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Chris Tullbane
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The season of peace has ended, the dawn of war has come, and even the gods are restless...
Brian Fieldings just buried his dad and lost the only job he's ever had. Waking up in an unfamiliar, pitch-black room the next morning feels a lot like the rotten cherry on a particularly awful sundae. Especially given the inhuman howling coming from the other side of the door.
He's only been conscious for a minute or so, but Brian already has questions. Where is he and how did he get here? What is making those terrible noises? And why does the room he's in have an altar?
First, he’ll need to survive long enough to get answers… then he’ll have to survive those answers. Because Brian has been tapped to play a role in a bloody drama that spans multiple realities, and nothing from his short life in Midton, Ohio has prepared him for what's next.
Speaker of Tongues is the first book in a slow-burn progression fantasy where the numbers and stats typical of LitRPG books are grounded in an epic fantasy world and balanced by a focus on party-based adventuring, group dynamics, and themes of personal growth.
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In the post-Break world of superpowers, necromancy is the one gift nobody wants. But an invitation to the Free States' Academy of Superheroes means that same gift might be Damian Banach's ticket to a brighter future... if only he can avoid the madness ingrained in his powers. There has never been a Crow Cape, but Damian isn't the sort to give up. He'll take control of his destiny or die trying... and he just might bring the post-Break world to its knees along the way.
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Started strong didn’t finish as strong
- By Tracy L. Murphy Jr. on 03-20-25
By: Chris Tullbane
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Investigation, Mediation, Vindication
- The Many Travails of John Smith, Book 1
- By: Chris Tullbane
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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"Investigation, Mediation, Vindication." That's how the Yellow Pages ad starts, and if it sounds like the sort of thing a drunk teenager might come up with . . . well, you'd only be wrong about the teenager part. John Smith owns San Diego's smallest private investigation firm, but he doesn't know the first thing about mediation. Or vindication.
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excellent
- By Kindle Customer on 01-17-25
By: Chris Tullbane
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Arrival
- Legends of Arenia, Book 1
- By: P.A. Parsons
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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It’s just another Thanksgiving for the Sullivans - until the walls disappear and they discover they are being transported to Arenia, a place where game rules are real and their Earthen ability to reincarnate grants them unlimited potential. Or it would, if the celestial administrator in charge of their case hadn’t mixed up longitude and latitude and sent the wrong family. Now scattered throughout the Arenian wilderness and armed only with their Tomes, the family members must discover a strength they didn’t know they had if they are going to survive.
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Awesome family Isekai
- By Randall on 01-02-22
By: P.A. Parsons
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Immortal Drunkard: Volume 1
- Immortal Drunkard, Book 1
- By: Mortykay
- Narrated by: Adam James Conner
- Length: 22 hrs and 39 mins
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In a world ravaged by endless battles and wars, the life of an ordinary person is as fleeting as a moment. Kai, a young orphan raised in a remote shelter, struggles daily for mere survival. But when he faces the brutal realities of his world, his fate takes an unexpected turn. Mysterious circumstances lead him to the mystical Sphere, an artifact that unlocks untapped powers. From that moment on, Kai gains abilities beyond his wildest dreams.
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cultivation love
- By Richard on 02-28-25
By: Mortykay
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The Elder Lands: A Kingdom Building LitRPG
- The Elder Lands, Book 1
- By: B. Salem
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
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Lucan is the son of a landed knight in a kingdom that is surrounded by diverse threats. As he comes of age, he must make peace with both the tasteful and distasteful of his responsibilities. Most important of all, he must find a way to either tame or accept his own ambitions.
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Highly under-rated. You should buy this audiobook.
