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PrimeVerse #1
Forced Login
Welcome new resident of PrimeVerse! By now your old meat body has been utilized to its fullest! Thank you for your contribution! You have stepped foot on a new journey for humankind, the journey to a life that will never end! You have started as a blank slate, the sky is the limit, be all you can be! You are now in PrimeVerse!
We built PrimeVerse on the backs of many of the most popular VR games, with one goal: to make the most realistic, fantastic world for you and your fellow residents to live and thrive in. You can live, laugh, and love. You can feel pain, hatred, and anguish. This world allows you the full range of human experiences while also granting abilities unheard of. Will you unlock the secrets of magic? Will you study the blade or bow? Will you attempt to recreate the technology of the world you left behind? Anything is possible!
***
No matter how many times you die, it still sucks.
For Hudson, the virtual world of PrimeVerse isn’t all bad. It’s beautiful; much nicer than overpopulated Earth. It almost feels like a vacation except for the volatile wildlife, lack of any amenities, and — oh yeah — the inability to log out.
Exploring the world, learning his class, and leveling skills is all fun and games until a powerful rogue player with a vendetta shows up to wipe out Hudson and his primitive tribe. Thrust into a conflict he didn’t create, Hudson is forced into a cycle of respawning where he learns that even death can be used as a tool. So much for that vacation.
It’s not like he signed up for this. Or even went willingly. But when life hands you lemons… use them to kill the dog-size spiders that are trying to eat your face.
PrimeVerse: Forced Login is book one of a brand new LitRPG series that explores an uninhabited, newly created virtual world with game mechanics and a whimsical MC who, despite being uploaded against his will, sets out to make the best of it.
We built PrimeVerse on the backs of many of the most popular VR games, with one goal: to make the most realistic, fantastic world for you and your fellow residents to live and thrive in. You can live, laugh, and love. You can feel pain, hatred, and anguish. This world allows you the full range of human experiences while also granting abilities unheard of. Will you unlock the secrets of magic? Will you study the blade or bow? Will you attempt to recreate the technology of the world you left behind? Anything is possible!
***
No matter how many times you die, it still sucks.
For Hudson, the virtual world of PrimeVerse isn’t all bad. It’s beautiful; much nicer than overpopulated Earth. It almost feels like a vacation except for the volatile wildlife, lack of any amenities, and — oh yeah — the inability to log out.
Exploring the world, learning his class, and leveling skills is all fun and games until a powerful rogue player with a vendetta shows up to wipe out Hudson and his primitive tribe. Thrust into a conflict he didn’t create, Hudson is forced into a cycle of respawning where he learns that even death can be used as a tool. So much for that vacation.
It’s not like he signed up for this. Or even went willingly. But when life hands you lemons… use them to kill the dog-size spiders that are trying to eat your face.
PrimeVerse: Forced Login is book one of a brand new LitRPG series that explores an uninhabited, newly created virtual world with game mechanics and a whimsical MC who, despite being uploaded against his will, sets out to make the best of it.
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Published November 15, 2019
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January 11, 2020
Stupid MC, written for kids
Clunky dialogue, Stupid MC... Also mildly annoying, plot holes, sluggish pacing, flat characters, .... The game world has a lot of potential but the book itself is boring and had a very stupid and annoying Main Character. To add insult to injury it's sluggish and spends pages going over simple interactions.
Also,.... If a book is intended for kids please label it as such
Clunky dialogue, Stupid MC... Also mildly annoying, plot holes, sluggish pacing, flat characters, .... The game world has a lot of potential but the book itself is boring and had a very stupid and annoying Main Character. To add insult to injury it's sluggish and spends pages going over simple interactions.
Also,.... If a book is intended for kids please label it as such
December 30, 2019
This was fun! As my 160th of the year, and 1300th in Goodreads, PrimeVerse was a great choice. The author does a great job capturing the voice of an interesting character, and tells a good story with some game elements in it - maintaining a good balance in the amount of game information.
I'm mildly concerned by the female characters at the moment, as the only two who were somewhat fleshed out fell into the whore-bitch and innocent-mother (or teacher in this case) tropes. Hopefully with more stories beyond this, we'll see more female characters. The male characters other than the MC weren't much more fleshed out than the female ones, so I'm optimistic about the rest of the series.
I'm mildly concerned by the female characters at the moment, as the only two who were somewhat fleshed out fell into the whore-bitch and innocent-mother (or teacher in this case) tropes. Hopefully with more stories beyond this, we'll see more female characters. The male characters other than the MC weren't much more fleshed out than the female ones, so I'm optimistic about the rest of the series.
