The isolated Eternity System is alone, overpopulated, starved of resources, and dying…
A 500-year-old peace treaty between the Dalthaxian Alliance and Salgon Empire is expiring and the war to end all wars looms.
The Eternity System will not survive another war.
A GRIM STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL
When the Eternity Treaty expires, an uninhabited and coveted no-man’s-land with enough resources to sustain one faction indefinitely is up for grabs—the Eternity Planet. It is the key to survival.
DIGITAL WAR IGNITES
The next generation of warfare ignites—a digital, bloodless war set in the new game universe of Eternity Online: the brainchild of the combined AI neural nets and technological prowess of both Dalthaxia and Salgon. Everything is changing. The war in this game universe will decide which faction will take the Eternity Planet and which will have to forge a grim exodus through the unknown to find a new home.
ON THE FRINGES OF GALACTIC CIVILIZATION AND ON THE RUN
Kyle Gennan, a drone operator working for a mining company on the wild fringes of civilization, finds himself on the run from the ghosts of his past and the two most powerful governments in the Eternity System. He will have to carve his own path through the stars to forge his new life if he wants any chance of experiencing Eternity.
IMMERSIVE SCI-FI LITRPG/GAMELIT
Delve into a gritty, immersive Scifi Gamelit/LitRPG adventure from Amazon Bestselling Author Drew Cordell featuring alien magic, engaging characters, massive starship battles, and a dangerous treasure hunt.
My Opinion: 533 pages, $3.99, Available on Kindle Unlimited
Full disclosure: I received an advanced copy for review. I purchased a copy when it became available.
From the author of Stratus Online, comes a new sci-fi LitRPG. The game world reminds me a bit of Mass Effect, combining sci-fi space storytelling and setting with RPG action-adventure. There are aliens, techno-magic, laser guns, and spaceship battles. The author doesn't bother with character creation, instead he drops you into the action. From there the main character (MC) goes on adventures and gets drawn deeper into questline that may determine who wins the proxy war between galactic powers.
IRL, it's futuristic space mining with a side of gaming for extra money. The MC and his friend play the game hoping to earn enough transferable wealth to change vocations from space miners. With a background of waring human factions vying for dominance through the game, a proxy of their real war for the sparse resources of the galaxy.
On the RPG side, things are a little lighter than I’d like. More of the story is spent world building and much of the early half of the story feels more directly sci-fi. Still, there are character sheets, stats, item descriptions, quest notification, XP, and levels. After the 60% mark, there is even some class progression and crafting.
Overall, this is an entertaining sci-fi LitRPG story that definitely leans more towards sci-fi. The fights in general are good, though the spaceship battles didn’t do it for me. Character development was also nicely done with some neat flashbacks.
Score: 7.3 out of 10