For hundreds of years Sol has been under careful observation, and protected required by the rules of the Imperial Cultural Protection Act. The people of Earth being to primitive to to be useful members of the Imperium. Now a new member of the Department of Cultural Development has a new idea to bring the people of Earth into the Imperium... "Let’s ask them to play a game…”
I would like to invite you on an adventure with me, as we explore the potential of a Fully Immersive Virtual Reality Massive Multi-Player Online Roleplaying Game (FIVR-MMORPG) to change lives. Not just a game, but also as a tool for physical and mental development. Omnia Online is soon to be released, the first ever of it’s kind in Kevin’s world. Join Kevin, as he experiences just how big and complex his universe really is.
Warning: This book contains adult content and language…
Very enjoyable, one small peeve I had is that the MC with a 3.7 engineering major works fast food. In the current market, It's hard not to find a job with any kind of engineering degree; him working fast food is unrealistic and it doesn't really add to the story. Other than that, I loved it; five stars all the way.
Seems to me that the first half of the book has had better editing done than the second half.
Also, I would categorize this more as a LitRPG-lite. Some of the tropes are there, but they are not really predominant and are quite unnecessary to the story. The character also follows the way of the predominant "Russian" characters in the genre, especially on his views of women and his AI.
Between that and the typos and grammar errors galore, dropped it down from a 3 to a 2. We'll see what book 2 brings.
Very enjoyable read, looking forward to the next book. I do feel the significant attention and allusion to the sexual activity of the MC was a bit over the top (nothing pornographic was written), but the overall storyline was engaging and the MC was developing nicely. Reminiscent of Royal Road in some ways, but with a sci-fi twist. I recommend this book.
It’s a bit of a different take on the usual LitRPG/GameLit genre. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s a more sci-fi setting which is unfortunately a tad rare in this genre. It’s pretty well thought out with a fleshed out universe we are barely beginning to see. I enjoyed the characters for the most part. My only hitch is the stat info and increases. It’s a tad far between and a little confusing. It was great fun and entertaining throughout and I can’t wait to read the next one.
After reading some of the reviews, and seeing that the book was listed to have two edits, I took a chance and downloaded it. First off, of still has some spelling, grammar, and missing words. In one place, I actually had to stop and think what the author meant to write, but the rest was easy to over look. The story is kind of fast paced, it does not go in depth in techno speak and plays well with a guy from a backward planet entering a universe dealing with things that are leaps and bounds beyond his knowledge. I gave it a 3 star because of the editing, the story was a little weak on a collage grad with an engineering degree flipping burgers gets this wonderful prize..... Really? But it does have an interesting theory on why Earth seems so alone in a universe so big.
I was really drawn in by the plot and it started out really good. The writing could use a lot of editing.
I didn't see the point of separating "Drake" and "Kevin" especially when he was already in the pod/online. There were abrupt and off-putting changes in the flow of both the writing and the story whenever the plot was moving forward.
I don't know if it was part of the AI's character build and the plot but she contradicted herself several times. Denying that AIs have any feelings and just following preprogrammed directives and being unable to lie but just "omit" truths... I would count it as lying though when she first hesitated and even diverted Kevin's questioning about psionic energy. But I think my biggest turn off was the inclusion of a "submissive" AI for Kevin and the "wonderful" benefits of having an AI that is so enthusiastic to please master.
It was going really well. I really liked the escape from the hijacked spaceship and his cooperation with that guild-group thing to hunt the pirates but I just couldn't swallow the AI-SAM plot. It would have been better if she was your standard helpful AI and maybe evolve later into what she is now. I'm just gonna put this on my Meh shelf and maybe browse through the later books.
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Not a particularly great one either. Bad grammar, poor proofing, even after the most recent edit. The slavish female AI is a bit over the top as well. So yeah I finished this, as someone else stated it wasn't a chore to turn the page, and it was interesting enough to finish. I did however feel the urge to go wash my hands a few times. I am kind of seeing where this is going to end up. Our hero has that one little thing that will allow him to be introduced to interstellar society and be joined with the ever elusive empress to nurture the baby AI's. Not sure what the purpose of the real life girl living in his apartment is, but hopefully it's more than just an opportunity to trot out his white knight side. A lot of this is written as if our author is about 14. Some of his hero's reactions are pretty cringe worthy. Anyway the next installment is out, so we'll see if our brave author can write better dialog this outing.
5 hahahas, 3 hahas and a hehehe in the narrative don't exactly show off the author's skills, and the 9 shits and 3 fucks add only to the crudity. The POV jumped worryingly into first person in the middle of assorted sentences, and when the author himself gets confused as to whether his lead character is supposed to be himself or his alter ego my remaining dribble of confidence is supremely shattered.
As to the plot, An interesting idea in principal. The one instance where the benefits of the pod technology could be physically demonstrated throughout the entire novel is flubbed by the sticking out of a foot, the Empress is never satisfactorily explained and the AI is another teen's wet dream, which realistically speaking is quite a neat allegory for the entire book.
I found thins to be a good addition to the litrpg genre, with a solid story, good world building, and believable characters. All in all, a very fun read. Unfortunately, it is not a smooth read, as grammatical errors were constantly pulling me out of the storey. Most jarring for me were the frequent shifts from third person to first person perspective, usually in the middle of a paragraph.
Overall, my opinion is this is a potential 5 star story, if the author is willing to have it properly edited.
A good start to a series. The unanswered questions and cliffhanger type ending may bother some, but overall I found the story interesting and enjoyable. I did not find that many editing problems, although there were a few. Not enough to spoil the story. I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
I loved the way the book was written. Just enough details to be able get a full picture and not a rambling over detailed description. The MC is intelligent without the author having to say so over and over. Though I wanted him to interact with more earthlings for some reason. I will definitely be reading the next books in the series.
I like litrpg books and have been looking for one with a sci-fi twist I like the feel that the character gives of being in a game but not it is definitely worth a read. And I look forward to the next book in the series.
The book started off really weak and secondary characters where poor at best but ended extremely strong with good character building. This series has a ton of potential!
What a great idea on how to bring humanity up to the standards of the unknown races surrounding us. In v tie people into a online game based on the advanced civilization...loved it great story
This book keeps you hooked the whole way three at times it seems totally believable that it could happen in our world really makes you wonder what if and maybe we really are hillbillys inside a small pocket of the galaxy and still have a long way to go and develop over time.
This book is filled with all the right stuff. Mystery, adventure, romance all together. I highly recommend this book and will wait anxiously for the next.
This is the first litrpg I have seen in a long time that gives the book a good clean ending. The world is well based, and a continuation of the story would be great.