post apocalyptic story, serious with enough humor to keep it from being depressing
I will happily discuss the book with you on Goodreads if you are so inclined. As always, I am open to debates and arguments, but also vain enough to seek acknowledgement, so feel free to roast me or applaud my efforts. Either is acceptable, because if you are paying attention to me then you are at least considering the book. And THAT my friends is exactly why you see my comments here.
Cheers
“This was a fun book. I am glad that I read it. You should try it too.”
As the title says this is a review for Kindle Unlimited and as such is a reflection of my enjoyment of the book and in no way reflects cost to value analysis. I hate trying to define my enjoyment and describe facets of it that would appeal to someone else. It is simply not my style. But for the sake of those fishing for clues:
Character development: very good
Game elements: moderate
Harem elements: none
Tone: action packed post apocalyptic story, serious with enough humor to keep it from being depressing
I will happily discuss the book with you on Goodreads if you are so inclined. As always, I am open to debates and arguments, but also vain enough to seek acknowledgement, so feel free to roast me or applaud my efforts. Either is acceptable, because if you are paying attention to me then you are at least considering the book. And THAT my friends is exactly why you see my comments here.
Cheers
November 21, 2021
Good story
This is a good second book in this apocalypse series. I do have a little trouble with the point of view switching. Which is obviously a consequence of having so many mostly main characters. Not completely happy with some of the choices that were made by the leadership or even some of the other people. However the story itself is fairly fun and plenty of adventure and fighting. It'll be interesting to see some of the pairing of couples and who picks who. And what they do obviously some are splitting off completely.Everybody's got their own life so to speak. I especially enjoy the new species being introduced. The standard Fantastical races And there difference from trope. Obviously with the gold being the 1st gold on earth. Hopefully there are some other somewhat decent spots or new guilds formed so that the planet isn't completely over run except for invictus. I guess we'll find out in the next book or 2.
This is a good second book in this apocalypse series. I do have a little trouble with the point of view switching. Which is obviously a consequence of having so many mostly main characters. Not completely happy with some of the choices that were made by the leadership or even some of the other people. However the story itself is fairly fun and plenty of adventure and fighting. It'll be interesting to see some of the pairing of couples and who picks who. And what they do obviously some are splitting off completely.Everybody's got their own life so to speak. I especially enjoy the new species being introduced. The standard Fantastical races And there difference from trope. Obviously with the gold being the 1st gold on earth. Hopefully there are some other somewhat decent spots or new guilds formed so that the planet isn't completely over run except for invictus. I guess we'll find out in the next book or 2.
November 11, 2021
Hard to read
I never finished the first book, it was evolving way to slow for me. The second book had a bit more established and keept me focused for a time.
I had a bear of a time finishing it because of the 3 perspectives each chapter shifted to. It was a revolving chapter cycle of 3 main characters which broke emersion and I kept feeling like I was starting a new book over and over, or at least reading 3 at once.
The story as a whole is a lot to swallow. The characters are a bit dense and silly, their motivations a bit weak. Overall I feel like the author is trying to cram too many tropes into one book. Apocalypse, cultivating, litrpg, gaming elements, survival, fantasy characters-elements, crafting (no yet but mentioned). I feel it is all a bit poorly executed.
I never finished the first book, it was evolving way to slow for me. The second book had a bit more established and keept me focused for a time.
I had a bear of a time finishing it because of the 3 perspectives each chapter shifted to. It was a revolving chapter cycle of 3 main characters which broke emersion and I kept feeling like I was starting a new book over and over, or at least reading 3 at once.
The story as a whole is a lot to swallow. The characters are a bit dense and silly, their motivations a bit weak. Overall I feel like the author is trying to cram too many tropes into one book. Apocalypse, cultivating, litrpg, gaming elements, survival, fantasy characters-elements, crafting (no yet but mentioned). I feel it is all a bit poorly executed.
July 9, 2022
DNF
First book was ok. Shoot stuff, try not to die, learn a tinsie weensy bit about magic and cultivation. Kinda fun, but nothing special.
I was expecting more for this book. Ended up dropping it at about 35% because all they have done is drive around shooting different things. Seriously, it felt like all the author did was swap the monster, character, and place name each fight and have some blah blah filler dialogue in between.
That was fine for book one, but time to move on and really make it fun. Too many good books out there to force myself to keep reading hoping it will get good.
First book was ok. Shoot stuff, try not to die, learn a tinsie weensy bit about magic and cultivation. Kinda fun, but nothing special.
I was expecting more for this book. Ended up dropping it at about 35% because all they have done is drive around shooting different things. Seriously, it felt like all the author did was swap the monster, character, and place name each fight and have some blah blah filler dialogue in between.
That was fine for book one, but time to move on and really make it fun. Too many good books out there to force myself to keep reading hoping it will get good.
October 8, 2021
Book two
Mistakes: This was a highly disappointing book. Not because the story was bad, but because the editing was horrible. Found eleven mistakes and listed them on Goodreads.
Plot: There is a serious lack of loot for most of the book. I got the impression that they killed animals and left them where they fell. I couldn't understand not shooting the zookeeper right off the bat. I also couldn't understand doing nothing to Willy or Karen after each of them attacked guild officers.
Characters: Loved Jo.
4/10 Good length and good story. Just needs more work.
Mistakes: This was a highly disappointing book. Not because the story was bad, but because the editing was horrible. Found eleven mistakes and listed them on Goodreads.
Plot: There is a serious lack of loot for most of the book. I got the impression that they killed animals and left them where they fell. I couldn't understand not shooting the zookeeper right off the bat. I also couldn't understand doing nothing to Willy or Karen after each of them attacked guild officers.
Characters: Loved Jo.
