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Dungeons of Underhill #1
Fall to the Forest
When the world of the Faeries began to collapse, they sought refuge in the only place they could. That salvation lay in the hope of resurrection and rebirth. The Ancient One spread the souls of the Faerie across the Universe, placing them as seeds that would grow into mighty Dungeons, each a potential location for their people to be renewed.
No one on Earth was prepared for Dungeons to start popping up and causing technology to degrade. It was something they were going to have to adjust too, because Earth would never be the same.
Contains some adult content, violence and language. Also present: Fae strangeness, unconventional lifestyles and exploding mushrooms.
No one on Earth was prepared for Dungeons to start popping up and causing technology to degrade. It was something they were going to have to adjust too, because Earth would never be the same.
Contains some adult content, violence and language. Also present: Fae strangeness, unconventional lifestyles and exploding mushrooms.
384 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 27, 2021
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About the author
Deacon Frost
46 books101 followersBegan gaming at the age of 8 and explored a lot of different ways to play table top. When I got older, I experimented with MMOs and found a few I really liked. My first job was mowing lawns as a young teen, and I worked to use the money to pay for fantasy series like DragonLance, Dark Sun, and Forgotten Realms. As soon as I discovered LitRPG I knew I wanted to incorporate it into my writing.
Aside from taking care of my sons as a single father, writing is what I love to do most. I hope you all enjoy my work.
Aside from taking care of my sons as a single father, writing is what I love to do most. I hope you all enjoy my work.
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September 4, 2022
I don't know why these dungeon stories don't try something different. It's always a dungeon and a fairy, and some rando human lucks into becoming "friends" with the dungeon. Make something different.
Ugh. This book repeats stats unnecessary. You just listed the stats a few sentences ago, why tell me again? Padding the writing? Copying the worst parts of other author's dungeon stories?
I really don't know if I would read a sequel, as it doesn't really have anything to distinguish it from other dungeon novels. There was a lot of disjointed areas in the novel, where something happened in a scene, and when we return to the scene, the thing that happened isn't mentioned, like it didn't happen.
2.5/5 Stars
Ugh. This book repeats stats unnecessary. You just listed the stats a few sentences ago, why tell me again? Padding the writing? Copying the worst parts of other author's dungeon stories?
I really don't know if I would read a sequel, as it doesn't really have anything to distinguish it from other dungeon novels. There was a lot of disjointed areas in the novel, where something happened in a scene, and when we return to the scene, the thing that happened isn't mentioned, like it didn't happen.
2.5/5 Stars
July 6, 2022
This author is dogmatic (with the fantasy theme) then about close to everything he wrote in this book. Without really explaining why things must be that way. I am allergic to authors that over explain things (even the things that don't happen) but this author doesn't explain anything. The author has a warped sense (creed or beliefs) of the fantasy world that he brings to Earth.
The pace of the first volume of this volume series is slow. It takes the whole of this first volume to get the main character, a Dungeon Core, established. Dungeon Core and his retinue actually make a harem, thanks to the writing of the author. So a being that has no real corporeal body plays with the minds of the help, his subordinates... because even though Dungeon Core can project a corporeal body, it' s not a real body...
Things I do not agree with: Most Dungeons can only create the beings (samples that they receive in the Dungeon), this Dungeon can mutate these beings, but lose the option to recreate them once they are mutated into other beings. There is no real reason to deny the option to create the beings that were once created. The Dungeon Cores do not really get any training, manuals of help. The author believes (falsely) that Dungeons are there to train the Dungeon delvers (adventurers) when the real reason a Dungeon is created and a Dungeon Core manages a Dungeon is to grow, become powerful and defeat all of the dungeon delvers (adventurers) that enter the dungeon. They use the loot to motivate the adventurers into daring to enter, but the only real objective of a Dungeon Core is to defeat the adventurers, not to teach, not to provide for the adventurers, not to protect or be like a door mat/carpet for the adventurers. Dungeons grow powerful by killing the adventurers within the perimeters of the Dungeons. By the Mana/Miasma/Qi/Ki/Aether/Magical Energy, that is created by having them delve in the Dungeons.
Only some of the Dungeons have "fairies" as helpers or as Dungeon Cores. Most of the ideas of Earth suddenly being invaded by Dungeons all over the place are part of Asian web/light novel series and those series provide for much better stories than this one.
