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Rise of Mankind #3
Age of Iron
Matt and Chris have made it home ahead of the undead curse, but at what cost? The dungeon is surrounded, the refugees have made it to safety, but . . . they need food, water, space to recover and rest, and none of these things come cheap. That cost must be paid in mana. Mike and Kelly were sent to bring reinforcements from the park, but they're walking into a meatgrinder, one that will strip the life from them, then raise them to besiege those they love . . . Matt has only one chance . . . lead the refugees, forge them anew into a force that can face the undead, in their tens of thousands. Worst of all . . . the beer's damn well warm.
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Published March 1, 2022
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March 2, 2022
The books need balance.
I like this series but the author needs to rebalance the "bad guys." All of the magic users of the dungeon have their magic restricted in very stupid ways. The cost of all spells are simply rediculuos. This includes the initial cost of spells and then the ongonging effects of those spells. So much so that even with a mana pool of 500 one spell will wipe out their mana in seconds. Seconds! All while mana regen takes hours or days? In a world where you can die at any time focusing on such a blatantly glass cannon class is the hieght of stupidity.
Yet does any of monsters or bad guys have such limitations. Hell no. And the fight at the end of the book in no way covers the glaring OPness of all magic users not of the dungeon.
Next, what the hell happened to Matt becoming lightning? Becoming a true being of lightning where his body radiated lightning and it took absolute concentration in order to suppress it so that he didn't hurt everyone around him? Matt goes from this in one book, to needing to actively train and concentrate to bring it out in the very next book?
Also, Matt was the first god in the world. First in his pantheon and first period. Yet, he gets his as handed to him by the number 5 in an undead pantheon? A younger god who had no problems accessing his nearly unlimited mana?
Do you see where I'm going with this? I love the story and writing stye but, please... learn to put some balance in the books. And don't take powers and abilities away from characters (especially the MC) just to make it easier to write a suspenseful book. It doesn't build suspense. It just pisses people off.
I like this series but the author needs to rebalance the "bad guys." All of the magic users of the dungeon have their magic restricted in very stupid ways. The cost of all spells are simply rediculuos. This includes the initial cost of spells and then the ongonging effects of those spells. So much so that even with a mana pool of 500 one spell will wipe out their mana in seconds. Seconds! All while mana regen takes hours or days? In a world where you can die at any time focusing on such a blatantly glass cannon class is the hieght of stupidity.
Yet does any of monsters or bad guys have such limitations. Hell no. And the fight at the end of the book in no way covers the glaring OPness of all magic users not of the dungeon.
Next, what the hell happened to Matt becoming lightning? Becoming a true being of lightning where his body radiated lightning and it took absolute concentration in order to suppress it so that he didn't hurt everyone around him? Matt goes from this in one book, to needing to actively train and concentrate to bring it out in the very next book?
Also, Matt was the first god in the world. First in his pantheon and first period. Yet, he gets his as handed to him by the number 5 in an undead pantheon? A younger god who had no problems accessing his nearly unlimited mana?
Do you see where I'm going with this? I love the story and writing stye but, please... learn to put some balance in the books. And don't take powers and abilities away from characters (especially the MC) just to make it easier to write a suspenseful book. It doesn't build suspense. It just pisses people off.
October 9, 2022
It was interesting, as a 3rd entry in a Gamelit series.
The Good
I appreciated seeing a few named characters die. No one important, which is a shame, but still. It was useful to tone down the plot armour somewhat.
The author seems to know Newcastle very well (or is very convincing, I wouldn't know 😅), and it's helping their world-building a lot. I liked that.
For me, the true strength of this series are the dialogues and the inner monologue. They are some of the most organic and natural-sounding I've heard in a long while. This is a HUGE boon in an audiobook especially. Matt is an irreverent, sarcastic dude, and he's a lot of fun to follow, even for an old conservative fart like me. He still manages to keep his level of snark right below my threshold.
