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Couldn’t find a thread on these in the first 5-6 pages… surprised honestly!

This book (series) seems like it would be right up this forum base’s alley. A friend let me borrow the first book and I read all 440 pages in under 24 hours, literally couldn’t put it down. It’s basically Sword Art Online but not virtual, nor gay anime, mixed with Running Man. It’s got an irreverent and slightly dark tone. Well written, which is a nice surprise for a new first-time writer of the 2020’s.

The systems the author has laid out are continually fascinating, and I kept finding more and more depth as the book went on. Since book 1 only explores 1/9th of the total “world” described in the book, I can only imagine it continues to surprise in later books. I’ve ordered 1-5 in hardcover.

Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys fantasy dungeon crawling themes. I actually read a physical copy so I can’t speak to how good the narration is on an audio format. It was the first physical book I’d read in years, and I enjoyed it so I’m sticking with physical.


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Seananigans said:
Couldn’t find a thread on these in the first 5-6 pages… surprised honestly!

This book (series) seems like it would be right up this forum base’s alley. A friend let me borrow the first book and I read all 440 pages in under 24 hours, literally couldn’t put it down. It’s basically Sword Art Online but not virtual, nor gay anime. It’s got an irreverent and slightly dark tone. Well written, which is a nice surprise for a new first time writer of the 2020’s.

The systems the author has laid out are continually fascinating, and I kept finding more and more depth as the book went on. Since book 1 only explores 1/9th of the total “world” described in the book, I can only imagine it continues to surprise in later books. I’ve ordered 1-5 in hardcover.

Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys fantasy dungeon crawling themes. I actually read a physical copy so I can’t speak to how good the narration is on an audio format. It was the first physical book I’d read in years, and I enjoyed it so I’m sticking with physical.


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It gets talked about in the litrpg thread, since a lot of those books tend to be very similar. A system (almost invariably snarky, or in this case perverted), stats and skills, levels, etc.

That being said, DCC is perhaps the best of the best in that genre. I completely agree with you, particularly for the first book. Donut is one of my favorite characters in any book I've ever read. I love this series and look forward to each new book. It gets progressively darker and heavier, but still amazingly good.

I don't really listen to audiobooks ever, but everyone says these are some of the best, if you're into that sort of thing.
 
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