- By Christopher on 02-15-25
By: B. Salem
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The Queen of Smiles
- A Post-Apocalyptic Superhero Novel (The Post-Break World: The Storm Who Rides, Book 1)
- By: Chris Tullbane
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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The Queen of Smiles has long been a mystery, even to herself. A storm of steel wrapped in a human shell, she's spent decades crossing the continent in search of answers about her origin and the rules she has been forced to live by. Three years ago, under a bright New Mexico sun, she found those answers… and they were as unsatisfactory as they come. And so, she withdrew from the world, doing only small jobs for the people of the nearby town of Eclipse. But life carries on and the post-Break world won't stop spinning.
By: Chris Tullbane
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The Murder of Crows Boxed Set
- The Post-Break World: The Murder of Crows
- By: Chris Tullbane
- Narrated by: Joseph P. Vernon, J.S. Arquin
- Length: 39 hrs and 57 mins
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In the post-Break world of superpowers, necromancy is the one gift nobody wants. But an invitation to the Free States' Academy of Superheroes means that same gift might be Damian Banach's ticket to a brighter future... if only he can avoid the madness ingrained in his powers. There has never been a Crow Cape, but Damian isn't the sort to give up. He'll take control of his destiny or die trying... and he just might bring the post-Break world to its knees along the way.
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Started strong didn’t finish as strong
- By Tracy L. Murphy Jr. on 03-20-25
By: Chris Tullbane
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Investigation, Mediation, Vindication
- The Many Travails of John Smith, Book 1
- By: Chris Tullbane
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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"Investigation, Mediation, Vindication." That's how the Yellow Pages ad starts, and if it sounds like the sort of thing a drunk teenager might come up with . . . well, you'd only be wrong about the teenager part. John Smith owns San Diego's smallest private investigation firm, but he doesn't know the first thing about mediation. Or vindication.
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excellent
- By Kindle Customer on 01-17-25
By: Chris Tullbane
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Arrival
- Legends of Arenia, Book 1
- By: P.A. Parsons
- Narrated by: Jeff Hays
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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It’s just another Thanksgiving for the Sullivans - until the walls disappear and they discover they are being transported to Arenia, a place where game rules are real and their Earthen ability to reincarnate grants them unlimited potential. Or it would, if the celestial administrator in charge of their case hadn’t mixed up longitude and latitude and sent the wrong family. Now scattered throughout the Arenian wilderness and armed only with their Tomes, the family members must discover a strength they didn’t know they had if they are going to survive.
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Awesome family Isekai
- By Randall on 01-02-22
By: P.A. Parsons
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Immortal Drunkard: Volume 1
- Immortal Drunkard, Book 1
- By: Mortykay
- Narrated by: Adam James Conner
- Length: 22 hrs and 39 mins
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In a world ravaged by endless battles and wars, the life of an ordinary person is as fleeting as a moment. Kai, a young orphan raised in a remote shelter, struggles daily for mere survival. But when he faces the brutal realities of his world, his fate takes an unexpected turn. Mysterious circumstances lead him to the mystical Sphere, an artifact that unlocks untapped powers. From that moment on, Kai gains abilities beyond his wildest dreams.
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cultivation love
- By Richard on 02-28-25
By: Mortykay
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The Elder Lands: A Kingdom Building LitRPG
- The Elder Lands, Book 1
- By: B. Salem
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Lucan is the son of a landed knight in a kingdom that is surrounded by diverse threats. As he comes of age, he must make peace with both the tasteful and distasteful of his responsibilities. Most important of all, he must find a way to either tame or accept his own ambitions.
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Highly under-rated. You should buy this audiobook.
- By Christopher on 02-15-25
By: B. Salem
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The Queen of Smiles
- A Post-Apocalyptic Superhero Novel (The Post-Break World: The Storm Who Rides, Book 1)
- By: Chris Tullbane
- Narrated by: Reba Buhr
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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The Queen of Smiles has long been a mystery, even to herself. A storm of steel wrapped in a human shell, she's spent decades crossing the continent in search of answers about her origin and the rules she has been forced to live by. Three years ago, under a bright New Mexico sun, she found those answers… and they were as unsatisfactory as they come. And so, she withdrew from the world, doing only small jobs for the people of the nearby town of Eclipse. But life carries on and the post-Break world won't stop spinning.
