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Isekaid into a world ruled by a system, some exist as NPCs
After being taken from Earth and thrust into a fantasy game-like world, Greg does what all non-natives do.
He becomes an NPC of the system.
His job? Merchant.
Greg must sell every type of good and service he can to satisfy the profit, a class motivation that guides and sometimes forces his actions. Bending them to the will of his class requirement.
But its not always about the profit. Or the whims of the system.
He'll face other dangers, like people, and unlike the profit, other people aren’t always motivated by coin.
But neither is Greg, and they'll learn that the hard way.
After being taken from Earth and thrust into a fantasy game-like world, Greg does what all non-natives do.
He becomes an NPC of the system.
His job? Merchant.
Greg must sell every type of good and service he can to satisfy the profit, a class motivation that guides and sometimes forces his actions. Bending them to the will of his class requirement.
But its not always about the profit. Or the whims of the system.
He'll face other dangers, like people, and unlike the profit, other people aren’t always motivated by coin.
But neither is Greg, and they'll learn that the hard way.
- GenresFantasy
804 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2022
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September 5, 2025
Book 1 - Dungeon Mercantile:⭐⭐⭐
Book 2 - Dungeon Market: ⭐⭐
Book 3 - Dungeon Emporium: ⭐⭐⭐
I didn't mind the MC frequently addressing the reader. I did mind the major identity shift between books 1 and 2 and how utterly dumb MC was. I call him dumb because he doesn't learn from his past actions. We learned in book 1 that he's not savvy or very good at scheming but he's got friends who are. Additionally, when overcome by his desire for vengeance he's blind to even the obvious. So in book 2 when his friends tell him not to do something...? He goes ahead anyway cuz "trust me, it'll be fine". Based on what?! We get the same madness in book 3 "just trust me".
Somehow the MC matured in reverse. In book 1 he reads like a young veteran, you know, relatively new to the army but has some combat under his belt. In book 3 he reads like a teen cosplaying an adult. It's disconcerting.
I think that overall, The Ballad of Shady Greg has some objective issues but my subjective reading experience wasn't horrible. It had some touching moments but also many eyerolling, cringey scenes. The bad isn't balanced out by the decent, but there's enough to decent to perhaps make it worthwhile?
Book 2 - Dungeon Market: ⭐⭐
Book 3 - Dungeon Emporium: ⭐⭐⭐
I didn't mind the MC frequently addressing the reader. I did mind the major identity shift between books 1 and 2 and how utterly dumb MC was. I call him dumb because he doesn't learn from his past actions. We learned in book 1 that he's not savvy or very good at scheming but he's got friends who are. Additionally, when overcome by his desire for vengeance he's blind to even the obvious. So in book 2 when his friends tell him not to do something...? He goes ahead anyway cuz "trust me, it'll be fine". Based on what?! We get the same madness in book 3 "just trust me".
Somehow the MC matured in reverse. In book 1 he reads like a young veteran, you know, relatively new to the army but has some combat under his belt. In book 3 he reads like a teen cosplaying an adult. It's disconcerting.
I think that overall, The Ballad of Shady Greg has some objective issues but my subjective reading experience wasn't horrible. It had some touching moments but also many eyerolling, cringey scenes. The bad isn't balanced out by the decent, but there's enough to decent to perhaps make it worthwhile?
January 13, 2023
A good time.
I enjoyed reading this book. Well, series. It was fun and entertaining. The story and characters were interesting and engaging. There are lots of twists and turns. This book is definitely worth reading.
I enjoyed reading this book. Well, series. It was fun and entertaining. The story and characters were interesting and engaging. There are lots of twists and turns. This book is definitely worth reading.
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