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Stone Thomas
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My skill set brings all the girls to the yard.
And by yard, I mean the temple of a young goddess who's using me to build a fortified city around herself before the god of war can finish slaying every deity in the heavens.
He'd better not find us before we're ready. Spoiler: We're far from ready.
But hey, I get a cool skill out of it. The goddess allows me to view anyone's strength, vivacity, and other attributes as though they were numbers on a menu and then use their life experiences to make them stronger. I can unlock their special skills, too, and it's all stuff no one else can see.
Hence the girls: a beastkin builder, a negotiatrix made of slime, a half-elf gypsy who charms snakes - and more - seeking safe refuge and a place to belong.
Think our ragtag group can survive a divine onslaught of apocalyptic proportions? I know what I think. Come on in and find out.
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A new update arrives to the ultra-popular online game, Realm of Arkon. With Patch 17, the level of immersion experienced by players in their gaming capsules has made virtual reality indistinguishable from the real world. But every gamer's dream becomes a nightmare for Roman Kozhevnikov after he gets confined to Arkon against his will. And not just to Arkon, but to its deadliest zone - Demon Grounds. Playing - or rather living - as his character Krian, it's not just about survival for Roman.
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Excellent story, great narrator...except...
- By Fitzwibble on 04-06-17
By: G. Akella
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Frostborn
- Thrones and Bones, Book 1
- By: Lou Anders
- Narrated by: Fabio Tassone
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Karn. He is destined to take over the family farm in Norrøngard. His only problem? He'd rather be playing the board game Thrones and Bones. Enter Thianna. Half human, half frost giantess. She's too tall to blend in with other humans but too short to be taken seriously as a giant. When family intrigues force Karn and Thianna to flee into the wilderness, they have to keep their sense of humor and their wits about them. But survival can be challenging when you're being chased by a 1,500-year-old dragon, an evil uncle, wyverns, and an assortment of trolls and giants.
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Good story
- By Erza on 12-14-22
By: Lou Anders
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Dodge Tank
- Crystal Shards Online Series, Book 1
- By: Rick Scott
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Ryan's life sucks. His brother is a jerk, his mom is sick, and his legs are next to useless thanks to a neurological disorder. Plus the world ended two centuries ago from nuclear war. Now the only escape from reality being the massive VR world of Crystal Shards Online. But even in the game, Ryan's life sucks. He works as a miner, earning not nearly enough to afford the operation that will save his mom. When Ryan discovers an item that grants the ability to dodge any attack, however, he has the chance to become one of the game world's most elite and sought after players: a Dodge Tank.
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Multiple Classes?! Mostly, but Multiple Classes!!
- By Sheldon "Tech" on 06-17-18
By: Rick Scott
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Warrior: Monster Slayer
- Monsterworld Saga, Book 1
- By: Sam Ryder
- Narrated by: Soren Gray
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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Sam Ryder's life already sucks, and it's about to get worse when he's fired from his dead-end job as a programmer. He's about to head home to escape into his favorite RPG, Alien Civilization, when he's offered a thrill ride on a death machine by a gorgeous woman straight out of one of his games. Before Sam can say "WTF?", he's been whisked away to a dark world of monsters and goddesses, his body transformed from Outcast to Warrior, the second level on a ladder that may eventually carry him all the way to Demigod.
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for soft headed idiots
- By Chax on 12-06-18
By: Sam Ryder
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The Godking's Legacy
- By: Virlyce
- Narrated by: Mare Trevathan
- Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
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A legendary sword is left behind by his master, the Godking. Trapped for millennia, the sword's spirit awaits the day he'll be set free. Will his new master be worthy of inheriting the Godking's legacy?
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Most Implausible Idiocy You'll Ever Love
- By Dustin on 06-15-18
By: Virlyce
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In the Land of Hershel
- The Sunrider Saga, Book 0
- By: Rafael Hohmann
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 51 mins
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Five knights tell stories of ancient lands, madness, and terrifying monsters...but no one can top Knight Elric's tale of the Land of Hershel, a monstrous swamp filled with horrifying creatures and an ever-present threat. If you stop moving, you drown. "In the Land of Hershel" is a short story set in the thrilling world of SunRider.
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Good but
- By Mistina on 05-09-23
By: Rafael Hohmann
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Sentenced to Troll Compendium, Books 1-3
- By: S.L. Rowland
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 29 hrs and 30 mins
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Chad Johnson built his following by being a troll. Online games, social media, you name it—he's there with a witty comeback. But when he goes too far during a televised stream, he's handed a punishment unlike any other. Instead of the usual ban or suspension, Chad's sentenced to thirty days of full immersion therapy in Isle of Mythos—a world of epic fantasy filled with dungeons and mythical creatures. The twist? He's forced to embody a forest troll, one of the most-despised races in Mythos.
