Joshua Nelson has written a well-plotted game-world story that, unlike every other novel of the genre, explains to those readers who are not themselves computer game addicts what the jargon means, and for that alone this old geezer reckons he deserves free beer for the rest of the year. Especially if it will bring on the second volume in the series more swiftly.
A group of acquaintances become friends while participating in a highly realistic game. The characters are distinct, speaking in their own rhythms and registers, and while there is a main character, Alex, his companions are interesting in their own right, not to mention amusing as hell in the case of Dan. The story at one level is about the characters improving their abilities in the usual way that players do in a game, but there is another level at which the story is about a corporation driven to accumulate wealth and power by exploiting the vulnerability of players under the full immersion of the game's virtual reality. Two of the companions, unbeknownst to each other, independently attempt to thwart the corporation --- one of them with the help of a force outside the game and the other with the very circumscribed but ingenious help of an AI that is part of the game system.
While the editing was not perfect, it was much better than is usual for this genre and I was able to race through the story with minimal distraction from my inner grammar Nazi. As far as one can see on the author's Amazon page, this is his first book, which makes its quality and coherence nothing less than astonishing. I've read every Litrpg book I can lay my hands on, starting with Rus, and while there are a dozen or so that I would rank as being just as enjoyable as Resurgence, there is none that I would consider to be better.
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Willem A. Labuschagne
Resurgence is outstanding Litrpg
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2016Verified Purchase
Dean M.
Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2017Verified Purchase
Say Hey
I actually felt like I've played with these guys ingame
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2016Verified Purchase
ANJA MUSAR
An interesting book for all who love online games and sci-fi.
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2019Verified Purchase
James W. Kramer
Guilty pleasure!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018Verified Purchase
Pat Raring
Like RPGs? Like manipulation? Enjoy this!
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2018Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Very fun sci-fi book
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2020Verified Purchase
Mike
Great story! I really enjoyed the build up of ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017Verified Purchase
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N.
Fantastic VR imagery and ideas!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2018Verified Purchase
Gilda
If you have a gamer in your family, then this series is a “must have” - for ALL the family!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2019Verified Purchase
Akram
Might as well play an rpg
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2018Verified Purchase
Andrew Reid
Remarkable
Reviewed in Australia on October 13, 2016Verified Purchase
Goof80
Great story
Reviewed in Australia on August 18, 2016Verified Purchase