The Man from Nag Hamadi: A Cyberpunk LitRPG
Slumrat Rising, Book 2
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Warby Picus
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A spellbinding adventure of biblical proportions awaits a young man coming into his powers in the epic second installment of this urban fantasy series.
Truth Medici has three questions: Can he rescue his siblings from the clutches of the evil Starbrite Corporation? What will it require of him? And where does he need to go next to make it happen? When he meets Justinian Merkovah—a strangely ageless spellcaster, teacher of religious law, and nomadic exorcist—he's one step closer to discovering the answers . . .
With his experience providing security to the rich and terrible, Truth accepts a gig as Merkovah's bodyguard. What better way for Truth to grow as a mage? And what better body to guard than one that can help rid him of the demonic System trapped inside his own?
Truth and Merkovah are soon joined by two of the latter's enigmatic students on a journey through an ancient land where both devils and angels lash out with fire, fury, and Old Testament devastation. Finally, Truth sees the world, previously kept hidden by Starbrite, as it really is. And he learns that magic—real magic—is far more powerful and strange than he ever imagined.
But one thing Truth has always known is that power comes at a price. And the price for Merkovah's help may be more than Truth is willing to pay. Unfortunately, he doesn't have much of a choice. Crops are failing; wars are heating up; even God has looked away in disgust. What can one slumrat hope to do in the face of all that? Except rise—and fight.
The second volume of the hit cyberpunk fantasy series—with more than one million views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!
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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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A ferrari with no motor
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In the not-too-distant future, a 21-member crew launches from Earth. Their mission: to establish a temporary colony on Mars. Little do they know that colony will become permanent–and the last stand of the human race. Because, without warning, every single person left on Earth simply...vanishes. Now, a thousand years later, the resources needed to sustain life are running out, and the very existence of the Mars colony is threatened. Humankind has only one option–to return to its home planet.
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It was ok.
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- JB
- 06-17-24
Too much preaching
Where to begin.... If you can ignore the constant sermon, this isn't a bad book. If book 3 has the same feature, this will be a dead series.
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- Earl
- 08-27-24
I get what the others are saying but...
Is there a lot of theological talk? Yes. Does it get mired down in it a bit? Also, yes. Is it still worth listening to? ABSOLUTELY. It's a fascinating world with very interesting characters. I'm looking for to the next installment!
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- O-C
- 05-17-24
The Vinland Saga S2 of books
This book continues line-for-line directly after the end of book one. Gotta love that royal road editing.
As with everything post-death so far, this book continues to be much slower paced than what came before. We're now into the meat of the journey, and both the story and the main character need some time to sort themselves out, figure out who they are, and what they really want to be. Worldbuidling and character continues to be exquisite, and Truth needs to learn a lot before he's ready to take on Starbrite.
A lot of reviews claim that the genre of the story has shifted, and that what comes in this book is a romance novel instead of a cyberpunk thriller. This is technically true, but that is selling this book way too short. Truth has come to hate himself and what he's done, and now with no direct pressure to help the sibs, he's flailing around in the dark. Have no fear, we'll return to Starbrite and the realms of violence, but characters require proper motivation to be compelling, and right now Truth isn't motivated to do anything.
This book focuses on him learning to live without Starbrite, learning more about the world and magic system, and learning to love himself. In terms of plot, it almost 100% a filler arc. But it's full of character studies, philosophy, and deep trauma. He needs to be reforged in fire if he's ever going to be able to help the sibs again, and that fire is both self-love and romance. And damn if it's not some of the best romance I've ever read. These two have actual reasons to care about each other, respect and understanding of boundaries, and good chemistry. And I historically abhor any glimmer of romance in my books, so that's saying a lot.
It may not be the action packed thriller that the first one was, but it's a necessary step forward for our characters and our understanding of the world. In some ways, it reminds me of the second season of Vinland Saga. Character arcs over action scenes. If it's not your cup of tea, I'm pretty sure book three will be much more like book one, should you still be interested in the world. You'll loose much of the character, but that's your decision to make.
I highly recommend this book for everyone who liked the character of Truth in the first book. Book one may have been about Starbrite, but book two is about Truth.
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- Xxtonic
- 08-17-24
ONE OF THE BEST FINDS IN 2024!!!
I cant belive this book doesnt have more reviews. The story is great, the narration is great. Typically im never into too much ranting but i think it works here, typically there just ranting about magic and that almost never makes sence to me but it does in this book for me. Im looking foward to the next book.
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- Jarred Scoopie Allen
- 03-06-24
excellent story
love every part regarding the MC. the book went a bit heavy with the love and relationship stuff yet maintained a good balance
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- Mr. Thomas
- 03-09-24
Theology/ cosmology
The story continues the pass is a bit slower but more contemplative with an emphasis one world building setting up the next arc. Highly recommended thoroughly enjoyed.
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- Anon
- 05-02-24
Cyberpunk with barely any cyberpunk
The first book was great. This one gets mired down in theology. Even as background noise it got annoying sometimes. The mc went backwards in development. He was strong, powerful, willfully ignorant and weak. It didn’t mix well, like water and oil. Well anyways I enjoyed some of it I guess.
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- Never Tell Me The Odds
- 04-04-24
Haters gonna hate
Great book with a solid story line and a non typical character with depth that mirrors a very different life experience. Reflects a lot of the real steps of someone stepping out into society from a very narrowly focused worldview. Basically has to re-program himself best he can to be as whole as he can manage.
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- Kirby
- 03-13-24
This is an excellent book 2
With the limited reviews I felt it was important to provide my thoughts on this story.
Essentially, if you are expecting Truth to start a murder spree, revenge campaign on Starbright, or become a Spy/Sabatour destroying the organization from the inside. Well, that's book 3.
So what is the point of book 2 then?
Book 2 is wholly focused on Truth himself, both physically & mentally & to some extent spiritually. The story takes him from a soulless husk of a shattered blade forged for nothing but to take orders, heads or both; into an actual human with genuine feelings & motivations to live and experience his life on his terms.
To address the "Melo drama" reviews. The romance itself,after the initial start, is a steady narrative incline throughout the story, so the percived Melodrama seems to come from moments were the characters have strong emotional moments or ideals, which personally felt logical and aligned to the narrative. Frankly, I felt the critics overblown, but to each their own.
Also, I should mention this book is heavy in religious idealiogy due to the setting of the book. While some ideas cross over to ours, fundamentaly the rules & culture are wholly unique to the their world's setting not ours, so the author isn't specifically pandering real life religion. Basically don't overthink it.
Narration is solid as always, and if you like book 1 and are excited for book 3, I really do recommend you don't skip this entry, it is important to the narrative and honestly a fun book to listen to.
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- jason taylor
- 08-31-24
Great world building
Once again it’s a little fast paced and it feels as though some scenes lack the small details that paint the picture. Hard to understand what’s happening and I feel like I’ve missed something at times. Overall it’s a good read and I really enjoyed reading this book. Pros definitely outweighed the cons and I’m super excited to start the next book. 7 out of 10
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