The pace of the first volume of this volume series is slow. It takes the whole of this first volume to get the main character, a Dungeon Core, established. Dungeon Core and his retinue actually make a harem, thanks to the writing of the author. So a being that has no real corporeal body plays with the minds of the help, his subordinates... because even though Dungeon Core can project a corporeal body, it' s not a real body...
Things I do not agree with: Most Dungeons can only create the beings (samples that they receive in the Dungeon), this Dungeon can mutate these beings, but lose the option to recreate them once they are mutated into other beings. There is no real reason to deny the option to create the beings that were once created. The Dungeon Cores do not really get any training, manuals of help. The author believes (falsely) that Dungeons are there to train the Dungeon delvers (adventurers) when the real reason a Dungeon is created and a Dungeon Core manages a Dungeon is to grow, become powerful and defeat all of the dungeon delvers (adventurers) that enter the dungeon. They use the loot to motivate the adventurers into daring to enter, but the only real objective of a Dungeon Core is to defeat the adventurers, not to teach, not to provide for the adventurers, not to protect or be like a door mat/carpet for the adventurers. Dungeons grow powerful by killing the adventurers within the perimeters of the Dungeons. By the Mana/Miasma/Qi/Ki/Aether/Magical Energy, that is created by having them delve in the Dungeons.
Only some of the Dungeons have "fairies" as helpers or as Dungeon Cores. Most of the ideas of Earth suddenly being invaded by Dungeons all over the place are part of Asian web/light novel series and those series provide for much better stories than this one.
April 27, 2022
Fall to the Forest is a dually narrated LitRPG audiobook, well written by Deacon Frost and expertly performed by Rachel Leblang and Ryan West.
With the world of the Faeries on the edge of extinction, The Ancient One finds hope and salvation by spreading the souls of the Faerie across the Universe. Resurrection and rebirth follow as their seeds will grow into mighty Dungeons, each a potential location for their people to be reborn.
The problem? Earth is invaded by huge dungeons that are popping up everywhere and messing up with technology on a large scale. So, Faeries and Humans need to learn how to live together in this new world filled with magic, strange creatures, and special abilities.
The story is captivating, the characters are colorful, the world-building is well done and the pacing is fast. I don’t want to go into any more details because I’d hate to spoil this enjoyable experience for anyone.
This audio production of Fall to the Forest is narrated with talent and emotion by Rachel Leblang and Ryan West. Each is doing a great job with both the story and the characters, delivering an entertaining performance filled with passion and amusement.
I think that it was a very good decision to go with two narrators for this audiobook because the story is told from multiple points of view and thanks to the dual narration, the narrative experience is more immersive for the listener.
I am not a huge fan of the LitRPG genre, but I love video games and RPGs, so I really enjoyed this adventure – I’ll definitely be looking forward to the next chapter. Fall to the Forest is a good book made even better in audiobook format by these two talented narrators.
I hope that you found this review interesting and will consider leaving a helpful vote below. Thank you! Take care, stay safe, and don't forget, always listen with your heart.
With the world of the Faeries on the edge of extinction, The Ancient One finds hope and salvation by spreading the souls of the Faerie across the Universe. Resurrection and rebirth follow as their seeds will grow into mighty Dungeons, each a potential location for their people to be reborn.
The problem? Earth is invaded by huge dungeons that are popping up everywhere and messing up with technology on a large scale. So, Faeries and Humans need to learn how to live together in this new world filled with magic, strange creatures, and special abilities.
The story is captivating, the characters are colorful, the world-building is well done and the pacing is fast. I don’t want to go into any more details because I’d hate to spoil this enjoyable experience for anyone.
This audio production of Fall to the Forest is narrated with talent and emotion by Rachel Leblang and Ryan West. Each is doing a great job with both the story and the characters, delivering an entertaining performance filled with passion and amusement.
I think that it was a very good decision to go with two narrators for this audiobook because the story is told from multiple points of view and thanks to the dual narration, the narrative experience is more immersive for the listener.
I am not a huge fan of the LitRPG genre, but I love video games and RPGs, so I really enjoyed this adventure – I’ll definitely be looking forward to the next chapter. Fall to the Forest is a good book made even better in audiobook format by these two talented narrators.
