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Peabo Smith is a former Special Forces soldier who volunteers to be a part of a science experiment that rivals the audacity of the moon landing. When the experiment leaves him stuck in a place he can’t escape, Peabo realizes just how unprepared he is for his new mission.
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STAG, the Special Technologies Analysis Group is a clandestine government operation headquartered fifty feet under Marine Base Quantico, and they’re looking for someone with the right stuff.
Peabo Smith, an ex-Special Forces soldier volunteers to participate in a mission that gives him an opportunity to maybe get back into the action.
THE PLAINSWALKER is a story about a former soldier asked to participate in a science experiment that rivals the audacity of the moon landing.
When things don’t go quite like Peabo had planned, he realizes that the experiment may end up changing his life forever.
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STAG, the Special Technologies Analysis Group is a clandestine government operation headquartered fifty feet under Marine Base Quantico, and they’re looking for someone with the right stuff.
Peabo Smith, an ex-Special Forces soldier volunteers to participate in a mission that gives him an opportunity to maybe get back into the action.
THE PLAINSWALKER is a story about a former soldier asked to participate in a science experiment that rivals the audacity of the moon landing.
When things don’t go quite like Peabo had planned, he realizes that the experiment may end up changing his life forever.
- GenresFantasyScience Fiction
374 pages, Paperback
First published March 28, 2021
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About the author
M.A. Rothman
61 books341 followersUSA TODAY bestselling author, M.A. Rothman, is one of the most unlikely novelists you'll ever meet. He's an engineer first and foremost, with a background in the sciences, and somehow or another, this writing habit of his has turned into a bit more than just a run-of-the-mill hobby.
He primarily writes stories that focus on two things: technology and international intrigue. This writing tends to span the genres of science fiction, techno-thriller, and mainstream thrillers.
When not writing, he enjoys cooking, learning about new technology, travel, and spending time with his family.
He primarily writes stories that focus on two things: technology and international intrigue. This writing tends to span the genres of science fiction, techno-thriller, and mainstream thrillers.
When not writing, he enjoys cooking, learning about new technology, travel, and spending time with his family.
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April 14, 2021
Excellent book
Science fiction, Lit RPG, and real science blended into an engaging and entertaining tale. Three strong characters, not counting sentient blades, that are all well developed and different helps keep the story moving. Highly recommended, and looking forward to the next book.
Science fiction, Lit RPG, and real science blended into an engaging and entertaining tale. Three strong characters, not counting sentient blades, that are all well developed and different helps keep the story moving. Highly recommended, and looking forward to the next book.
April 1, 2021
Rothman hits a home run
Not quite fantasy, not quite science fiction but a good blend of both. Entertaining thriller with solid world building. I’m ready for the next book.
Don’t miss the addendum at the end where he delves briefly into the science behind the magic
Not quite fantasy, not quite science fiction but a good blend of both. Entertaining thriller with solid world building. I’m ready for the next book.
Don’t miss the addendum at the end where he delves briefly into the science behind the magic
October 2, 2024
This was a great LitRPG book. Not too deep, nothing too serious or complicated. The author is writing a lot of different styles and this one was on point.
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May 1, 2021This is a combination of portal fantasy and litRPG. I don't generally read either, so I'm not familiar with the usual tropes, or how aware the characters (or readers) are supposed to be of the mechanics. It's been a very long time since I had anything to do with The Most Popular RPG in the World(TM). References to character stats, levelling up and Peabo being told to read the monster manual were pretty up front. I found it a bit strange that Peabo took all this stuff in at face value and played it straight, so to say. Maybe he'd never come across RPGs.
I liked how Peabo tried to fit the new world's magic/powers into a scientific framework, and I liked how he came into his "quest" as an adult with a professional and academic background. Although that meant he wasn't full of teenage angst, neither was his personality very distinctive. His background seemed mainly there to smooth the plot ie to explain why he had fighting skills already, and could come up with inventions. On the down side, that meant that he was never seriously challenged - either practically or morally or socially.