On top of that, the uncanny valley factor of an american narrator spouting British expletives was an unexpected bonus. "Sodding this" and "bugger all" sounds almost tame when said with an american accent. 😂
The Bad
As so often happens in this genre, power creep is starting to drown the main plot. Every conflict is always resolved in an DBZ way: with another level of strength. Some would say that it comes with the territory. When progress is measured in numbers, it is understood that power is always earned, and the one who has more should generally win. Too many antagonists are shown as almost overwhelmingly strong and experienced, but still get NERFed in bizarre ways just to make MC win. All the boss fights left a bad taste.
Some plot holes in the pantheon ranking irritated me as well. The treatment of the origin of the demi-gods is confusing. Are they all from Earth or not? If not, how?
The actual base management though has gone into auto mode a bit, and we've lost sight of what is happening, and at what scale. To be fair, sustaining interest in what basically amounts to a number game over several books is hard. At some point in time, numbers just stop being relevant, and one can only mutter "m'kay... sure... wow... sounds like a lot..." while one's eyes glaze over. This series is no exception.
The Ugly
Notifications are messed up. Author should try and time reading any system message. I know characters are "evolving" and stuff, but the walls of text are sometimes plainly ridiculous. That was a systematic immersion breaker for me, and since there are a shitton of them, the irritation quickly builds up. The issue may slip under the radar in text format, but in audiobook, it is GLARING. LitRPG authors really need to find a mechanic to allow real time and notification time to coexist in a believable way.
The Conclusion
I still had a good time, all in all. The book has its moments. I guess I'm still tracking this series, even if this specific entry wasn't that great for me. YMMV, as usual.
The Good
I appreciated seeing a few named characters die. No one important, which is a shame, but still. It was useful to tone down the plot armour somewhat.
The author seems to know Newcastle very well (or is very convincing, I wouldn't know 😅), and it's helping their world-building a lot. I liked that.
For me, the true strength of this series are the dialogues and the inner monologue. They are some of the most organic and natural-sounding I've heard in a long while. This is a HUGE boon in an audiobook especially. Matt is an irreverent, sarcastic dude, and he's a lot of fun to follow, even for an old conservative fart like me. He still manages to keep his level of snark right below my threshold.
On top of that, the uncanny valley factor of an american narrator spouting British expletives was an unexpected bonus. "Sodding this" and "bugger all" sounds almost tame when said with an american accent. 😂
The Bad
As so often happens in this genre, power creep is starting to drown the main plot. Every conflict is always resolved in an DBZ way: with another level of strength. Some would say that it comes with the territory. When progress is measured in numbers, it is understood that power is always earned, and the one who has more should generally win. Too many antagonists are shown as almost overwhelmingly strong and experienced, but still get NERFed in bizarre ways just to make MC win. All the boss fights left a bad taste.
Some plot holes in the pantheon ranking irritated me as well. The treatment of the origin of the demi-gods is confusing. Are they all from Earth or not? If not, how?
The actual base management though has gone into auto mode a bit, and we've lost sight of what is happening, and at what scale. To be fair, sustaining interest in what basically amounts to a number game over several books is hard. At some point in time, numbers just stop being relevant, and one can only mutter "m'kay... sure... wow... sounds like a lot..." while one's eyes glaze over. This series is no exception.
The Ugly
Notifications are messed up. Author should try and time reading any system message. I know characters are "evolving" and stuff, but the walls of text are sometimes plainly ridiculous. That was a systematic immersion breaker for me, and since there are a shitton of them, the irritation quickly builds up. The issue may slip under the radar in text format, but in audiobook, it is GLARING. LitRPG authors really need to find a mechanic to allow real time and notification time to coexist in a believable way.
The Conclusion
I still had a good time, all in all. The book has its moments. I guess I'm still tracking this series, even if this specific entry wasn't that great for me. YMMV, as usual.
October 29, 2024
This series is truly a diamond in the ruff! It holds to the basics of this genre, but adds so much creativity. That keeps the pages turning!