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Pandora Unchained
- A Cultivation Progression Fantasy
- By: Patrick Laplante
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 23 hrs and 26 mins
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When Sorin's parent's mysteriously die, he is starved for truth and thirsty for revenge. He begs the Eighth Evil, Hope, for assistance, and his prayers are answered...Though not in the way he ever expected. He is made a Poison Cultivator, a rare class who are shunned by high society. Unable to continue his medical practice, Sorin turns to adventuring to make ends meet.
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Implausible MC; narrator annoying
- By Nathan Parker on 10-01-24
By: Patrick Laplante
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Elf Empire: A LitRPG Kingdom-Building Adventure
- Elf Empire, Book 1
- By: John Stovall
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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Leo wanted to make something out of himself—and build dams. However, the world doesn't want dams. And it mostly doesn't want civil engineers. It doesn't want men who do any sort of building or fighting or grand design, it seems. So, when Leo finds his current girlfriend and boss being threatened by a brutal loan shark and all three of them get dragged through a portal to another world, it doesn't take long for him to decide this is the place for him. Plus, everyone has magic, and who wouldn't want that?
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Loved it.
- By Mandymomof3boyz on 08-26-23
By: John Stovall
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Empire of Cards
- A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure (Convoker Series, Book 1)
- By: Andrew Karevik
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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When I was summoned to the family estate, I had no idea that my life was about to take a drastic turn. One moment I was good old Arthur, a young man with no real aim in life, the next I was in possession of my first four magical cards, on my way to become a Convoker! But if my grandfather had entrusted this huge responsibility to me, I had to prove worthy. I had to take on the life of an Adventurer and complete our lineage quest—a perilous search and rescue mission in the most treacherous parts of our lands.
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Too noble minded or naive. Not sure which
- By Kindle Customer on 10-04-23
By: Andrew Karevik
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Hell-Forged
- By: E.M. Hardy
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
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"Congratulations! You are the last survivor of the Hell Games. You have gained back your freedom." Huh? One moment I was running from demons and other competitors trying to do me in. The next, I was thrown back into yet another realm. Before me, some Princess started explaining that she had asked the gods for champions to help save her world in these dire times… and I was one of the chosen heroes. Yeah, right! I had been in Hell long enough to know I shouldn't trust my senses when it all seemed too good to be true.
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I truly liked this
- By Anonymous User on 10-03-24
By: E.M. Hardy
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The Runic Artist
- Blank Canvas
- By: Ellake
- Narrated by: Adam Stubbs, Mia Fothergill
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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In a world where runes hold unimaginable power, mere mortal and gifted artisan Nate must harness arcane magic to navigate treacherous paths, reveal the hidden truths of his own past, and discover the workings of the illusive ‘System’. No big deal. Emboldened by only his penknife and a weirdly profound understanding of runic sorcery, Nate must uncover if the path he has been thrust upon may spare his earthly existence. After all, why only leave your mark on one world… when you might leave it on two?
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Good story with less than perfect narration and writing.
- By Christopher on 09-04-24
By: Ellake
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Advent of the Apocalypse
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: V.A. Lewis, D. Pidge
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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Giant fireblasts tear across the earth as the Gates of Hell are ripped open. In an instant, billions are killed. Human technology becomes utterly worthless in the face of the end of the world. Fortunately for Jaco, he barely survives the opening act of the Apocalypse. Unfortunately for him, he has to live through what comes next. Those who died in the initial blast are reincarnated as undead monsters. Massive fiery pits swallow up the center of every major city across the world.
