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Ellory Lane
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By:
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Blake Alexander
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The town of Nikorice burns and a rebellion simmers, risking the full wrath of the Goldmark Tetrarchy.
After a pitched battle, Ben and his party defeat the Matron and escape Nikorice, heading East to the Olerrak Marshland, on a quest from their newest party member to treat a disease ravaging the local water-drakes.
The leader of the water-drakes, however, hopes to leverage the presence of a third-tier healer in his territory and begins a rebellion against the Goldmark Tetrarchy. Ben and his party begrudgingly join his side, but as Goldmark infiltrators, and thus must not only help the water-drakes as they fight against the lightning-drakes that assault the marshlands, but also ensure their treachery isn't revealed.
Ben must push his healing and support skills to greater heights than ever before, his spells now essential not only to his party's continued progress, but to the survival of an entire army.
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Ben clocked in and clocked out, living a dreary life until a rip of energy caught his attention. Of course, interfering with the spell proved disastrous and he's sucked into a portal. On Semintor, the fantastical exists alongside wondrous magic. Ben arrives with a massive advantage thanks to his tinkering with the portal that got him there: his Arcana—his ability to cast powerful magic—are downright godly. The man is capable of casting group heals, buffing all sorts of attributes, and more, making him a highly sought after spellcaster, a rare dedicated supporting healer.
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Good and interesting but...
- By Roy on 01-16-24
By: Blake Alexander
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My Secret Portal to a Fantasy World
- My Secret Portal to a Fantasy World, Book 1
- By: D. Levesque
- Narrated by: Giancarlo Herrera, Hannah Schooner
- Length: 10 hrs
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Jack Pritcher has hit rock bottom, losing his home and job. Just when he believes his sanity might be next, he's presented with an opportunity that sounds utterly unbelievable. The offer on the table is to become a guardian of a Portal, a doorway to another world. But there's a twist – he must keep it a secret. Portals, it turns out, are alive in some way. They possess sentience and dictate their own set of rules that guardians must follow, under the penalty of death.
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Warning, If your Not into World Building This is not for you
- By Amazon Customer on 04-11-24
By: D. Levesque
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Frontier Summoner
- A Slice of Life Fantasy Adventure
- By: Jack Bryce
- Narrated by: Alfie Syme, Renée Nolen
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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David always was an outdoorsman and an explorer. But when Earth merged with the magical world of Tannoris, it suddenly became too dangerous for anyone without a Class to leave the cities. A shame, too, because with elves, foxkin, catkin, and many other magical beings abound, there is plenty for him to experience! But now, David’s dream just might come true! A mystical ritual will awaken his Class, and a budding homestead on the wild frontier is waiting for him to take ownership.
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Ridiculous and inconsistent
- By Jay Bryant on 02-23-24
By: Jack Bryce
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Master of the Monsterverse: Complete Omnibus (1-6)
- By: Jamie Hawke
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski, Rebecca Woods, Tanner DeBruyne, and others
- Length: 40 hrs and 1 min
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If you fall into the latter category, you get me. There I was, simply working to program my visual novel and find my muse, when BAM! Monster girl in my closet. Needless to say, she changed my life. For the better at first, sure. But then there was the hunter, and the crazy lady who spoke of another world where the monsters live.
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Lost another author to the woke polyamory crowd
- By Jonny Harper on 12-16-24
By: Jamie Hawke
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Lord of the Dragon Riders
- By: Turner Tellborn, Marcus Sloss
- Narrated by: Adam Stubbs, Mia Fothergill
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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A strange cry for help distracts Daniel from his boring study session. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he is thrust through a portal where he emerges into a fantasy world of myth, magic, dragons and war.
