Physics of the Apocalypse 1

Physics of the Apocalypse, Book 1

De: Dimitrios Gkirgkiris

Narrado por: Eric Jason Martin

Beers. Oktoberfest. The Apocalypse.

Leading astrophysicist Liam Jackson is participating in a scientist exchange program in Germany when a curveball of universal proportions is thrown at him. Planes fall from the sky, cars explode, and strange particles rain down from the heavens as monsters appear out of thin air.

The laws of physics have changed in the world. The fundamental forces of the universe are behaving differently, and Liam needs to understand them if he wants to survive.

Physics of the Apocalypse is a LitRPG series that combines the wonders of the cosmos with magic and science. Find out what base-building can look like in a medieval castle, how 3D printing can be used to create magic items, and how spacetime, nuclear, and quantum physics are combined with spellcasting.

©2023 Dimitrios Gkirgkiris (P)2023 Podium Audio

Didn't make it all the way through book 1.

Very slow and not engaging, but I didn't actually finish the book so maybe it got better. I think the concept could have been very cool to have explored but there was just something about the book that kept it from being engaging for me. I suspect it was just a lot of little things. It may have been possibly a translation issue that prevented me from being drawn in the way I like for a good story. The story just didn't pull me in.

Interesting begging, but lost the spark and became Litrpg apocalypse 101

What started as interesting story about using science to figure out new worlds laws while simultaneously juggling basebuilding, became bug standard wizard adventure with small group.Science gets replaced by magic and logic takes a leap when magic gets involved to a point where science doesn't really matter as it's just magic with fancy name like "quark displacement".

Then there is problem with stats as it falls in the same hole all other stories go when introducing intelligence as the main stat for the MC. The problem is that author can only write the character as smart as the author himself is. So at some point intelligence doesn't increase actual characters intelligence but just raises spell damage and unlocks new spells.

At that point you also start to wonder why basic conclusions that anyone can come up with, are being portrayed as a result of MC being smart because of the raised stat. So you get into a situation where instead of raising MC intelligence, author dumbs down everyone else.

Amazing read!

Can't express how much fun this read is. Seeing the various litRPG tropes explained in SciFi-level detail is an absolute delight. It's a much slower read than the usual LitRPG, but it pays off big time at the end. This book elevates the genre, and I'm glad to have read it.

Physics of the review

Great book in the system apocalypse genre. interesting MC and party with unique background characters. Includes a bit of base building

Loved it

What a great party for the Apocloypse! A Quantim Physicist, an active duty Serviceman, a Pharmacist DJ and an Enforcer enter a bar... Smart Science based LITRPG makes for a great adventure! Well read and written. I'm off to book 2.

Very Good all around. Top 10 in genre. Minimal Complaints. Written with a refreshingly more mature adult mindset.

Good all around, Minor side character depth issues, But it's all within acceptable levels and overall the book is quite good. My only weird complaint is that every chapter has one of those Historical Qoutes as a header. You'll stumble across this rarely in books.. Either they have real world quotes or "Historical" quotes from the fantasy world. it's usually annoying to find in a book. it's annoying in this book.

no complaints

a great new series with a good take on world building, narration was well done. can't wait for next in series

great story

I found many of the aspects of the story very well thought out, and look forward to the next book

Not for me

This title isn't for me. I didn't think it was very well written and the story didn't grab me much. At best it's "Fine" as a litrpg, but I wouldn't spend a credit unless you are just waiting for the next book in your main series.

One humorous thing I want to mention is that the story contains multiple instances where the protagonist's ride gets threatened to be stolen or destroyed. At first it was the bike rickshaw, then the bus with the military people, then the T*sla as they're leaving the forest, then the same car again a few chapters later, tertiary bad guy threatening to blow up a mcguffin in the truck, etc. And that's just by other people, not including the dragon attacking their car/bus/truck. I know it's petty, but come on, there's gotta be different scenarios to ratchet tension than your car being stolen by another set of bad guys with German accents. The book is not even about riding in cars, but base building a castle!

Another pit trap the author falls into is having the MC put all points into Int. I haven't seen this trope done well. At worst the character just becomes insufferable with all the predictions and trap cards they pull out of nowhere, and at best they're just as smart as the author which (let's face it) is pretty much just human level.

Worth checking out

The pacing is a bit slower than books in this genre normally are, but in this case they take the time to flesh out the characters and the situation. It's really well done. MC doesn't really start playing with magic until like 10 hrs into the story ...but all of the foundational stuff is important.

Once the magic starts, the pacing is still pretty slow ...but I like how the MC's astrophysics background serves as the basis of his magic. It's OP in the best way.

The narrator does a great job, but IMO he's too subdued. He needs to try to be more hyped up for the fight scenes. This is one of those rare instances where I feel like I wud've enjoyed the story more if I read it for myself.

Also, they totally should have gotten actual auto-tune for the magically drug infused fight scene. Definitely a missed opportunity.