LitRPG Podcast 219 -  Sentenced to Troll 3, Darkworlds Paris, The Last Time Loop 2, Dragon Heart 5

 

LitRPG Podcast 219 -  Sentenced to Troll 3, Darkworlds Paris, The Last Time Loop 2, Dragon Heart 5

March 27th, 2020

Hello everyone, welcome to episode 219 of the LitRPG podcast. 


I’m Ramon Mejia. I’m here to bring you the latest LitRPG news, reviews, and author interviews.  We have 4 new reviews just for you.

New Releases and Reviews:

Sentenced to Troll 3 

Fun and casual

Score: 7.6 out of 10

https://amzn.to/2FUwxmw 

Darkworlds Paris: A Cthulhu LitRPG

Sometimes rather creepy

Score: 7.2 out of 10

https://amzn.to/37KVPyW 

The Last Time Loop: Max of the Rebellion (Volume 2): A Time Travel LitRPG Series 

More slice of life time travel

Score: 7.3 out of 10

https://amzn.to/2QH5WzF 


Ian’s Picks Of the Week

Dragon Heart: Sea of Sorrow. LitRPG Wuxia Series: Book 5

More good reading

Score: 8.0 out of 10

https://amzn.to/2JkpuFn 


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LitRPG News

Magic Dome Books is relaunching this LitRPG series by Roman Prokofiev. 

“Some of you might have already read its previous version released a while ago by another publisher under the title Cat’s Game (also known as Cat's Quest). The author has completely reworked the book’s first chapters; he’s also already completed Book Two of the series, fully intending to keep the story going. And we fully intend to release the whole series in English.”

https://www.facebook.com/magicdomebooks/photos/a.1224844880864213/3488665847815427/

The Starlight Sword (Rogue Merchant Book #1): LitRPG Series 

https://amzn.to/39OUetn 



The Fantasy Book Fest, originally scheduled for April 17-19th in Anaheim CA, has been canceled. Lots of conventions that were upcoming have been canceled, heck even Disneyland has closed down. So, it’s not too big of a surprise. It was originally thought that the event could be rescheduled for October, but the organizers decided to cancel it entirely and refund everyone’s tickets. Sorry. I was looking forward to being able to see some of you local Californians. I’d even gotten a booth at the event to give out print copies of the R.A. Mejia books. 



LitRPG SALES

With so many people stuck at home under quarantine or practicing social distancing. I thought I’d bring you some good LitRPG novels that are on sale, either as a way to help readers pass the time during this pandemic.


LitRPG Books on Sale 

Adventures on Terra - Book 1: Beginnings FREE

https://amzn.to/3dAnvKX 

Project Alpha: Book 1 (Project Alpha series) FREE

https://amzn.to/3bpkUS8 

Planet Bound FREE

https://amzn.to/2wESsgv 

Dungeon Born (The Divine Dungeon Book 1) FREE

https://amzn.to/33QtuGY 

Ruins of Majesta: Vol. 1 - Blood and Cupcakes FREE

Ruins of Majesta: Vol. 2 Creatures and Cupcakes FREE

https://amzn.to/33RNqth 

1st Book in all Jonathan Brooks series FREE

https://amzn.to/2wJiPSp 

Sentenced to Troll 2 - $0.99

https://amzn.to/33MOM8u  

Shadow Sun Survival: Shadow Sun Book One $0.99

https://amzn.to/3at22lu 

The Trapped Mind Project (Emerilia Book 1) $0.99

https://amzn.to/2UooTZQ 

Delvers LLC: Welcome to Ludus $0.99

https://amzn.to/39sKc0F 

All Portal Books $0.99

https://portal-books.com/lockdownsale 

Galactogon Series (3 book series) enters KU

https://amzn.to/2wFljRK 

An NPC's Path (3 book series) enters KU

https://amzn.to/2QQF7sf 

Amazon LitRPG search - priced low to high shows Free and $0 books. Varied results for good stories or ones actually LitRPG but nice place to browse.

https://amzn.to/33xMXMN 




Out Now!