March 9, 2022
Had to force myself to finish it
I almost deleted this book and moved on several times. So much of the main characters' stupidity and ignorance of his amazing abilities was extremely frustrating. Why spend the time to set him up with awesome powers if he's going to completely forget about them every fight? I get that you want to establish room for growth and create a feeling of progression, but how you are trying to do that feels all wrong. Maybe it just needed a lot more time in editing and a bit of a rewrite after beta readers' feedback. 🤔
I wanted to like this book, I really did, but I didn't enjoy it. I feel like I have to give an honest rating and review if the next book in the series is going to be better.
I almost deleted this book and moved on several times. So much of the main characters' stupidity and ignorance of his amazing abilities was extremely frustrating. Why spend the time to set him up with awesome powers if he's going to completely forget about them every fight? I get that you want to establish room for growth and create a feeling of progression, but how you are trying to do that feels all wrong. Maybe it just needed a lot more time in editing and a bit of a rewrite after beta readers' feedback. 🤔
I wanted to like this book, I really did, but I didn't enjoy it. I feel like I have to give an honest rating and review if the next book in the series is going to be better.
October 15, 2025
Matt is such an idiot and an act like a child who think he is some kind of alpha man. Toxic masculinity at display.
May 2, 2024
The battles were too long and detailed and we had 3 major ones in 1 book. The sex and nudity is needlessly gratuitous. I had hoped the epilogue would explain how certain people survived. Even if they have plot armor, i still want some sort of explanation XD
anyway, those things aside, this was a blast 😁
anyway, those things aside, this was a blast 😁
March 7, 2022
sigh..
Started out great but I struggled with this one.. mainly because this main character is starting to turn into jax from underverse.
It's early yet and could be fixed but if it continues as is then it will be just another oracle and jax situation.
Although those characters aren't all that terrible... the constant sex, innuendos and mannerisms is starting to bleed over.. sure it's understandable apocalyptic trope but imo it ruins books and basically makes it skipping portions of the book a necessity.
TLDR- really enjoy this series but it's starting to become an alternate reality of jaxs and oracle
Started out great but I struggled with this one.. mainly because this main character is starting to turn into jax from underverse.
It's early yet and could be fixed but if it continues as is then it will be just another oracle and jax situation.
Although those characters aren't all that terrible... the constant sex, innuendos and mannerisms is starting to bleed over.. sure it's understandable apocalyptic trope but imo it ruins books and basically makes it skipping portions of the book a necessity.
TLDR- really enjoy this series but it's starting to become an alternate reality of jaxs and oracle
July 26, 2022
The MC still a punching bag and not too bright.
Still don’t like the MC in this book, but the story is what keeps me reading it. The MC is still being used as a punching bag, not very bright, doesn’t allocate his stats properly such as trying to be a melee fighter without the requisite skills. I believe at the end of the book he gets it. So of course this makes me want to read the next one hopefully there’s some personal character growth for this MC will read the next book when it comes out. There’s plenty of action, dungeon creation, and interesting characters that’s why I will continue to read the series. Still think that if this MC doesn’t learn the author should replace him.
Still don’t like the MC in this book, but the story is what keeps me reading it. The MC is still being used as a punching bag, not very bright, doesn’t allocate his stats properly such as trying to be a melee fighter without the requisite skills. I believe at the end of the book he gets it. So of course this makes me want to read the next one hopefully there’s some personal character growth for this MC will read the next book when it comes out. There’s plenty of action, dungeon creation, and interesting characters that’s why I will continue to read the series. Still think that if this MC doesn’t learn the author should replace him.
October 6, 2024
DNR
After 2 books main character, the redrum hobo, finally caves in to pressure from surrounding people and accepts the logical responsibility, that he should fester a community and help run it with the cheat of dungeon core item production. Continuing the main overarching conflict from past 2 books, mc and his gang of suck ups reach a final (?) confrontation with dickle... Datales the ascended necromancer of the new pantheon of Earth's gods. Some caring after senior citizens is in dispersed between the buildup to the final confrontation.
Finally, the return of Marcus the HEMA hobbyist. This has been long overdue. Increasing cast of characters, mostly pairing the previously singles, doesn't necessarily add depth and emotional connection to the character (whoever it might be) from the reader.