January 28, 2025
Note: I listened to an audiobook but as that edition is not currently listed on Goodreads.com I am placing my review here.
In many ways this is an above average book for litRPG but the ways in which it fell short are serious irritants for me. I like “grimdark” books in large part because they eliminate stupidity. In most of those books if you’re stupid once, maybe twice, you’re dead. That is not the case here. Here, in a mildly dystopian future, people are forced into a VR game world so their bodies can be disposed of. The MC, upon upload, does the smart thing and spends a long time in the starter area learning everything he can about the game and, as a result, earns the advanced class of treasure hunter. Then, upon entering the game he joins the first group he encounters because he’s lonely. Doesn’t even spend 10 minutes scouting the world checking his options. Even after catching the leader (Chief Arnold) & his girlfriend (Cora) lying to him the MC doesn’t consider doing his own thing or looking deeper into matters. There are 35 other people in this group and the MC only talks to one of them for any amount of time. Note that, based on a twist that comes up later, there is a possible explanation for this, but not one the author appears to have not thought of since this is my own creation and not mentioned in the book. [SPOILER] Later in the book one of the characters is revealed to have mind control powers which could explain why the MC did many of the stupid things he did, except that from what the author tells us it looks like the mind controller tried and failed with MC. Never does the MC go back and evaluate his actions in light of this new information. Instead the author just treats it as natural for the MC to join a largely incompetent tribe lead by a petty liar and his girlfriend. I am being somewhat unfair, the MC discovers the relevant information in small doses while doing other things so in that respect it makes more sense that the MC stays UNTIL CORA STABS HIM IN THE BACK AND CHIEF ARNOLD EQUIVOCATES.
[SPOILER CONTINUED FOR THIS PARAGRAPH] So, the MC is literally stabbed in the back by Cora and Chief Arnold’s response: I’m not calling you a liar, but I’m going to act like you are. Chief Arnold endangers everyone by insisting that somehow the MC misunderstood Cora stabbing him in the back. The rational for this idiocy? The game resets everyone to 18 so it’s youthful hormones. That’s it- until the much later reveal of the mind controller which was not effectively foreshadowed at all. As a result Chief Arnold sees Cora with a group of zombies being used to imprison about 20 people so Chief Arnold insists on going to talk to Cora. What is worse is the MC puts up with all this crap. I was praying for pages the MC would just say “If you are going to be this stupid I’m leaving” which was the only reasonable choice under the circumstances. WORSE YET, the author doesn’t even give the MC a reason to stay other than a generic desire to help everyone all the time.
The author also only has one idea he uses over and over again: Can’t get past animals on the starter island? Lead one animal to another and have them fight each other. Attacked by zombie? Lead zombie to animals and have them fight each other. Repeat for entire book. The author seems unaware of his repetition since only the MC comes up with such “brilliant” ideas and each time is lauded for his quick thinking. Frankly, this was not well done. This was an obvious solution to the zombies in the circumstances described and yet there were multiple occasions where the MC could have used it and didn’t for, apparently, the simple reason that the main conflict in the book would have ended about 75 pages sooner and without the dramatic final battle.
The ending is also weak. Given the fact that wildlife automatically attacks zombies and the humans are faster than zombies, it was incredibly stupid of the humans to trap themselves in a cave (but then the author couldn’t have created the dramatic final battle scene). If only that battle had made any sense. Also, there is nothing special about the villains in this story and yet the author, post final battle, turns one of them into an ongoing nemesis. This book simply would have been better if the author ended both villains with this story, providing actual story resolution, and came up with something better for the next book.
Finally, there is a weird aspect to the game: no NPCs. This isn’t explained, it is just a thing. The author couldn’t even be bothered to throw out something like: This is a government program after all and they aren’t willing to spend the extra money on the computing power to provide NPCs.
Bottom line: When graded on the litRPG curve, just barely better than average, but otherwise there is probably something better to read.
