Always someone bigger bester faster, so be smarter

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.

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A great book

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

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Fantastic!

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.

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The first time

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.

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Great listen

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

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Top class

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

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Brilliant

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

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Awesome to listen to!

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!

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Good, not the best.

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?

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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

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Quiet Shouting

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.

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