The story hovers on the edge of the action adventure fantasy post-apocalypse survival and civilization building. Leaning either way but never both ways at the same time. Three books in the series should be enough to make a decision and pursue the one the author chooses. The dungeon management is becoming lazy, fading into background, as mc's party spends more time together and less narrative time is spent on exploration of dungeon summoned minions system. Author expresses the same concern by the hobo, as in he should be left alone to explore the dungeon lord's (class) powers.
Conclusion: 2/5. Listened on Audible included in plus catalogue. Narrated by: Neil Hellegers. Story is spread too thin. Creating a character to sympathize to for as wide an audience as possible while telling story only from 1 characters POV leaves them undeveloped and blank. An indecisive limbo of the direction of the story's progression, one step forward two to the side. Bad value for the length of the book - 1.45 $/hour ( 30.09 $ / 20 hrs 50 mins ).
Values:
Terrible: >1.66 $/hour
Bad: 1 - 1.66 $/hour
Good: <1 $/hour
Dream: 0.4 - 0.27 $/hour
After 2 books main character, the redrum hobo, finally caves in to pressure from surrounding people and accepts the logical responsibility, that he should fester a community and help run it with the cheat of dungeon core item production. Continuing the main overarching conflict from past 2 books, mc and his gang of suck ups reach a final (?) confrontation with dickle... Datales the ascended necromancer of the new pantheon of Earth's gods. Some caring after senior citizens is in dispersed between the buildup to the final confrontation.
Finally, the return of Marcus the HEMA hobbyist. This has been long overdue. Increasing cast of characters, mostly pairing the previously singles, doesn't necessarily add depth and emotional connection to the character (whoever it might be) from the reader.
The story hovers on the edge of the action adventure fantasy post-apocalypse survival and civilization building. Leaning either way but never both ways at the same time. Three books in the series should be enough to make a decision and pursue the one the author chooses. The dungeon management is becoming lazy, fading into background, as mc's party spends more time together and less narrative time is spent on exploration of dungeon summoned minions system. Author expresses the same concern by the hobo, as in he should be left alone to explore the dungeon lord's (class) powers.
Conclusion: 2/5. Listened on Audible included in plus catalogue. Narrated by: Neil Hellegers. Story is spread too thin. Creating a character to sympathize to for as wide an audience as possible while telling story only from 1 characters POV leaves them undeveloped and blank. An indecisive limbo of the direction of the story's progression, one step forward two to the side. Bad value for the length of the book - 1.45 $/hour ( 30.09 $ / 20 hrs 50 mins ).
Values:
Terrible: >1.66 $/hour
Bad: 1 - 1.66 $/hour
Good: <1 $/hour
Dream: 0.4 - 0.27 $/hour
February 18, 2023
40% in and I'm struggling. It's both repetitive and inconsistent. Matt the smartest man in the room will say one thing, and the next day visit the same person/group and say the same substance with a different outcome. Without a reason.
Also, everyone sucks still. It's very Libertarian Male Fantasy and /r/NotHowGirlsWork/ . I guess the only people left are rapists, murderers, monsters, and will kill you over stuff morally justified enlightened centerists.
It's a damn slog.
The writing itself is weirldy good, outside of the first two points. The battles are engaging and imaganitive. Even if the main guy lives via plot armor at least 3/4 of the time. The system is interesting as well.
I'm already skimming the horniness and handwringing sections that do nothing for the book. I can't imagine I'll read the next one unless the actual story picks up.I'll update this when I'm finished.
Finished. Probably with the series too.
The characters all seem to be the base tropey conservative stereotypes of a person. Not that the character is necessarily conservative, but that they're the stereotype from a conservative point of view.
Anyone who isn't in the 95th percentile mean for height and weight is body shamed, and likely dies. Too fat? dead. Too skinny? dead. Weird haircut? dead.
The women are all manipulative supermodel harpys with great tits, or non-sex objects, IE old or children.
The men are high school mentality frat boys with drinking problems, a cargoship load of toxicly masculine traits, and an egregious amount of military worship.
