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The Slime Dungeon Chronicles #1
The Slime Dungeon
Death came on swift wings. A soul, blessed by a goddess, falls to the land and enters his new life. He clings to a single memory, the defining moment of his previous life. Now, he learns how to succeed in his new life, as a new dungeon heart. To become the best dungeon he can be, he partners with the one existence all dungeons need: his bonded Dungeon Pixie.
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First published April 24, 2016
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July 23, 2016
Great read!!!
This is an unusual twist on the lit RPGs genre. You see a lot of stories from the player perspective, but to see the story from the dungeon's eyes was a great twist. The writing was smooth but the editing still needs a few touch ups. Over all it was an outstanding read and I am desperately waiting for the sequel.
This is an unusual twist on the lit RPGs genre. You see a lot of stories from the player perspective, but to see the story from the dungeon's eyes was a great twist. The writing was smooth but the editing still needs a few touch ups. Over all it was an outstanding read and I am desperately waiting for the sequel.
May 30, 2016
Hook, line, and sinker
Once I started reading I couldn't stop, I had to find out what was going to happen next. A few grammar issues but nothing that detracted from the story. Definitely would recommend to people who enjoy fantasy style and litrpg. Can't wait for the next book.
Once I started reading I couldn't stop, I had to find out what was going to happen next. A few grammar issues but nothing that detracted from the story. Definitely would recommend to people who enjoy fantasy style and litrpg. Can't wait for the next book.
June 2, 2016
Simple errors spoil the reading
The novel a would benefit from a diligent proof reading. The author forgets commas, uses 'pack' when he means 'pact', and many other simple grammar and spelling mistakes that ruin the reading experience.
The premise is nice and seems like a good first novel, the execution of the plot and story arc is only slightly clumsy. (e.g. Claire's modesty, the Dungeon's lost memories - sorta)
The blue 'menus' effect is managed poorly and feels like a kludge. I expect that the author could have found a better way to accomplish the same results.
The novel a would benefit from a diligent proof reading. The author forgets commas, uses 'pack' when he means 'pact', and many other simple grammar and spelling mistakes that ruin the reading experience.
The premise is nice and seems like a good first novel, the execution of the plot and story arc is only slightly clumsy. (e.g. Claire's modesty, the Dungeon's lost memories - sorta)
The blue 'menus' effect is managed poorly and feels like a kludge. I expect that the author could have found a better way to accomplish the same results.
October 12, 2016
Some human being reborn as a sentient dungeon in an rpg-like world; I hadn't ever heard or read about a plot-device like this and it sounds quite ridiculous at first, but it drew me to this story and made me stick with it until the end. After having read this first book I have to conclude that the premise wasn't as interesting as I had hoped it would be.
The rest didn't work out so well either. Out of all characters I found the sidekick quite predictable, the antagonists/villains were neither original nor exciting and the rest just sort of existed, so the main story could develop. While the proofreading wasn't as bad as it could be, after I've come to experience many other independently published works, it wasn't perfect either.
One last thing I need to comment on is the book's general plot development and the ending. I'm fully aware that the upswing of self-published authors in recent years and the not inconsiderable influence of Amazon's kindle unlimited program on an author's finances do affect how writers go about their work, but I don't like the results. I don't like it when a book isn't a just book any more, but nowadays is only part of a much larger whole with an arbitrary cut-off point. This has a negative impact on the quality of writing, because it's impossible to build a proper arc of suspense when the story isn't published in a self-contained book any more. Instead the readers are left with an often unsatisfying story development, with weak or abrupt endings, with many questions left unanswered, with some critical world-building split over several volumes and all that because the writer hopes to create a regular income stream by enticing his readers to pick up the sequel and another one and the next one too.
I give this 3 out of 5 stars despite the negatives, because I kind of enjoyed the story in large parts and also due to its novel plot premise. A rating like this usually means that I didn't regret reading it, but that I'm not too sure about continuing either, since my to-read list is already filled to the brim.
The rest didn't work out so well either. Out of all characters I found the sidekick quite predictable, the antagonists/villains were neither original nor exciting and the rest just sort of existed, so the main story could develop. While the proofreading wasn't as bad as it could be, after I've come to experience many other independently published works, it wasn't perfect either.
One last thing I need to comment on is the book's general plot development and the ending. I'm fully aware that the upswing of self-published authors in recent years and the not inconsiderable influence of Amazon's kindle unlimited program on an author's finances do affect how writers go about their work, but I don't like the results. I don't like it when a book isn't a just book any more, but nowadays is only part of a much larger whole with an arbitrary cut-off point. This has a negative impact on the quality of writing, because it's impossible to build a proper arc of suspense when the story isn't published in a self-contained book any more. Instead the readers are left with an often unsatisfying story development, with weak or abrupt endings, with many questions left unanswered, with some critical world-building split over several volumes and all that because the writer hopes to create a regular income stream by enticing his readers to pick up the sequel and another one and the next one too.
I give this 3 out of 5 stars despite the negatives, because I kind of enjoyed the story in large parts and also due to its novel plot premise. A rating like this usually means that I didn't regret reading it, but that I'm not too sure about continuing either, since my to-read list is already filled to the brim.
May 19, 2016
Excellent litRPG reversal!!!
This is one of the few rear books that you really don't want to put down and when you finish you want more!! I am normally a slow reader and easily lose interest halfway through a book, but this one!!! I have not been able to put down! It is a brilliant role reversal were you take the other side of litRPG world. It has a lot of very original ideas that's not just a rewriting of the same old store of hero fights monsters and wins. I would like to say more but that would ruin the store for others, so you just have to read it to understand we're I'm coming from. Please please please Mr Logue hurry and write/release the next book and more after please......... And thanks for a great book!
