Nothing is ever given freely. One has to pay the full price for everything one gets. Easy money for a seemingly minor quest in a game? Well, you're obviously being played for a mark. Suddenly stumbled upon a unique spell coveted by the entire world of Waldyra? That automatically makes you the quarry for the game's top clans, each of which will be hunting you—IRL as well as inside the game. Or have you, perhaps, chanced upon a gift from a legendary set? Expect trouble for certain, for there's a horrendous creature hunting you now, intending to take your life eventually—it's but a question of time.
And yet, despair not! Deal with things resolutely instead of going with the flow. You've got to act; you've got to play your own game. That's the only way of becoming a legend of Waldyra. You cannot run from your problems forever—at some point, you'll still have to face them, so face them on your own terms. Talking to someone who betrayed you in the past (as you may have been thinking) would probably be a good start. Or, perhaps, addressing the menace and turning the tables. Who said the quarry couldn't become the hunter once again?
Oh, and there's another thing to think of: the team you'll be doing it with. Solitary warriors don't win any battles, even if they can have all the fun in the world frolicking on their own.
Welcome to the new volume of the series that is currently considered the gold standard of the LitRPG genre. The events unfurling in both worlds, the real and the virtual one, become more dynamic, and the plot keeps thickening. This is a new instalment in Dem Mikhailov's series entitled Clan Dominance: The Sleepless Ones, now available in English!
First, my review: “This was a fun book. I am glad that I read it. You should try it too.”
Over the past year it has become apparent that my reviews are somewhat antagonistic and I apologize to those of you that have taken offense. I think I had hoped to change peoples’ minds about reviewing works of art and that seems to have backfired spectacularly. However, I am still going to be true to myself and write what I believe.
To the author: Thank you for this chance to escape reality and enjoy the world you created! Keep up the good work.
To my fellow reviewers: Messaging me and reviewing my reviews is as productive as trying to shovel water out of the ocean. Stop. I get it. Let’s just all live peacefully.
To potential readers: Art needs to be experienced at an individual level. You are the only one that can determine what you like and don’t like. Don’t let others make that decision for you. You should definitely read the book and completely ignore all of the reviews. You are a much better judge of what you will like than anyone here.
Okay. Time to spill the beans. I'm usually pretty harsh within my reviews, so take notice...this is an amazing series. I've always been a fan of Dem Mikhailov, yet the translation by Mikhail Yagupov and the narration by one of my favorite voice actors, Phil Thron, makes this a smash hit! I'm surprised that the number of reviews is so small. check it out. The detail within this series is amazingly intricate. I specifically love the "advertising."
The book was written perfectly. But, the translation is off somewhat. The original names were fine, changing them detracts from the genre. Certain monsters have traditionally have certain names. Changing them was wrong. I don't think that the translator is a gamer.
Mistakes: I found three. Two where repeat sentences that just knocked me right out of the story. The third was a wrong word used. The word is town. See if you can find it as well.
Plot: This is mostly dungeon diving with a battle against a werewolf at the end.
Characters: I find even the side characters can be interesting.
Holy crap I am definitely hooked on this series. The character development, the backstory, and even the little glimpses of everyday life. This is such a fun world and if you're enough of a nerd it's definitely your genre and a series you would like.
Great story, great translation (I think), and excellent audiobook
I like it. You might as well. Worthy follow on to book 2. A little more focus on the typos and editing wouldn’t go astray(happy to do it myself if you like), but doesn’t detract from the story. Nice work Dem !
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of . I await the translation of the next book in the series
The story line gets better and better but the swearing and casual attitude towards sex gets worse and worse. I'm not going to continue with the series.
Book 3 in this LitRPG fantasy series about an online virtual reality game. My understanding is that this series was originally written in Russian and overall it is translated well but I have noticed some typos and oddities here and there. I'm still enjoying the series. I like the online world progression parts as well as some of the humorous situations that Rosgard gets into.