In many ways this is an above average book for litRPG but the ways in which it fell short are serious irritants for me. I like “grimdark” books in large part because they eliminate stupidity. In most of those books if you’re stupid once, maybe twice, you’re dead. That is not the case here. Here, in a mildly dystopian future, people are forced into a VR game world so their bodies can be disposed of. The MC, upon upload, does the smart thing and spends a long time in the starter area learning everything he can about the game and, as a result, earns the advanced class of treasure hunter. Then, upon entering the game he joins the first group he encounters because he’s lonely. Doesn’t even spend 10 minutes scouting the world checking his options. Even after catching the leader (Chief Arnold) & his girlfriend (Cora) lying to him the MC doesn’t consider doing his own thing or looking deeper into matters. There are 35 other people in this group and the MC only talks to one of them for any amount of time. Note that, based on a twist that comes up later, there is a possible explanation for this, but not one the author appears to have not thought of since this is my own creation and not mentioned in the book. [SPOILER] Later in the book one of the characters is revealed to have mind control powers which could explain why the MC did many of the stupid things he did, except that from what the author tells us it looks like the mind controller tried and failed with MC. Never does the MC go back and evaluate his actions in light of this new information. Instead the author just treats it as natural for the MC to join a largely incompetent tribe lead by a petty liar and his girlfriend. I am being somewhat unfair, the MC discovers the relevant information in small doses while doing other things so in that respect it makes more sense that the MC stays UNTIL CORA STABS HIM IN THE BACK AND CHIEF ARNOLD EQUIVOCATES.
[SPOILER CONTINUED FOR THIS PARAGRAPH] So, the MC is literally stabbed in the back by Cora and Chief Arnold’s response: I’m not calling you a liar, but I’m going to act like you are. Chief Arnold endangers everyone by insisting that somehow the MC misunderstood Cora stabbing him in the back. The rational for this idiocy? The game resets everyone to 18 so it’s youthful hormones. That’s it- until the much later reveal of the mind controller which was not effectively foreshadowed at all. As a result Chief Arnold sees Cora with a group of zombies being used to imprison about 20 people so Chief Arnold insists on going to talk to Cora. What is worse is the MC puts up with all this crap. I was praying for pages the MC would just say “If you are going to be this stupid I’m leaving” which was the only reasonable choice under the circumstances. WORSE YET, the author doesn’t even give the MC a reason to stay other than a generic desire to help everyone all the time.
The author also only has one idea he uses over and over again: Can’t get past animals on the starter island? Lead one animal to another and have them fight each other. Attacked by zombie? Lead zombie to animals and have them fight each other. Repeat for entire book. The author seems unaware of his repetition since only the MC comes up with such “brilliant” ideas and each time is lauded for his quick thinking. Frankly, this was not well done. This was an obvious solution to the zombies in the circumstances described and yet there were multiple occasions where the MC could have used it and didn’t for, apparently, the simple reason that the main conflict in the book would have ended about 75 pages sooner and without the dramatic final battle.
The ending is also weak. Given the fact that wildlife automatically attacks zombies and the humans are faster than zombies, it was incredibly stupid of the humans to trap themselves in a cave (but then the author couldn’t have created the dramatic final battle scene). If only that battle had made any sense. Also, there is nothing special about the villains in this story and yet the author, post final battle, turns one of them into an ongoing nemesis. This book simply would have been better if the author ended both villains with this story, providing actual story resolution, and came up with something better for the next book.
Finally, there is a weird aspect to the game: no NPCs. This isn’t explained, it is just a thing. The author couldn’t even be bothered to throw out something like: This is a government program after all and they aren’t willing to spend the extra money on the computing power to provide NPCs.
Bottom line: When graded on the litRPG curve, just barely better than average, but otherwise there is probably something better to read.
September 1, 2020
I finished this book out of pure stubbornness, but honestly I had little fun.
The MC was the recipient of such a never-ending stream of boons that it got ridiculous after a while.
Additionally, I don't like it when the human psyche is ignored to the extent it was in the book . The whole (not) dying thing just killed any stake the plot could have. No stake, no story.
I'll stop here for this series.
The MC was the recipient of such a never-ending stream of boons that it got ridiculous after a while.
Additionally, I don't like it when the human psyche is ignored to the extent it was in the book . The whole (not) dying thing just killed any stake the plot could have. No stake, no story.
I'll stop here for this series.
December 5, 2019
If you're looking for an LitRPG story with real characters, real environments, and real conflict, then you've found it. This was a very well done piece of work, and I highly recommend it. I'm definitely looking forward to more in this series.
November 20, 2019
Interesting setting
Interesting setting and world building so far. The game elements are well done, balanced and interesting. Characters are developing well, I look forward to reading more!
Interesting setting and world building so far. The game elements are well done, balanced and interesting. Characters are developing well, I look forward to reading more!
May 4, 2020
The MC seems to be a dimwit and vacillates between being a 'scavenger of the wastes', a normal kid and having knowledge the author would about pop culture.
Reading about stupid people doing stupid things just wears me down. Gave up after 4 hours of listening.
Reading about stupid people doing stupid things just wears me down. Gave up after 4 hours of listening.
