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System Bound : A LitRPG Adventure
System Bound, A LitRPG AdventureWelcome to Station 18. The Nexus.
In A World Between Worlds Players Are Gathered…Some have been taken while others have chosen to come and compete for the ultimate prize the betrayers wish granted when all other players have fallen, or the savior’s miracle, granted upon the bestowal of the 100th challenge coin. Only one can claim either.This place, this dark world, they call it Station 18. The Nexus.A place of betrayal and survival.Heroes and renegades.Where monsters roam in dark game rooms and danger lurks within every shadow.Kane Kujō is one of those taken, trapped within the shadow world of Station 18. He has become a player in bizarre and deadly games of skill and chance.Controlled by the masked Keepers who enforce the games and the godlike Administrators who ensure no one leaves until the last man standing has finished.He must make allies of the other players, fight his way through endless waves of monsters, solve puzzles and challenges, all while avoiding players whose goal is the betrayers wish.If he can survive long enough to collect his 100th Challenge Coin, he will gain the ultimate prize; but can Kane survive long enough to complete a earn a hundred challenge coins? And will anyone be left alive when he does?So, you want to know more? This is the story of a man, taken to another world where he has to compete in the deadly minigames of Korean styled bounds. Starting with a tactical sword, he’ll grow stronger an stronger while spending points in the shops and picking up abilities for upgrades. Mixing dystopian imagery with magical realism and a LitRPG narrative, System Bound is an great LitRPG Isekai Adventure to pick up.
In A World Between Worlds Players Are Gathered…Some have been taken while others have chosen to come and compete for the ultimate prize the betrayers wish granted when all other players have fallen, or the savior’s miracle, granted upon the bestowal of the 100th challenge coin. Only one can claim either.This place, this dark world, they call it Station 18. The Nexus.A place of betrayal and survival.Heroes and renegades.Where monsters roam in dark game rooms and danger lurks within every shadow.Kane Kujō is one of those taken, trapped within the shadow world of Station 18. He has become a player in bizarre and deadly games of skill and chance.Controlled by the masked Keepers who enforce the games and the godlike Administrators who ensure no one leaves until the last man standing has finished.He must make allies of the other players, fight his way through endless waves of monsters, solve puzzles and challenges, all while avoiding players whose goal is the betrayers wish.If he can survive long enough to collect his 100th Challenge Coin, he will gain the ultimate prize; but can Kane survive long enough to complete a earn a hundred challenge coins? And will anyone be left alive when he does?So, you want to know more? This is the story of a man, taken to another world where he has to compete in the deadly minigames of Korean styled bounds. Starting with a tactical sword, he’ll grow stronger an stronger while spending points in the shops and picking up abilities for upgrades. Mixing dystopian imagery with magical realism and a LitRPG narrative, System Bound is an great LitRPG Isekai Adventure to pick up.
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Published March 14, 2023
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June 9, 2023
This story is very eager to dish out the adventures, kind of like a puppy so excited for breakfast that he piddles all the way to the food bowl. I ditched out early. My tolerance for piddling puppies is very low, what can I say?
Do I feel bad giving this one star? Maybe a little. Okay, not really. If eager violence and surface descriptions and heroic mundanities are your thing, I won't judge. Much.
Do I feel bad giving this one star? Maybe a little. Okay, not really. If eager violence and surface descriptions and heroic mundanities are your thing, I won't judge. Much.
April 18, 2025
Is the LitRPG genre full of personality deficients or is this book just particularly bad?
December 6, 2023
There is just something about the protagonist that rubs me the wrong way.
He tries to be a hero, but it's very annoying to me.
I don't think I will be continuing this series unless things change. I don't like stupid writing or protagonists.
The damn protag has a hero complex and the story is shit for it.
I am not continuing the series. There are a bunch of plotholes and inconsistencies within the story. Then the protag leaves an enemy to grow stronger to threaten him later.
I didn't even enjoy the premise (people kidnapped and put through death games) because the protagonist was so stupid.
Okay now he saves his enemy from death. I hate these whiteknight types. My score has really dropped now.
Yeah, really not continuing this series
1.5/5 Stars
He tries to be a hero, but it's very annoying to me.
I don't think I will be continuing this series unless things change. I don't like stupid writing or protagonists.
The damn protag has a hero complex and the story is shit for it.
I am not continuing the series. There are a bunch of plotholes and inconsistencies within the story. Then the protag leaves an enemy to grow stronger to threaten him later.
I didn't even enjoy the premise (people kidnapped and put through death games) because the protagonist was so stupid.
Okay now he saves his enemy from death. I hate these whiteknight types. My score has really dropped now.
