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Path of Transcendence #3
Quest of the Ancient God
The Labyrinth of Yggr was originally the dimensional battle fortress of the True Dragon Nidhoggr. The Jotun Lords have a limited understanding of how or why it works. With their repeated absorption of plane after plane into a dimensional matrix maintained by the the dimensional drives and the Furnace of Life and Death, Yggdrasil has become unstable. When the matrix breaks down, the unleashed Power will destroy the planes within Yggdrasil and countless planes outside of it.
Boran Second Father has given Brand a mission to recover the Yggdrasil's primary dimensional drive from Woden, who is The Nameless God. With the primary drive in his control, Boran will be able to deal with the unstable Yggdrasil. While Brand does not care what happens to others, he agrees to help because he has no way to escape the destruction that will be unleashed.
Yggdrasil's primary drive is on Earth. Brand saw it once before it was taken by Woden, and he no longer knows where it is located. On Earth, Jinmu was Ryouske Urehara, the owner of the Urehara Group. Prophet and Delphi were created and controlled by the Urehara group and nearly every nation on Earth has one of the systems installed to coordinate and control their information network to monitor their population. Everything on Earth that happens within range of any device connected to the data networks is recorded by Prophet and Delphi. Needing to gain control over the Prophet and Delphi systems, Brand sets out to confront Jinmu, a man who betrayed him and sold him into slavery.
Boran Second Father has given Brand a mission to recover the Yggdrasil's primary dimensional drive from Woden, who is The Nameless God. With the primary drive in his control, Boran will be able to deal with the unstable Yggdrasil. While Brand does not care what happens to others, he agrees to help because he has no way to escape the destruction that will be unleashed.
Yggdrasil's primary drive is on Earth. Brand saw it once before it was taken by Woden, and he no longer knows where it is located. On Earth, Jinmu was Ryouske Urehara, the owner of the Urehara Group. Prophet and Delphi were created and controlled by the Urehara group and nearly every nation on Earth has one of the systems installed to coordinate and control their information network to monitor their population. Everything on Earth that happens within range of any device connected to the data networks is recorded by Prophet and Delphi. Needing to gain control over the Prophet and Delphi systems, Brand sets out to confront Jinmu, a man who betrayed him and sold him into slavery.
- GenresFantasy
491 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 29, 2017
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July 31, 2017
Another great McGoldrick book
This book is the shit. I love the LitRpg genre but, I'm really starting to get tired of all the books with goody to shoes heroes that won't kill, even when they deserve it. It's been my problem with fantasy for a while now. McGoldrick doesn't have that problem. His Path of Transcendence books are vicious, bloody, and even cruel. But, my good they are so realistic and they draw you in so well you don't want to let go. The world building is phenomenal. The character development is great. There are no stupid or contrived plot lines to keep the story moving in a certain direction. Each book smoothly moves along. All decisions that are made are believable and keeps the story moving in neither a too fast nor too slow a pace.
This is fantasy for grownups.
I'm already impatiently waiting for the next book.
This book is the shit. I love the LitRpg genre but, I'm really starting to get tired of all the books with goody to shoes heroes that won't kill, even when they deserve it. It's been my problem with fantasy for a while now. McGoldrick doesn't have that problem. His Path of Transcendence books are vicious, bloody, and even cruel. But, my good they are so realistic and they draw you in so well you don't want to let go. The world building is phenomenal. The character development is great. There are no stupid or contrived plot lines to keep the story moving in a certain direction. Each book smoothly moves along. All decisions that are made are believable and keeps the story moving in neither a too fast nor too slow a pace.
This is fantasy for grownups.
I'm already impatiently waiting for the next book.
July 19, 2018
I have enjoyed this book, the rampant homophobia is a bit childish and unnecessary but I am hoping it will play itself out in time. I will say like I said for the last book, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, to like about the main character. My only hope is that he gets better or dies, slowly and horribly.
January 5, 2021
No so great
A series that started out as a good concept with decent writing, slowly over the course of the books started turning into a harem-themed, ultra right wing political manifesto. Very disappointing.
A series that started out as a good concept with decent writing, slowly over the course of the books started turning into a harem-themed, ultra right wing political manifesto. Very disappointing.
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