The Assassin's Eye - A LitRPG Short Story: (A Novella from the Vindication 2.0 LitRPG Universe)

https://amzn.to/2UmVoYa 

War Chief: A Tusk and Blade Story 

https://amzn.to/3dvxnFS 

The Starlight Sword (Rogue Merchant Book #1): LitRPG Series 

https://amzn.to/39OUetn 

Dark: Reincarnate (Dark LitRPG book 2) 

https://amzn.to/2wDbgw7 

Virtual Horizon (Thousand Tales Book 1)

https://amzn.to/33Q15B4 

Stranger is Coming [LitRPG Series: Class Neutral] Book 1 

https://amzn.to/2TiQppH 

Pendrackon (The Rules Book 2)  

https://amzn.to/2U5GR2P 

Sense: A Fantasy LitRPG Saga (A Touch of Power Book 3) 

https://amzn.to/32VwOR1 

Life Reset: Human Resource (New Era Online Book 4)

https://amzn.to/39lrqIp 

Light Online Book Three: Leader

https://amzn.to/2UlaBcd  



New LitRPG Audiobooks

Life's a Game: And We're All Players: Gods of the Sphere, Book 1

https://amzn.to/2WK1H9S 

Evolve: The Scourge Wars, Book 1

https://amzn.to/39l8dGH 

Axestorm: Sky Realms Online, Book 3

https://amzn.to/2Ulm2R9 

Nigmus Online

https://amzn.to/2UIUt34 

Raiya: Early Game: Archon's Chosen, Book 2

https://amzn.to/3buFiBr 

Upcoming LitRPG:

 

Shadow Sun: Progression (March 30th, 2020)


Planet Hero: Civilian (April 1st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2Qz5zqm 

Noa in the Flesh (World of the Changed Book #3): LitRPG Series (April 2nd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/38ohw96 

Eastbound and Town: A LitRPG/Gamelit Adventure (The Good Guys Book 8) (April 2nd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2PRJzHb 

Mageblood (Mephisto's Magic Online Book 1) (April 3rd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/33fpShD 

PrimeVerse: Dose of Chaos: A GameLit / LitRPG Adventure (April 3rd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2WPFKpJ 

Dungeon World 5: A Dungeon Core Experience  (April 9th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2vQULN2 

Expedition Newb (Sun & Shadow Online Book 2) (April 10th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/39Nl455 

Watchers Test: A LitRPG Saga (Life in Exile Book 1) (April 14th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2TKZZ6e 

After Apocalypse: Dungeons of Perdition - Book 3 (A LitRPG and GameLit Adventure) (April 20th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2UEDsal 

Winter Harvest: A LitRPG Sci-Fi Adventure (Space Seasons Book 1) (April 24th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2WNr4aU 

Rogue Evolution: A litRPG Adventure (The Rogue Dungeon Book 4) (April 28th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2wyk9I1 


Resistance (Disgardium Book #4): LitRPG Series (April 29th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3bM1mbT 

Player Reached the Top. LitRPG Series. Book III (April 29th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/39LWodg 

Gauntlet: A LitRPG Journey (Legends Online Book 5) (April 30th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3akbzLd 

Warsinger: A LitRPG Dragonrider Adventure (The Archemi Online Chronicles Book 4) (May 1st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/39RC7Ut 

Aberrant Quest: The Blood Crown Book 2 (A LitRPG Adventure) (May 5th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/38lNwL4 

Path of Alchemy: BlackFlame Online Litrpg/Gamelit Universe (Glory of Formation Emperor Book 4) (May 31st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2Hm7Dgm 

Aces High (Reality Benders Book #6): LitRPG Series (June 9th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3886nbx 

Stars Asunder: Book 9 in The System Apocalypse (July 1st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2IM0mqI 

The Enchanter (Project Stellar Book 2): LitRPG Series (July 8th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/33eqPXm 


Onto New Releases and Reviews

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New Releases and Reviews

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Sentenced to Troll 3 

The ancient portals have been unlocked, restoring fast travel to Isle of Mythos.

