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LitRPG Podcast 223 - Life Reset 4, Brightblade

April 24th, 2020

Hello everyone, welcome to episode 223 of the LitRPG podcast.

I’m Ramon Mejia. I’m here to bring you the latest LitRPG news, reviews, and author interviews. We have 2 new reviews just for you.

For the full show notes visit us at: https://litrpgpodcast.com/litrpg-podcast-223

New Releases and Reviews:

Life Reset: Human Resource (New Era Online Book 4) (09:03)

Your favorite goblin player is back

Score: 7.8 out of 10

https://amzn.to/2Kuyc4z

Brightblade: A LitRPG Adventure (UnderVerse Book 1) (12:30)

Really good RPG action

Score: 7.6 out of 10

https://amzn.to/3eLSHHU

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LitRPG News

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

Rogue Dungeon (The Rogue Dungeon Book 1) $0.99

https://amzn.to/2XZMaTT

The Game (The Game is Life Book 1) FREE

https://amzn.to/2Vx8uT9

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

The latest novel from R.A. Mejia is up for pre-order. It stars a mechanical man, a Metalman, lots of crafting, dungeon diving, world building. Set in a world where magic and turn of the century technology meet. Join Repair on his adventures in this magic industrial world. Our May 8th, 2020.

The Mechanical Crafter - Book 1 (A LitRPG series) (The Mechanical Crafter series) (May 8th, 2020)

https://geni.us/MechanicalCrafterBk1

Out Now!

After Apocalypse: Dungeons of Perdition - Book 3 (A LitRPG and GameLit Adventure)

https://amzn.to/2UEDsal

Winter Harvest: A LitRPG Sci-Fi Adventure (Space Seasons Book 1)

https://amzn.to/2WNr4aU

Rogue Evolution: A litRPG Adventure (The Rogue Dungeon Book 4)

https://amzn.to/2wyk9I1

Rise and Rescue Volume 2: Protect and Recover

https://amzn.to/2x2Wtvl

Derelict: Book 1, Repel Boarders (A LitRPG, Dungeon Core Adventure)

https://amzn.to/2Vwszcg

Gauntlet: A LitRPG Journey (Legends Online Book 5)

https://amzn.to/3akbzLd

New LitRPG Audiobooks

War Aeternus 5: End of the Faithful

https://amzn.to/3eL99Ir

Winter Harvest - A LitRPG Sci-Fi Adventure (Space Seasons, Book 1)

https://amzn.to/2x8nRbw

World At War - The Greystone Chronicles, Book 5

https://amzn.to/2S1pwqD

Dungeon Configure - Dark Exchange, Book One

https://amzn.to/2XWeOW6

The Bare Hunt - A LitRPG/GameLit Novel (The Good Guys Series, Book 7)

https://amzn.to/3cHGjqr

Dungeon of the Gods -Legends Online, Book 2

https://amzn.to/3eLMGuL

Second Skin: Pieces - A LitRPG Adventure (Second Skin, Book 2)

https://amzn.to/3aypNaL

Gathering Strength - Character Development, Book 2

https://amzn.to/3eLAiuB

The Dimensional Wars, Dravincia - A LitRPG Gaming Adventure

https://amzn.to/2S2hgqk

The Plague Barrens - Enora Online, Book 3

https://amzn.to/2Y0DBbn

Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon

https://amzn.to/2S5k85H

The Dungeon Fairy: A Dungeon Core Escapade

The Hapless Dungeon Fairy Series, Book 1

https://amzn.to/2yKRK1N

Upcoming LitRPG:

Cryo Knight - A Fantasy LitRPG (Lords of Valeria Book 1) (April 27th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2VY6d2m

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

Awakened - Book One of The Quintessence: Crucible: (An Epic Cultivation LitRPG Saga) (April 30th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2VAJJWu

Ruthless (The Completionist Chronicles Book 5) (May 1st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2RsxxEO

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

https://amzn.to/38lNwL4

Warsinger: A LitRPG Dragonrider Adventure (The Archemi Online Chronicles Book 4) (May 8th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/39RC7Ut