This is one of the few rear books that you really don't want to put down and when you finish you want more!! I am normally a slow reader and easily lose interest halfway through a book, but this one!!! I have not been able to put down! It is a brilliant role reversal were you take the other side of litRPG world. It has a lot of very original ideas that's not just a rewriting of the same old store of hero fights monsters and wins. I would like to say more but that would ruin the store for others, so you just have to read it to understand we're I'm coming from. Please please please Mr Logue hurry and write/release the next book and more after please......... And thanks for a great book!
September 12, 2018
I am very shocked by this book it is surprisingly good, and I would write a better review about how much I liked this book but I am off to see if I can get the next one yet
Update: I found the next book have it uploaded to my phone and am now to busy reading it.... Well I guess right now I could write a better review... Review as follows: It's Good you should read this, if you find and take the time to read reviews you're probably considering reading it, in that case STOP and just READ THE BOOK!!!!! However if that is not the reason your reading this review then STOP and just READ THIS BOOK!!!!!
Update: I found the next book have it uploaded to my phone and am now to busy reading it.... Well I guess right now I could write a better review... Review as follows: It's Good you should read this, if you find and take the time to read reviews you're probably considering reading it, in that case STOP and just READ THE BOOK!!!!! However if that is not the reason your reading this review then STOP and just READ THIS BOOK!!!!!
October 14, 2018
Good read
This is a great read though a little dry at times. I really wish there was a half star option. Solid 3.5 would be a 4 if it grabbed me a little more. Hoping the second one will be a little more attention grabbing.
This is a great read though a little dry at times. I really wish there was a half star option. Solid 3.5 would be a 4 if it grabbed me a little more. Hoping the second one will be a little more attention grabbing.
September 9, 2017
Good
This is a wonderful start to a enjoyable series that I am already anxiously awaiting the next book of. Good for fans of litrpgs
This is a wonderful start to a enjoyable series that I am already anxiously awaiting the next book of. Good for fans of litrpgs
November 25, 2016
This review is a copy of my article posted here:
http://www.thecaverns.net/Wordpress/b...
I had recently done a review on the book “Dungeon Born” by “Dakota Krout”, as a book, I would recommend, found a bit unusual from the norm, and just really enjoyed overall. Gave me some great ideas for an RPG system or how I would alter one of my own to run in the future as well.
Having enjoyed it, I decided to try out a similar novel called “The Slime Dungeon” by “Jeffrey “Falcon” Logue.” This one is a two part series (at the moment), and I did read both of them.
I have to report back that I both enjoyed and was disappointed in this series.
Taken objectively it was an enjoyable read. Being that the “slime” was one of my favorite “mobs” in the Ultima Games and Shroud of the Avatar, to read a book in which the dungeon setup revolves around slimes was very enjoyable for me. In fact, some guild members and I were just killing slimes in Serpent’s Mine in SotA a few nights ago!
On the other hand, these books were VERY familiar. To the extent that if someone told me it was the same writer under a pen name, or another writer trying to copy one and change it just enough to get away with it, I would not be surprised at all. That is where the disappointment came from. In some ways it was unique, but in many ways, it seemed very much like a remake… That was not done quite as well.
While I did not enjoy it as much as Dungeon Born, to give it it’s fair due, taken on its own I am glad I read it. I would have preferred to have read these two first, then Dungeon born but you cannot go wrong with any of them!
I hereby dedicate this article to all the slimes I have killed in Ultima over my life!
http://www.thecaverns.net/Wordpress/b...
I had recently done a review on the book “Dungeon Born” by “Dakota Krout”, as a book, I would recommend, found a bit unusual from the norm, and just really enjoyed overall. Gave me some great ideas for an RPG system or how I would alter one of my own to run in the future as well.
Having enjoyed it, I decided to try out a similar novel called “The Slime Dungeon” by “Jeffrey “Falcon” Logue.” This one is a two part series (at the moment), and I did read both of them.
I have to report back that I both enjoyed and was disappointed in this series.
Taken objectively it was an enjoyable read. Being that the “slime” was one of my favorite “mobs” in the Ultima Games and Shroud of the Avatar, to read a book in which the dungeon setup revolves around slimes was very enjoyable for me. In fact, some guild members and I were just killing slimes in Serpent’s Mine in SotA a few nights ago!
On the other hand, these books were VERY familiar. To the extent that if someone told me it was the same writer under a pen name, or another writer trying to copy one and change it just enough to get away with it, I would not be surprised at all. That is where the disappointment came from. In some ways it was unique, but in many ways, it seemed very much like a remake… That was not done quite as well.
While I did not enjoy it as much as Dungeon Born, to give it it’s fair due, taken on its own I am glad I read it. I would have preferred to have read these two first, then Dungeon born but you cannot go wrong with any of them!
I hereby dedicate this article to all the slimes I have killed in Ultima over my life!
March 2, 2017
A fun read
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I came for the dungeon building, and that was delivered nicely. My only complaint is that the characters are a bit boring. They feel a bit cliché so I can't say I ever felt particularly surprised. Ultimately, I stayed for the dungeon building, not the plot. That said, well, I came for the building, so 4 starts it is. I'll definitely continue to read the series and would recommend anybody looking for a dungeon/monster builder to give this a shot!
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I came for the dungeon building, and that was delivered nicely. My only complaint is that the characters are a bit boring. They feel a bit cliché so I can't say I ever felt particularly surprised. Ultimately, I stayed for the dungeon building, not the plot. That said, well, I came for the building, so 4 starts it is. I'll definitely continue to read the series and would recommend anybody looking for a dungeon/monster builder to give this a shot!
October 6, 2017
Story well done even if a bit fast paced. I enjoyed it
October 5, 2017
I've been looking forward to getting an audio book of Slime Dungeon ever since first listening to Dungeon Born and loving it. Unfortunately, Slime Dungeon is a clear step down in quality.