Everyone is an asshole.
I think the author thinks he isn't racist, but the protagonist definitely is. Also a lot of classism.
All the criticisms of the previous two books maintain in full here. The cringe horniness. The hypocrisy of actions perceived vs taken.
The actual story just kind of faltered out for a series of set piece encounters. There's a bit less deus ex machina via blackout in this installment, but they're rarely winning anything through effort and planning. It's pure plot armor.
Also, everyone sucks still. It's very Libertarian Male Fantasy and /r/NotHowGirlsWork/ . I guess the only people left are rapists, murderers, monsters, and will kill you over stuff morally justified enlightened centerists.
It's a damn slog.
The writing itself is weirldy good, outside of the first two points. The battles are engaging and imaganitive. Even if the main guy lives via plot armor at least 3/4 of the time. The system is interesting as well.
I'm already skimming the horniness and handwringing sections that do nothing for the book. I can't imagine I'll read the next one unless the actual story picks up.
Finished. Probably with the series too.
The characters all seem to be the base tropey conservative stereotypes of a person. Not that the character is necessarily conservative, but that they're the stereotype from a conservative point of view.
Anyone who isn't in the 95th percentile mean for height and weight is body shamed, and likely dies. Too fat? dead. Too skinny? dead. Weird haircut? dead.
The women are all manipulative supermodel harpys with great tits, or non-sex objects, IE old or children.
The men are high school mentality frat boys with drinking problems, a cargoship load of toxicly masculine traits, and an egregious amount of military worship.
Everyone is an asshole.
I think the author thinks he isn't racist, but the protagonist definitely is. Also a lot of classism.
All the criticisms of the previous two books maintain in full here. The cringe horniness. The hypocrisy of actions perceived vs taken.
The actual story just kind of faltered out for a series of set piece encounters. There's a bit less deus ex machina via blackout in this installment, but they're rarely winning anything through effort and planning. It's pure plot armor.
March 4, 2022
Both enjoyable and frustrating!
So let me get this out right off the bat…the blurb on Amazon reads to me like Mike and Kelly get turned into undead. If you also read it that way, I’m here to let you know you can relax. They do not get turned. Now. On to the rest.
Pros: Plenty of action, and plot build up. The dungeon gets a lot of upgrades, and Matt discovers some things that he really needs to know to advance further. The same great humor you know and love, and plenty of chunk!
Cons: Despite Matt discovering some new class and race related stuff that will help him progress, it felt like there wasn’t a lot of progression on his racial upgrade. Also the other pantheons have a bunch of people it seems, where are any other members of the Pantheon of the Storm?
I enjoyed the book, and will look forward to 4!
So let me get this out right off the bat…the blurb on Amazon reads to me like Mike and Kelly get turned into undead. If you also read it that way, I’m here to let you know you can relax. They do not get turned. Now. On to the rest.
Pros: Plenty of action, and plot build up. The dungeon gets a lot of upgrades, and Matt discovers some things that he really needs to know to advance further. The same great humor you know and love, and plenty of chunk!
Cons: Despite Matt discovering some new class and race related stuff that will help him progress, it felt like there wasn’t a lot of progression on his racial upgrade. Also the other pantheons have a bunch of people it seems, where are any other members of the Pantheon of the Storm?
I enjoyed the book, and will look forward to 4!
March 4, 2022
good but a few holes
I enjoyed this book. There was a decent amount of action and base building. My main issue is that the MC kept making bad choices. He spent a lot of time personally working on his dungeon and very little time getting stronger even though it was clear from past engagements that his personal strength was often the difference maker. All the tasks that he spent most of his time on were things that he could have delegated to the other 16 people that were already doing similar tasks. He and his leadership team also spent a bunch of resources on creature comforts and setting up and an economy when they had like a week to prepare to face an opposing army. Once again idiotic. Overall good, but a little too much stupidity.