I hope that you found this review interesting and will consider leaving a helpful vote below. Thank you! Take care, stay safe, and don't forget, always listen with your heart.
December 27, 2021
Needs Editing But the Plot is Pristine
There’s a harem theme (If that isn’t your thing) and the book needs a major re-edit, as the missing words and such make some areas horrifically hard to follow. At one point, there’s a joke about the moon, but it was misspelled mood and I spent several minutes just staring at the sentence, trying to put together how it was funny.
Kinda takes away from the immersion and fun.
However! The plot is awesome. I have always been obsessed with the fae, and I also love LitRPG and dungeon core novels. Seeing this combined in such a well thought out way is just brilliant! I also love the details and the villains (though they are only briefly mentioned in this novel) are another of my favorites: eldritch. I can’t wait to see how that storyline evolves.
Despite what another reviewer said, this does not end like it’s not part of a series. The last line of the epilogue hints at a major overarching plot development that I won’t spoil for you. I also don’t think he’s done with the characters mentioned here. Too much foreshadowing set up for him to drop them already.
Overall, I definitely recommend this story!
There’s a harem theme (If that isn’t your thing) and the book needs a major re-edit, as the missing words and such make some areas horrifically hard to follow. At one point, there’s a joke about the moon, but it was misspelled mood and I spent several minutes just staring at the sentence, trying to put together how it was funny.
Kinda takes away from the immersion and fun.
However! The plot is awesome. I have always been obsessed with the fae, and I also love LitRPG and dungeon core novels. Seeing this combined in such a well thought out way is just brilliant! I also love the details and the villains (though they are only briefly mentioned in this novel) are another of my favorites: eldritch. I can’t wait to see how that storyline evolves.
Despite what another reviewer said, this does not end like it’s not part of a series. The last line of the epilogue hints at a major overarching plot development that I won’t spoil for you. I also don’t think he’s done with the characters mentioned here. Too much foreshadowing set up for him to drop them already.
Overall, I definitely recommend this story!
June 21, 2023
It's the apocalypse but with D&D and unnecessary sex scenes.
It's one part dungeon core that does nothing innovative or exciting with that (and adds the aforementioned sex scenes), one part LitRPG with all of the bad habits that genre entails, and one part end of the world because The System has come to Earth, only we never get the point of view from anyone who wasn't directly benefiting from the world suddenly becoming murder-hobo based.
It's also mostly dull. I found myself skimming a lot of the action scenes and pretty much all of the pages where the dungeon went over all of the new monsters he could summon every time he leveled up.
I just can't recommend this one even if you're a fan of LitRPG or dungeon core.
It's one part dungeon core that does nothing innovative or exciting with that (and adds the aforementioned sex scenes), one part LitRPG with all of the bad habits that genre entails, and one part end of the world because The System has come to Earth, only we never get the point of view from anyone who wasn't directly benefiting from the world suddenly becoming murder-hobo based.
It's also mostly dull. I found myself skimming a lot of the action scenes and pretty much all of the pages where the dungeon went over all of the new monsters he could summon every time he leveled up.
I just can't recommend this one even if you're a fan of LitRPG or dungeon core.
March 4, 2022
Great take on the Dungeon Core genre, but...
...It's got a TON of typos. Most are smaller ones, like incorrect punctuation, or the wrong spelling of a word. (like 'to' when 'too' was called for) Others are more jarring, and cause an entire sentence or paragraph to fall apart.
Luckily, to story is so entertaining, you should be able to get past the mistakes. I just hope this is the first in a series.
...It's got a TON of typos. Most are smaller ones, like incorrect punctuation, or the wrong spelling of a word. (like 'to' when 'too' was called for) Others are more jarring, and cause an entire sentence or paragraph to fall apart.
Luckily, to story is so entertaining, you should be able to get past the mistakes. I just hope this is the first in a series.
December 9, 2021
This has solid bones.
Some of it is a bit rough, the pixie-faerie subplot, but there is a lot of potential. The balance between mechanics and action is off, and the faerie personalities could use some polish. This one comes out at a four point one, or a four point two. But with so much room to grow, there is no way I am rounding down.
