They were the Unfrozen, expendable, throwaways, but as fate would have it, they managed to outlive those who “owned” them. Some set out to master the inhospitable future they found themselves in. One by one, they ventured forth and disappeared. Others hid to avoid capture, only delaying the inevitable. The existence of false identities was a threat to the entire System.
Only one of the Unfrozen continued to forge the path he’d originally set out on, flying in the face of common sense and in complete disregard for playing it safe. Klim Denisov was used to going all the way to the end, even if it led him over the edge.
But he's no longer all alone. He’s found allies who, like him, want to get to the bottom of what's been going on. No matter what the cost, they’re determined to put a stop to the mysterious deaths of players. Or, might that cost be too high this time? Let's not forget about the mysterious hunter who wasn't yet ready to see himself as someone’s quarry.
Anton Tekshin was born on June 13th, 1987, which fell on a Saturday, though his whole life he’s felt like it was a Friday. He grew up in a small town, where children’s activities consisted of alcohol consumption and playing soccer on the local pasture. Early on, books became a way for the future author to escape these dreary conditions and travel to amazing worlds. He liked sci-fi thrillers best of all and carried this passion with him through years of study and subsequent work in the field of forestry. His favorite authors back then were Lois Bujold, Emilio Salgari, George R. R. Martin and Robert Heinlein.
Anton always liked to tell stories, and at some point he realized that he had to try to write himself. By that time, he already had extensive experience interacting with people from various walks of life — from military personnel and “survivalists” to members of the criminal underworld. Anton enjoys putting people in extreme situations and watching them find a way out. But he does this, for the most part, only in his books :)
From the perspective of storytelling. The translation. Skipping or just seemingly missing chapters or parts of the story. Glossing over story by way of vague, borderline synopsis, straight up Tell instead of Show.
.. just bad.
I found myself shaking my head thinking and saying WTF!? out loud.
If you are reading this and have only read/listened to the first book in the series you are probably thinking that I'm being overly dramatic or overstating things. That though is not the case. I find it rather more than slightly befuddling how bad this the third book is overall compared to book one. Book two was rather bad too, when compared to book one, and I didn't think the following books could get worse but I was wrong.
I received a review copy of this book. Liked the book, didn't expect it to end where it did though, that means, I now have to read the next book when it comes out. Interesting story, though it's still plagued with translation artifacts. A bit more amusing then the last one, (some of the jokes actually translated properly this time). Worth the read regardless though.
I am really enjoying this book and series. It is litrpg but the book is not really about leveling up. The series is more like a detective series in a game and the real world.
Great mixture of real world mystery and action with LitRPG in a “game”. Character stats are very light and I don’t think I saw the entire character sheet reviewed at all.