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Frustrating MC and chaotic pacing
- By Chris on 09-18-24
By: Turner Tellborn, and others
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Rise of the Last Summoner 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy
- By: Todd Herzman
- Narrated by: Matt Hicks, Erin Bateman
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Four hundred years ago, in the time before the Godfall, the demon hordes were unleashed upon the world of Elaria. Now, the world has shrunk to one small valley, the Valley of Auld, humanity’s last bastion. All those within its walls are protected. Elian is markless—someone who cannot activate skills—and he is one of the poorest markless there is. A miner, forced to leave the city and toil in the nearby salt mines. On their way to and from the mines, the miners are kept secure in a locked wagon. The wagon is not locked to keep them from escaping. It’s locked to keep the demons from getting in.
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14 year old tapped in a 20 year old body
- By christopher Baldinger on 08-07-24
By: Todd Herzman
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Rise of the Weakest Healer
- A LitRPG Saga
- By: Blake Alexander
- Narrated by: Dylan Wheeler, Ellory Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Ben clocked in and clocked out, living a dreary life until a rip of energy caught his attention. Of course, interfering with the spell proved disastrous and he's sucked into a portal. On Semintor, the fantastical exists alongside wondrous magic. Ben arrives with a massive advantage thanks to his tinkering with the portal that got him there: his Arcana—his ability to cast powerful magic—are downright godly. The man is capable of casting group heals, buffing all sorts of attributes, and more, making him a highly sought after spellcaster, a rare dedicated supporting healer.
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Good and interesting but...
- By Roy on 01-16-24
By: Blake Alexander
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My Secret Portal to a Fantasy World
- My Secret Portal to a Fantasy World, Book 1
- By: D. Levesque
- Narrated by: Giancarlo Herrera, Hannah Schooner
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Jack Pritcher has hit rock bottom, losing his home and job. Just when he believes his sanity might be next, he's presented with an opportunity that sounds utterly unbelievable. The offer on the table is to become a guardian of a Portal, a doorway to another world. But there's a twist – he must keep it a secret. Portals, it turns out, are alive in some way. They possess sentience and dictate their own set of rules that guardians must follow, under the penalty of death.
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Warning, If your Not into World Building This is not for you
- By Amazon Customer on 04-11-24
By: D. Levesque
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Frontier Summoner
- A Slice of Life Fantasy Adventure
- By: Jack Bryce
- Narrated by: Alfie Syme, Renée Nolen
- Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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David always was an outdoorsman and an explorer. But when Earth merged with the magical world of Tannoris, it suddenly became too dangerous for anyone without a Class to leave the cities. A shame, too, because with elves, foxkin, catkin, and many other magical beings abound, there is plenty for him to experience! But now, David’s dream just might come true! A mystical ritual will awaken his Class, and a budding homestead on the wild frontier is waiting for him to take ownership.
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Ridiculous and inconsistent
- By Jay Bryant on 02-23-24
By: Jack Bryce
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Master of the Monsterverse: Complete Omnibus (1-6)
- By: Jamie Hawke
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski, Rebecca Woods, Tanner DeBruyne, and others
- Length: 40 hrs and 1 min
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If you fall into the latter category, you get me. There I was, simply working to program my visual novel and find my muse, when BAM! Monster girl in my closet. Needless to say, she changed my life. For the better at first, sure. But then there was the hunter, and the crazy lady who spoke of another world where the monsters live.
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Lost another author to the woke polyamory crowd
- By Jonny Harper on 12-16-24
By: Jamie Hawke
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Lord of the Dragon Riders
- By: Turner Tellborn, Marcus Sloss
- Narrated by: Adam Stubbs, Mia Fothergill
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A strange cry for help distracts Daniel from his boring study session. Curiosity gets the better of him, and he is thrust through a portal where he emerges into a fantasy world of myth, magic, dragons and war.
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Frustrating MC and chaotic pacing
- By Chris on 09-18-24
By: Turner Tellborn, and others
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Rise of the Last Summoner 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy
- By: Todd Herzman
- Narrated by: Matt Hicks, Erin Bateman
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
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Four hundred years ago, in the time before the Godfall, the demon hordes were unleashed upon the world of Elaria. Now, the world has shrunk to one small valley, the Valley of Auld, humanity’s last bastion. All those within its walls are protected. Elian is markless—someone who cannot activate skills—and he is one of the poorest markless there is. A miner, forced to leave the city and toil in the nearby salt mines. On their way to and from the mines, the miners are kept secure in a locked wagon. The wagon is not locked to keep them from escaping. It’s locked to keep the demons from getting in.