June 17, 2020
I enjoyed this one. It had a very different, unique feel to a lot of the other LitRPG I've read. There are no flashy magic spells, no crazy fighting techniques, and the MC spends the majority of this book struggling against a really bad situation. I thought the use of death and respawning mechanics were super interesting. Recommended if you're looking for something a little different!
January 3, 2020
Very fun book to read
This book is excellent for the author’s first work, and I assume will only get better from here! I like the concept of the “death lottery,” where the main character is forced into the virtual world against his will, and that he is bitter when he gets there, refusing to play the game. Literally.
The transformation of the main character is fun to watch, as he goes from bitter, to looking forward to playing the game, then into a group dynamic as all the players try to figure out how the game/world works.
There are a few minor issues as far as “game mechanics” that I wasn’t too fond of. There were some abilities that historically would be reserved for specific classes (i.e. camouflage/stealth) that the characters were able to teach each other, and I wasn’t exactly a fan of that as it tends to cheapen the “rogue” type classes. There was also one issue with the ability of the villain to raise zombies from the players, then they were attuned so he couldn’t raise their corpses anymore, but then raised them again anyway that was a bit hard to follow.
Not a huge deal, but just providing (hopefully) constructive feedback for the next book, which I can honestly say I can’t wait to read. Well done!
This book is excellent for the author’s first work, and I assume will only get better from here! I like the concept of the “death lottery,” where the main character is forced into the virtual world against his will, and that he is bitter when he gets there, refusing to play the game. Literally.
The transformation of the main character is fun to watch, as he goes from bitter, to looking forward to playing the game, then into a group dynamic as all the players try to figure out how the game/world works.
There are a few minor issues as far as “game mechanics” that I wasn’t too fond of. There were some abilities that historically would be reserved for specific classes (i.e. camouflage/stealth) that the characters were able to teach each other, and I wasn’t exactly a fan of that as it tends to cheapen the “rogue” type classes. There was also one issue with the ability of the villain to raise zombies from the players, then they were attuned so he couldn’t raise their corpses anymore, but then raised them again anyway that was a bit hard to follow.
Not a huge deal, but just providing (hopefully) constructive feedback for the next book, which I can honestly say I can’t wait to read. Well done!
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November 8, 2021This was an okay book with an interesting premise and LITRpg setting. I liked the main characters, but the female characters seriously annoyed me.
Or to be more exact, what lowered the rating of this book from 4 to 2 stars was the insta-love thing. When our MC interacted with a female character all he noticed was her behind, or how beautiful she was, or how hormonal he was.
It is a little too much.
I liked Madison's class, and she could've been a great character, but I saw no chemistry between the characters and I think that the book would have been better without the romance that seemed really forced.
Some elements were used again and again, but that wasn't as annoying as the stupidity of the characters, though maybe the autor wanted them to be like this.
On a brighter note, Kai is awesome.
Or to be more exact, what lowered the rating of this book from 4 to 2 stars was the insta-love thing. When our MC interacted with a female character all he noticed was her behind, or how beautiful she was, or how hormonal he was.
It is a little too much.
I liked Madison's class, and she could've been a great character, but I saw no chemistry between the characters and I think that the book would have been better without the romance that seemed really forced.
Some elements were used again and again, but that wasn't as annoying as the stupidity of the characters, though maybe the autor wanted them to be like this.
On a brighter note, Kai is awesome.
November 6, 2019
Primeverse is good for anyone who is a fan of Ready player one. This is my first read of a litRPG novel and I enjoyed it very much. (I received an advance copy) The story is clever and provides a light entertaining read. Hudson, the main character, is uploaded into a digital world where he encounters environmental obstacles as well as having to work with the other people uploaded with him. He is good at exploring and figuring out puzzles which makes the adventure that much more exciting. As a gamer, it was fun to see gaming aspects woven into the story but you don’t have to be a gamer to enjoy it. I expect the author will be writing more titles set in the same universe and I’m looking forward to those coming out.
November 2, 2020
Enjoyed the book, not a massive fan of the abuse of the respawn mechanism to solve problems. Or horny young adult vibe but still want to read the next one
November 18, 2019
Book one
Mistakes: I found one sentence that just didn’t work. Unfortunately I couldn’t see any easy way to fix it, but to drop the entire sentence. Comes along right before the last big battle.
Plot: Forced upload into a game. Really interesting game world.
Characters: Good characters. Very well written. Looking forward to seeing more.
9/10
Mistakes: I found one sentence that just didn’t work. Unfortunately I couldn’t see any easy way to fix it, but to drop the entire sentence. Comes along right before the last big battle.
Plot: Forced upload into a game. Really interesting game world.
Characters: Good characters. Very well written. Looking forward to seeing more.