As you'd expect, there are basic similarities between Slime Dungeon and Dungeon Born, the main characters are souls inhabiting gems that form dungeons, they have a guide, and adventurers enter them for treasure, but these are all necessary tropes of the genre.
Slime Dungeon is a dungeon of, of course, Slimes. I love the idea, but the execution is rather weak, the with the slimes all being too simple and the dungeon layout being too plain and it all with limited description. The adventurers, too, just aren't terribly well flushed out and as a B story just didn't engage my interest.
I might continue with this series, there's always the hope the author improves.
As you'd expect, there are basic similarities between Slime Dungeon and Dungeon Born, the main characters are souls inhabiting gems that form dungeons, they have a guide, and adventurers enter them for treasure, but these are all necessary tropes of the genre.
Slime Dungeon is a dungeon of, of course, Slimes. I love the idea, but the execution is rather weak, the with the slimes all being too simple and the dungeon layout being too plain and it all with limited description. The adventurers, too, just aren't terribly well flushed out and as a B story just didn't engage my interest.
I might continue with this series, there's always the hope the author improves.
January 1, 2019
This is the second litRPG book I've read from a dungeons perceptive and they both have the
The relationship between the dungeon and his companion is cringeworthy and annoying. Their jokes were bad and it was repeatedly hinted that they might end up as more than friends. Not a fan
Dungeon Born is better.
The relationship between the dungeon and his companion is cringeworthy and annoying. Their jokes were bad and it was repeatedly hinted that they might end up as more than friends. Not a fan
Dungeon Born is better.
February 13, 2017
Great read
Almost a 5 star read but it needs editing. The story is vary entertaining and fallowing the almost child like dungeon as he tries to balance between killing everyone and letting enough live that people are willing to try for more.
Almost a 5 star read but it needs editing. The story is vary entertaining and fallowing the almost child like dungeon as he tries to balance between killing everyone and letting enough live that people are willing to try for more.
June 23, 2024
The story as the blurb states is told mostly from the dungeon’s point of view, which is this particular world are intelligent beings with in an interest in luring adventurers into their domain. It starts at its ‘birth’ and takes it through the first few months of its life. There are occasional switches to more traditional points of view by telling the story from adventurers, managers and rulers. These switches are important since there is actually an overarching plot that goes beyond the dungeon and these help giving exposition to it. Personally I am not a big fan of switching points of view, but I feel the author kept it to the right amount to keep the reader aware more was going on without revealing too much.
Some of the reviewers call the novel LitRPG, but I am not entirely sure that is correct. True, the way the dungeon “Doc” interacts with its powers is like a game with interfaces, conscious choices, instances and levels. The adventurers and the world though lack any game mechanics and feel much more like a traditional fantasy world with the addition of the ecology of living dungeons and magical monsters with mana stones and energy gathering to unlock stronger powers and evolutions (something that is part of the ?? genre). The idea of living dungeons outside of LitRPG is also not new and as such their existence does not make it LitRPG by definition. As a result people who are looking for the game part in LitRPG might be a bit disappointed.
The biggest downside for me was the amount of time spend on explanations on how the world works through having a character outright tell it. It was done in a light hearted entertaining way, but there might be too much ‘tell’ and not enough ‘show’. I also found the language at the beginning of the book a bit awkward to read, but it becomes much better quickly. Also, there is some character depth, but not much. The title might also give the wrong idea...
All in all, a nice quick light-hearted entertaining read and I am looking forward to the next part. Hopefully the dungeon takes a more active role in the story now that it has developed a firm base of operation.
Some of the reviewers call the novel LitRPG, but I am not entirely sure that is correct. True, the way the dungeon “Doc” interacts with its powers is like a game with interfaces, conscious choices, instances and levels. The adventurers and the world though lack any game mechanics and feel much more like a traditional fantasy world with the addition of the ecology of living dungeons and magical monsters with mana stones and energy gathering to unlock stronger powers and evolutions (something that is part of the ?? genre). The idea of living dungeons outside of LitRPG is also not new and as such their existence does not make it LitRPG by definition. As a result people who are looking for the game part in LitRPG might be a bit disappointed.
The biggest downside for me was the amount of time spend on explanations on how the world works through having a character outright tell it. It was done in a light hearted entertaining way, but there might be too much ‘tell’ and not enough ‘show’. I also found the language at the beginning of the book a bit awkward to read, but it becomes much better quickly. Also, there is some character depth, but not much. The title might also give the wrong idea...
All in all, a nice quick light-hearted entertaining read and I am looking forward to the next part. Hopefully the dungeon takes a more active role in the story now that it has developed a firm base of operation.
June 23, 2022
Thrilling read!
I heard very good things about this book and kept on delaying the inevitable, and I really will concur: it is whimsical, endearing and despite being LitRPG, the book is certainly going to find its audience among female readers due to the rather large strong woman ensemble.
This is the first time I have read a book about a character that is essentially a dungeon, and I do believe we need more books with sentinent physical uh... "being" POVs because of the huge amount of unique story potential they can offer. Magical dungeons that are controlled by a sentinent soul core have the extra perk of being rather parasitic in nature, where it digs deeper into the ground and change its physical shape at will.
I will leave the general plot to the reader's imagination, I just have to add I always enjoy seeing game like menus in LitRPGs, just a personal preference and this book uses this technique sparingly. Readers that quip about senseless point systems in this genre will feel glad The Slime Dungeon tries to keep levels to a bare minimum and focuses most of its energies on the friendship between Dungeon "Doc" and his sidekick pixie Claire that scheme together to offer increasingly valuable prizes for adventurers without becoming too dangerous due to the risk of getting Doc killed. I like the concept of trying to keep a safe balance between being too easy and too dangerous because Doc depends on forming a symbiotic relationship with magic wielding adventurers to absorb their mana and stay alive so to say.