In keeping with the RPG feel, the story was essentially a series of encounters that the three major characters had to work through to reach... a point where there's a hint at the sequel. The characters did what their roles required of them, and worked more or less as a team.
In summary, a fun and easy read without needing to invest too much in the characters.
I liked how Peabo tried to fit the new world's magic/powers into a scientific framework, and I liked how he came into his "quest" as an adult with a professional and academic background. Although that meant he wasn't full of teenage angst, neither was his personality very distinctive. His background seemed mainly there to smooth the plot ie to explain why he had fighting skills already, and could come up with inventions. On the down side, that meant that he was never seriously challenged - either practically or morally or socially.
In keeping with the RPG feel, the story was essentially a series of encounters that the three major characters had to work through to reach... a point where there's a hint at the sequel. The characters did what their roles required of them, and worked more or less as a team.
In summary, a fun and easy read without needing to invest too much in the characters.
March 12, 2022
Decent start, but goes downhill fast. The setup and concept of the world is an interesting enough twist on things, though it is not relevant to the story as far as I can tell. It is isekai with a baton handoff from vague sci-fi to fantasy. If it had been a magic portal or recalcitrant god or a reincarnation instead of sci-fi, it wouldn’t have made any difference.
But once the fantasy part gets going, the implausible sci-fi element of what is essentially pulling a random guy off the street for an important mission, it all falls to shit. The levelling mechanics don’t matter with low levels able to kill higher levels, and there is idiotic hunky dory attitudes that make no sense. Everyone else’s motivations and characteristics just jump around from scene to scene so they can be whatever is needed for whatever the author felt like happening.
I also DNF a book called battleborne and I felt like it was rewding the same book as our MC gets a strong body for no reason then meets a dwarf in a cave who helps him, other than a gamelit character creation screen vs a sci-fi portal start it felt shockingly similar…I’m saying it is hardcore generic as a concept.
Our fierce and well trained bossy blood maiden becomes a pushover sappy overprotective mom joke and allows her charge to go off on his own with strangers. And the exact same sequence of events of her rushing to heal a minor wound happens twice in a row…it is only a 350 page book, maybe a little variation? I feel pedantic saying it, but I started skimming before I quit and couldn’t tell if I’d gone backward or forward.
Prior to that our dwarf guardian just abandons his literal lifelong goal and redemption arc on the street because he found a second person to help him. It is insanely ridiculous and like they want the MC to get killed. The one thing we know about both of them is that they recklessly let their prior charges out of their sight and they were killed. They are horribly horribly upset and scared by their failures….oh well, let’s let this new guy wonder off too! What? What?
The literal backstory for both of his OP protectors is…oddly identical. Their solution is to continually abandon him to a world they know he doesn’t understand at all. The dwarf has been at this for decades, mired with guilt about failing to prevent the killing of the last guy from Earth…so let’s abandon him in the first town not even halfway through getting him set up? What the hell! It makes no sense. Is there some fanatasy world law he cannot have two protectors? Zero explanation is given and even the MC is flabbergasted by what the author is doing to him. The Dawrf’s literal mission in life, the only thing we know about him, and he just walks off for basically no reason or explanation, even as the MC is begging him to tell him what the heck is happening.
This story is painfully bad in its execution, mechanics, and characters. Nothing makes sense, the interesting twist in the premise was immediately abandoned, there are no real threats, levels mean nothing, and random stupid shit happens in every scene for no reason, all while the tone jumps around from existential dread to leave it to beaver hunky dory fun adventure time to this is my new hot step sister I sleep with at night and who cooks for me all the time.
What is wrong with people to give this 4 or 5 stars? It isn’t even the ‘proper’ fanatasy harem smut type book with the sexy elf or foxkin beast girl on the cover to try and get away with a terrible plot or nonsense world. DNF at around 65%
But once the fantasy part gets going, the implausible sci-fi element of what is essentially pulling a random guy off the street for an important mission, it all falls to shit. The levelling mechanics don’t matter with low levels able to kill higher levels, and there is idiotic hunky dory attitudes that make no sense. Everyone else’s motivations and characteristics just jump around from scene to scene so they can be whatever is needed for whatever the author felt like happening.