9/10
November 17, 2019
So good
Forget that this is a debut novel and pick it up. The story is really well done and three mechanics are very well thought out.
Looking forward to future books from this author.
Forget that this is a debut novel and pick it up. The story is really well done and three mechanics are very well thought out.
Looking forward to future books from this author.
December 17, 2019
For a first novel this is very well done. I had no complaints, and while it was more a 4.5, I rounded up. Interesting take on the "stuck in a game" trope and well worth your time if you like the genre.
March 14, 2020
Just finished listening to the audiobook version of this, and while the setup takes place in a dark future, the story itself was a fairly upbeat affair, and was simply a delight to listen to. I legitimately had a great time with PrimeVerse: Forced Login.
Was a solid story, and the world R.K. Billiau has put together has enough of the known to feel familiar and safe, while also adding some new mechanics to spice up the story. As for the narrator: Eric did a great job - to me, there was the odd occasion where he had Hudson (the protagonist) sound a bit more whiny than I thought the words were expressing, but overall he was perfect for the book.
The main cast of characters all have well shown personalities, and I was impressed with how quickly one of the characters was able to go from kind of annoying, in a situationally understandable way, to downright insufferable, in a well written manner. I liked the way the various groups bounced off each other, and while there was the occasional moment of 'I wish Hudson had done xyz', the story almost always gave solid reasons for what he did, or had him chose the 'if I, the gamer-reader was in this situation, then I'd do THIS', which was nice, and left me feeling like the overall situations were more natural than stories where you're constantly annoyed at how stupid the characters are being are for doing obviously dumb things.
By the end, I felt I'd had a great time. The PrimeVerse is ripe for more adventures, and I'm excited to see it be fleshed out beyond the events in this starting valley.
Can't wait for Book 2 - hope the audiobook comes out just as quickly :)
Was a solid story, and the world R.K. Billiau has put together has enough of the known to feel familiar and safe, while also adding some new mechanics to spice up the story. As for the narrator: Eric did a great job - to me, there was the odd occasion where he had Hudson (the protagonist) sound a bit more whiny than I thought the words were expressing, but overall he was perfect for the book.
The main cast of characters all have well shown personalities, and I was impressed with how quickly one of the characters was able to go from kind of annoying, in a situationally understandable way, to downright insufferable, in a well written manner. I liked the way the various groups bounced off each other, and while there was the occasional moment of 'I wish Hudson had done xyz', the story almost always gave solid reasons for what he did, or had him chose the 'if I, the gamer-reader was in this situation, then I'd do THIS', which was nice, and left me feeling like the overall situations were more natural than stories where you're constantly annoyed at how stupid the characters are being are for doing obviously dumb things.
By the end, I felt I'd had a great time. The PrimeVerse is ripe for more adventures, and I'm excited to see it be fleshed out beyond the events in this starting valley.
Can't wait for Book 2 - hope the audiobook comes out just as quickly :)
November 15, 2019
In Primeverse: Forced Login, Billiau details one man’s journey into a virtual game universe where you die in real life and become your character. And, just like those magical first few hours with a new game, this book is filled with perpetual discovery and constant adventure that makes it hard to put down once you’ve begun. I wasn't sure what to expect from Primeverse (I received an advance copy), but it was pure fun to read. The real joy in Primeverse comes through allowing you to discover this world one piece at a time alongside Hudson, a very enthusiastic explorer with a persistent curiosity. The mechanics of the game are only found through trial and error and as he becomes fascinated by how the game works, you find yourself more and more excited with each new revelation about the world.
This was my first foray into in RPGLit and I can see the appeal. You get all the thrills of sitting down to a new game or RPG where the play style and setting are slowly unveiled to you, right down to the systems messages and the MMORPG terminology scattered throughout. It amplifies your desire to pick it back up, wanting to find out what the next frontier will be or uncovering some new aspect of the world.
It's a fast read and one that me wanting more (and I expect there is more coming). If getting lost in a virtual landscape where there is always something new to find sounds like your type of fun, I recommend picking this up.
This was my first foray into in RPGLit and I can see the appeal. You get all the thrills of sitting down to a new game or RPG where the play style and setting are slowly unveiled to you, right down to the systems messages and the MMORPG terminology scattered throughout. It amplifies your desire to pick it back up, wanting to find out what the next frontier will be or uncovering some new aspect of the world.
It's a fast read and one that me wanting more (and I expect there is more coming). If getting lost in a virtual landscape where there is always something new to find sounds like your type of fun, I recommend picking this up.