It seems like the adventurers are not conscious they live in a game. To them, the appearance of magical dungeons at random intervals is a sort of natural occurence in their world and they already have an organized system to send trained adventurers for surveillance, risk stratification and plan of action for monster core and mineral mining. The fact Doc is so insanely sentinent from the very start makes him a rather valuable dungeon because he has the free will to spare the lives of the fools that venture inside or offer protection to anyone willing to serve him.
I was expecting 100% of the book to be from Doc and Claire's POVs, but you will see quite a handful of chapters from the outside world, mainly pertaining the the Adventure Guild commissar half-elf Mary. The really abrupt change out of the blue made it feel like the book needed a bit more editing to make this change more fluid. A part of me suspects the huge focus on having a plethora of female adventurers was suggested by a beta reader to make the book pass the Bechdel test (it does by a landslide). I liked Mary and Fiora quite a lot, Nathalie is a minor supporting character whereas Diana couldn't choose to be either a Princess damsel-in-distress vs mysterious obscure magic wielder vs Strong woman. She did act like an innocent teenager, just that I kept on wondering if she was 13 instead of something closer to 18 (the book doesn't specify her age, just that she is under 20). The Queen of the city-state of Duran intrigued me. In just 2 small paragraphs, we had a far greater glimpse to her character and backstory than Diana's sort of "out there" personality. I suppose the Queen will gain a prominent role in future books.
The best written female character by leagues is Claire. I think she passes every question of the Strong Woman Test. While she is magically obliged to serve "a dungeon master", the text sort of insinuates she has some degree of free will to choose any available dungeon cores but has to serve one forever once the bond is formalized. She is not motivated by love; she views Doc more as a friend/associate/roommate. Her hobbies seem to be building shelves for her house and gardening. She also makes a lot of decisions on proper dungeon management which is fuelled by her main goal to live a long life and Doc tends to agree with her (not always). Claire also passes the test because she mentions she has a good relationship with her mother.
Now, I really wanted to give this book 4 1/2 stars, I enjoyed the campy banter between Claire & Doc and the overall worldbuilding behind dungeon mining. The problem is that the sudden change of POV to the guild felt very out of the blue (I got used to it after a while), Diana's personality seemed a bit inconsistent leaving her more as a plot ploy than a fleshed out character, and the ending with the full revelation felt very rushed. Like... I got the vibe: "I want to finish this book at 60,000 words and will just speed things up because I spent 2 chapters having Doc awaken and start building his dungeon". Outside of the antagonist Koran, the villains of the book suffer from the problem of "great revelation finale" syndrome and to avoid spoiling their identity ahead of time, you never get the chance to meet them over the course of the story and know their intentions. I will always prefer more morally grey villains because they are far more interesting than "mysterious bad guy in a black cloak wants to destroy everything" which is a quip I always had regarding The Emperor in Star Wars. They are just bad... and that is it. Certainly a mysterious identity bad guy can be pulled off and I can think of several writers that are capable of pulling off this trick and leave you guessing. Given this book has the sort of constraint it tries to keep Doc as the main character/good guy, this trick would have been very hard to pull off but well worth it in the end given this is not a standalone novel and the guild characters will become more important as the story progresses.
I assumed the book had a new revised edition, but the revisions seem to have focused on removing typos (I saw none) and left behind recurrent filler words that could be safely removed such as "in order to". I also think the initial grading of the dungeon as B and then reranked as D when it became more dangerous was a typo. I assume the B was supposed to be an E.
In a nutshell, I still really loved the story, I am glad the writer followed through with whoever offered the suggestion to increase female representation to entice a larger reader audience, and despite the POV quips, I would love to read the sequel sometime.
I heard very good things about this book and kept on delaying the inevitable, and I really will concur: it is whimsical, endearing and despite being LitRPG, the book is certainly going to find its audience among female readers due to the rather large strong woman ensemble.
This is the first time I have read a book about a character that is essentially a dungeon, and I do believe we need more books with sentinent physical uh... "being" POVs because of the huge amount of unique story potential they can offer. Magical dungeons that are controlled by a sentinent soul core have the extra perk of being rather parasitic in nature, where it digs deeper into the ground and change its physical shape at will.
I will leave the general plot to the reader's imagination, I just have to add I always enjoy seeing game like menus in LitRPGs, just a personal preference and this book uses this technique sparingly. Readers that quip about senseless point systems in this genre will feel glad The Slime Dungeon tries to keep levels to a bare minimum and focuses most of its energies on the friendship between Dungeon "Doc" and his sidekick pixie Claire that scheme together to offer increasingly valuable prizes for adventurers without becoming too dangerous due to the risk of getting Doc killed. I like the concept of trying to keep a safe balance between being too easy and too dangerous because Doc depends on forming a symbiotic relationship with magic wielding adventurers to absorb their mana and stay alive so to say.
It seems like the adventurers are not conscious they live in a game. To them, the appearance of magical dungeons at random intervals is a sort of natural occurence in their world and they already have an organized system to send trained adventurers for surveillance, risk stratification and plan of action for monster core and mineral mining. The fact Doc is so insanely sentinent from the very start makes him a rather valuable dungeon because he has the free will to spare the lives of the fools that venture inside or offer protection to anyone willing to serve him.
I was expecting 100% of the book to be from Doc and Claire's POVs, but you will see quite a handful of chapters from the outside world, mainly pertaining the the Adventure Guild commissar half-elf Mary. The really abrupt change out of the blue made it feel like the book needed a bit more editing to make this change more fluid. A part of me suspects the huge focus on having a plethora of female adventurers was suggested by a beta reader to make the book pass the Bechdel test (it does by a landslide). I liked Mary and Fiora quite a lot, Nathalie is a minor supporting character whereas Diana couldn't choose to be either a Princess damsel-in-distress vs mysterious obscure magic wielder vs Strong woman. She did act like an innocent teenager, just that I kept on wondering if she was 13 instead of something closer to 18 (the book doesn't specify her age, just that she is under 20). The Queen of the city-state of Duran intrigued me. In just 2 small paragraphs, we had a far greater glimpse to her character and backstory than Diana's sort of "out there" personality. I suppose the Queen will gain a prominent role in future books.