4/10 Good length and good story. Just needs more work.
October 31, 2021
needs editing
Aside from the fact there are too many named characters to keep track of early in the book, there are content errors. At one point, an MC finds a map on a dead person and immediately identifies what the pen marks mean…even though they don’t find a legend until several paragraphs later.
Admittedly, I didn’t get very far into this one. But it’s too self-indulgent, self referential. I like the system, and the concept is solid. It’s just not well written.
DNF
Aside from the fact there are too many named characters to keep track of early in the book, there are content errors. At one point, an MC finds a map on a dead person and immediately identifies what the pen marks mean…even though they don’t find a legend until several paragraphs later.
Admittedly, I didn’t get very far into this one. But it’s too self-indulgent, self referential. I like the system, and the concept is solid. It’s just not well written.
DNF
October 26, 2021
good with a few issues
I liked this and want to continue the series but there are a couple things that aren’t a big deal but stuck with me from the beginning. One of the characters seems to be in two places at once. There are other minor inconsistencies, names and such. Despite that I liked it more and more as I read.
I liked this and want to continue the series but there are a couple things that aren’t a big deal but stuck with me from the beginning. One of the characters seems to be in two places at once. There are other minor inconsistencies, names and such. Despite that I liked it more and more as I read.
July 25, 2022
Rough Read
This book was rough to read. I mostly skimmed it until the end just to see what happened. Not Litrpg. It took 20+ chapters before any reference to stats or class or anything Litrpg related. Needs to be put in a different category.
Karen was a waste of a character. Id rather have Heather back.
Oh and certain characters death was uncalled and otherw
This book was rough to read. I mostly skimmed it until the end just to see what happened. Not Litrpg. It took 20+ chapters before any reference to stats or class or anything Litrpg related. Needs to be put in a different category.
Karen was a waste of a character. Id rather have Heather back.
Oh and certain characters death was uncalled and otherw
December 5, 2022
My main bug with the storyline was how easy some of the alien races were to defeat. I mean the humies are only in the their first levels and yet somehow they are defeating much more experienced and better equipped races. Also given how many of the guild’s followers have died already they seem rather cavalier about throwing themselves into battles.
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December 3, 2021
Awesome
Strength in numbers ... Very involved while taking human sterio types of all our best fantasy fiction ... And turning it on its side ... ( though most had better grammar proofing )
Ready for number 3.
Strength in numbers ... Very involved while taking human sterio types of all our best fantasy fiction ... And turning it on its side ... ( though most had better grammar proofing )
Ready for number 3.
January 29, 2022
Good story
This is a really fun, ovet the top, completely ridiculous story and I'm really enjoying every page. Lol. So many bizzare random things, a lot of stuff that makes no sense at all, but don't look to closely and just enjoy the silliness for what it is. Good fun.
This is a really fun, ovet the top, completely ridiculous story and I'm really enjoying every page. Lol. So many bizzare random things, a lot of stuff that makes no sense at all, but don't look to closely and just enjoy the silliness for what it is. Good fun.
October 11, 2021
It was ok
Decent. Not the best and by far not the worst. It's an OK read if your looking for entertainment. It's got some interesting aspects.
Decent. Not the best and by far not the worst. It's an OK read if your looking for entertainment. It's got some interesting aspects.
October 30, 2021
I’m not a gamer and loved this series so far. (Ok, I hope it’s a series.)
November 1, 2021
Invictus!
Robin Wideman rocks it in Apocalypse Online 2: A Post-Apocalypse LitRPG Adventure. The guild is formed, the alien invasion has begun on multiple fronts. It begins...
Robin Wideman rocks it in Apocalypse Online 2: A Post-Apocalypse LitRPG Adventure. The guild is formed, the alien invasion has begun on multiple fronts. It begins...
November 4, 2021
got busy fast
Wow. They didn’t take long to invade. Glad to see that raw numbers (and the threat of total slavery) can rile even the polite Canadians up to total war!
Wow. They didn’t take long to invade. Glad to see that raw numbers (and the threat of total slavery) can rile even the polite Canadians up to total war!
December 1, 2021
Decent
Reasonable story, but, where is the third and forth one? Good characters, and action. It's not possible to make everyone happy, but I liked it.
Reasonable story, but, where is the third and forth one? Good characters, and action. It's not possible to make everyone happy, but I liked it.
December 11, 2021
Addictive, new spin on litrpg
There's no easy wins for this group of survivors and the stakes and challenges are just growing. Looking forward to the next book
There's no easy wins for this group of survivors and the stakes and challenges are just growing. Looking forward to the next book
May 5, 2022
Really Good
One of the best LITRPG series, the author did not overpower his characters from the start making it an enjoyable read.
One of the best LITRPG series, the author did not overpower his characters from the start making it an enjoyable read.
July 24, 2022
Enjoyed this book
Recommend this book. It is well written and has an interesting story. Like how the larger universe has a play in the story.
Recommend this book. It is well written and has an interesting story. Like how the larger universe has a play in the story.
September 11, 2023
DNF
Chapter 17
Chapter 17
dnf
October 12, 2024DNF at 1:58:32 of 17:02:50.
November 21, 2025
Solid storytelling. Could have used another editorial pass. Some characters end up in two places at once.
April 8, 2023
Awesome
What a great story! It's just amazing how the story is grown so well! The caricatures are really well done. Makes the hole story even better.
What a great story! It's just amazing how the story is grown so well! The caricatures are really well done. Makes the hole story even better.
January 23, 2022
Great story
I love this series so far. Can’t wait for the next book. Get it and read it. I’m sure you will love it too
I love this series so far. Can’t wait for the next book. Get it and read it. I’m sure you will love it too
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