I also DNF a book called battleborne and I felt like it was rewding the same book as our MC gets a strong body for no reason then meets a dwarf in a cave who helps him, other than a gamelit character creation screen vs a sci-fi portal start it felt shockingly similar…I’m saying it is hardcore generic as a concept.
Our fierce and well trained bossy blood maiden becomes a pushover sappy overprotective mom joke and allows her charge to go off on his own with strangers. And the exact same sequence of events of her rushing to heal a minor wound happens twice in a row…it is only a 350 page book, maybe a little variation? I feel pedantic saying it, but I started skimming before I quit and couldn’t tell if I’d gone backward or forward.
Prior to that our dwarf guardian just abandons his literal lifelong goal and redemption arc on the street because he found a second person to help him. It is insanely ridiculous and like they want the MC to get killed. The one thing we know about both of them is that they recklessly let their prior charges out of their sight and they were killed. They are horribly horribly upset and scared by their failures….oh well, let’s let this new guy wonder off too! What? What?
The literal backstory for both of his OP protectors is…oddly identical. Their solution is to continually abandon him to a world they know he doesn’t understand at all. The dwarf has been at this for decades, mired with guilt about failing to prevent the killing of the last guy from Earth…so let’s abandon him in the first town not even halfway through getting him set up? What the hell! It makes no sense. Is there some fanatasy world law he cannot have two protectors? Zero explanation is given and even the MC is flabbergasted by what the author is doing to him. The Dawrf’s literal mission in life, the only thing we know about him, and he just walks off for basically no reason or explanation, even as the MC is begging him to tell him what the heck is happening.
This story is painfully bad in its execution, mechanics, and characters. Nothing makes sense, the interesting twist in the premise was immediately abandoned, there are no real threats, levels mean nothing, and random stupid shit happens in every scene for no reason, all while the tone jumps around from existential dread to leave it to beaver hunky dory fun adventure time to this is my new hot step sister I sleep with at night and who cooks for me all the time.
What is wrong with people to give this 4 or 5 stars? It isn’t even the ‘proper’ fanatasy harem smut type book with the sexy elf or foxkin beast girl on the cover to try and get away with a terrible plot or nonsense world. DNF at around 65%
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June 10, 2022
An Inter-Dimensional Fantasy that didn’t quite work for me.
This book is described as an epic fantasy LitRPG and so I had high hopes after my recent experience reading ‘He Who Fights With Monsters’ that it would tick those same boxes. Well, it ticked some but not many for me.
I could not see what was epic about this fantasy. Epic to me means in scope and breadth of characters and story, something I think that is hard to pull off when told from the point of view of a single protagonist. It bugs me actually when authors describe their books as epic fantasy, presumably because the word epic appears on Amazon’s search engine like a keyword. Tsk tsk. It does not impress me. Okay, petty rant out of the way onto the book.
The story starts with a reasonable (fantasy/sci-fi) premise whereby our protagonist, Peabo Smith ex-special forces, signs on to a secret government experimental program to project a consciousness through to a different dimension/multiverse and back again. Of course, it goes horribly wrong and Peabo finds himself in a magical new world, in the body of a Plainswalker, legendary beings that foment great change and are rarely seen in the world. So far so good.
Unfortunately it never really happened for me after that. The characters felt a little two-dimensional. The fight scenes did not grip my imagination and there was little to no jeopardy. The scenes moved along at a great pace, but too much so. I never felt invested in any of the locations or the people that inhabited them. It all just felt a little rushed and convenient and, dare I say it, tropy.
