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Viridian Gate Online: Cataclysm

The Viridian Gate Archives, Book 1

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Viridian Gate Online: Cataclysm

By: James A. Hunter
Narrated by: Armen Taylor
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Life's a game. At least it is for everyone stranded in Viridian Gate Online, the only RPG where you can swap the apocalypse for an avatar and a fist full of magic . . .

Jack Mitchell knows he won't survive the impact of the massive asteroid hurtling towards Earth. He's not one of the handful of lucky lottery winners scheduled for rescue. But he did luck into a NexGenVR capsule, which means Jack can risk a one-way trip to the world of Viridan Gate Online (V.G.O.), an ultra-immersive fantasy role-playing game. Taking that leap of faith, though, means permanently trapping his mind in the game and killing his body in the process.

Worse, one in six die during the transition, and even if Jack beats the odds, he'll still have to navigate a world filled with vicious monsters, domineering AIs, and cutthroat players. And when Jack stumbles upon a secret conspiracy to sell off virtual real estate to the ultrawealthy—transforming V.G.O. into a new feudal dark age—the deadly creatures inhabiting Viridian Gate's expansive dungeons will be the least of his concerns.

If Jack can't game the system, he's going to be trading in a quick death for a long, brutal one. Oh well, at least he gets a dragon . . .

©2016 James A. Hunter and Shadow Alley Press, Inc. (P)2017 J.A. Hunter and Shadow Alley Press Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction

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This reader has never been a gamer but can still enjoy the novels, especially those which have an additional purpose other than simple immersion in a medieval type fantasy of slogging through peasants and adversaries to bolster the player's self esteem. This one had purpose aplenty - becoming permanently part of the Viridian World might well be the only way to survive, albeit in digital form, given the an huge asteroid is due to hit the real one, killing most, if not all. But there is still a risk: one in six do not survive the transition. And those that do can never return.

Jack, a veteran player of other games decides the risk is one worth taking. An old friend had supplied the means and he enters Viridian, nervous and not knowing exactly what to expect. He finds the initial experience terrifyingly real even pain is factored in. But it is a meeting with his old friend that revealed that his new world is not what was expected, that conspiracies were afoot to turn the starter level playing ground into a paradise for the specially empowered elites. This is his world now, possibly for a very long time, and Jack doesn't want to be one of the serfs in a rich Man's kingdom.

This book is an easy read, fast and with plenty of action but also filled with good descriptive world building, great characterisation (and characters) with sharp dialogue and humour. Amen Taylor's animated narration catches all of this beautifully with excellent intonation and pacing, and with individually distinct voicings for all of the many protagonists. His reading is warm and compelling: a great performance which really enhanced the written text.

This is a fun and enjoyable book which should appeal to all who enjoy fantasy SF as well as those with a fondness for the LitRPG genre. Even for non game players, like myself. I am personally looking forward to continuing the journey with Jack and his new game companion, Cutter, in the next book in the series, Crimson Alliance.

Always someone bigger bester faster, so be smarter

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This is the first time I've listened to a lit rpg and I must say I was fearful that I wasn't going to like it... I thought why would I listen to an rpg instead of playing it, well let me say that I understand why now you should definitely give this a go.

The first time

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Good story, good pacing.
The narrator was top notch, he did all the voices so well and Cutter was great!

Great listen

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loving Viridian gate online, it's very well written, thurraly entertained and enjoyable, it keeps you engaged.
the narration is really good giving each character individualailty and bring each to life.
It's a great serise.
I'd deffinatly recommend it to anyone

A great book

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great book, made me want to just keep listening. doesn't go into to much detail to drown you with stats and multipliers, just enough to keep you in the know and interested.

highly recommended.

Fantastic!

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Very good...best of the type of book I have read so far, very enjoyable.

Top class

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This story flows deliciously from one plot element to the next, weaving a delightful tale to help you whittle down the hours. Highly recommended

Brilliant

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I play a lot of online games, World of Warcraft specifically... I'm a big fan of the anime series Sword Art Online and also enjoy Log Horizon for their depiction of Virtual Worlds for gamers and the like. This book is a audible book that lets you delve into another world created to a similar premise as the things mentioned. Very enjoyable to listen to and engaging book, good start to what will hopefully be a great series! I will buy the next one soon!

Awesome to listen to!

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What did you like most about Viridian Gate Online: Cataclysm?

The story line regarding the real world vs game tension.

What other book might you compare Viridian Gate Online: Cataclysm to, and why?

N/A

Which scene did you most enjoy?

The scenes with cutter

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

a few sniggers. a bit too much tell rather than show at times.

Any additional comments?

A bit too much power levelling, even before the story based justification for it. B grade. comes in about 10 of my top 10 books, spots 1-6 being Aleron Kong's

Good, not the best.

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The character does a lot of shouting in this story and the narrator fails miserably to capture any shouting and the voice used is actually quieter than the MC normal speaking voice. Also the narrator fails to capture the feminine sound of any characters whether it be a human or monster so the story didn't really grip me as well as "The Land" audiobooks do.

Quiet Shouting

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