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14 year old tapped in a 20 year old body
- By christopher Baldinger on 08-07-24
By: Todd Herzman
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Royal Blooded
- By: F.G. Smith
- Narrated by: Andrew Pond, Erin Bateman
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
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Eli Grayson knew there was no such thing as magic. He knew there were no other worlds filled with magical races beyond his imagining. He knew he was a regular guy, just trying to recover from a brutally difficult breakup. That is, until he foiled an assassination attempt on an elven princess who showed him exactly how wrong he was. He's thrust headfirst into a hidden world of potent magic and sinister plots only to discover he has powers of his own.
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Author needs to keep his politics out of his books
- By Audiophile on 05-16-24
By: F.G. Smith
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Amazon Apocalypse
- By: Marvin Knight
- Narrated by: Jack Douglas, Jessica Threet
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
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Growing up, she was the girl down the street. Even then, I knew she was different. She was tough, rough, and had the strength to stop a speeding car with her bare hands. We were as thick as thieves, sharing every adventure. Then one day she revealed a secret. She wasn't from Earth. She was from a distant place called the Arcadia Multiverse. Her people lived under the rule of a god-like entity known as the System. That System had its gaze fixed on Earth. And it was only a matter of time before it came for us.
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Good, but very derivative towards the end
- By Anonymous on 10-28-23
By: Marvin Knight
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Son of the Hero King
- Awakening, Book 1
- By: Hikaru Genji
- Narrated by: Sylvester Frost, Ellory Lane
- Length: 27 hrs and 16 mins
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Draconic blood burns in his veins. After an aimless life, he found himself reborn in a new world of monsters and magic as the Heir of a Kingdom. Now, as Sol Dragona Luxuria, the Sol heir of Lustburg, he will one day rise to be Humanity's leader. His first task is to Awaken, then prove his strength during the coming of age ceremony. However, while he has many supporters, enemies lurk in the shadows. Follow Sol as he ascends in power. There'll be Love, there'll be Lust, but there'll also be Blood.
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Waaaaay to much inner dialog!!!
- By Anonymous User on 05-28-24
By: Hikaru Genji
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Nemesis
- The Rider's Dragon
- By: Deacon Frost
- Narrated by: Raya Kane, Jonathan Waters
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Moments after he hatched, he was thrown into a sack. His pride as a dragon raged against the indignity and he fought back. The wounds he gave his captors earned him the name Nemesis, and the kindness offered at the hand of a half-elf slave earned him a partner. With Harper on his side, the pair set out to earn their freedom. They're determined to never be slaves again.
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Disappointing
- By Gitchel on 08-10-23
By: Deacon Frost
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Dormitory Demon
- Slayer Academy, Book 1
- By: Kirk Mason
- Narrated by: Tom North, Savannah Thomas
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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Life as a blacksmith’s son was simple. Hammer steel, make deliveries, and court the cute baker down the street. My respectable future lay before me. Then, I was attacked by a giant monster. I had to fight for my life, and I won. Something awakened in me that day, something kept hidden by my father. It gave me strength, speed, and other secret powers. Before he could explain, a fist pounded on the door. It was the Knights of Elsara! Or, as the common folk called them, slayers.
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Good book
- By Blake Agnew on 09-27-24
By: Kirk Mason
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Monsters Mayhem and Misfits
- By: Marcus Sloss, Jack Spry
- Narrated by: Jessica Threet
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
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When Josh Underwood is thrown through a wormhole and lands on an unfamiliar world, he is immediately attacked by flesh-eating worms and snarling wolves. He has one huge advantage. A ring sits on his finger, but it's no ordinary ring. It's alien tech designed to improve its host’s strength, speed, agility, durability and combat instinct. Not all boons are infinitely wondrous. This tech has to understand what Josh needs for it to evolve, and time is of the essence.