This is the first in a series and yet I didn’t feel any build-up. Peabo kind of kicks butt from the off. The villains, many of whom were ancient and powerful, were underwhelming. There is no lead-up to them, no imagery of who they are or what they can do. They don’t even put up that much of a fight. Almost all of the battles were anti-climactic for me and I never felt Peabo was ever at risk. Then the book ends. Maybe I’ve been spoilt from recent reads, but for an ‘epic’ fantasy this seemed a whirlwind of action then it was over.
It's not all bad, the story held promise and the writing is reasonable, M A Rothman can write but it seemed like a mass-produced pulp story churned out rather than a deep and considered fantasy. I am pleased I read this on Kindleunlimited rather than pay the ebook price. For the content and what was delivered, I would have been disappointed.
I realise this review may appear harsh but I have tried to be balanced and fair. Maybe it is a compatibility issue and this story just did not suit what I was looking for. Judging by number of reviews and the story’s high average rating many people loved this book, unfortunately I was not one of them.
This book is described as an epic fantasy LitRPG and so I had high hopes after my recent experience reading ‘He Who Fights With Monsters’ that it would tick those same boxes. Well, it ticked some but not many for me.
I could not see what was epic about this fantasy. Epic to me means in scope and breadth of characters and story, something I think that is hard to pull off when told from the point of view of a single protagonist. It bugs me actually when authors describe their books as epic fantasy, presumably because the word epic appears on Amazon’s search engine like a keyword. Tsk tsk. It does not impress me. Okay, petty rant out of the way onto the book.
The story starts with a reasonable (fantasy/sci-fi) premise whereby our protagonist, Peabo Smith ex-special forces, signs on to a secret government experimental program to project a consciousness through to a different dimension/multiverse and back again. Of course, it goes horribly wrong and Peabo finds himself in a magical new world, in the body of a Plainswalker, legendary beings that foment great change and are rarely seen in the world. So far so good.
Unfortunately it never really happened for me after that. The characters felt a little two-dimensional. The fight scenes did not grip my imagination and there was little to no jeopardy. The scenes moved along at a great pace, but too much so. I never felt invested in any of the locations or the people that inhabited them. It all just felt a little rushed and convenient and, dare I say it, tropy.
This is the first in a series and yet I didn’t feel any build-up. Peabo kind of kicks butt from the off. The villains, many of whom were ancient and powerful, were underwhelming. There is no lead-up to them, no imagery of who they are or what they can do. They don’t even put up that much of a fight. Almost all of the battles were anti-climactic for me and I never felt Peabo was ever at risk. Then the book ends. Maybe I’ve been spoilt from recent reads, but for an ‘epic’ fantasy this seemed a whirlwind of action then it was over.
It's not all bad, the story held promise and the writing is reasonable, M A Rothman can write but it seemed like a mass-produced pulp story churned out rather than a deep and considered fantasy. I am pleased I read this on Kindleunlimited rather than pay the ebook price. For the content and what was delivered, I would have been disappointed.
I realise this review may appear harsh but I have tried to be balanced and fair. Maybe it is a compatibility issue and this story just did not suit what I was looking for. Judging by number of reviews and the story’s high average rating many people loved this book, unfortunately I was not one of them.
August 2, 2024
The author describes this as LitRPG and he is not wrong in that. While I certainly am an avid reader of SF/F (as that's the vast majority of what I read), I also enjoy Japanese media.
Thus, as soon as I was more than a few pages in, my first thought was, "He's written an isekai!" Indeed, about the only thing truly missing from hitting the major plot points of the novel is an initial visit from Truck-kun to get him into the rest of the story.
Regardless of the lens through which I was viewing The Plainswalker, though, it WAS a fun read and I definitely enjoyed it. I could easily see this with the more typical internal images of a Japanese Light Novel. There are a few dotted here and there, but those are more … reference images rather than depicting scenes from the story itself.
Now to order the next book in the series and add it to my waiting-to-read stack. I suspect I may be disappointed there are only two. I guess I'm a bit too familiar with LN series running for several volumes. Looking forward to it, though!
