LitRPG Podcast 248 -  Apocalypse Gates 7, Dross Brings the Bones, Hung Ogre, Murim Login

 

LitRPG Podcast 248 -  Apocalypse Gates 7, Dross Brings the Bones, Hung Ogre, Murim Login

Oct. 16th, 2020

Hello everyone, welcome to episode 248 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 and a list of 11 plagiarized stories to watch out for.

New Releases and Reviews:

Unexpected Dev-elopments (Apocalypse Gates Author's Cut Book 7) (11:58)

More action this time

Score: 7.8 out of 10

https://amzn.to/2FEn06E 

Dross Brings the Bones: Adversary Volume I: A LitRPG Series (15:40)

Early issue, but it gets better

Score: 7.6 out of 10

https://amzn.to/345rD39 

Hung Ogre (Caverns and Creatures) (24:15)

Snicker...Hung Ogre

Score: 7.4 out of 10

https://amzn.to/36SZvlo 

Murim Login (26:17)

A good webcomic if you’re in the mood for something that takes place in the martial arts past.

Score: 7.5 out of 10

https://mangadex.org/title/48600/murim-login

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LitRPG News

LitRPG Sales

Disgardium Book 1 $0.99

https://amzn.to/3lVBPBb 



More Plagiarized stories

Master of Myths is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story of the same name. Character names were changed.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/master-of-myths_17333521205419905 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Myths-Ben-Rice-ebook/dp/B08L3Y4FPK/ 

Prime Treachery is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story, PRIME: Treachery. Character names were changed.

Original: https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Treachery-Peter-Rittman-ebook/dp/B08L5K2RPH/ 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Saul-Age-God-J-Wilker-ebook/dp/B08L87DVSQ/ 


Saul Age of God is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story, Sol Vestitor: New Age of God. The main character name was changed from Sol to Saul.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/sol-vestitor-new-age-of-god_18005400905907305 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Saul-Age-God-J-Wilker-ebook/dp/B08L87DVSQ/ 


Hero Gamer is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story, HeroXGamerXHero. The main character name was changed from Jamal to Jared.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/heroxgamerxhero_16929735005791905  

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Hero-Gamer-Gideon-Grey-ebook/dp/B08L25W9LD/ 

Survivor’s Path is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story, Virtual Reality: Survivor's Path.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/virtual-reality-survivor's-path_17528952405329005 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Survivors-Path-Braxus-ebook/dp/B08L2F3XZ5/ 

Game of Worlds is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story of the same name. It kinda bugs me that some reviews actually recognize this is stolen but give this a 5 star review anyways.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-game-of-the-worlds_17099191005454805 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Worlds-Jim-Gates-ebook/dp/B08L186132/ 

Nonstop Leveling  is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story of the same name. The plagiarist changed the name of the author and character name Ferris to Farold.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/nonstop-levelling_14849074906902205 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L9QCV5S/ 

Oblivion's Conqueror is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story Lynx Alpha Nigellus. The Conqueror of Oblivions. The plagiarist changed the name Acker with Aycker.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/lynx-alpha-nigellus.-the-conqueror-of-oblivions_17605775606869305 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Oblivions-Conqueror-Cory-Branton-ebook/dp/B08L89K1LY/ 

Master of the Seventh Gate is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story of the same name. The plagiarist changed the name of the author.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-master-of-seventh-gate_17906584806630305 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Master-Seventh-Gate-Grant-Walson-ebook/dp/B08L7M5KV2/ 

Messenger of Death is stolen from an ongoing Web Novel story of the same name. The plagiarist changed the name of the author and renamed the main character from Alexander to Arkhan.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/the-messenger-of-death_17828991705110105 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Messenger-Death-Rain-Fox-ebook/dp/B08L5H7MCS/ 

Bearskin is taken from an ongoing Web Novel story of the same name. The plagiarist changed the name of the author and renamed the main character from Folke to Faren, but oddly only on the Amazon synopsis. Inside the name reverts lazily back to Folke.

Original: https://www.webnovel.com/book/bearskin_16988557305038905 

Plagiarized: https://www.amazon.com/Bearskin-Will-Warson-ebook/dp/B08L5MTKL8/ 


Out Now!


86-Neon: An Epic LitRPG Adventure (King's League Book 2)  

https://amzn.to/33qODsV 

Carnival of Fear: A Paranormal LitRPG Dungeon Core (Spirit Core Book 3) 

https://amzn.to/3dgjGLk 

Condition Evolution 2: A LitRPG / Gamelit Adventure

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The Weaponized: A Sci-Fi LitRPG (Part II)

