Vagabond Treehouse ~ [November 2025: Holiday Dungeon Core #1-5 (novellas)] Showing 2,651-2,665 of 2,665

[Narilka]

I am liking that a lot of these litrpg series are releasing in bundles. Added that to my wishlist so I don't forget.

[Narilka]

I picked up the Holiday Dungeon Core omnibus. I'll look at the 2-for-1 sale later.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Independent authors are definitely more likely to release an intro trilogy omnibus or full series omnibus to increase interest in trying their books / offer an after the fact deal, once initial sales have died down, and I definitely agree... makes it easier for me to pull the trigger on trying random books, knowing I'm getting a BOGO level sale any time I buy...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Narilka wrote: "The Perfect Run III is finished. [spoilers removed] Solid series. I'm glad we read it :)"

I zoomed through Perfect Run 3 yesterday morning and last night...

It had it's moments, but it wasn't quite as awesome as #2, for me, which I think was my favorite?...

Opening your spoiler prepped me for aliens, lol... I definitely found myself comparing this to Mother of Learning 4 alot, and I think I liked the payoffs of MoL4 more... could also compare a bit to Reckoners...

That stuff about Observer reminded me of college philosophy classes...

[Narilka]

I did like MOL better in general mostly because I liked Zorian as a MC better than Ryan. Ryan's cavalier attitude due to his abilities wasn't a turn off exactly, it's hard to describe, I just attached to him less? Things seemed less... I guess there wasn't as much real risk that Ryan would have his perfect run where as Zorian's situation, even after he figures out the time loop, had more stakes involved. I hope that made sense. I also think the romance hurt Perfect Run a little though I did genuinely appreciate the HEA.

[Narilka]

I got started on Christmas Core this morning and am getting Cat Core vibes at only 3 chapters in. The set ups are similar. (view spoiler)[Old guy dies and ends up as a dungeon core. Without any gaming experience, he opts to go with a custom everything dungeon. (hide spoiler)] I guess this is just a feature of the genre as it's only the second dungeon core series I've tried.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I haven't read too many dungeon core books... but the ones I have have definitely trended towards non gamer old people lol...

The main other ones I can think of are:

Arrival -- that Terminator LitRPG I read, where the game world interpreted the Terminator's cyborg nature as a dungeon/hero hybrid...

And dungeon cores were a key plot point in the Threadbare series, and the Cinnamon Bun series (and the Earthen Contenders series)... usually Dungeon Core corruption, not habitation...

[Narilka]

Threadbare wasn't a dungeon core series though. I don't really remember cores being fully addressed in it either though it's been a while since reading. Do you recall if they were? I never did go back and finish the prequel series so don't know if it was talked about there at all.

[RachelG.]

A dungeon core book that I recently read and enjoyed was The Bee-ginning: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG. It has a bee hive dungeon.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Yea, Bee Dungeon is great, I read both it and The Bears and the Bees: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG over the summer, and mentioned them here... the ending made me with The Art of Diploma-Bee: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG was out already... it just came out this week, tho, so we should read it :D

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Narilka wrote: "I got started on Christmas Core this morning and am getting Cat Core vibes at only 3 chapters in. The set ups are similar. [spoilers removed] I guess this is just a feature of the g..."

Read Christmas Core... paused at the end to read other stuff... instead of continuing immediately with Valentine Core/etc...

Felt similar to Cat Core... but shallower... might be the shortness... felt more attached to the adventurers in Cat Core..

[Narilka]

It's such a short omnibus, is the first book like 3-4 hours? I could open my app and do some math but.... I'm lazy :D

[Narilka]

I didn't listen at all this morning instead doing some much needed chores with feline companions. They love the cool weather and have been acting like kittens again, being my "helpers" and getting into things :) It's adorable.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Narilka wrote: "It's such a short omnibus, is the first book like 3-4 hours? I could open my app and do some math but.... I'm lazy :D"

pretty much, yea... 14 chapters... and they're not long chapters...

2-3 dungeon groups run the dungeon and talk to each other a bit?... and grandpa gets a bit dungeony, wiping parties...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Jumped into Unbelievable Healer today... reminding myself that I still love Jonathan Brooks LitRPGs, even tho I wasn't wowed by Christmas Core :D