Thus, as soon as I was more than a few pages in, my first thought was, "He's written an isekai!" Indeed, about the only thing truly missing from hitting the major plot points of the novel is an initial visit from Truck-kun to get him into the rest of the story.
Regardless of the lens through which I was viewing The Plainswalker, though, it WAS a fun read and I definitely enjoyed it. I could easily see this with the more typical internal images of a Japanese Light Novel. There are a few dotted here and there, but those are more … reference images rather than depicting scenes from the story itself.
Now to order the next book in the series and add it to my waiting-to-read stack. I suspect I may be disappointed there are only two. I guess I'm a bit too familiar with LN series running for several volumes. Looking forward to it, though!
July 9, 2022
Very good science fantasy isekai
Main character is particularly charming being a nuanced soldier-scientist type. I don't think the author has actual military experience from his bio but he's clearly talked to those who have and I like the juxtaposition of the brutish barbarian exterior with an emotionally intelligent questioning intellectual interior. Main supporting characters are almost as well written although clearly the female lead is a bit of a male fantasy Mary Sue type and the mentor type a bit too perfectly fitting the male mentor/Gary sue. But they're both well done enough to make their cliché work. Very classic fairy tale plot arc so far, which works for a reason! The world-building is excellent and the writing style has no problems I've noticed.
Main character is particularly charming being a nuanced soldier-scientist type. I don't think the author has actual military experience from his bio but he's clearly talked to those who have and I like the juxtaposition of the brutish barbarian exterior with an emotionally intelligent questioning intellectual interior. Main supporting characters are almost as well written although clearly the female lead is a bit of a male fantasy Mary Sue type and the mentor type a bit too perfectly fitting the male mentor/Gary sue. But they're both well done enough to make their cliché work. Very classic fairy tale plot arc so far, which works for a reason! The world-building is excellent and the writing style has no problems I've noticed.
August 28, 2022
The story was good and the characters were likable. I truly enjoyed the dynamics between the main characters. However, the ending was $hit! There was no resolution. It was like the end of a chapter of a continuing story. Despite the fact that the story continues in book 2 of the series (and it’s readily available on KU), I hate cliffhangers. And this wasn’t even an exciting one. If it weren’t for my self-diagnosed OCD that compels me to finish reading a story once I start it, I would not have read book 2. Here’s hoping that book has a better ending.
August 16, 2024
As a child with relatives born in the early part of the previous century, I read a lot of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jules Verne, etc, because they were available. This strongly reminded me of A Princess of Mars except that the protagonist was sent, not from a hidden desert cave to Mars, but from a lab into the Multiverse. Rothman took what I expected would be merely stereotypical people of various types but gave them depth and abilities beyond what could have simply been two dimensional characters. It kept me interested, certainly!
August 26, 2021
Very enjoyable viewpoint
Very well written and professionally edited. I enjoyed the author's approach to the alternate universe. I personally tend to prefer more stats in my LitRPG, but found it such an enjoyable read, that I quickly overcame my initial hesitation. I will definitely be following this author and will start the next book as soon as possible despite the backlog of other series I am reading.
Very well written and professionally edited. I enjoyed the author's approach to the alternate universe. I personally tend to prefer more stats in my LitRPG, but found it such an enjoyable read, that I quickly overcame my initial hesitation. I will definitely be following this author and will start the next book as soon as possible despite the backlog of other series I am reading.
December 8, 2023
There are two problems with this story. It lacks a sense of realism... most of the characters seem like disposable NPCs and the rest are paper thin. The second problem is that there's little driving the narrative... Someone is out to kill the Plainswalker, but the Plainswalker himself seems to have no objective or passion. That's not the character's fault, but the author's.
I may move on to book two but first I'll check the reviews.
I may move on to book two but first I'll check the reviews.
August 20, 2024
Have you ever wanted to read a book that was clearly written to try to get turned into a video game without the fun of being able to play the video game? Where it’s just a series of random side quests by a character with no character development? Where every new page is written like the first 6 hours of a first person adventure game where you’re just trying to figure out the controls? Then this is the book for you.