No longer the outsider, Chod enjoys his newfound acceptance as a hero and troll. New lands and adventures await with the promise of gold and glory. But every opportunity offers the chance of misfortune.

Several portals still remain closed, hiding dire threats behind their veils of dark energy. Enemies have disappeared into parts unknown, and rumors of the return of the greatest villain Mythos has ever known grow louder by the day.

Chod has one goal- unite the heroes of Mythos. Fail, and he loses everything.

My Opinion: 293 pages, $4.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited

Returning to the series was like hanging out with a friend you hadn’t seen in a while. Unlike some other novels where I forget the complex premise, or the myriad secondary characters, this story has always been easy to follow and enjoy. The RPG stuff has always been fun to read and is used in the story. It has a good sense of humor, good action adventure, and fun characters. 

Story - Slice of life with a bit of humor and emotion. But mainly adventure stuff. Fighting in dungeons, adding a new group member, leveling up to advance the series plot in future books. This ends up being more of a transition novel in the series but it still fun. 

Score: 7.6 out of 10

Sentenced to Troll 3 

https://amzn.to/2FUwxmw 


Darkworlds Paris: A Cthulhu LitRPG

The Great Old Ones are stirring. In the Virtual Reality Game Darkworlds, it's 1927 in Paris and something weird is happening in the Bois de Boulogne. Fresh from the terrors of London, Adam Harker is sent to play again and fathom the secrets of gameworld Paris. But this time, he's got something growing in his head.

My Opinion: 275 pages, $3.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited

Creepy sometimes

A sequel to the very creepy short story Darkworlds London, the main character there is now working for a secret group that is trying to save humanity from the Old Ones/AI who have taken up their appearance in the game of Darkworlds set in 1927 Paris. While there is still the similar Cthulhu charm to the longer story it loses a little bit of its creepy atmosphere because it has to fill up a much longer story. As a trade off you get more quests, more powers, more RPG progression, and a touch more weirdness as the game world is developed. Some of the weirdness is a little unexplainable and leads to some wand wavy moments in the end plot that annoyed me a bit. But overall it's a good attempt at writing a LitRPG story that wasn’t straight fantasy or sci-fi.

Score: 7.2 out of 10

Darkworlds Paris: A Cthulhu LitRPG 

https://amzn.to/37KVPyW 


The Last Time Loop: Max of the Rebellion (Volume 2)

Not currently showing on Amazon

An entertaining sequel to the first book. It continues the Groundhog day like time travel with the main character (MC) growing every more powerful with each death and time reset as he increases his battery level and learns more special psychic techniques. He’s still trying to find someway to undo earth’s ultimate demise. Only this time he’s working the rebellion and loyalists factions alike to find the true source of the time loop. Good stuff if you enjoy this kind of sci-fi time travel with minor elements of RPG progression. 

Score: 7.3 out of 10

The Last Time Loop: Max of the Rebellion (Volume 2): A Time Travel LitRPG Series 

https://amzn.to/2QH5WzF 




Ian’s (Eye-Ann) Picks of the Week 

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Ian Mitchell is a long time LitRPG community member who reads and reviews as much as me. He was nice enough to agree to join the LitRPG Podcast family as a new reviewer.

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Dragon Heart: Sea of Sorrow. LitRPG Wuxia Series: Book 5

More good reading

One thing I enjoy with this series is the cinematic fight scenes. Reincarnated from earth, he's a bit of a thoughtful Conan. Good cultivation and an adventure hunting for the lost city of the mages, it's an exciting tale. I did enjoy book 4 more, this one is a good read. I'm looking forward to the next one.

Score: 8.0 out of 10

https://amzn.to/2JkpuFn 


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Music Credits

"Blip Stream" "Mighty Like Us" "Big Shift" "Vivacity"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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