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I'm two hours in and I'm suffering
- By Jason on 05-17-24
By: Marcus Sloss, and others
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Apex Academy Publisher's Pack 1, Books 1-2
- By: Ethan Shaw
- Narrated by: Patrick Dubois, Nina Harmony
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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I used to think my life would be common, boring even. My online guildies and my friends sure thought so. Yet everything I knew to be true in this world all changed drastically one fateful night... or should I say, it shifted. As it turns out, my father passed on more than his name to me. Something feral and mighty awoke within me, and I knew at once, I would never be the same again. Shortly after, I received an invitation that I didn't expect, a call to attend the mysterious Apex Academy.
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Feral instincts book
- By eddyhale on 07-04-24
By: Ethan Shaw
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Legend to Farmer
- A Slice of Life Fantasy
- By: Dante King
- Narrated by: Daryl Mayfield, Jess Trepanier
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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Valdis Wolfbane is renowned through the lands for his physical prowess and mighty conquests, but he's willing to give it all up to purchase a farm and settle down.
Exchanging a sword for a plow, he's set on turning the dilapidated farm into something he can live off for the rest of his peaceful life.
What he didn't bet on was finding love after all these years of fighting. Now that he has the time, he's about to discover that two is better than one... and three makes for a life well lived.
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The author is in love with his own over flowery prose
- By Gitchel on 03-19-24
By: Dante King
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Dragon's Hoard
- A LitRPG A Slice of Life and Fantasy
- By: Gwen Grayson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters, Ellory Lane
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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One minute, I’m working a boring office job and craving more from life. The next? I’m dropped in the middle of a new world as a dragon with jet-black scales and obsidian flames to match. Luckily, I still have my human form, because the locals weren't happy to see me. Thankfully, one was a sweet fox girl who loves to daydream. Together we hunt to survive, build ourselves a shelter, and fight some dragon slayers—even recruit a cute battle-elf. While living the cozy cabin life and having the occasional battle to the death with the locals, another dragon plagues the kingdom.
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its okay
- By Anonymous User on 08-27-24
By: Gwen Grayson
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The Arcane Lord
- By: Alex Prone, Marcus Sloss
- Narrated by: Amber Hartt
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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Julian never thought that graduating from the Ironfist Academy would be the easy part. Returning to his ancestral manor, he’s greeted by crumbling walls, growing debts, and a father who’s conveniently disappeared. To top it off, someone is intent on making his new role as lord as difficult as possible. Armed with magic and a lot of nerve, Julian must juggle the ancient art of estate management. Luckily, he's not alone.
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Looks to be a great start to a new series.
- By DaynenMc on 07-02-24
By: Alex Prone, and others
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Incursion
- A Space Opera Harem Adventure (The Lost Fleet, Book 1)
- By: Sarah Hawke
- Narrated by: Raya Kane, Wayne Kelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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Two centuries ago, the First Expansionary Fleet set off to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, hoping to explore, colonize, and conquer new worlds in the name of humanity. But when the fleet was violently and unexpectedly thrown off course, the colonists found themselves trapped in an unexplored region of the galaxy—and caught right in the middle of a bloody interstellar war. Now, after generations of relentless fighting, a tentative truce has finally ushered in an era of growth and prosperity.
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Sexy times in a Star Trek - like universe!
- By Haremsfan on 09-14-22
By: Sarah Hawke
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Creation Mage
- War Mage Academy, Book 1
- By: Dante King
- Narrated by: Marissa Parness, Alex Perone
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The last thing I expected was to gain the spells of the woman in my bed. Hell, I didn't even know magic existed until I'd cast a spell that morning. Then a beautiful teacher from a magical academy told me I could become the universe's most powerful mage. To get there, I need to become stronger. I need to ace all my examinations. And, most of all, I need to master the most potent spells. But I have to start somewhere.