October 25, 2024
A progression portal fantasy that's cheesy, clean, and doesn't overstay it's welcome. Most definitely junk food, but food nonetheless.
M.A. Rothman is a good judge of what elements of the worldbuilding are interesting, what characters to make flat, and when to skip to the next story beat. The battles and progression feel un-earned, and the characters are remarkably uncomplicated. But it's short, so these things don't bother for long.
M.A. Rothman is a good judge of what elements of the worldbuilding are interesting, what characters to make flat, and when to skip to the next story beat. The battles and progression feel un-earned, and the characters are remarkably uncomplicated. But it's short, so these things don't bother for long.
November 17, 2024
A very enjoyable read but not very fluid or consistent. Something happens her, then something happens there; without using the journey in a fluid way to develop characters. And for all the authors gift at relating to the scientific world the relationship of the gaming mechanics that are prevalent have no explanation which remains an anachronism.
Enjoyable, yes. Consistent, not so much.
(Terrible character name)
Enjoyable, yes. Consistent, not so much.
(Terrible character name)
May 23, 2021
Book one
Mistakes: The book is missing one of it's pictures. Also this book ends at 88% and has a preview of book two.
Plot: Mostly this is just about the MC getting used to the new world he found himself in.
Characters: I feel like the characters need more depth and so does the world.
6/10
Mistakes: The book is missing one of it's pictures. Also this book ends at 88% and has a preview of book two.
Plot: Mostly this is just about the MC getting used to the new world he found himself in.
Characters: I feel like the characters need more depth and so does the world.
6/10
July 8, 2021
Early in the book I was reminded of "old school" science fiction (not the 95% of SyFi that is prevalent at the moment). It starts of with, like, SCIENCE and stuff ;) shortly thereafter it blends in to a fantasy with elements of science. Or at least, fantasy (magic) that has a relationship with science.
It's very well done too. There's good storytelling here, and the worldbuilding is wide open, as the story really only takes place in three locations (plenty more - to explore). Some dry wit, a talking sword, and... trees (keep an eye on them). Looking forward to book 2.
It's very well done too. There's good storytelling here, and the worldbuilding is wide open, as the story really only takes place in three locations (plenty more - to explore). Some dry wit, a talking sword, and... trees (keep an eye on them). Looking forward to book 2.
August 4, 2021
I found this story to be a fascinating concept and can't wait to read any further work written about The Plainswalker . It is an interesting concept and would like to read the rest!
I am unfortunately an old woman who has always been a bookstore and a dreamer.many years ago I had an out of body experience this happened twice, but has not been repeated since.
I am unfortunately an old woman who has always been a bookstore and a dreamer.many years ago I had an out of body experience this happened twice, but has not been repeated since.
December 21, 2021
zero-crunch LitRPG
Absolutely no stats. But still more of a LitRPG than traditional fantasy.
Very well edited. Few enough mistakes I can’t remember any.
A touch pedantic at times. And I hope the MC develops a bit more agency; certainly enough to match his Special Forces background.
I will get the next book.
Absolutely no stats. But still more of a LitRPG than traditional fantasy.
Very well edited. Few enough mistakes I can’t remember any.
A touch pedantic at times. And I hope the MC develops a bit more agency; certainly enough to match his Special Forces background.
I will get the next book.
December 26, 2021
Nice story blending fantasy, science fiction, and science fact.
Great mix of fantasy, science fiction ,and science fact. Postulate a few tweaks to how matter and energy interact and your "magic" becomes just slightly altered science. Sort of. Rothman handles the bleeding well with an interesting story. Can't wait for book 3.
Great mix of fantasy, science fiction ,and science fact. Postulate a few tweaks to how matter and energy interact and your "magic" becomes just slightly altered science. Sort of. Rothman handles the bleeding well with an interesting story. Can't wait for book 3.