February 3, 2023
This is my first dive into Lit RPG and it was a pretty fun book. If you've ever played video games, you'll definitely connect more to the narrative. It has a bit of Ready Player one in it but definitely a different spin since rather than a virtual reality, they've managed how to upload souls into a cloud game. Some go willingly, others not so much. Throughout, you get to discover this world, its mechanics, and plenty more in this first person narrative.
It's a fun enough story that'll always make you wonder what happens next, which is always a good thing. There are some grammar tidbits that occasionally pop in here and there though nothing too severe. As far as dialogue and character development, it's good enough though sometimes the reasoning/logic of some characters had me looking at the page and going, for real? When the story does get good 3 chapters can easily fly by, again, the sign of a compelling narrative. I won't go into details about classes, skills, or tiers of characters but will say that when it goes big time meta, I think that's where this book shines, while the sprinkling of romance more often than not took me out a bit. So it's a pretty good book, with a couple of tidbits that occasionally took me out of the zone and has some issues that can be polished up. That said, if you've been curious about Lit RPG, I think it's a pretty fun way to start with the genre and I suspect more than a few people will likely keep leveling up along with this series.
It's a fun enough story that'll always make you wonder what happens next, which is always a good thing. There are some grammar tidbits that occasionally pop in here and there though nothing too severe. As far as dialogue and character development, it's good enough though sometimes the reasoning/logic of some characters had me looking at the page and going, for real? When the story does get good 3 chapters can easily fly by, again, the sign of a compelling narrative. I won't go into details about classes, skills, or tiers of characters but will say that when it goes big time meta, I think that's where this book shines, while the sprinkling of romance more often than not took me out a bit. So it's a pretty good book, with a couple of tidbits that occasionally took me out of the zone and has some issues that can be polished up. That said, if you've been curious about Lit RPG, I think it's a pretty fun way to start with the genre and I suspect more than a few people will likely keep leveling up along with this series.
October 25, 2023
The author is irrational, illogical, nonsensical. People from a not that distant future immerse their "beings" because of a lack of opportunities in a dystopian future and then have a really bad time in a game that is not explained well, does things differently and the people that just "threw away their real-lives" have a real hard time coping with their new and eternal "virtual-life/alternate reality-life". First time that "players" are turned into zombies, because usually "players" respawn when they die. If "zombification" is treated as a temporal "debuff", then it's like playing a game of tag. You become a zombie until somebody kills you, you respawn and then you are no longer a zombie. What would be the purpose of "throwing away your real-life", to stay in a stupidly designed game that makes you a zombie for the rest of eternity (until they shut the servers down or end the game)???
I do not think that this author thought about the main theme or the secondary themes that much.
The main character is an idiot, then there is Cora, somebody should just throw her back into the Spider lair for the rest of her existence. She is totally annoying, arrogant, self-serving, and never really helps out or carries her own weight in anything. So, why would the author create such undeserving main characters???
I do not recommend this book or the series. Too many plot holes, too many main characters that are *ssholes too.
I do not think that this author thought about the main theme or the secondary themes that much.
The main character is an idiot, then there is Cora, somebody should just throw her back into the Spider lair for the rest of her existence. She is totally annoying, arrogant, self-serving, and never really helps out or carries her own weight in anything. So, why would the author create such undeserving main characters???
I do not recommend this book or the series. Too many plot holes, too many main characters that are *ssholes too.
May 25, 2025
Omg 😲 I love this mc in the beginning gets attacked by everything 😭 and gets beat up by rabbits 🐇. This book is hilarious. The poor mc can't fight worth a darn though 😕 hopefully he will get some skills because humans can be worse than monsters. Ugggg why he just had to hook up with a whole bunch of people and the author turned him into a captain save a hoe type which I hate 😒 and he tells the people all of his skills and they are using him because they are lame and can't do anything for themselves and he's a pushover I really hope he will go on his own or maybe just with 2 people and go adventuring and not get stuck being a gopher for the others. I hate when the mc groups up. Why is the mc acting like a virgin Kora is bi*ch she talks junk to him then acts like a hoe later to steal his bed and later talks him out of a core to go find another guy really don't like her or the way he turns red and just gives whatever away 🤔. I listened to the omnibus and sad to say this went from really good and went downhill fast for me when he grouped up most of the time for me litrpg lose interest when the mc is doing their own thing and adventuring and then it becomes about other people and a war campaign I wish authors would stop doing this. Dnf
October 22, 2023
This is the first book I've read by this author.
Hudson lives in a future, dystopian version of Earth. Overcrowding has forced the government to kill people and send their consciousness to a game. Hudson's number comes up and off he goes to this new world. His first stop is a training tableau which he spends an inordinate amount of time on. From there he leaves and enters the game itself.