The best written female character by leagues is Claire. I think she passes every question of the Strong Woman Test. While she is magically obliged to serve "a dungeon master", the text sort of insinuates she has some degree of free will to choose any available dungeon cores but has to serve one forever once the bond is formalized. She is not motivated by love; she views Doc more as a friend/associate/roommate. Her hobbies seem to be building shelves for her house and gardening. She also makes a lot of decisions on proper dungeon management which is fuelled by her main goal to live a long life and Doc tends to agree with her (not always). Claire also passes the test because she mentions she has a good relationship with her mother.
Now, I really wanted to give this book 4 1/2 stars, I enjoyed the campy banter between Claire & Doc and the overall worldbuilding behind dungeon mining. The problem is that the sudden change of POV to the guild felt very out of the blue (I got used to it after a while), Diana's personality seemed a bit inconsistent leaving her more as a plot ploy than a fleshed out character, and the ending with the full revelation felt very rushed. Like... I got the vibe: "I want to finish this book at 60,000 words and will just speed things up because I spent 2 chapters having Doc awaken and start building his dungeon". Outside of the antagonist Koran, the villains of the book suffer from the problem of "great revelation finale" syndrome and to avoid spoiling their identity ahead of time, you never get the chance to meet them over the course of the story and know their intentions. I will always prefer more morally grey villains because they are far more interesting than "mysterious bad guy in a black cloak wants to destroy everything" which is a quip I always had regarding The Emperor in Star Wars. They are just bad... and that is it. Certainly a mysterious identity bad guy can be pulled off and I can think of several writers that are capable of pulling off this trick and leave you guessing. Given this book has the sort of constraint it tries to keep Doc as the main character/good guy, this trick would have been very hard to pull off but well worth it in the end given this is not a standalone novel and the guild characters will become more important as the story progresses.
I assumed the book had a new revised edition, but the revisions seem to have focused on removing typos (I saw none) and left behind recurrent filler words that could be safely removed such as "in order to". I also think the initial grading of the dungeon as B and then reranked as D when it became more dangerous was a typo. I assume the B was supposed to be an E.
In a nutshell, I still really loved the story, I am glad the writer followed through with whoever offered the suggestion to increase female representation to entice a larger reader audience, and despite the POV quips, I would love to read the sequel sometime.
October 17, 2017
Uuugggh!
It's not bad.
Mostly.
It's in dire need of an editor to redact all of the authors meta gaming from his World Of Warcraft fanfiction.
All of the technical stuff needed to be removed and changed to show don't tell.
Once we pass that it's an interersting story until Yes it's heinous but it also completely draws me out of the story. Once that happens the aesop is gone and what's left is a bad Dungeon Keeper knockoff tutorial in story form.
It's not bad.
Mostly.
It's in dire need of an editor to redact all of the authors meta gaming from his World Of Warcraft fanfiction.
All of the technical stuff needed to be removed and changed to show don't tell.
Once we pass that it's an interersting story until Yes it's heinous but it also completely draws me out of the story. Once that happens the aesop is gone and what's left is a bad Dungeon Keeper knockoff tutorial in story form.
April 4, 2022
I’m biased so my review is a little high. The first reason, this was a different take on the genre. Coming from the perspective of the dungeon rather than the player. Something new is worth the 5 stars. The next reason. What feels like a long time now I was at Dragoncon with my daughter. She was trying to buy the entire vendor hall. Long story short we come across a man that went by Falcon. (Already cool) He explained the books and essentially convinced her to want all three books. As with everything we bought it was out of site out of mind until I recently moved and found said books autographed. I started reading and couldn’t put it down. I’m not sure if it will continue the shock value but I’m hopeful going into book 2.
May 14, 2016
Good Story
The book has good mechanics and story building. It was interesting to see that the story went outside of the dungeon and explored the land around it. As well as the characters having well thought out personalities and interacted well with the world around them. There were some faults however such as a couple spelling errors that could have easily been fixed and having characters being built up just to be killed off later as well as the ending seeming a little rushed. But who knows this is still the first book and the author could have a reason for how it is all written as such I'm looking forward to the next book.
The book has good mechanics and story building. It was interesting to see that the story went outside of the dungeon and explored the land around it. As well as the characters having well thought out personalities and interacted well with the world around them. There were some faults however such as a couple spelling errors that could have easily been fixed and having characters being built up just to be killed off later as well as the ending seeming a little rushed. But who knows this is still the first book and the author could have a reason for how it is all written as such I'm looking forward to the next book.
October 14, 2016
Don't miss out
OK, the cover was a turnoff and I passed over this one for a couple months. The second one came out and tried them. Wow. Great novel. Writing a non human MC is hard. The author made this a wonderful fun ride. Worth the trip. The second book is available as Kindle unlimited.
OK, the cover was a turnoff and I passed over this one for a couple months. The second one came out and tried them. Wow. Great novel. Writing a non human MC is hard. The author made this a wonderful fun ride. Worth the trip. The second book is available as Kindle unlimited.
May 5, 2016
Great take
Many stories in this genre have been popping up recently, and this one succeeds in bringing a new take on dungeon building. The characters are well made and developing nicely. I look forward to the next installation in the series and would recommend this to anyone.
Many stories in this genre have been popping up recently, and this one succeeds in bringing a new take on dungeon building. The characters are well made and developing nicely. I look forward to the next installation in the series and would recommend this to anyone.
November 30, 2016
A unique twist on the classic dungeon crawler
I was a tad bit skeptical but the slime dungeon proved to be cash amazing read. Join doc the dungeon that specializes in slimes and his pixie Claire as theft deal with folk hardy adventurers.