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Kids book
- By Kindle Customer on 03-15-22
By: S.L. Rowland
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Broken Blade
- Fallen Blade, Book 1
- By: Kelly McCullough
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
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Once a fabled Blade of Namara, Aral Kingslayer fought for justice and his goddess alongside his familiar, a living shadow called Triss. Now with their goddess murdered and her temple destroyed, they are among the last of their kind. Surviving on the fringes of society, Aral becomes a drunken, broken, and wanted man, working whatever shadowy deal comes his way. Until a mysterious woman hires him to deliver a secret message - one that can either redeem him or doom him.
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We need the rest of this series
- By Caleb on 06-23-16
By: Kelly McCullough
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Crimes Against Magic
- The Hellequin Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Steve McHugh
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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How do you keep the people you care about safe from enemies you can’t remember? Ten years ago, Nate Garrett awoke on a cold warehouse floor with no memory of his past and the only clues to his identity were a piece of paper with his name on it and a propensity toward magic. Now he’s a powerful sorcerer and a successful thief for hire, but it turns out that those who stole his memories aren’t done with him yet. When they cause a job to go bad, threatening a sixteen-year-old girl, Nate swears to protect her.
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Testosterone IV Drip
- By V on 08-06-14
By: Steve McHugh
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The Way into Chaos
- The Great Way, Book 1
- By: Harry Connolly
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The city of Peradain is the heart of an empire built with steel, spears, and a monopoly on magic...until in a single day it falls, overthrown by a swarm of supernatural creatures of incredible power and ferocity. Neither soldier nor spell caster can stand against them. The empire's armies are crushed, its people scattered, its king and queen killed. Freed for the first time in generations, city-states scramble to seize neighboring territories and capture imperial spell casters.
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Made me want to buy more credits
- By Daniel Olson on 09-16-16
By: Harry Connolly
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The (Sort of) Dark Mage
- Waldo Rabbit Series, Book 1
- By: Nelson Chereta
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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The (Sort of) Dark Mage is the story of a young man named Waldo who grows up in a world where monsters, the undead, and dark magic are part of everyday life. He is forced to go on a journey to prove himself and soon discovers that his beliefs don't fit into the wider world.
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Engaging, but has no ending.
- By Ryan on 07-30-17
By: Nelson Chereta
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Thinblade
- Sovereign of the Seven Isles, Book 1
- By: David A. Wells
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
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When second son Alexander Valentine loses his brother to an assassin's arrow, he discovers that his family protects an ancient secret and reluctantly finds himself at the center of the final battle of a war that was supposed to have ended two thousand years ago. Pursued by the dark minions of an ancient enemy, Alexander flees to the mountain city of Glen Morillian where he discovers that he is the heir to the throne of Ruatha, one of the Seven Isles, but before he can claim the throne he must recover the ancient Thinblade.
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Worst Book I've Ever Listened To or Read
- By Samantha S on 11-29-16
By: David A. Wells
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Reboot
- Afterlife Online, Book 1
- By: Domino Finn
- Narrated by: Justin Thomas James
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Tad Lonnerman is having a crappy day stuck in crappy traffic late to a crappy meeting. On the bright side, his game development career is the only non-crappy thing he has going for him, so life isn't all bad. At least until he dies. Now Tad finds himself uploaded to a beta test of Haven, an unannounced hyper-immersive MMO where the dead have a second chance at life. It's not virtual reality, it's digital reality. A true afterlife online. Except Haven isn't exactly blissful paradise.
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Fantasy LitRPG meets Frat house...
- By Swiftblade on 02-15-18
By: Domino Finn
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- Random thoughts
- 04-08-19
try it
I received this book free of charge for an honest review. kid survives an attack that kills the rest in his city. while escaping meets a God and becomes her priest. in order to avoid the fate of his previous home he must build a city that will withstand the attacking force, in his travels he eventually gains followers who come back with him for a life where all are equal instead of the lower classes they were treated as in their previous communities. that's a boring summary but I personally liik forward to maybe seeing more of this series
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- TU
- 03-15-19
Pretty good with realistic expectations
I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
This is definitely one of those books that you have to set your expectations appropriately going in, or you are going to be disappointed. Having said that, I expected a lot of action, a harem element and game mechanics with a coherent story tying it all together. That is exactly what I got. If you aren't a fan of the genre, I'm 50/50 on if you'll like this book or not. I really enjoyed it. I thought the narration is great, the game mechanics were different, and the characters were engaging.
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- Tyler Mitchell
- 07-23-19
Harem + LitRPG
This was a better mixture than I had expected. The LitRPG is decent and the characters make for an interesting Mashup. Chirs Graves does a great Narration and made this an enjoyable listen.
If you're coming to this for the LitRPG aspect you might be a bit disappointed, it's an interesting system, but not the best LitRPG I've listened to. That said if you enjoy both Harem and LitRPG genres you'll probably enjoy this.
If you're unsure about the Harem idea, this isn't too overdone as far as the concept goes. This wouldn't be a bad one to dip your toe in to test the waters.
