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Time Core #4
Scorched Time
In the scorching heat of the Charwell Desert, Tempara must sift through the sands of time…
Fresh off her victory in the Verdant Forest, the Greater Temporal Fox-turned-Dungeon Core discovers that the next stop in her journey to free her family (and save the world, at the same time) is the Charwell Desert located south of the Kingdom. This barren region is a far cry from the lush forest she had just left, as there is nothing living amongst the endless sand dunes that sweep across the landscape.
After adapting to the strange new dungeons and the odd fire- and heat-based monsters that are found in the Desert, Tempara finds that – with help from the souls of a few former Defenders and her rescued family – she’s grown quite adept at defending her dungeon from whatever comes her way.
But like the mirage-like heat haze that perpetually lies over the scorching desert, a familiar – and dangerous – figure will emerge to challenge the time-looping Dungeon Core in their own powerful element.
This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains NO harems/sexual content or profanity.
Fresh off her victory in the Verdant Forest, the Greater Temporal Fox-turned-Dungeon Core discovers that the next stop in her journey to free her family (and save the world, at the same time) is the Charwell Desert located south of the Kingdom. This barren region is a far cry from the lush forest she had just left, as there is nothing living amongst the endless sand dunes that sweep across the landscape.
After adapting to the strange new dungeons and the odd fire- and heat-based monsters that are found in the Desert, Tempara finds that – with help from the souls of a few former Defenders and her rescued family – she’s grown quite adept at defending her dungeon from whatever comes her way.
But like the mirage-like heat haze that perpetually lies over the scorching desert, a familiar – and dangerous – figure will emerge to challenge the time-looping Dungeon Core in their own powerful element.
This story contains Dungeon Core elements such as dungeon construction and defense, LitRPG/GameLit mechanics such as character progression and stats, and contains NO harems/sexual content or profanity.
- GenresFantasy
413 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 31, 2023
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Jonathan Brooks
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February 21, 2025
While being very well written, I feel like this 4th book is a step back compared to the previous ones. The same recipe of new region, new element, new monsters, new troubles is applied from the previous book with only the barest of changes and it almost feel like a new skin applied to the same story of the 3 previous books.
I find that whenever Tempora has a problem, she often just starts whining about the situation and despairing without much effort as if she was still the young fox of book 1 and all the experience she has gained since did not exist. This is almost always followed by a Deus Ex Machina out of nowhere that fixes her current problem with little to no drawbacks.
All in all, this is a good book to listen to in an audiobook format while doing something else, but it falls short of the vibrant stories with character developpement I have come to expect from Jonathan Brooks.
I find that whenever Tempora has a problem, she often just starts whining about the situation and despairing without much effort as if she was still the young fox of book 1 and all the experience she has gained since did not exist. This is almost always followed by a Deus Ex Machina out of nowhere that fixes her current problem with little to no drawbacks.
All in all, this is a good book to listen to in an audiobook format while doing something else, but it falls short of the vibrant stories with character developpement I have come to expect from Jonathan Brooks.
May 31, 2023
Through four and I want more
Tempara was able to save three more of her family, which means we are 2/3 of the way to saving them all. I loved that this book was more challenging for Tempara, because she had to deal with one the Chronomancer’s lieutenants. My favorite part of the book was the evolution and bending from past regions. I look forward to reading the next book later this year.
Tempara was able to save three more of her family, which means we are 2/3 of the way to saving them all. I loved that this book was more challenging for Tempara, because she had to deal with one the Chronomancer’s lieutenants. My favorite part of the book was the evolution and bending from past regions. I look forward to reading the next book later this year.
June 15, 2024
Further adventures in a strange hot land with a whole armoury of new monsters; this time under major time pressure, which is strange for a time core who can go back in time to restart her dungeon! Good reading - looking forward to the next instalment . . .
January 18, 2024
This has been an incredible series. Loved every bit of it. Can't wait to read book 5
March 30, 2024
fun
Great addition to the series. New problems and new monsters. Great pacing. Wonderful world. Four segments down four to go!
Great addition to the series. New problems and new monsters. Great pacing. Wonderful world. Four segments down four to go!
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