I was a tad bit skeptical but the slime dungeon proved to be cash amazing read. Join doc the dungeon that specializes in slimes and his pixie Claire as theft deal with folk hardy adventurers.
March 28, 2018
I first thought this was a poor copy of Dakota Krout's book, Dungeon Born, but this came out first, so I guess Dakota Krout wrote a *good* copy of this book.
I only managed to get about halfway though before giving up on this book, it's just not a good read.
I only managed to get about halfway though before giving up on this book, it's just not a good read.
January 29, 2022
Slow to start but that's because I already knew the tropes. Claire and Doc could've used more character development. Could've used better setup-payoff with the succubi. Still an overall entertaining read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 27, 2017
I wanted this series to turn out well as it had promise so I decided to wait until I had finished all three books before giving a review. I read all three novels and listened to the audible counterparts. I will be as spoiler free as I can so it may be vague in parts. Although, honestly I think many of the problems have been covered by other reviewers, with that said I'll be brief.
1. These novels lack the most basic rule of writing. Show don't tell. In some of what should have been the most important points for character development, plot, and intense combat scenes the author glosses over them and "tells" the readers what happens or what the characters are feeling instead of showing them. The issue is that as a result the author fails to take advantage of all the suspense and tension that lead up to that point and combat feels lack luster.
2. The cast of characters are forgettable at best with many of them being far too similar in attitude and speech. Although there are characters of various races and backgrounds I kept wanting to facepalm as they acted or said things a reader would find in middle age novels or colonial literature from the early 18 century, e.g. "Jare the beast-man."
For example, in this style of writing the characters that aren't white, in this case "human," refer to themselves through the lens of the white, "human," prospective. It's like the early writings about Africa where the African men referred to themselves as "Tom the blackman." In this way the beast-man have human names and refer to themselves by a human standard even among one another. The worst part is that the author fails to show in these cases and instead tells. Instead of showcasing a different culture and people that are the beast-man tribes the author has them act nearly identical as humans and constantly has to remind the reader that the characters are "beast-man" nearly every time one of them says or does something. Few people walk around identifying themselves by their race or color and less so for people raised inside their own culture or speaking to someone from their native culture/race. The author could have gotten around this by having the beast-men identify themselves through a name other than beast-man and had the humans refer to them as beast-man as a derisive term. Humans are notoriously racist in both fantasy and sci-fi and constantly referring to other races in terms of lessor being and not by their chosen name for their race so this could have solved the issue and added depth to the narrative.
3. The trials the characters face are little more then poorly used tropes and the character development is handled poorly as well. Other reviewers have mentioned this so I don't feel the need to expand on it.
4. The humor falls flat in most instances where the characters laugh without anything warrantying the outburst of emotion.
5. The cast, not just one or two, respond to situations in a cavalier manner that someone, even career soldiers, facing a life or death situation would not. The manner in which the character respond to death and trauma, PTSD in a few cases, is glossed over as well or handled in a trope like manner.
These novels were barely above the standard of a fan fiction, but worst of all is that the author didn't improve his writing at all over the course of the three novels. I understand that no writer starts out great but the lack of improvement is the biggest reason for the low rating and not the other failings. Although these issues distracted from the narrative and left me feeling almost cheated by the author's lack of capitalizing on the opportunities for both the character and plot development I had hope his writing would improve by the end of the third novel. In the end it wasn't even a B ranked series.
1. These novels lack the most basic rule of writing. Show don't tell. In some of what should have been the most important points for character development, plot, and intense combat scenes the author glosses over them and "tells" the readers what happens or what the characters are feeling instead of showing them. The issue is that as a result the author fails to take advantage of all the suspense and tension that lead up to that point and combat feels lack luster.
2. The cast of characters are forgettable at best with many of them being far too similar in attitude and speech. Although there are characters of various races and backgrounds I kept wanting to facepalm as they acted or said things a reader would find in middle age novels or colonial literature from the early 18 century, e.g. "Jare the beast-man."
For example, in this style of writing the characters that aren't white, in this case "human," refer to themselves through the lens of the white, "human," prospective. It's like the early writings about Africa where the African men referred to themselves as "Tom the blackman." In this way the beast-man have human names and refer to themselves by a human standard even among one another. The worst part is that the author fails to show in these cases and instead tells. Instead of showcasing a different culture and people that are the beast-man tribes the author has them act nearly identical as humans and constantly has to remind the reader that the characters are "beast-man" nearly every time one of them says or does something. Few people walk around identifying themselves by their race or color and less so for people raised inside their own culture or speaking to someone from their native culture/race. The author could have gotten around this by having the beast-men identify themselves through a name other than beast-man and had the humans refer to them as beast-man as a derisive term. Humans are notoriously racist in both fantasy and sci-fi and constantly referring to other races in terms of lessor being and not by their chosen name for their race so this could have solved the issue and added depth to the narrative.
3. The trials the characters face are little more then poorly used tropes and the character development is handled poorly as well. Other reviewers have mentioned this so I don't feel the need to expand on it.
4. The humor falls flat in most instances where the characters laugh without anything warrantying the outburst of emotion.
5. The cast, not just one or two, respond to situations in a cavalier manner that someone, even career soldiers, facing a life or death situation would not. The manner in which the character respond to death and trauma, PTSD in a few cases, is glossed over as well or handled in a trope like manner.
These novels were barely above the standard of a fan fiction, but worst of all is that the author didn't improve his writing at all over the course of the three novels. I understand that no writer starts out great but the lack of improvement is the biggest reason for the low rating and not the other failings. Although these issues distracted from the narrative and left me feeling almost cheated by the author's lack of capitalizing on the opportunities for both the character and plot development I had hope his writing would improve by the end of the third novel. In the end it wasn't even a B ranked series.
