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Barrow King: An Epic LitRPG/GameLit Adventure

The Realms, Book 1

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Barrow King: An Epic LitRPG/GameLit Adventure

By: C.M. Carney
Narrated by: Armen Taylor
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About this listen

Book 1 of the best-selling epic LitRPG series The Realms.

A betrayed spy turned noob hero.

Betrayed by those closest to him, Finn Caldwell thought he’d escaped his life of violence and deception. But when a frantic message from his estranged sister draws him into The Realms, the world’s most advanced holographic reality game, Finn is forced to embrace his deadly skills once more.

Armed with a mysterious artifact known as a Godhead, Finn becomes the warrior-mage Gryph. Yet, things are not as they seem and to save his sister, he must escape a sentient dungeon by defeating its master, the Barrow King.

The Realms will take you back to the days when Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and The Elder Scrolls were new. Feel the nostalgia!

WARNING: Welcome to your new favorite genre.

LitRPG/GameLit is genre that incorporates gaming elements from tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder with epic RPG video games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and MMO’s like World of Warcraft and sets them in a fantasy or science fiction setting. It generally has leveling, stat tables, character sheets and skill progressions.

If you’re new to LitRPG or GameLit, then The Realms is the perfect place to start.

Prepare to lose sleep. You have been warned.

The Realms - an epic LitRPG/GameLit fantasy series. Suggested listening order:

  • Barrow King
  • The Lost City
  • Killing Time
  • Dead Must Die (a side quest)
  • Scourge of Souls
  • The Forsaken God
  • Chaos Rising
  • Ravaged Land (coming soon)
©2018 C.M. Carney (P)2018 C.M. Carney Action & Adventure Cyberpunk Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Superhero Sword & Sorcery Adventure LitRPG

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solid mid tier lit rpg.
it's got a good system (apart from AC)
at first, the battle and characters seem stilted. incredibly hard to imagine the combat mentally. It just seems like "he tries really hard" and "other person gets stab in but loses"

no visualisation of how the fight plays out. Like its just pokemon turn based attacks.

the characters are good but the interactions seem to not match each other's energies. No matching aggression or brevity or w/e.

So. The construction of ideas are good enough but it is let down by the willingness to put the writers thoughts and understanfing in the characters.

performance is top tier for 1 person and literally no additional sound help.


closer to the end it becomes more imaginative. the characters stand out a lot more and the vibe becomes noticeably engaging.

it's an upper mid tier litrpg.

solid mid tier litrpg

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Imagination justified through the media of science and imagination, For my lifetime I drew fantasy from wizards and magic. but now its from the world of computers, This mind expanding book is a ball with event escalations not being restricted to the norm , Allowing for things to grow rather quick, I felt the book left me not only wanting more but wondering where the re-set button is and will it begin again.
Well read by Armen Taylor adding depth to the bigger characters, Overall a great read, By CM Carney and a world I will certainly be visiting again soon ,, Jim

Ready Player one WITH MALICE

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This is my second foray into LITRPG, on the whole it was very well done, my only criticism is the over use of character's names.Instead of Griff this and Griff that some could have been changed to he, or his. Not enough to put me off, I look forward to the next book.

Addictive story,

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if the narrator didn't scream so much it it will make a a better book, but decent plotline a bit overboard with self godifing himself but mahh in all.

nice book

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Excellent book!Armen Taylor does a wonderful job narrating this book.There are so many characters and he has a voice for every one of them.Finn is in the game looking for his sister,but he finds so many more things in there!I don't know much about gaming,but this makes it sound like fun...and horror. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.'

Barrow King

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A gripping tale of Gods, Ghouls and Gnomes, amongst other things. Brilliantly written this story is perfect for any LitRPG fan or anyone into fantasy and sci-fi for that matter.
combined with a fantastic narrator this was a brilliant audiobook and will be listened to multiple times over the next few years.

amazing audiobook

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great start
Like the characters love the banter between them all and story is great.
performance was great.

Great

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While the narrator seemed a little wooden to start he really develops a personality later in the book and becomes very easy to listen to in later books.
A good story which becomes more humorous as the book (and books) develop. Highly recommend the series!
A great read generally and A must if you like Lit RPG!

Great start to an Epic Series!

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Simply awesome and an addictive listen. Once started you’ll be desperate for the next! Characters you’ll bond with, enemies you crave to see the downfall of and all wrapped up in a wonderful fantasy world.

Awesome

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For me, that is.. this is my first audio book and I’ve been listening in the car during my commute. The storyline is excellent - mix of sci-fi at the start, and proper RPG almost right away. It’s dragged me in, and the voice acting is very dramatic, my smart watch even warning me that my heartbeat is unusually elevated in some places. The writing style is definitely what I enjoy, with enough RPG stats to keep me happy and really give the full experience of a properly described D&D session. Brilliant!

Excellent start

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