Can the apocalypse be prevented

The premise for this book is an interesting one if handled properly, the lone survivor of an apocalyptic event is sent back to an earlier point in his life and attempts to use his knowledge of events to prevent that disaster from happening again, but as he changes things, will his knowledge eventually become invalidated and if so will he still be able to succeed with his task.

With the main character, the author treads a fine line, giving him some skills and advantages that could easily end up being overpowered, but on the whole manages to keep things moving along nicely with the benefits serving to accelerate the main character's progression towards his goal rather than sidestepping vast swathes of it and the new dynamics with people he previously knew in different contexts also helps to make the story work well.

The author's performance works well with this book, a somewhat understated style, while still providing a suitable range of tones for the varied cast.

Overall, a very strong start to this series with the only main drawback being that you want to keep listening to more of it.

[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]

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Pleasantly surprised.

I really enjoyed this book, I'm a little confused though, it's litrpg but not. There is character building but still being on earth, though in a tower. The main character has been sent back in time but not to where he expected, great concept and delivered perfectly.
The narration is superb.
Overall 10 out of 10.
can't wait to get the next instalment.

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Amazing!

Absolutely loved everything about this book! totally recommend! possibly my favourite book I have listened to!

onto book 2!

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good

I enjoyed this one looking forward to the next one I do believe stats and skills breakdown are abit to much in-depth but all round enjoyment was good

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A genuinely epic story.

It's rare for me to use the word epic to describe anything as I often feel it's over used, so my use of it is intentional when describing the book.

The setup for the narration immediately sets the stakes of the story. Not just in an abstract form but in a solid and definite manner few stories really reach. From there a time limit is set providing a sense of urgency (But not an overly short time limit) that really helps pull the narrative forwards. All these factors naturally lend to a compelling read but where this story truly excels is the world building and characters.
The author has evidently put a substantial amount of time planning this series and the nature of the tower. Characters are engaging enough with different avenues they may develop, though nothing rings out as exceptional about them. That said the plot takes turns that keeps one looking forward to the next page. An easy 5*

To talk about storytelling I have to describe my ranking system.
2* The performance is fine/not great. It may cause a struggle to get through the story or there may be slight aspects which cause this struggle on what would otherwise be a good narration. The performance hampers the reading.
3* The narrator is good. They record well and narrate the story but nothing else. They don't add much to the story but they do a solid job. 3* often lends to single voice narrators and are still worth listening to.
4*. The narrator is not only good, but adds to the story. A 4* performance can make an average story compelling, as they lead the listener with pacing. They likely engage multiple voices enabling ease in identifying character and narration shifts.
5* Is 4* but with something ringing out as exceptional. Maybe the narrators voice and style happens to synergise with the book. Full cast and books with immersive sound effects which drag you into the story may hit 5*.

Steve's narration pulls you into the story, his pacing matches that of the events that are transpiring but are still clear and easy to understand. His voice shifts not just between characters, but between narration of story and stats. The 5th star was awarded as Steve's voice synergises with this tale so well. Particularly in the first chapter, his narration really hammers home the impact as to what has occurred and how the world has been effected. This synergy leads to a tremendously compelling story.

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I like it.

Good book. Bal's pronouciation was a bit weird but not a deal breaker. the story is pretty good but I'm still sad that someone had to die. They didn't have to; surely the protagonist could have simply gone with them and kept watch.

Only tough part is that it's a bit short. it's more of an and not much happens during the book. honestly I wish it had more defined arcs with start, middle and climax. but the story is really enjoyable never the less.

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Nice introduction to litRPG

it was really interesting... first time i've ever read(heard) litRPG and must admit that it was cool. Felt like playing DnD.

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Part one in a series

Which is fine if you get the next one straight afterwards....But not so great if you get into it thinking it’s a stand alone book.
It starts of very strong and I was really impressed, at the end of the book I was less impressed, mainly because I wanted to the story to be completed in this book and it very much isn’t.
Maybe at some point will get the next but not rushing straight away.

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great read

Fantastic story I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to anyone who likes Fantasy, gaming or time travel stories.

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Fucking awesome

Buy it. This story is by far the best tower climbing liitrpg. The only issue is the crappy editing, which I've found out was the author's work!? As I like this series so much I've listened to each book 10+ times so hearing the 30th floor be the 13th then the 30th then the 15th back to being the 13th, I'm like what? There are other thing that don't make sense, that obviously have been caused by Cameron's ideas evolving over time, but it's like he didn't read it after he was finished!!!!

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