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I liked, it
- By Kindle Customer on 11-11-24
By: V.A. Lewis, and others
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The Nothing Mage
- The Saga of the Nothing Mage, Book 1
- By: J. P. Valentine
- Narrated by: Spencer Dillehay
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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"There’s nothing there." The words may as well have been a death sentence to young Declan. Without mana, there could be no studying at the sky-piercing Pinnacle Towers, there could be no great monster hunts, and there could be no following in his father’s legendary footsteps. He’d be a cripple. But when a terrible accident forces him to flee, Declan learns the true nature of his mana. Just because it doesn’t resonate at any known frequency doesn’t mean it isn’t magic. Just because he can’t cast the same spells as everyone else doesn’t mean he isn’t a mage.
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I had to return this book.
- By David R on 08-27-20
By: J. P. Valentine
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Resistance Above Magic: A LitRPG Adventure
- Resistance Above Magic, Book 1
- By: B.T. Narro, Beatrix Grinn
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 12 hrs
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Determination is what made Levy a traveler, but only resistance will lead to new levels. Ancient powers are about to collide. The world is on the verge of changing, and all Levy wants is to start leveling.
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Great story
- By Amazon Customer on 10-11-24
By: B.T. Narro, and others
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Axe Druid Omnibus: Books 1-3
- By: Christopher Johns
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 52 hrs and 28 mins
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Chris and his friends had been hearing voices begging for help, but aren’t dreams supposed to stay dreams? When they finally answer the call, they’re pulled into a fantastic world with themes similar to modern role-playing games. The world of Brindolla.
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harem
- By Anthony Baker on 03-21-24
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Blessed Time: The Complete Series
- A LitRPG Adventure Bundle
- By: Cale Plamann
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 44 hrs and 11 mins
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On Karell, you are either blessed by the gods, granted a unique power and the ability to gain experience and levels, or you are forgotten. Micah Silver was a boy picked for greatness. Chosen by the gods to bear a mythic power, he longed to take his place among the heroes and legends he grew up reading about.
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I jumped off during book 2. The gay romance is too far for me.
- By Santa on 01-31-25
By: Cale Plamann
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Protagonist: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure
- The Whims of Gods, Book 1
- By: S.I. Waxman
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
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After quitting her job as a therapist, Tess's life became pretty slow. A tad boring, even. It thus came as no small shock to her when she was chosen by a god. Suddenly thrust into a new world where magic, monsters, and character levels are par for the course, Tess will find that simply surviving can be a challenge. It doesn't help that dark forces are stirring, she's woefully underpowered, and spiders keep trying to claw her face off.
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While this was a pretty good piece of storytelling
- By DragoneChilde on 05-13-23
By: S.I. Waxman
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Mana Mirror: The First Gate
- Mana Mirror, Book 1
- By: Tobias Begley
- Narrated by: Neo Cihi
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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When Malachi Baker stumbles into an offer of apprenticeship from the esteemed and powerful Occultist Orykson, he's left in shock and jumps at the chance to learn... Even if it means taking out a few loans. Unfortunately, his new teacher sees him more as a tool than a student. He has set Malachi near-impossible goals before he becomes worthy of Orykson's full attention, and Malachi's innate power is only somewhat above average. Worse, it turns out that Orykson has enemies more powerful than Malachi had ever imagined—and now their attention has landed solidly on him.
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Exciting, Unique, Intelligent
- By Amazon Customer on 11-24-24
By: Tobias Begley
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- Anonymous User
- 11-14-24
Amazing 50/10
Underrated
The story is a more realistic litrpg. Its worth the credit it will leave you finishing the 28 hour book in 3 days.
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- Philip
- 12-08-24
Excellent!
Loved this book. Great character development and excellent world building. For once "LitRPG" adds an interesting twist to fantasy without feeling like a cheap replacement of interesting plot lines.
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- Nathan Parker
- 12-20-24
Very well written
It's impressive that the author can make a compelling story with so little progression. Part of his success is writing compelling characters, so that you're interested in them in spite of the slow progress. However, I will probably not read any further stories in this series because ***spoiler*** the author will apparently keep killing off almost all the friends our MC acquires. Note to the author: a character's success depends on dragging his friends along. If he's the only one that survives, it's not success.