I enjoyed this book. There was a decent amount of action and base building. My main issue is that the MC kept making bad choices. He spent a lot of time personally working on his dungeon and very little time getting stronger even though it was clear from past engagements that his personal strength was often the difference maker. All the tasks that he spent most of his time on were things that he could have delegated to the other 16 people that were already doing similar tasks. He and his leadership team also spent a bunch of resources on creature comforts and setting up and an economy when they had like a week to prepare to face an opposing army. Once again idiotic. Overall good, but a little too much stupidity.
July 30, 2023
This book was significantly slower and less interesting to me than the first two installments. There seemed to be a lot less action in this book and a lot more focus on wall thickness, wall height, wall density and wall materials. Not that I don't appreciate a nice wall as much as the next guy, but it felt a bit...too front and center in this book. And not just walls - there was a tremendous focus on base building in this book, which I would typically enjoy, but this somehow felt flat to me. Just...uninteresting.
Add to that the various threads of the plot in this book and the prior installments that just seem to get abandoned and I couldn't stay engaged with the book.
This will be the final installment for me in the series.
Add to that the various threads of the plot in this book and the prior installments that just seem to get abandoned and I couldn't stay engaged with the book.
This will be the final installment for me in the series.
July 23, 2025
Summary
As Matt returns to the dungeon settlement with more refugees, the dungeon is attacked by a horde of undead soldiers. The slow, gradual growth of the settlement is kicked into hyperdrive as they try to expand and accommodate for nearly 400 people, all while trying to defend against the attack outside. Matt’s power continues to grow as he battles vampires, skeletal Roman legions, undead amalgamations, and ultimately the Lord of the Undead himself.
Review
Loving this series. It’s action packed and detailed to the extent that you can absolutely visualize everything happening. The mana falling like broken glass when he’s out in the storm, the Roman legion storming the walls, the final battle— it’s fantastic.
As Matt returns to the dungeon settlement with more refugees, the dungeon is attacked by a horde of undead soldiers. The slow, gradual growth of the settlement is kicked into hyperdrive as they try to expand and accommodate for nearly 400 people, all while trying to defend against the attack outside. Matt’s power continues to grow as he battles vampires, skeletal Roman legions, undead amalgamations, and ultimately the Lord of the Undead himself.
Review
Loving this series. It’s action packed and detailed to the extent that you can absolutely visualize everything happening. The mana falling like broken glass when he’s out in the storm, the Roman legion storming the walls, the final battle— it’s fantastic.
August 25, 2022
Only slightly better than the second, with the book's title being completely misleading. The narration continues to be half-assed with Neil "Mumble-ufugous" Helligers having no sense of pacing, making the MC sound like the god of Emo, and continually just not being able to read properly. On multiple occasions I had to rewind, confused if I had just misheard, but it turns out he simply can't read or doesn't care (e.g. saying "fireman's CRY", when it's obviously written as "fireman's CARRY").
At this point, I've only been continuing the series for my love of Kelly. It's a shame, as I adore the rest of Jez's series.
At this point, I've only been continuing the series for my love of Kelly. It's a shame, as I adore the rest of Jez's series.
October 22, 2023
Story is growing nicely. Less misogynistic talk in this one but it’s still there.
I’m enjoying the progress of the MC, I’m hoping in the next battle to come other “Lords” or “gods” develop from this dungeon and he won’t be the only one. On to the next one.
The mana regen and how long things take needs to be better balanced. Especially with Matt’s amount. He needs a serious upgrade as he seems to be lacking compared to other lords. The cost of everything is totally crazy too. They need to figure out how to boost mana by a crazy amount. I also don’t want them to be on the back foot. I want them well prepared and dealing with foes easily as they have prepped and know the system.
I’m enjoying the progress of the MC, I’m hoping in the next battle to come other “Lords” or “gods” develop from this dungeon and he won’t be the only one. On to the next one.
The mana regen and how long things take needs to be better balanced. Especially with Matt’s amount. He needs a serious upgrade as he seems to be lacking compared to other lords. The cost of everything is totally crazy too. They need to figure out how to boost mana by a crazy amount. I also don’t want them to be on the back foot. I want them well prepared and dealing with foes easily as they have prepped and know the system.