January 8, 2022
A fascinating take on litRPG. You can definitely see elements of where dice rolls have gone super well or incredibly poorly. Explanations of how the system works are weaved into the story seamlessly. And what a creative mix of sci-fi, true science, and fantastical themes! So looking forward to more.
October 23, 2022
Fascinating new world
Everything that happened to each of the Plainswalkers has to have been terrifying. But why wasn’t Dvorak also considered to be one? Or is the process that STAG uses to get here somehow key to becoming a Plainswalker? Also, is Bo somehow more capable, or more in tune with this world’s vibrations than Nolan was?
Everything that happened to each of the Plainswalkers has to have been terrifying. But why wasn’t Dvorak also considered to be one? Or is the process that STAG uses to get here somehow key to becoming a Plainswalker? Also, is Bo somehow more capable, or more in tune with this world’s vibrations than Nolan was?
April 7, 2021
Great first book to a new series
I can’t wait for more. This is a great take on fantasy/sci-fi/techno thriller combo. I always love the amount of actual thought about real science that this author puts into his books.
I can’t wait for more. This is a great take on fantasy/sci-fi/techno thriller combo. I always love the amount of actual thought about real science that this author puts into his books.
May 22, 2021
Very Well Written!
This is different than anything I have read in the fantasy genre. I read it in one day because I couldn't stop. It is part sci-fi, military and fantasy all mixed together with plenty of action. Loved it and can't wait for the sequel! Well done Mr Rothman.
This is different than anything I have read in the fantasy genre. I read it in one day because I couldn't stop. It is part sci-fi, military and fantasy all mixed together with plenty of action. Loved it and can't wait for the sequel! Well done Mr Rothman.
May 23, 2021
Good Book
So a lot of books I read, I lose interest after a few pages or chapters. Then I ditch the book. This one actually kept my interest from beginning to end. Looking forward to the next one. Try it out.
So a lot of books I read, I lose interest after a few pages or chapters. Then I ditch the book. This one actually kept my interest from beginning to end. Looking forward to the next one. Try it out.
May 26, 2021
Great read
Enjoyed this book from beginning till the end. The mix of science, science fiction and fantasy made an enjoyable mix which added to the overall story and made it a good read.
Enjoyed this book from beginning till the end. The mix of science, science fiction and fantasy made an enjoyable mix which added to the overall story and made it a good read.
May 29, 2021
Great read! One of the best LitRPG’s I’ve read to date!
The world building is phenomenal. It transitions so seamlessly that it reads like a perfect fusion of classic fantasy and LitRPG. I can’t wait to read the V next book.
The world building is phenomenal. It transitions so seamlessly that it reads like a perfect fusion of classic fantasy and LitRPG. I can’t wait to read the V next book.
May 31, 2021
Decent book.
It is a decent book. I found it frustrating how often the main character didn't have his questions answered. The flow of the book was a little off, but I think that will improve as the author writes more 🙂
It is a decent book. I found it frustrating how often the main character didn't have his questions answered. The flow of the book was a little off, but I think that will improve as the author writes more 🙂
June 8, 2021
Good
Enjoyable, a bit light on the gaming functionality and what I consider LitRPG. People can’t automatically see others stats and there is no central authority / system managing everything. Still an enjoyable read.
Enjoyable, a bit light on the gaming functionality and what I consider LitRPG. People can’t automatically see others stats and there is no central authority / system managing everything. Still an enjoyable read.
June 16, 2021
Awesome story
Such a unique take on a fantasy series. Peabo and his "partner" have such great chemistry, and his mentor is funny and wise. Great world building, and lots of lore. The LitRPG elements are woven in nicely, doesn't feel tacked on. Very highly recommended.
Such a unique take on a fantasy series. Peabo and his "partner" have such great chemistry, and his mentor is funny and wise. Great world building, and lots of lore. The LitRPG elements are woven in nicely, doesn't feel tacked on. Very highly recommended.
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