August 5, 2022
OK idea. Liked the slime dungeon concept, making use of the typically weak monsters and how to vary and evolve them. Typical dungeon/rebirth rpg plot, similar to others of the genre with lots of explanation of dungeon mechanics and leveling/growing, though at least it doesn't include endless pages of stats and tables. If you like those kinds of book and don't mind the quality of self-published books then you might like this one.
The general story line was okay, but the writing does need work and editing to eliminate basic mistakes, inconsistencies and repetition and improve flow. Things like the queen speaking when they literally just explained in detail how she couldn't talk except through magic signals should be easy to spot.
The dialogue is stilted and full of exposition. Characters are rather shallow and often not believeable in their reactions/behaviours, so wasn't really invested in them and didn't especially care when they were killed off.
I really disliked the incredibly childish dungeon fairy with the emotional maturity of a 5-year-old, despite supposedly being "of age" (didn't actually say what that is, so maybe she is actually 5). I think the author was aiming at cute/innocent, but I just found her annoying. Sorry, but use of "mommy" or "daddy" by an adult is always cringeworthy. Combined with that, the sexual vibes/undertone were just creepy.
I did like the detail of the dungeon choosing her gender when they bonded, that was different.
Anyway, this character plus the adopted "daughters" and their interactions are why I nearly DNF'd and initially wanted to lower this rating to 1 star, but decided in the end that was too harsh as I did enjoy the story overall.
Actually, all the characters seemed really immature, even the MC, a former healer/caregiver (a doctor? Interesting that his pixie/fairy named him Doc) who became the reborn dungeon. The there's the princess. I initially thought she was about 10 from her interactions with her brother, except she was supposedly in training to be a warrior with the military. And yet she was incredibly naive and unable to defend herself. Also who refers to someone as their third brother in normal speech, or uses titles for family in informal/private situations? Is this a cultural thing?
World-building and the ending were both a bit rushed and kind of glossed over, leaving the reader with questions, I assume to promote interest in the sequels.
The general story line was okay, but the writing does need work and editing to eliminate basic mistakes, inconsistencies and repetition and improve flow. Things like the queen speaking when they literally just explained in detail how she couldn't talk except through magic signals should be easy to spot.
The dialogue is stilted and full of exposition. Characters are rather shallow and often not believeable in their reactions/behaviours, so wasn't really invested in them and didn't especially care when they were killed off.
I really disliked the incredibly childish dungeon fairy with the emotional maturity of a 5-year-old, despite supposedly being "of age" (didn't actually say what that is, so maybe she is actually 5). I think the author was aiming at cute/innocent, but I just found her annoying. Sorry, but use of "mommy" or "daddy" by an adult is always cringeworthy. Combined with that, the sexual vibes/undertone were just creepy.
I did like the detail of the dungeon choosing her gender when they bonded, that was different.
Anyway, this character plus the adopted "daughters" and their interactions are why I nearly DNF'd and initially wanted to lower this rating to 1 star, but decided in the end that was too harsh as I did enjoy the story overall.
Actually, all the characters seemed really immature, even the MC, a former healer/caregiver (a doctor? Interesting that his pixie/fairy named him Doc) who became the reborn dungeon. The there's the princess. I initially thought she was about 10 from her interactions with her brother, except she was supposedly in training to be a warrior with the military. And yet she was incredibly naive and unable to defend herself. Also who refers to someone as their third brother in normal speech, or uses titles for family in informal/private situations? Is this a cultural thing?
World-building and the ending were both a bit rushed and kind of glossed over, leaving the reader with questions, I assume to promote interest in the sequels.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 24, 2017
There's 3 dungeon books that I am aware of, Ancient Dreams, Divine Dungeon and Slime Dungeon.
There's also 2 slime books that I am aware of, Slime Dungeon and Chronicles of a Royal Pet.
For the dungeon books, sophistication wise, Slime Dungeon is at the bottom. It's rather amateurish in the way it's written. But in the same way, it's also very fun and simple. But at the same time, it's fairly focused on the dungeon itself. Ancient Dreams has a whole different plot. The dungeon aspect is just the icing, or the gimmick to start everything. Divine Dungeon has like a duo plot, focusing on two characters (like first protagonist and second protagonist).
I say it focuses on the dungeon because the book spends more on about the different rooms, traps, mazes, and monsters. The author spent the time exploring 4 different types of elemental slimes for each element. (I think that was book 2 though.)
For the slime books, Slime Dungeon actually revolves around various slimes. Like I said, the author explored on the various evolution of slimes. The Royal Pet focuses on a single slime, a Royal Ooze, and its adventures.
If you like slimes, I would say Slime Dungeon has a better emphasis on it. The Royal Pet focuses more on a plot. The evolution of the Royal Ooze is very limited. It's a Royal Ooze that can speak, shape-shift, cast spells, and throw out tentacles. It's not very exciting if you wanted more about slimes. But the character development, story/plot and whatnot are very good.
Overall, it's alright if you like slimes, dungeons and want a very light carefree book. Though, the Audiobook is totally not worth it. It's ridiculously overpriced.
There's also 2 slime books that I am aware of, Slime Dungeon and Chronicles of a Royal Pet.
For the dungeon books, sophistication wise, Slime Dungeon is at the bottom. It's rather amateurish in the way it's written. But in the same way, it's also very fun and simple. But at the same time, it's fairly focused on the dungeon itself. Ancient Dreams has a whole different plot. The dungeon aspect is just the icing, or the gimmick to start everything. Divine Dungeon has like a duo plot, focusing on two characters (like first protagonist and second protagonist).
I say it focuses on the dungeon because the book spends more on about the different rooms, traps, mazes, and monsters. The author spent the time exploring 4 different types of elemental slimes for each element. (I think that was book 2 though.)