I'll stop the recap there, even though the book came out in 2019. Hudson is a nice enough guy who works to bring people together. The group of people he meets in the game are nice enough but fairly clueless, and the leader (Arnold) is ineffectual. Tim, who used to be a member of the group is raising zombies from the dead bodies of players. Cora is a wild card who doesn't seem to like anyone.
Most of these people are easy to dislike, which brough the book down a notch for me. The editing is okay and the stats are there, but the story doesn't flow very well. It takes the group a long, long time to finally take Tim on. I'm giving this 4/5*. I know books two and three are out but I'm going to hold off simply because there are so many other books out there. I do hope that the next few books improved the story line, and I do hope to catch up with Hudson in the future. 4/5*
Hudson lives in a future, dystopian version of Earth. Overcrowding has forced the government to kill people and send their consciousness to a game. Hudson's number comes up and off he goes to this new world. His first stop is a training tableau which he spends an inordinate amount of time on. From there he leaves and enters the game itself.
I'll stop the recap there, even though the book came out in 2019. Hudson is a nice enough guy who works to bring people together. The group of people he meets in the game are nice enough but fairly clueless, and the leader (Arnold) is ineffectual. Tim, who used to be a member of the group is raising zombies from the dead bodies of players. Cora is a wild card who doesn't seem to like anyone.
Most of these people are easy to dislike, which brough the book down a notch for me. The editing is okay and the stats are there, but the story doesn't flow very well. It takes the group a long, long time to finally take Tim on. I'm giving this 4/5*. I know books two and three are out but I'm going to hold off simply because there are so many other books out there. I do hope that the next few books improved the story line, and I do hope to catch up with Hudson in the future. 4/5*
December 13, 2019
Interesting story and VR world mechanics
While Hudson, the main character, is not initially thrilled about “winning” the lottery, he eventually decides to make the best of things and finds himself enjoying the PrimeVerse world, though still frustrated at times.
I found the VR world mechanics interesting, as the world is gamified, but a little different than most other systems. Also, while the protagonist ends up with an Advanced class, that is a third tier class out of five tiers and he is not overpowered at all. His class does enable him to help others he finds in a dire situation, but it is not an instant fix and he and the tribe he joined struggle throughout the book, due to an evil antagonist.
All around, the book kept my attention and I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
Note: There is closure at the end of this book and we get a glimpse of what will most probably be a big problem in the next.
While Hudson, the main character, is not initially thrilled about “winning” the lottery, he eventually decides to make the best of things and finds himself enjoying the PrimeVerse world, though still frustrated at times.
I found the VR world mechanics interesting, as the world is gamified, but a little different than most other systems. Also, while the protagonist ends up with an Advanced class, that is a third tier class out of five tiers and he is not overpowered at all. His class does enable him to help others he finds in a dire situation, but it is not an instant fix and he and the tribe he joined struggle throughout the book, due to an evil antagonist.
All around, the book kept my attention and I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
Note: There is closure at the end of this book and we get a glimpse of what will most probably be a big problem in the next.
October 23, 2025
Much more lighthearted in tone than other Litrpg books that I've read.
Fairly well-written and the lighthearted tone is a big pro for me, the stakes are there but it's not that serious for the most part. Death, for example, is just an annoyance for the MC. For the other losers, maybe not so much.
Sometimes a person would act out of character and a few inconsistencies would pop up in regards to their personalities. It's nothing major, just bothersome. I'm also not a fan of any of the characters, including the MC, except Kai. He was alright.
The plot twist may have been a little too predictable.
Despite it's flaws, I still enjoyed it. Probably still gonna read the next one.
*What kind of name is Hudson? Lmao
**Stfu Cora, you cunt. Hated that bitch since day 1.
Fairly well-written and the lighthearted tone is a big pro for me, the stakes are there but it's not that serious for the most part. Death, for example, is just an annoyance for the MC. For the other losers, maybe not so much.
Sometimes a person would act out of character and a few inconsistencies would pop up in regards to their personalities. It's nothing major, just bothersome. I'm also not a fan of any of the characters, including the MC, except Kai. He was alright.
The plot twist may have been a little too predictable.
Despite it's flaws, I still enjoyed it. Probably still gonna read the next one.
*What kind of name is Hudson? Lmao
**Stfu Cora, you cunt. Hated that bitch since day 1.
November 23, 2019
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I hate trying to write reviews because there are really only pass/fail results for me. Did I make it all the way through? Yes? 5 stars. No? There would be nothing here to read. In all fairness, if an author holds my attention from page one to the end, they’ve done their job. Anything less than 5 stars is petty criticism from someone incapable of even doing the job let alone doing a better one.
