Guts and Volts

Caverns and Creatures #short

by Robert Bevan, Joan Reginaldo (Editor)

Tim and the guys get a crash course in mad science.

Genres: Fantasy

17 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 19, 2015

Reviews

[Montzalee Wittmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guts and Volts (Caverns and Creatures short) by Robert Bevan is a C&C version of Frankenstein. So of course it is weird. Loved it. Read Caverns and Creatures book one first.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining fantasy listening 🌐🎶

This kindle ebook was $0.99 from Amazon book 19 of 48

The boys are going on another adventure to make money. It starts OK but things go down hill.

I would recommend this series and author to readers of fantasy world 🌐 adventure thriller novels 😃🙃 2025 😗🙂

[Elizabeth Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Alright

This was my first journey into the world of Caverns and Creatures, and as my first...it was alright. Lot of pissing and raunchy humor, but I do like the fantasy elements, they seem pretty interesting.

[Jason Soderlund · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun!

A fun and quick read. Some of the explicit language seems a little forced but the rest of the dialogue is solid.

[z3r0 c00l]

03/23/20 -
03/23/18

[Bonnie Dale Keck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kindle Unlimited, the writer definitely isn't 'right' but he is on ku, a few binge readings were in my future.

Caverns and Creatures: Volume I (Books 1 - 4)
Critical Failures (Caverns and Creatures Book 1) Critical Failures II (Caverns and Creatures Book 2) Critical Failures III (Caverns and Creatures Book 3) Critical Failures IV (Caverns and Creatures Book 4)

d6 (Caverns and Creatures collection 1)
Cave of the Kobolds - ZOMBIE ATTACK!!! - Orcs, Bears, and Assholes - Shipfaced - Dungeon Crawl - The Creep on the Borderlands
2d6 (Caverns and Creatures collection 2)
Nymph-O-Maniacs- Buzzkill - Cooper's Christmas Carol - Sticky White Mess - Clerical Error - Cornholed
3d6 (Caverns and Creatures collection 3)
House of Madness - Naga Please - Elf Inflicted - The Land Before Tim - A Fistful of Gold Pieces - The Minotard
4d6 (Caverns and Creatures collection 4)
Djinngle Bells - Genital Harpies - The Unwashed Asses - B.Oar Guests - Wight Trash - Probing the Annis

Guts and Volts (Caverns and Creatures) SHORT NOT in collections as far as I know

Space Puppies
Flying Toasters - The DeadPixel Tales {one of collection of writers, seems to be permafree}

Check with amazon to see if the 4 pack is still on sale, etc, I got it for 99, the 4 books listed above titled separately under the set. The smaller collections are listed on top of which this one is the 3rd collection {of 6 stories} with the titles listed for this and the others those since covering the mini collections here. I read the 4 pack, then the collections, in order, not totally sure it would matter with this genre, do suggest personally that the 4 set then the smaller collections be read in order, it did help in most cases.

I remember this one, and had read the others first, all the others of this type, so don't know if would matter if read this one in some other order. It is part of the general series of these LitRPG type books, though, so if you have read the rest or like this type, is worth a read. The titles alone such as Guts and Volts makes you wanna read it to find out, right?

[Georgia Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this short story Guts and Volts by Robert Bevan although I'm pretty certain that I am not Mr Bevan’s target audience having never played on any sort of gaming platform thingy. I have nothing against them, I’m just not interested. I’m also fairly convinced that I haven’t read anything set in the gaming world and wouldn’t be his typical reader. Undeterred however, I live by the mantra that I will try anything once and have rarely found this attitude to be a mistake. (Well we all know there have been occasions but this is neither the time nor place.) Anyway on this occasion I was to be pleasantly surprised. Although I do have one of his novels on my kindle as I’ve said before a short story is ideal for getting the feel of an author…ahem…so I decided to read this one, Guts and Volts, that arrived in my inbox via a newsletter, that I signed up to because I like reading Bevan’s blog and enjoy his posts.

Dave, my favourite, Julian, Tim and Cooper travel to a house to answer an advert ‘Wanted: Volunteer for magical experimentation. Subject will be rewarded handsomely.’ Dave is less than keen with the plan and as it turns out has good reason as they are faced with a Frankenstein type scenario.

It’s difficult to write anything too in depth about a short story but I shall do what I can. Okay so there are some references to game things – skills acquired and such like but they didn’t interrupt the story telling for me at all. There is a lot of laddish humour which I like but if you are offended by bad language and generally crude behaviour then this is not for you. I particularly liked the set up with the banter between the characters and I guess the only downside for me was that it finished far too soon, which is a good thing, right? Wanting more, always a good thing – so it’s just as well I have that novel of his.

[Andrew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sadly I feel this is the first disappointing entry in Robert Bevan's "Caverns and Creatures" series. Perhaps due to its brevity (only 18 pages long), but the story is also pretty predictable. As the title and cover art convey this is a Frankenstein tale. The party is in need of gold and answers an ad that takes them to a spooky tower. The owner informs the party that the position from the ad has already been filled but they're welcome to come in and view his work. This of course is the "Frankenstein monster" that is being built. It comes to life, smashes some things, and the party leaves after the mad scientist/wizard is killed by his creation. That's it. There are of course some fart jokes (always a winner) and some misunderstandings (of the game's rule and of the world they live in) that lead to comedic moments. But the ending feels rushed and unearned. Usually when the guys find themselves in some awful mess it's due to their own stupidity and carelessness, this time it was just pure happenstance. Also the ending had nothing to do with them as it would have played out the same whether they were present or not. The characters were just bystanders in this story and that's a shame.

[Ben Haskett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did not enjoy my first experience in the Caverns & Creatures universe--too much swearing, and worse, too many cringe-worthy words like "faggy."

I picked up this short story, though, which stars the same characters, because it was free. And I really enjoyed it. There's still a lot of swearing, but no gross pejoratives. Just a short, laugh-out-loud funny tale about dumbasses being dumbasses in a magical fantasy world. I bought two of his D6 collections immediately after finishing this book, and I look forward to reading them.

[Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very funny and entertaining. .

Very funny and entertaining. I would love to play this story out in DnD with some friends. I am so looking forward to reading all the stories..

[James P Bishop · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing short story

I chose this one because the rest of Robert Bevan's books are awesome. The majority of my friends are starting to pick up the books as well. I have both the paperback books and the digital ones for my Kindle. I cannot wait until there are more. Thanks for another great story

[Colby · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the shorter C&C stories, and I didn't like the abrupt ending. It didn't seem to have the same build-up followed by resolution that the others in the series have had. It was still funny, and well written, but it just kind of ended without any kind of closure.

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

OMG!!! Julian, stop killing horses all the time. It was a fun book to read, and now I'll play the waiting game for the next book. :) I hope it doesn't take to long for the next one. :(

[Brad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short-short story based on the Frankenstein monster (of course).
It was good, but I can't remember a single dick joke in it.
Not up to his usual high standard, but still good.

[Tim Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read!

One more hilarious chapter in the lives of Tim and the gang. Can't wait for the next full length book in the Critical Failures series.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting take

I like the golem and the flow of this "glimpse." Definitely want to delve further into Caverns and Creatures and its world.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent short story in the life and adventures of our favorite 4 adventurers.