The Mechanical Crafter - Book 1 (A LitRPG series) (The Mechanical Crafter series) (May 8th, 2020)

https://geni.us/MechanicalCrafterBk1

Shattered Sword: A LitRPG Adventure (Eternal Online Book 1) (May 12th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3cjEEaD

Gloominess +4: The Cradle of Gods. A LitRPG series: Book 4 (May 17th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3bQWNfD

Biomedical Self-Engineering: Book 1 (May 17th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2VdiWOA

False Skies (Challenger's Call Book 5) (May 20th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3e85e8l

City of the Dead (The Alchemist Book #1): LitRPG Series (May 20th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3eKnYed

Spring Mutiny: A LitRPG Sci-Fi Adventure (Space Seasons Book 2) (May 22nd, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2xXzqT4

Legendary Dungeon Seed (May 28th, 2020)

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

https://amzn.to/2Hm7Dgm

Four Beheadings and a Funeral: A LitRPG/GameLit Adventure (The Good Guys Book 9) (June 4th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/39D6Lj2

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

Watcher's Question: A LitRPG Saga (Life in Exile Book 2) (July 14th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2xTTfe9

Arrow of Justice - A LitRPG Novel: (Book 1 of the Vindication 2.0 LitRPG Universe) (July 31st, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2R8T0lP

War of the Posers (The Bad Guys Book 4) (Aug. 8th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/2yIaGOL

Intellectum [RealRPG series] Book 1 (Aug. 18th, 2020)

https://amzn.to/3e9woeR

Onto New Releases and Reviews

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New Releases and Reviews

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

The VIs' revolt succeeded.

The digital beings took over the game world and ejected millions of players while keeping a few thousand trapped inside as their prisoners.

In the real world, Oren Berman is recovering from the mental trauma of being trapped, tortured, and abruptly ejected. But the company has come to him, hat in hand, asking him to reenter the game world. With the entire NPC population arrayed against the trapped players, Oren and his clan of monsters might be their only hope.

My Opinion: 547 pages, $5.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited

It takes a little bit to get back into the story but it's quite a good story. It almost feels like an expansion pack to a game you've already beaten. Maybe some of the rules have changed, but it's a fun story with familiar characters you already like. It also returns to the town building, minion summoning, and resource management that readers enjoyed.

Overall, quite a good read.

Score: 7.8 out of 10

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

https://amzn.to/2Kuyc4z

Brightblade: A LitRPG Adventure (UnderVerse Book 1)

A realm aside from our own is the center of the realities, home to every spectrum of magic. From the beautiful to the terrible, it was all held in delicate balance by the Eternal Emperor and his children. For ten thousand years, the empire was the bastion that protected the sentient races from the darkness, but the revolution changed all that...

Jack is a regular guy, he has a crappy job and a good thing with a girl. The problem is, he also has bit of a messy past, so when he's offered the chance to do a 'little job' instead of jail time, he jumps at it.

Jail would have been the better choice...

Welcome to the UnderVerse: Please keep your limbs inside the cart at all times; the creatures of the night are forever hungry...

Please be aware this is a dark LitRPG Fantasy and contains sexual references, violence and swearing. Ever wondered what would happen when a regular guy ends up in another world getting hunted and having his body torn apart? Yeah...that's why there's a lot of swearing...

My Opinion: 465 pages, $4.99, Available On Kindle Unlimited

This is an action filled fantasy LitRPG story that feels a bit like an online serial that puts in all the major hits of the genre. It has a fight tournament, base building, transported to a RPG game world, crafting, and a thirsty fairy companion.

The big draw is going to be all the action. There's hardly a chapter that doesn't have of fighting. Whether its training or survival or the tournament or monster fighting while clearing his base.

The RPG stuff is good. The MC has a spellsword class and uses weapons and magic. There are character sheets, skills, magic, and stats. Though a good portion of the beginning feels like the game mechanics are pushed into the background but after the 30% mark notifications show up a lot more, there's crafting, quests, base building, and build theory.

Overall, it's a fun action story. Lots of fights and RPG progression that is done well.

Score: 7.6 out of 10

Brightblade: A LitRPG Adventure (UnderVerse Book 1)

https://amzn.to/3eLSHHU

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