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Exceptional narration. Disappointing writing.
- By Dearik on 04-29-21
By: Dante King
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- BiduscasMate
- 04-10-24
FANTASTIC
A great series, with loads of worldbuilding and fantasy.
Inticate skill system with loads of combos
Cant wait for more
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- Joeseph Baxter
- 03-24-24
captivating
an enjoyable series so far, if you enjoyed the first book you'll enjoy this one, it continues the story and continues his character progression, I recommend giving this book a try.
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- Jason Wood
- 03-26-24
Author is very intelligent, I enjoyed the premise and the depth of the characters.
2nd book in this series and I am really loving the originality of this story. well done, I look forward to the next in the series.
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- CVL Kindle Customer
- 03-24-24
Another awesome installment!
I absolutely loved this book! I dearly hope the story continues in another adventure soon.
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- DaynenMc
- 04-09-24
Great 2nd book.
This is a wonderful story and book 2, here, does a great job keeping it going.
The MC's harem gets bigger and he is growing in power and he is wanted as a slave or dead my all the surrounding kingdoms.
Great writing and narration.
I'm giving this book 8 out of 5 stars.
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- No one important
- 03-24-24
The mc is just to lame to exist
Idk why the author thought the idea for this mc would be good but it’s just god awful. He has close to no spine and only lives cause of plot armor. Quite despicable.
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- William Kerns
- 07-01-24
The story line
While in book one most people could understand someone being in shocked by being transported to another world but if you base that person from earth then you should get your facts straight… the guy went looking for the disappearance of people correct .. he was a computer programmer, and a gamer nerd …. And us nerds tend to go over board on things but we aren’t stupid … no one would take a punch in the gut and then watch their friends mother get diss with no actions taken … so the first book was ok but this book I was fully disappointed.. to the point that I couldn’t even finish it
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- Roy
- 04-22-24
Was lenient with Book 1, not so much this one
First, fair warning, some examples may be used from the book, so, spoiler warning!
Also, fair warning, I have a lot to say so this will be long. So, TL; DR version – Character consistency issues. Plot issues. MC is more irritating to me in this than in book 1. MC doesn’t work on his flaws, yes, even though he wasn’t a super soldier on his previous worlds, working on himself is still possible. Too much time in the story is spent on unnecessary things. I was most annoyed by the giant Chekov’s Gun that was never used.
I gave book one a somewhat generous neutral (Yes, I consider 3-stars neutral regardless of the algorithm), but I gave it a generous neutral rating citing my problem with the author leaning in a bit too hard on Ben’s (the MC’s) dependency on his party members and his lack of an attack or defensive skill.
It seems in this book that Alexander both somehow manages to double down on that and attempt to alleviate the problem which, for those of you reading, may seem like a problem in itself. Some may read this and just see it as a solution to the previous issues. But let me get to my explanations of my thoughts.
The problems of book 2 or any story for that matter will always seem more or less good, bad or meh depending on how well liked, or at least, tolerable one’s main character or main cast is. Some may argue that a good plot will override a character driven narrative, but the problem comes when both are tied together. I was understanding of Ben’s situation in Book 1. He was fresh on this world, learning about a new way of life, stricken with two curses that rendered his ability to survive on his own impossible, etc. While, as I said, Alexander tries to resolve some of the issues from book 1 surrounding Ben’s dependency on his party members, his inability to attack or defend, other issues arose.
He was constantly easily distracted by his musings or a need to amuse himself or appease his curiosity, yes, even during dangerous situations. Mostly, when he was pretty much supposed to the be party’s or whatever group of soldiers’ scout. Someone may try to defend this as a character flaw, my point here is about character growth and inconsistency. In book 1, he let his mind wonder while they were trekking through a dangerous wilderness only for a monster to sneak up on them and he admonished himself and after having a talk with his party, at that time Succubus Girl and Warrior Lady, he refocused his efforts to spot the creatures before it/they could ambush them.