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The Font of Life: Scifi LitRPG - Esports - Mecha Battles (Overdrive Book 3)

https://amzn.to/3j6DSjZ 

Caesar's Shadow - A LitRPG Series (Gods & Kings Book 1)

https://amzn.to/2H5AuZO 

The Great Centurion: Punic Wars (A Real LitRPG Roman Series)

https://amzn.to/3k6ptpb 

I AM GAMER IV: Book 4 of an Epic Time Travelling LitRPG Adventure

https://amzn.to/37bHH5e 

Vagrant Sword: A LitRPG / Cultivation Saga (Legends of Ascension Book 1)

https://amzn.to/3lVrLs4 

Rebuild: A LitRPG Redemption Saga (Banhammer Chronicles Book 1) 

https://amzn.to/3574cW9 

Apocalypse Archer: A LitRPG Novelette (Ciphercraft Origins Book 1) 

https://amzn.to/37bKbR6 

The War Throughout the Dungeon: And Those Who Hate and Love (The City and the Dungeon Book 2)

https://amzn.to/2IDVAip 

The Golden Newb: A LitRPG/GameLit Adventure (Sun & Shadow Online Book 3)

https://amzn.to/3o1ozwT 




New LitRPG Audiobooks

Earthdom - A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG (Ether Collapse, Book 3)

https://amzn.to/2Hdv926 

Sandqueen - Rise to Omniscience, Book 7

https://amzn.to/3nUURtr 

The Final Quest - Bloodfeast, Book 3

https://amzn.to/31ikaMi 

86-Neon - An Epic Lit RPG Adventure (King's League, Book 2)

https://amzn.to/3j1OMrb 

Modern Paladin: Publisher's Books 1-2

https://amzn.to/3438rmm 

Zero God: Awakening - Vanta Fantasies, Book 1

https://amzn.to/2T3oJFu 





Upcoming LitRPG:

Sacred Cat Island (Oct. 20th, 2020)

Respawn: The Last Crossing (Respawn LitRPG series Book 6) (Oct. 21st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3lAqZAf 

Seas the Day: A LitRPG/GameLit Adventure (The Bad Guys Book 5) (Oct. 22nd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2XIrTl0 

The Otherworld (Underdog Book #4): LitRPG Series (Oct. 26th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3gU9d9R 

The Fallen God: A LitRPG Adventure (Eternal Online Book 3) (Oct. 27th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2WQUNPm 

The Ridden (Oct. 27th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3lUgisx 

Crimson Sands: Sosaku Online - Book 1 (Oct. 31st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3k8lrwz 

The Master of Metal: A LitPPG Wuxia Series (The Cards of Fate Book 1) (Nov. 3rd, 2020)

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The First Peak of the Force: A LitRPG Wuxia Series (The Heavenly Throne 3) (Nov. 10th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3hSt0GJ 

Date: A LitRPG Adventure (Monsters, Maces and Magic Book 6)  (Nov. 10th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2RG7pGc 

Isr Kale's Journal (The Alchemist Book #4): LitRPG Series (Nov. 10th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2HyoMH3 

Bugs and Loopholes: A LitRPG Adventure (Beta Tester Book 3) (Nov. 11th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2FBL0az 

Dungeon Seeker: A Reborn Online Book 2 LitRPG Adventure (Nov. 23rd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3a8x16F 

Biomedical Self-Engineering : Book 2 (Nov. 23rd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2FbX7uP 

The Twilight Hatchling: A LitRPG Adventure (Dream Stream Reality Book 2) (Dec. 1st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3i0VoX6 

In Service of the Pharaoh (League of Losers Book #2): LitRPG Series (Dec. 3rd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2QSdgaR 

The Tribute (Project Stellar Book 3): LitRPG Series (Dec. 10th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/32UEALb 

A Grim Demise and Even Worse Resurrection : Boneknight Series Book 1 (A Dark Fantasy LitRPG)

(Dec. 11th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3dxcNW9 


The Keepers of Limbo (The Range Book #1): LitRPG Series (Dec. 14th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2ZPbA6V 

Drawing the Line: A LitRPG/GameLit Novel (The Underhill Chronicles Book 2) (Dec. 15th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2FIxstF 

The Dark Champion (Interworld Network Book #3): LitRPG Series (Dec. 16th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3hWduK4 

Small Unit Tactics (Volume #2): LitRPG Series  (Dec. 28th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/359GV7X 

Spear of Destiny: A LitRPG Dragonrider Adventure (The Archemi Online Chronicles Book 5) (Dec. 31st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2Z4XPAE 

Onto New Releases and Reviews

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New Releases and Reviews

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Unexpected Dev-elopments (Apocalypse Gates Author's Cut Book 7)

Alvin was happy to finally give Gothy one of the things she’d been begging for all along— a plane— so he was understandably upset when it died in its first, short-lived flight as they helped the Red River Army Depot fend off a horde of zombies from Dallas.

Gothy was happy to get a replacement for the plane, however, and the armored vehicle sporting a BIG gun pleased Alvin as well. With the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in their possession, he couldn’t help but wonder what could possibly be a real challenge in the future.

Alvin made the decision that they would all take a few days to learn what the Bradley was capable of before they ventured further east. Its Bushmaster gun delivered a hell of a kick to anything with armor, though Alvin wondered how they could acquire TOW missiles or high-explosive ammunition to boost their damage even more.