Yeah, really not continuing this series
1.5/5 Stars
February 25, 2024
More annoying than interesting, lazy would be the best description for this book, not lazy as in plot hole bigger than Jupiter, more like too straight forward, the mc has hero complex, I like that, it's more common than people would imagine, problem comes from the fact that only the mc is competent, and every other competent person is a "bad" person, u know, the super competent villan cliche, then there is the system, the system in the other book by this writer was awesome, since it was about the adventure and not about the system, here the system is needlessly emphasised in all the wrong ways, from useless prompts to needless viciousness that break the flow rather than help it, as a super fan of litrpg, I do not like this book, and the "participating in a death game is with no knowledge of anything" is just such a bad trope, I think this is the biggest reason for books like defiance of the fall is such a good one, since it defines the rules and then let's u go have fun, here the system is extremely limiting and all the villan characters will have some exploit non-sence while not even close to being truly competent.
November 19, 2023
Help me read more books
I really didn't like this story.
The story itself isn't bad, and if I liked stories where brutality was the word of the day, then I'd probably enjoy this book, but that's just not my style. I give it three stars, only because I know my personal preference of content isn't a reflection on the quality of the story. I'd actually rate it with 2 and a half stars, because while the story itself works, there were too many places where the story broke its own rules, and that bothers me more than most other things that happen in stories. I'm not likely to continue with this series, though it's possible I'll read another book some time in the future, after I've spent a while forgetting just how much I didn't really like this one.
I really didn't like this story.
The story itself isn't bad, and if I liked stories where brutality was the word of the day, then I'd probably enjoy this book, but that's just not my style. I give it three stars, only because I know my personal preference of content isn't a reflection on the quality of the story. I'd actually rate it with 2 and a half stars, because while the story itself works, there were too many places where the story broke its own rules, and that bothers me more than most other things that happen in stories. I'm not likely to continue with this series, though it's possible I'll read another book some time in the future, after I've spent a while forgetting just how much I didn't really like this one.
November 1, 2023
Asher had one thing in mind to get home and hang out with his dog. But he was derailed and he ended up in a surreal situation. His first week in the Nexus changed his mind about things. People don't want to help each other. His grandfather had taught him to save people its the honorable thing. So when it comes to the Nexus Game he will not endanger anyone.
The game is brutal and the rewards are many. How will everyone else behave?
The game is brutal and the rewards are many. How will everyone else behave?
July 29, 2023
Read this already!
This book was fun, interesting, action packed and full of excitement. It’s a great book for both people new litrpg fans and those who are veterans in the genre. The characters are well written with an awesome premise, I can’t wait for the next book in the series because this was just awesome
This book was fun, interesting, action packed and full of excitement. It’s a great book for both people new litrpg fans and those who are veterans in the genre. The characters are well written with an awesome premise, I can’t wait for the next book in the series because this was just awesome
May 16, 2023
My kind of book
I liked the potential of where this story is going. I enjoyed the world building and the system is easy enough to follow. I am interested in seeing what else is in store of the MC in the next book
I liked the potential of where this story is going. I enjoyed the world building and the system is easy enough to follow. I am interested in seeing what else is in store of the MC in the next book
June 2, 2023
Very interesting
Will say this is a very interesting book. The world is more linear then most litrpg books but it works. The mixture of the game people interacting makes it a great book
Will say this is a very interesting book. The world is more linear then most litrpg books but it works. The mixture of the game people interacting makes it a great book
May 16, 2023
Whoa. Page turner.
This book was awesome. Clean. Minimum errors and the pacing kept me going until the end. Lost some sleep but it was worth it. Excited for the next book
This book was awesome. Clean. Minimum errors and the pacing kept me going until the end. Lost some sleep but it was worth it. Excited for the next book
May 18, 2023
Amazing
This was absolutly amazing loved every minute of it very well done I love the characters and the world being built
This was absolutly amazing loved every minute of it very well done I love the characters and the world being built
May 22, 2023
Great book
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone
June 1, 2023
Great book
Stellar work from Kaz Hunter. Lots of action and adventure, monsters and leveling. Looking forward to reading the next one.
Stellar work from Kaz Hunter. Lots of action and adventure, monsters and leveling. Looking forward to reading the next one.
June 14, 2023
Very good read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like LitRPG and apocalypse type of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like LitRPG and apocalypse type of books with lots of action.
August 22, 2023
Good book
It starts slow but gets better .I can not wait for book 2.Thank you for this good book I am off the the next book
It starts slow but gets better .I can not wait for book 2.Thank you for this good book I am off the the next book
November 30, 2023
Kept interest
Very well written. Plot kept my interest. I recommend reading this book. I am going to read book 2 now.
Very well written. Plot kept my interest. I recommend reading this book. I am going to read book 2 now.
July 2, 2024
2 1/2 stars.
September 23, 2024
Very good
This was a lot of fun to read. The ending is a tad abrupt, but that is a relatively minor quibble. It's still well worth the read.
Highly recommended.
This was a lot of fun to read. The ending is a tad abrupt, but that is a relatively minor quibble. It's still well worth the read.
Highly recommended.
July 3, 2023
He shouts his way through a series of pointless challenges for no reason.
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