His lack of situational awareness often times put them at a disadvantage. Again, I can see Alexander and fan trying to mount a defense that this is a character flaw and an example that the character needs to grow. I’d agree if the MC/Ben himself didn’t admonish himself for lacking said situational awareness a couple times when it happened and never positioning himself, mentally, to be prepared. While, yes, by the end Ben and company devised an actual plan to solve the whole situation, I felt this was inconsistent with not only his skillset, but what I said above about the supposed character growth in book 1 that was lost. One, he has a super high perception skill that with some forethought, if he used right, his party should’ve never been at a disadvantage regarding enemy positioning. He uses this skill constantly in favor of the rebellion/liberation army force, but when it comes to using it to help himself and his party, suddenly it’s forgotten?
He also falls into the I’m-OP-In-A-Certain-Area-But-I’m-Ignorant-of-Common-Sense-And-Think-That-My-Superpowers-Are-the-Norm-for-Everyone else trope, or I guess for short, you can call it the Everyone-Should-Be-Like-Me-OPMC Trope. This comes by way of him making comments about the weakness of healing spells, disbelieving what a seasoned healer says about healing in this world, thinking that she’s hiding something, or that the system or Goldmark is hiding something about healing spells when it’s been said before, directly to his face, that what he does is uncommon. This bleeds over into general support magic and how he’s told, again, what he does is uncommon, yet he will wonder if other support mages can do what he does? What? You were just told they can’t and you’re unique. Same with perception, he will wonder why other perception users can’t do what he does when again, he was told by one or all of his party as well as others, that what he does is unique. I felt this was pointless, to write him this way as if some things said to him go in one ear and out the other. It was even more irritating when an entire mini arc in the story revolved around him trying to find out what was the common thing to do in a situation rather than him just doing it.
He also fell into the I-forgot-I-had-OPness trope. This came later in the story when Dragon Lady got injured. I won’t say how so as to reduce the amount of spoilers. Suffice to say, something was done, something was eating away at her health. Ben could see it in the interface. Her health is slowly ticking down. For those of you who have gamed before, you already know the solution. For Ben, however, guess what he immediately has to do? Yes, you guessed it. He had to go to party chat and ask Warrior Lady and Succubus Girl, and the new Spear Girl, what to do before it clicked, and he remembered HE’S A FRiGGIN HEALER! (Caps for emphasis) Yes, for those who read this and know the context, yes, there were circumstances, but he wasn’t panicking over those circumstances initially, he was panicking over what to do after previously he’d just see someone was injured and immediately acted to heal them. I found myself wondering why Alexander wrote this scene this way as it was inconsistent with Ben’s character so far. This also highlights the fact that he still has dependency issues with his party to the degree that something he's supposed to specialize in, BEING A HEALER (Caps for emphasis) that he has to go to them for solutions?
Ben wasn’t the only character that suffered some inconsistency. Dragon Lady whom I previously said was adept navigating political waters, more so than Succubus Girl and Warrior Lady. Well, for the sake of plot…she was pretty much rendered useless in that area in this story. Were there reasons? Sure, reasons were given, but she could’ve at least been an advice giver to the party given THEY WERE DEALING WITH HER PEOPLE AND HER CULTURE. (Caps for emphasis)
Back to Ben. I found myself wondering why the party even respected him as the leader. He couldn’t make decisions in the moment. He barely could make decisions when he was fed information. He couldn’t bluff well in the face of an enemy. Etc. There was a moment when newly introduced Spear Girl pronounces her elation of being part of a seasoned party with an, and I paraphrase, “competent leader” that I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.
Last thing on the MC. The entire plot felt like filler when it’s revealed that they were, for the most part, stuck in the situation because Ben, who once again has an ability he forgot to utilize, didn’t utilize it to fully investigate the quest that was given to him in an unorthodox way. Once again, he lets the sort of indifferent and haphazard way of Warrior Lady and Succubus Girl persuade him from fully considering all avenues of a situation until it was convenient for plot. That’s all I’ll say.