March 8, 2022
bloomin’ brilliant
Written with humour, empathy and a strong host of characters!, who are learning the hard and fast way how to deal with their ‘new world’ and abilities. The MC is trying to keep safe as many survivors as he can, whilst fighting hordes of undead, mutated monsters and the odd gang or two! He and his team try to grow/ strengthen themselves and their dungeon as fast as they can. Mistakes are made, as they learn their new capabilities, lives are lost, lives are saved! What happens next? Eagerly awaiting the next book to find out ;)
Written with humour, empathy and a strong host of characters!, who are learning the hard and fast way how to deal with their ‘new world’ and abilities. The MC is trying to keep safe as many survivors as he can, whilst fighting hordes of undead, mutated monsters and the odd gang or two! He and his team try to grow/ strengthen themselves and their dungeon as fast as they can. Mistakes are made, as they learn their new capabilities, lives are lost, lives are saved! What happens next? Eagerly awaiting the next book to find out ;)
May 6, 2025
I am still really enjoying this series, but the constant innuendos and sex references are just tiring. Not that have an issue with that sort of thing in books, but this series feels like it's been written by a teenager who thinks he is being edgy/funny. The first battle in this book was way too long as well, in fact there's probably a reasonable amount that could be cleaned out of the story. Despite that I do like it, the audible narration is excellent, and I will continue with the next book. Which considering I have scored it 3 out of 5 is a rare thing for me!
March 1, 2022
Amazing Read
This hefty read has left me with a problem now as lots of action, some surprises, ok a lot and now im stuck in between wanting book 3 next or more Underverse which was one of my go to series. This author is going to make me bald either through excitement or frustration that im waiting on another great series.
Saying that this is seriously engrossing and something I now want in audio as well while i wait just so i can exlpre the story again.
This hefty read has left me with a problem now as lots of action, some surprises, ok a lot and now im stuck in between wanting book 3 next or more Underverse which was one of my go to series. This author is going to make me bald either through excitement or frustration that im waiting on another great series.
Saying that this is seriously engrossing and something I now want in audio as well while i wait just so i can exlpre the story again.
March 2, 2022
Another superb book, keep them coming
Then story continues with Matt trying to consolidate the dungeon while battling new enemies in the post apocalyptic world.
I enjoyed the underverse, which is excellent, but the age series is the next evolution of this authors writing. The story flows, with action a plenty, some mild harem with some swearing, which if I was in the main MC's situation, my swearing would make him look like a choir not.
Then story continues with Matt trying to consolidate the dungeon while battling new enemies in the post apocalyptic world.
I enjoyed the underverse, which is excellent, but the age series is the next evolution of this authors writing. The story flows, with action a plenty, some mild harem with some swearing, which if I was in the main MC's situation, my swearing would make him look like a choir not.
March 4, 2022
Book three
Mistakes: I found four. It isn't ram packed it's jam packed. I posted what I found on Goodreads.
Plot: Pretty entertaining. Lots of growth for the dungeon. To much time spent on meditation.
Characters: I do like that you never know who is going to die next, but worry that the MC is going to run out of people. The MC also seems rather childish at times. You'd think he would be more serious and worried.
7/10
Mistakes: I found four. It isn't ram packed it's jam packed. I posted what I found on Goodreads.
Plot: Pretty entertaining. Lots of growth for the dungeon. To much time spent on meditation.
Characters: I do like that you never know who is going to die next, but worry that the MC is going to run out of people. The MC also seems rather childish at times. You'd think he would be more serious and worried.
7/10
March 17, 2022
another home run from Jez!
Jez is my favorite LitRPG author! His UnderVerse series sets the bar high for all other LitRPG books to aspire to, and the Rise of Mankind is only a millimeter below that bar! Unique story with all the plot twists to keep you flipping pages, great relatable characters, great dialogue, adult scenes, laugh out loud humor, and battle scenes so well written you want to shower afterwards. Please keep writing Jez!