Some of it is a bit rough, the pixie-faerie subplot, but there is a lot of potential. The balance between mechanics and action is off, and the faerie personalities could use some polish. This one comes out at a four point one, or a four point two. But with so much room to grow, there is no way I am rounding down.
January 16, 2022
Brilliant
This book is way better than the concept sounds and a really great read. I avoided it for a while, but picked it up and read the whole thing.
Secondary characters are well fleshed out and, if you know about them, their actions make sense rather than just being plot devices.
Definitely going to read the second instalment to this.
This book is way better than the concept sounds and a really great read. I avoided it for a while, but picked it up and read the whole thing.
Secondary characters are well fleshed out and, if you know about them, their actions make sense rather than just being plot devices.
Definitely going to read the second instalment to this.
February 7, 2022
I loved this book! When I accidentally read ‘Accidental Incubus’ I ran into a really good author, I love that series as well. This has tremendous potential and I can not wait to see where it goes. The editing was well, not good. I hope it gets some attention. Looking forward to your future works Mr Frost.
February 13, 2022
awesome
Very good book new premise seems to have been well planned doesn’t seem rushed flows well and hooks you in. I can’t see any glaring flaws and it feels plausible which close you more into the book then otherwise it feels balanced and thought out and good. Try it read it I loved it I think I finished it in a little under eight hours I have no clue.
Very good book new premise seems to have been well planned doesn’t seem rushed flows well and hooks you in. I can’t see any glaring flaws and it feels plausible which close you more into the book then otherwise it feels balanced and thought out and good. Try it read it I loved it I think I finished it in a little under eight hours I have no clue.
March 25, 2022
Different take on faerie
Like the characters,developing nicely so looking forward to next book.
Needed a bit of editing for typos (some spelling and a few wrong words) but are minor and don't detract from story.
All characters have learning curve so nice change and glimpses of outside dungeon round story out.
Like the characters,developing nicely so looking forward to next book.
Needed a bit of editing for typos (some spelling and a few wrong words) but are minor and don't detract from story.
All characters have learning curve so nice change and glimpses of outside dungeon round story out.
April 18, 2022
A very interesting story!!
An excellent example of world building!!!! Hopefully now that the base of this new world is set more of the adventures and adult activities will be included in the story!! I for one can't wait to read book two!!!
An excellent example of world building!!!! Hopefully now that the base of this new world is set more of the adventures and adult activities will be included in the story!! I for one can't wait to read book two!!!
November 30, 2021
Great book
Great start of something really fun I thunk I'd love to see more of this world great book can't wait for the next one
Great start of something really fun I thunk I'd love to see more of this world great book can't wait for the next one
December 21, 2021
Asum Asum book!!!
This book is a great read and great world and character building… can’t wait for another book by this author!!!
This book is a great read and great world and character building… can’t wait for another book by this author!!!
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January 5, 2022Great book
Stellar work from Deacon Frost! Lots of action and adventure, leveling and monsters, dungeon delving and loot. Hopefully, there's a follow-up!
Stellar work from Deacon Frost! Lots of action and adventure, leveling and monsters, dungeon delving and loot. Hopefully, there's a follow-up!
January 17, 2022
Duuuude
This was an epic book. I'm really looking forward to seeing this world developed. A really solid premise skillfully executed and captivating.
This was an epic book. I'm really looking forward to seeing this world developed. A really solid premise skillfully executed and captivating.
January 26, 2022
Really fun book
Hopefully this will be the start to a new series. The characters are well done and the action flows well. I really hope the story continues.
Hopefully this will be the start to a new series. The characters are well done and the action flows well. I really hope the story continues.
June 17, 2022
just plain fun
Story kept me engaged throughout- nice balance between stats and story line- characters grew and filled out as story proceeded
Story kept me engaged throughout- nice balance between stats and story line- characters grew and filled out as story proceeded
August 23, 2022
There’s nothing wrong with this, but it’s a standard dungeon core and I don’t really like them. I thought it was going to be more like their other books.
December 19, 2023
Well that was fun!
One of the better rpg's I've read. It hooks you quickly and flows very nicely. The MC's are likeable and I hope for more in this series.
One of the better rpg's I've read. It hooks you quickly and flows very nicely. The MC's are likeable and I hope for more in this series.
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