After Alvin and his group wiped a miniboss out without so much as breaking a sweat, Alvin should have been expecting more changes to the game he now inhabited. After all, he seemed to be a nexus of Dev-elopements as the game went on.

(This book contains adult situations, in all their horror and glory, including but not limited to: sex, abuse, drug use, and murder. It also contains graphic sex scenes, which portray elements of BDSM and harem. You’ve been warned.)

My Opinion: 479 pages, $4.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited

Full disclosure: I received an advanced copy for review but purchased a copy when it became available.

*Like normal, this novel has adult sex scenes. It's less than 10% of the story and they are their own chapters making it skippable.*

A delightful action oriented edition of this slice of life RPG apocalypse series. While the main character and his group go to an awful lot of places there are few travelogues scenes. Instead, the group uses the fast travel system to pop into familiar areas to troubleshoot and update the reader of those groups. There are still new groups contacted and even some new people (fan requested?) to add to the group so it's not all old familiar faces. But the action is definitely kicked up a notch no matter where the group heads to and there are hints of new powerful individuals heading into the game which should spice up future novels.

Score: 7.8 out of 10

Unexpected Dev-elopments (Apocalypse Gates Author's Cut Book 7)

https://amzn.to/2FEn06E 

Dross Brings the Bones: Adversary Volume I: A LitRPG Series

I’m in the game.

I don’t know how I got here, but I know I have a purpose.

From what I understand, you’re going to try to stop me.

If I were you, I would do the same thing.

Because I am coming for you.

And I'm going to kill you.

My Opinion: 320 pages, $4.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited

The opening chapter is not written well. The short choppy sections, the 1st person present tense that seems to break the fourth wall, and the poorly formatted game notifications all made me want to put the novel down. But if you get past that the writing gets better and the story gets pretty good.

The story becomes a slice of life survival and action adventure tale. With the early part of the story focusing on the main character (MC) trying to get the resources he needs just to live and fight in this harsh world where he starts with nothing and another entity is sending people to kill him. It's a surprisingly rough start for the MC. It continues on this path of quests that slowly reveal the big twist in the story but keep up the action and even a few interesting puzzles as the MC adventures.

On the game mechanic side of things you can see the author's familiarity with tabletop RPGs and the story often felt like there was a DM throwing challenges at the MC. The game mechanics are heavily inspired by DnD 5e. The abilities and powers will be familiar to anyone whose used that system with HP tracking modified slightly. There are plenty of stats and notifications. Though the formatting for the notifications was not done well and would have come across better if they were left justified instead of centered. One issue I had with them in particular was how the author tracked XP was that it was updated by total after a quest but it didn't say that's what it was doing. So for most of the story it seemed like the MC was getting massive amounts of XP after each quest was finished and it wasn't being tracked properly.

Overall, once you get past the rough start the story is interesting and by the end the story has developed enough plot for you want to read a 2nd book.

Score: 7.6 out of 10

Dross Brings the Bones: Adversary Volume I: A LitRPG Series 

https://amzn.to/345rD39 


Hung Ogre (Caverns and Creatures)

Once again our heroes awaken to find themselves drunkenly unaware of the previous night's events and how they came to get into their current predicament.

But no amount of Diplomacy is going to save them against the appetite of the hung and hungry ogre who has captured them.

With nothing but their wits to aid them, will the C&C gang be able to escape being boiled alive?

My Opinion: 30 pages (?), $2.99, Available on Kindle Unlimited

Another entertaining and inappropriate side story with the Caverns and Creature’s crew. There are an unusual number of penis jokes in this one but has the humor you should be used to if you’ve read anything by the author.

Score: 7.4 out of 10

Hung Ogre (Caverns and Creatures)

https://amzn.to/36SZvlo 


Murim Login

Large numbers of monsters come out the gate which is the boundary of the world. After many sacrifices, People won the fight against monsters through their awakening. Jin Taekyung is alive as an 'F class hunter' which is the lowest level. After Jin has a hard time, he gets an old capsule then he goes into the capsule that is the martial heroes' world. And the game system gives him special abilities, he starts growing up to become the best martial hero.

My Opinion: 41+ Chapters, FREE, No English Publisher

A good webcomic if you’re in the mood for something that takes place in the martial arts past. The main character gets a game console and is sent back thousands of years to the past in the body of a reprobate noble. He’s trapped there until he meets certain game requirements so he trains and becomes powerful using the RPG system only to be drawn into the game world’s war. Lots of fighting, some interesting martial arts stuff, and lots of game notifications and mandatory quests. The MC eventually returns to the real world (like chapter 39) and there are interesting cross overs from the game that come about. 

The art is really good with full color panels, good expressions that convey emotions and humor, nice backgrounds and since it’s historical even the architecture and clothing matches the period.

Overall an entertaining read if you’re in the mood for a historic setting that’s a bit different.

Score: 7.5 out of 10

Murim Login

https://mangadex.org/title/48600/murim-login



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Music Credits

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

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