In this story we’re supposed to be enthralled with the narrative weaving around the issue of a rebellion/liberation war of one faction and the oppressive/racist nature of another faction. The main problem is there’s really nothing there to make us care for either faction. The faction, the Water Drakes, whom we spend the entire story with pretty much forces Ben and his part to join them and despite speeches from the leader, does nothing to get the reader to feel conflicted about their plight. Or I should say, Alexander tells us what we should think and feel about the Water Drake’s views and beliefs, we never get to see if their views or beliefs are justified or disproven. Yet somehow you’re supposed to care enough to care about Ben and the group’s situation among them. Similarly, the faction the Water Drakes are fighting, Goldmark, you never see unless there’s a fight. There’s I think one scene from Goldmark’s POV and it divulges nothing to help the reader SEE if whether the Water Drakes’ views are valid or false. This made the plot a slog.
As I hinted at, Ben did learn a defensive spell, but it’s slow and is mostly used in big battles or in one situation, to trap someone. He later figures out another spell that could arguably be called an “attack” spell so long as he focuses on inanimate objects and surrounding life-forms catch the brunt of the attack. A more attentive person may still point out the inconsistency here with his “curses.”
Finally, three things and I’m done since this is getting long.
One, as with book 1, the author spends too much time on unrelated exposition. In this book, the author wastes time on what I thought was going to be a pretty big Chekov’s Gun, only for the author to seemingly forget about it in the end and go an entirely separate direction after building said thing up. When/if you read the story, you’ll know what it is by the end of the book. I kept anticipating this thing to be utilized in some way since such a big deal was made over it in several scenes only to think at the end of the book, “Well all of that fuss about that was pointless.”
Also, with the unnecessary exposition, we still have to deal with the parasite character, Pixyn, constantly giving comments at the end of each chapter. While this book reveals more about who she’s aligned with, most of her commentary at the end of each chapter still feels unnecessary and still feels like a way for the author to just drop/force exposition on the reader/listener about the world.
The relationships. A few reviewers were upset that Ben, and his lovers weren’t, I guess in my opinion, like other harem books constantly professing their love for each other, constantly talking about relationships, etc. and considered them to be friends with benefits. Unfortunately, like everything else, I can agree that we weren’t shown enough relationship development. Defenders will say that’s because of the situation, but I’d argue back that the situation allowed for Alexander to weave some decent scenes where the whole party grew stronger through interaction. Instead, we get a few R-18 scenes, Spear Girl is thrust into the harem despite initially being their enemy (yeah, there’s that), Dragon Lady – we’re told that she’s developed feelings and then get a scene about it, etc. So, I can agree that the story was lacking on the relationship development.
Lastly, circling back to character issues. While I harped on Ben, brought up Dragon Lady, Seo (Warrior Lady), Rain (Succubus Girl) and Nina (Spear Girl) have very little character development with Nina, arguably, getting the most out of those three and Dragon Lady getting the most of the four due to the plot situation.
Overall, I finished the story. Not sure I will get book 3. It’s not a bad story, it has its flaws, but I found that since I wasn’t as lenient as I was on book 1 that I kept pausing and taking long breaks in between listening and today finally forced myself to get through it as background noise as I worked. Still, I don’t think it’s as bad as one or two stars, so I settled, once more, on three. Your mileage may vary.
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- 05-22-24
Rise of the Weakest Healer ???😮💨😞 när ska han RIse
Rise of the Weakest Healer ??? 😮💨 när ska han resa sej själv jag har lyssnat på två böcker och han har inte raise sej överhuvudtaget han är samma super Nerf character som tidigare som inte kan göra något överhuvudtaget så jag frågar när ska han resa sej för när han har rest sej och blivit av med dom där Nerfen så kan boken Rise of the Weakest Healer kan kanske vara värd att lyssna på
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