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- Max R
- 02-21-19
What a cool concept
I loved the concept of this book. The MC basically operates as a skills trainer for those around him in addition to being a semi-front-line fighter/priest/mayor/other stuff. I hadn't ever thought about a story told from that perspective before and it actually plays really well! The closest comparison I can think of is Felix in Super Sales on Super Heroes. There are some harem themes here, though there isn't anything super graphic from a relations perspective as you often see in such stories. It's a quick listen at under 6 hours, but I did very much enjoy my time with the various chanarcters and found myself cheering for their success throughout the entire book.
While I felt the pacing of the story was good, I often found myself wanting more information about the characters and the world in which they inhabit. I feel like a bit more "stuff" would have really helped to make the world feel more alive to me. Perhaps that's something we'll see more of in book 2.
The narration was good. I hadn't ever listened to Chris Graves before and I feel like his range of characters was well-suited to the story. Female and male characters were easily distinguishable from each other, which always helps in fight scenes. His choice of voice for the slightly insecure, yet driven MC was perfect. The only gripe I had was with the voice he used for the skill interface... he went for monotone and robotic, which it was, but that kind of took me out of the story a bit.
On the whole, it's an interesting book with a MC that has a skill you don't see often in the game-lit space. I'm glad I listened and will be on the lookout for the second book in the series!
**Note: I asked for and received a promotional copy of this book in exchange for an honest and unbiased review***
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- JB
- 02-25-19
Such a cool story
This book was super dope, and as always a perfect narrative performance by Chris. Love the concept of the MC having more options when it comes to power.
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- Private
- 08-18-19
Great Start to This Series, Excellent Narration
"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."
I should begin by saying that I’m a fan of this genre, and particularly of this narrator. The leveling up aspect was unique in that it was the main character who performed that for others. This worked well to endear him quickly to his companions, and established a true value to his abilities. Each character was unique, and well established by both the writing and by the narration. Being the start to a series, there was some basic groundwork established, an adventure, and a final climatic battle. The future of the story was set well at the end, making me excited to see what would happen next. The was a degeee of violence, but nothing that I felt was graphic in any way, and some audit themes that were fade to black in nature.
As mentioned, I’m a big fan of the narrator Chris Graves. For me, he really brings the story alive. I’ve listened to numerous stories he has narrated, and can’t say enough positives.
Can’t wait until the second book!
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- Marco Los
- 09-27-19
Funny litRPG
This review is based on an audio-book that I received. It is an honest review and the complimentary receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.
'Breaking Ground' by Stone Thomas is the story of Arden.
'Breaking Ground' is officially the start of the series 'Halcyon Rising'. But to be honest I have the feeling that this book more of a prelude is for the series. The series contains 3 books.
This audiobook is about 5hours and 20minutes long. This book has a semi closed end. But there is a lot of room for more to come.
The narrator, Chris Graves has a nice and clear spoken voice and with pacing that makes the story easy understand and follow. Chris Graves his pronunciation is very good and the sound quality is also good.
This book is super funny, light hearted and absolutely worth the read. I really like this dry humor that the writer applies. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was definitely surprised and ecstatic how the storyline flowed.
Stone Thomas does a fantastic job of bringing each character to life. Then there are plenty of moments of unique humor that Stone Thomas nails, keeping you laughing throughout the book.
Arden an orphan living in a goddess's temple watches as the god of war kills his goddess Laranj.
He is able to get away. He stumbles upon a young goddes Nola who needs rescuing. She asks him to be her head priest.
As Nola's head priest, he is able to adjust the skill levels of whoever he wishes as Skillmaster.
In protecting Nola, he gathers several women whom he protects and who help him. I like the humor, romance, action and game vibe.
He gathers a lot of women around him and later on also men. I like it that there is a harem element in this book. It has the perfect balance of harem (without being erotica) and a great adventurous storyline.
Will Arden be able to protect all those dear to him?
I would definitely recommend this book if you like LitRPG genre you will enjoy this book. It's a good, solid listen and a promising start to the series.
I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher for an honest review.
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- Richard B.
- 03-03-19
A great Story
This is a great read. The characters are very well developed giving the story a good story flow. It is easy to follow. I have read the authors books and the narrator does this story proud. From what I can remember from reading the book nothing has been left out. I would recommend this book as well as the authors other books. Your time is well spent reading/listening to all the author's other books.
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- Rebecca Azizov
- 03-05-19
I loved it
I know it might be not a book for everyone but I enjoyed the book very much I did know and read the blurb before I chose this book and I liked it a lot I knew what to expect and see if it was a great ride
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review
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- Backlash
- 02-27-19
Building from the ground up
After spending a lifetime doing grunt work and menial chores then losing your goddess to invaders attacks you would think life would be over. But when an unexpected request comes from a rookie goddess reaches you along with three beautiful women, what else can you do but build a temple from the ground up. Fun characters, lots of manga style harem comedy, and adventure galore. I really enjoyed the story and the narration brought it to life for me. I hope the other books in the series also come out on audible.
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