For the slime books, Slime Dungeon actually revolves around various slimes. Like I said, the author explored on the various evolution of slimes. The Royal Pet focuses on a single slime, a Royal Ooze, and its adventures.
If you like slimes, I would say Slime Dungeon has a better emphasis on it. The Royal Pet focuses more on a plot. The evolution of the Royal Ooze is very limited. It's a Royal Ooze that can speak, shape-shift, cast spells, and throw out tentacles. It's not very exciting if you wanted more about slimes. But the character development, story/plot and whatnot are very good.
Overall, it's alright if you like slimes, dungeons and want a very light carefree book. Though, the Audiobook is totally not worth it. It's ridiculously overpriced.
July 22, 2017
Plot. A guy dies and is reincarnated into a dungeon crystal where he has to grow and kill off adventurers.
Characters: Doc the dungeon. Dungeon fairy. forgot her name. and a few other less memorable characters. The characters in this story are typically ranked into bad ass chick 1, bad ass chick 2, annoying girl 1. The characters I don't find grow as in personality wise. They stick to a very generic guideline with no surprises. Not surprisingly this feels like any other Japanese fantasy manga. Meaning though the characters get physically stronger they are stuck personality wise. The fairy in the story is incredibly annoying and I think Falcon would have done better if he made the fairy a male supporting role than female.
The plot isn't going to get Falcon a New York best author award. The grammar mistakes on this make me face palm myself. Missing talking marks. "If: in stead of "Of", "You." instead if "Your or You're" I just feel that this book could have been less annoying if Falcon just went back over it and edited the stupid mistakes in stead of relying on the spellcheck to do everything. Overall the guy could have put in some more character descriptions as well as build on the world a bit.
But despite all these cons I did find the book had an interesting idea it just could have put a bit more effort into its execution.
Characters: Doc the dungeon. Dungeon fairy. forgot her name. and a few other less memorable characters. The characters in this story are typically ranked into bad ass chick 1, bad ass chick 2, annoying girl 1. The characters I don't find grow as in personality wise. They stick to a very generic guideline with no surprises. Not surprisingly this feels like any other Japanese fantasy manga. Meaning though the characters get physically stronger they are stuck personality wise. The fairy in the story is incredibly annoying and I think Falcon would have done better if he made the fairy a male supporting role than female.
The plot isn't going to get Falcon a New York best author award. The grammar mistakes on this make me face palm myself. Missing talking marks. "If: in stead of "Of", "You." instead if "Your or You're" I just feel that this book could have been less annoying if Falcon just went back over it and edited the stupid mistakes in stead of relying on the spellcheck to do everything. Overall the guy could have put in some more character descriptions as well as build on the world a bit.
But despite all these cons I did find the book had an interesting idea it just could have put a bit more effort into its execution.
September 12, 2020
Well, it's cute, but it's also very self-published. Aside from the downright painful word repeats (EVERY female character "giggles", constantly...), the biggest issue is that the author seems more interested in explaining every rule and detail of his RPG system than in telling an actual story. The idea was great and if you, like myself, got a lot of enjoyment out of the 90's PC game 'Dungeon Keeper' then you'll probably enjoy it and also immediately understand the concept. Our hero is literally a sentient dungeon, growing and expanding and gradually taking a part in the political skullduggery occurring in the human lands around him.
My prime complaint is that the book is about 20% story and 80% exposition. Every time you hear the Dungeon Pixie pop out with, "And now we need to talk about how you can level up" or similar, you know you're about to be in for an entire chapter or more of being lectured on the rules of the game world. It's like playing an RPG where the DM stops every ten minutes to crack open a new chapter of the AD&D Dungeonmaster's Guide to read to the players about how castle building works, in explicit detail, for an hour.
I made it to the end primarily because I'm a keen fan of Dungeon Keeper and fantasy RPGs in general, but I can't recommend it. It's a great concept nearly buried under the need for a lot of editing.
My prime complaint is that the book is about 20% story and 80% exposition. Every time you hear the Dungeon Pixie pop out with, "And now we need to talk about how you can level up" or similar, you know you're about to be in for an entire chapter or more of being lectured on the rules of the game world. It's like playing an RPG where the DM stops every ten minutes to crack open a new chapter of the AD&D Dungeonmaster's Guide to read to the players about how castle building works, in explicit detail, for an hour.
I made it to the end primarily because I'm a keen fan of Dungeon Keeper and fantasy RPGs in general, but I can't recommend it. It's a great concept nearly buried under the need for a lot of editing.
August 27, 2025
I really wanted to like The Slime Dungeon. The core idea is a sentient dungeon run by slimes is unique and fun, and I can definitely see why this book has a loyal following. There’s a lot of creativity in how the dungeon evolves, how the mechanics work, and how the world is structured. If you’re into dungeon core or litRPGs, there’s plenty here to enjoy on paper.
But in practice, I struggled to stay fully engaged. The pacing felt uneven, with long stretches of exposition or dungeon design that didn’t always feel necessary. The writing is enthusiastic but unpolished, and the humor didn’t land for me most of the time. I also found the characters a bit flat, and I was hoping for more emotional depth or connection.
That said, I do respect what the author was going for, and I think this book might click better for readers who enjoy light dungeon core stories with a goofy edge. It just wasn’t quite my style.
It was a relatively short read, and I don’t regret reading it, but I’m not sure I’ll continue the series.
But in practice, I struggled to stay fully engaged. The pacing felt uneven, with long stretches of exposition or dungeon design that didn’t always feel necessary. The writing is enthusiastic but unpolished, and the humor didn’t land for me most of the time. I also found the characters a bit flat, and I was hoping for more emotional depth or connection.
That said, I do respect what the author was going for, and I think this book might click better for readers who enjoy light dungeon core stories with a goofy edge. It just wasn’t quite my style.
It was a relatively short read, and I don’t regret reading it, but I’m not sure I’ll continue the series.
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