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  • Jake's Magical Market

  • By: J.R. Mathews
  • Narrated by: Travis Baldree
  • Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (398 ratings)

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Jake's Magical Market

By: J.R. Mathews
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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Summary

Meddling gods. A magical card system. An apocalypse no one could have predicted.

Jake is working at the neighborhood market under his apartment when the world ends. He expected nuclear war, a computer virus, or even climate change burning everyone to a crisp to bring about the downfall of civilization. But cruel and arbitrary gods from another world? Who would have guessed that?

When these cruel gods shuffled Earth like a deck of cards, nothing was in the same place anymore. Monsters, dungeons, and magical items appear scattered across the globe. And suddenly, everyone has access to a new, strange magical card system that gives them magical powers.

Jake, wasting his day slacking off in the cooler, as he usually did, found himself alone in a completely new and very dangerous world. Can he learn to survive? Can he collect enough cards and create a good enough deck to fight back against the monsters that have overtaken his former home? And why are these strange people that look a lot like elves knocking on the door of the market he is hiding in and asking to buy some of his goods?

The gods may have stacked the deck against him, but Jake just might have a few cards up his sleeve that will help him survive.

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©2021 J.R. Mathews (P)2022 Royal Guard Publishing
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Very Good

The narrator exaggerated voice is kinda cute. The story is very solid, it is moving and have substance. Progress are explained just enough without dominating the entire book. The MC, like most title on litrpg is not mature. There's no adult conversation in this book, and his approach on most thing are rather whimsical. But compared to the rest litrpg on this platform, i can safely say this is one of the best of its genre. Worth, every, penny.

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A new take on Litrpg

Honestly, I throughly enjoyed this book. Without any spoilers, the two halves of this book were incredibly different, but I enjoyed each half.

And the ending was a shock. I can’t really have no idea where the book will go from here!

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Great story ever better performance

This story is amazing feels like I’ve only been listening for 5 minutes can’t wait to listen to the next one

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Not one story

Fans of LitRPG take note: this is and isn't traditional LitRPG.

it starts with a light amount of crunch with the card system, which returns at intervals through the story. however it branches away from this in some very unexpected ways, almost bordering cultivation novels at times

word of advice is to go into this story with 0 expectations. this isn't just a shop owner sim, it's not just an action novel, and it's not just an apocalypse novel. it's all of those things at different times

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Greta book, easy listen

Really enjoyed this, easy listening, fast moving story, and lots of twists keeping you interested. Travis is always a fantastic narrator of course.

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good story, well read!

just difficult to put down. sapping away the time put aside for listening, but let me see that is what the time is for!!!!

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a shot in the dark

I took a chance on this as my monthly random listen and I'm so glad I did.
the story is great and full of amazing locations and characters.
I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for something about different.

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great story, great author

first time I have listened to a book narrated by Travis and the last. prioritise ongoing projects - second and third books have a new narrator, who is great by not the same.
should have redone the whole series tbh. shame

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Brillent

A wonderful quirky audio book with both the story and naration being of high quality.

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Love it, give us more!!

Absolutely loved this audiobook. I hope the series will be continued. The story is definitely setting more plots up and the universe is big. Love the concept of a deck of cards!

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