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- Christopher
- 09-02-24
Excellent audiobook that should have ten times the reviews that it has right now.
It took me a while to pick up this audiobook because it only had a few reviews. Even though the ratings were all positive, I’ve been burned before by this situation; you never know if 5 positive reviews just means that the author’s immediate family and friends decided to help them out.
I’m glad to say that regardless of their origins, the positive reviews for Speaker of Tongues are wholly deserved… there are many things that set this book apart from many of the others in the genre. The one I appreciate the most is the gradual and more meaningful progression of the MC’s accrual of power.
Instead of racing through the first several fights and rapidly powering up the MC, the author has actually made the power-progression follow along with the character’s emotional and intellectual development.
The result of this is that our protagonist’s personal power doesn’t overtake the pace of the plot and therefore leaves a ton of room for the character to continue to grow going forward.
I feel like the vast majority of LitRPGs end up having to nerf their MC’s with every new installment just to keep them from being godlike and invincible after the second book. The slightly better authors only have to completely redefine the plot and setting with every new book, just to keep up with the MC’s meteoric rise in power that paints the author into a corner with the original world they built.
Chris Tullbane manages to keep the runaway power progression fully in check while still advancing the characters and plot enough to keep the pages turning and hold your interest through to the last sentence of the book.
If you like the GameLit, Isekai, Fantasy, or even Adventure genre’s then this book is definitely for you.
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- Ruykann
- 08-22-24
Good first book
A slow roll but ultimately good character development despite the slow progress. Will try the next book.
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- TC
- 08-30-24
Very slow start but tons of potential
Overall a great book - interesting world, real feeling characters, well written. This was not the book I wanted it to be, but I will be continuing. As someone who likes OP characters, I was a bit disappointed - but that just my preference. Mild spoilers ahead.........
This is NOT the story of an OP or unique MC. He is weak & unskilled (though not whiney), and remains that way the whole book. Progression reminds me of Cradle: there are hints at the power he could reach but it is going to take a very long time at current rates. Skills and abilities are quite boring at their current levels, no interesting techniques or magic system (yet).
Author is also fairly heavy handed in killing off characters. I like that it adds weight to the action, but this one risks harming my ability to stay invested... I'll likely drop the series if introduced characters die at this rate in the next one.
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- Sailfish
- 12-08-24
Fairly Epic Isekai
Chris Tullbane takes pitiable 20-something man whose short life expectancy and familial responsibilities has already left him with few, if any, possibilities for having any type of rewarding life. He is then thrust into-a-survival-of-the fittest realm with little more than a level 1 ranking and what, in other similar fantasies, is a inconsequential perk of understanding all languages, and little else to defend himself.
What follows is a fairly brisk pace of battle encounters he is ill-equipped to survive without the help from others. While his progression is slow, most of the story focuses on him and the relationship he developed with those who decide to befriend him.
J.S. Arquin's performance is absolutely superb, in his voicing the various characters, no matter the gender or dialect. However, he further distinguishes characters by the cadence of their speech.
I wish I would have found this book after book 2 was published for now I must wait to continue this saga.
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- Warnica
- 11-27-24
So good
Several twists, real stakes, meaningful leveling, tangible emotions. It is just a really good book.
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- Steven
- 09-03-24
a jewel of the genre
first it gets poison and venom right, as in venom is poison. second triple questionmark not qm qm qm. the story also doesn't make Gods by ranks, allowing the strongest to be with down by enough numbers. more like this!
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- Obstinate Pride
- 01-26-25
Isekai'd Trailer Park Hero
Pretty good. I like the system, it's less rewarding than most typical lit RPGs but it's D&D type classes and techniques and races ground the game like setting. My only problem is the MC and his lizard priest companion can be a bit too nice. It's understandable after what happens halfway through the first half, but I've never been a fan of humility. Especially when there are people who can crush stone with their fists. This is a slow burn, and the Mc is a bit of a bumbling mess, but his growth by the end of the story makes future tales with him seem more tolerable.
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