At 14 he was just seconds too late to save his sister. Andrew, chronically abused by his mother, will get justice for the only person in the world who he could count on. He'll follow the killer into hell becoming a demon himself. What no one expected was that hell and the mythic worlds beyond, operate by strict RPG rules. Experience an epic without luck. Where stats and items are the true measure of power. Can Andrew exploit the unfamiliar laws to get revenge? Can he get enough power to escape hell? There is hidden lore, time travel, sex, horror, and deep magic in...
THE WORLD OF DREADNAUGHT
My Opinion: 110 pgs??, $4.39, Available On Kindle Unlimited
Full disclosure: I received an advanced copy for review. I purchased a copy when it became available.
This LitRPG novella is part of a planned serial release by the author and while future stories may improve, this one didn’t work for me. The first half of the story has absolutely nothing to do with LitRPG or even Gamelit as it takes place in the modern world and incorporates a demonic murder spree. It honestly feels more like an urban fantasy story than anything and was a total turn off for me. In the second half of the story, things do take a turn towards LitRPG as the main character (MC) is sent to hell where as a half demon he finds that he can possess items to gain new skills and level up as he siphons off negative emotions from the other demons around him. It's an interesting game mechanic that reminds me of the Disgaea video game series where you level up items to make them more powerful. Unfortunately, that’s really the only thing I liked about the story. The actual story doesn’t really make sense and doesn’t really go anywhere. That may be because it's intended to unfold as more of the serial is released.
In the edition I was given, there were way more technical writing issues, but with the final release most of those were corrected.
Overall, aside from a game mechanic, I just didn’t like the majority of the novella.
Score: 4 out of 10