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Eldrich Engineer #2
Kingdom of Shadows: A LitRPG Adventure
Beware the shadows, because not everything hiding in them is harmless… The Shadow Council have found new shadowy creatures called wraiths. Summoned from another dimension, the wraiths are immune to most forms of attack—and they eat life force. A deadly threat to everyone in Kortall, the wraiths change the balance of power completely. The Council is on the march again. If Smith and his allies cannot find a way to defeat the wraiths, everything will be lost! There’s one chance. Legend says there was a Sword of Light carried by a hero centuries ago. If it’s real, the sword would be a deadly weapon against the wraiths, but nobody has seen it in hundreds of years. The quest to find the sword will demand everything from the seekers. But if they fail, everything in their world will fall to shadow! Scroll up and click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to continue this epic LitRPG adventure!
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 8, 2023
About the author
Kevin O. McLaughlin
174 books146 followersWhen not practicing hobbies which include sailing, constructing medieval armor, and swinging swords at his friends, Kevin McLaughlin can usually be found in his Boston home. Kevin’s award-winning short fiction is now available in digital form at all major ebook retailers. He writes fantasy in settings both historical and contemporary, and science fiction in both the near and distant future.
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December 14, 2023
Fantastic! Simply fantastic.
Kevin and Michael quite obviously make an incredible team. And this story is no exception. They have clearly hit their stride moving into this second book, with all the requisite style and nail-biting tension we have come to expect from them.
The only catch to all this is one that I am personally not bothered by in the slightest. However, if I were a huge aficionado of the LITRPG genre I might be a bit miffed. This is because the LITRPG elements seem to be almost insidental. As if the whole story had been conceived, written and finished when someone thought, “Hey, this might make good LITRPG!” and then just sprinkled the necessary words here and there. The main character even ruminates at one point over how he’s simply ignored that aspect of this world in which he’s found himself.
Like I said, that’s not an issue for me, since I’m really not a huge fan of the genre. The story, however, and the characters are all flat out engaging and compelling. So I think that even major fans of LITRPG will not find anything to complain about in the face of writing this well done.
Kevin and Michael quite obviously make an incredible team. And this story is no exception. They have clearly hit their stride moving into this second book, with all the requisite style and nail-biting tension we have come to expect from them.
The only catch to all this is one that I am personally not bothered by in the slightest. However, if I were a huge aficionado of the LITRPG genre I might be a bit miffed. This is because the LITRPG elements seem to be almost insidental. As if the whole story had been conceived, written and finished when someone thought, “Hey, this might make good LITRPG!” and then just sprinkled the necessary words here and there. The main character even ruminates at one point over how he’s simply ignored that aspect of this world in which he’s found himself.
Like I said, that’s not an issue for me, since I’m really not a huge fan of the genre. The story, however, and the characters are all flat out engaging and compelling. So I think that even major fans of LITRPG will not find anything to complain about in the face of writing this well done.
December 12, 2023
Fantastic series, exciting and entertaining!!!!
Congratulations to Kevin McLaughlin and Michael Anderle for this amazing series. It’s extremely hard to find such interesting and exciting authors who not only write intelligently but also provide top rated plots, characters and excitement in the stories.
Congratulations to Kevin McLaughlin and Michael Anderle for this amazing series. It’s extremely hard to find such interesting and exciting authors who not only write intelligently but also provide top rated plots, characters and excitement in the stories.
December 22, 2023
Really enjoying this series
The characters are great, there is action, magic, a bit of engineering along the way. Aliens out to destroy the world, it has all sorts of fun bits in it. I am glad there are more books planned in this series as these characters have more adventures to go to on yet. I recommend this book and series.
The characters are great, there is action, magic, a bit of engineering along the way. Aliens out to destroy the world, it has all sorts of fun bits in it. I am glad there are more books planned in this series as these characters have more adventures to go to on yet. I recommend this book and series.
December 31, 2023
Ok but meh
Fairly short book and simple story. I do not think that the author is leverging the abilities of the MC. He comes in as an engineer but for the most part it's just a warrior. A little bit of backstory added to some of the secondary characters that was good. But... Not sure I'll be reading anymore of these when they come out.
Fairly short book and simple story. I do not think that the author is leverging the abilities of the MC. He comes in as an engineer but for the most part it's just a warrior. A little bit of backstory added to some of the secondary characters that was good. But... Not sure I'll be reading anymore of these when they come out.
July 14, 2024
I had fun reading this book
Good characters both good and villainous. An interesting premise of being somehow being transported to a different dimension where the hero's knowledge of modern engineering can help the people where he ended up in a feudal society which has magic. The story is fast paced with plenty of action and humor.I look forward to reading more of these stories
Good characters both good and villainous. An interesting premise of being somehow being transported to a different dimension where the hero's knowledge of modern engineering can help the people where he ended up in a feudal society which has magic. The story is fast paced with plenty of action and humor.I look forward to reading more of these stories
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