So in respect for the author and their work, I am going to start pasting this along with a generic review I found somewhere. “This was a fun book. I am glad that I read it. You should try it too.”
Cheers
I hate trying to write reviews because there are really only pass/fail results for me. Did I make it all the way through? Yes? 5 stars. No? There would be nothing here to read. In all fairness, if an author holds my attention from page one to the end, they’ve done their job. Anything less than 5 stars is petty criticism from someone incapable of even doing the job let alone doing a better one.
So in respect for the author and their work, I am going to start pasting this along with a generic review I found somewhere. “This was a fun book. I am glad that I read it. You should try it too.”
Cheers
November 9, 2019
This was a really fun book! I felt like I was playing a video game and really enjoyed watching the main character level up and learn new things about the world. Great characters, enjoyable dialogue, and a really cool story world. I look forward to reading the next installment in the series. fantastic debut novel. There were times when I couldn’t read the book that I found myself thinking about the story and wanting to keep reading. That’s when you know you’re enjoying it.
I received an advanced review copy.
I received an advanced review copy.
March 27, 2022
This book was ok I guess, but I didn't think it was interesting enough for me to finish the series. I was not a fan of the leveling system, the stats, or pretty much any of the litrpg aspect. Which didn't seem to matter as the only thing that mattered in the books is respawning after dieing and training mobs.
The main character is extremely weak and never gets stronger. Almost every single person in this book is dumb as a box of rocks and makes decisions that make you root for them all to die.
Ok, maybe I disliked the book instead if thinking it was just ok.
The main character is extremely weak and never gets stronger. Almost every single person in this book is dumb as a box of rocks and makes decisions that make you root for them all to die.
Ok, maybe I disliked the book instead if thinking it was just ok.
September 18, 2024
Captured and forced to upload into a virtual world so his body can be reused for resources, Hudson finds himself in a tutorial with zero explanation about anything. He'll just have to figure it out.
I do love the setting, and the world building. While the character has a unique skill he isn't OP. He has to rely on his cunning, not his powers.
Plus there are no sentient NPC's in the main world, all of the trouble sprouts from fellow humans uploaded into the simulation that have their own agendas, like greed and manipulative tendencies.
Overall a great first in series.
I do love the setting, and the world building. While the character has a unique skill he isn't OP. He has to rely on his cunning, not his powers.
Plus there are no sentient NPC's in the main world, all of the trouble sprouts from fellow humans uploaded into the simulation that have their own agendas, like greed and manipulative tendencies.
Overall a great first in series.
March 21, 2020
Interesting and Unique Setting, New LitRPG
Having read over one hundred LitRPG books and stories between amazon and RRL, I didn’t expect to find such a unique world setting but glad that I did. I took a little to warm up to the story at first but the MC does go through a solid character growth arc and by the end of the novel I was eagerly looking forward to book two. I definitely recommend giving this book a shot if you’re a LitRPG or GameLit fan!
Having read over one hundred LitRPG books and stories between amazon and RRL, I didn’t expect to find such a unique world setting but glad that I did. I took a little to warm up to the story at first but the MC does go through a solid character growth arc and by the end of the novel I was eagerly looking forward to book two. I definitely recommend giving this book a shot if you’re a LitRPG or GameLit fan!
May 18, 2020
Fun new read
Interesting concept, and pretty well implemented so far. It’s a minor thing, but the descriptions of the world the MC comes from feel like they conflict with each other and don’t give a good feel of what he is coming from, but that has little impact on the plot. The new world things are happening in is interesting sounding and I look forward to seeing where it goes.
Interesting concept, and pretty well implemented so far. It’s a minor thing, but the descriptions of the world the MC comes from feel like they conflict with each other and don’t give a good feel of what he is coming from, but that has little impact on the plot. The new world things are happening in is interesting sounding and I look forward to seeing where it goes.
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May 31, 2020Its a fun read
I enjoyed the story. Admittedly, I like this genre, it's basically about people who get sucked into a video game, and what happens to them then? This author does a good job of balancing the story with the requirements of the genre. The elements of game player there, and in this instance all of the people know that they're inside of a game, which helped me to suspend my disbelief.
I enjoyed the story. Admittedly, I like this genre, it's basically about people who get sucked into a video game, and what happens to them then? This author does a good job of balancing the story with the requirements of the genre. The elements of game player there, and in this instance all of the people know that they're inside of a game, which helped me to suspend my disbelief.
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