Jez is my favorite LitRPG author! His UnderVerse series sets the bar high for all other LitRPG books to aspire to, and the Rise of Mankind is only a millimeter below that bar! Unique story with all the plot twists to keep you flipping pages, great relatable characters, great dialogue, adult scenes, laugh out loud humor, and battle scenes so well written you want to shower afterwards. Please keep writing Jez!
March 19, 2022
Another excellent contribution
Thank you Jez!
I very much enjoyed your book: Age no of Iron! Very creative with the powers available to your characters! Believable, and not to long winded or needlessly detailed fight scenes. Excellent story progression.
I would have liked a bit more on the dungeon’s progression to iron in this book…but I know you can’t have everything.
Dave
Thank you Jez!
I very much enjoyed your book: Age no of Iron! Very creative with the powers available to your characters! Believable, and not to long winded or needlessly detailed fight scenes. Excellent story progression.
I would have liked a bit more on the dungeon’s progression to iron in this book…but I know you can’t have everything.
Dave
April 9, 2023
Hoped this would recover but the MC is becoming more and more an absolute moron. Not just that but more and more of the stuff is happening just because. At first that was about skills and spells and how the new reality works - basically changing as needed to make stuff go a certain way. Then characters taking decisions just because, but now stuff is introduced to the world with no other reason just to fake it interesting.
July 19, 2024
An easy 5 stars though the end did feel a little rushed with a few characters having rather abrupt deaths and the end battle feeling a little anti climatic. The only other thing that I could nit pick would be the MC's relationship with Thor the "cat" being so contentious for no real reason, Otherwise the love for this series and the authors work is strong! Super solid litrpg that will have me staying with the series till the end.
March 8, 2022
Simply Awesome!!!!
WOW!!!! Character development a 10, story development a 10, the pace of the story, its IT factor all a 10.... Simply amazing writing, looking forward to more great books in this series. I'll honestly say there's only a few authors I can't wait for their books to come out, Mr. Cajiao as an author has captured my attention and imagination.
WOW!!!! Character development a 10, story development a 10, the pace of the story, its IT factor all a 10.... Simply amazing writing, looking forward to more great books in this series. I'll honestly say there's only a few authors I can't wait for their books to come out, Mr. Cajiao as an author has captured my attention and imagination.
March 9, 2022
Bloody brilliant
Absolutely one of my favorite books I have read recently. I was only 50% of the way through and had my mind blown several times by what Matt and his crazy cohorts had done already.
This series is most definitely a must read for anyone that wants amazing writing with some knockout action and also brilliant comedic relief.
10/10 on this book so well done
Absolutely one of my favorite books I have read recently. I was only 50% of the way through and had my mind blown several times by what Matt and his crazy cohorts had done already.
This series is most definitely a must read for anyone that wants amazing writing with some knockout action and also brilliant comedic relief.
10/10 on this book so well done
April 6, 2022
KU Review
Just posted the review for book two yesterday. I think I have an addiction. I really enjoy the characters in this series. Always keep me glued to the pages.
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.
Just posted the review for book two yesterday. I think I have an addiction. I really enjoy the characters in this series. Always keep me glued to the pages.
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.
June 16, 2022
The adventure of the horny and trash talking adolescents continues.
This book was really awkward to read. The MC seems to suffer from dementia forgetting to use his abilities all the time. While the group has hardly amunition they act like in a Rambo movie. I didn´t like the final part of the book as way too many people died rather unnecessarily.
This book was really awkward to read. The MC seems to suffer from dementia forgetting to use his abilities all the time. While the group has hardly amunition they act like in a Rambo movie. I didn´t like the final part of the book as way too many people died rather unnecessarily.
October 20, 2022
Highly enjoyable. Dark LitRPG with plenty of moments to giggle at the author's humor. Regularly having moments where everyone is healed and fed is wonderful to see a somewhat ideal society in the midst of chaos and pain.
Invigorating fight scenes, compelling character development, intriguing system, all of it makes an engrossing read.
Invigorating fight scenes, compelling character development, intriguing system, all of it makes an engrossing read.
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