Apocalypse Redux, Book One

By: Jakob H. Greif

Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May

The worst thing about the end of the world is we did it to ourselves.

Isaac Thoma lived to see the last handful of survivors defeat the demonic champion. He is now alone, his past in ashes, the last and most powerful human on a blighted Earth. But what if he could go back?

Hurled back in time, Isaac has one chance to change it all. A chance to warn humanity of their impending doom. A chance to stop the [System] before shortsightedness and lust for power can render humanity extinct. Facing malign deities, demonic hordes, and the unstoppable march of human greed, Isaac will give his all to prevent the end that has already happened on the day the world became quantified.

Apocalypse Redux is a pre-apocalyptic LitRPG by Jakob H. Greif (a.k.a. Wilderfast). A rationalist approach to fighting the end of the world amidst mind-bending adventures and battles against infernal forces, Apocalypse Redux is the series that took RoyalRoad by storm. Buy it now to see if humanity’s fate can be changed. To see if one man with a second chance at life can rise up and make a difference.

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top tier world, no stupid MC

I expected the usual copy cat trash but nope, this one is original, with a competent MC (even though I vehemently dislike a lot of his ideas - at least he has any, and he's consistent and does not rely on plot armor)

narration was good, as expected from Daniel Thomas May.

a big surprise overall. and it doesn't play in New York or one of those stereotypical locations.

a book does not need a fresh take on litrpg to be good. but it's a good sign if there are new ideas. and there are plenty in this one.

the things I dislike are basically just how the author sees the world and how he thinks things work in real life. mind you, 99% of authors are that dense (state apparatus is competent and trustworthy - what is this? 1970s lol??)

Not what I expected Not the worse either solid 4

SOOO, let me start by saying that this was not the worse, but not the best Lit RPG I have listened to recently. Let’s starts with overall grade, it could’ve been better, but too many faults from the MC.
Firstly, I did like that the MC wasn’t a complete dummy as the other ones who always go back in time and seem to forget everything. I think this guy did needed to do a lot more summoning on his own and a lot less relaxing. I get that he wants to help the world, but as it is written the world listens to the strongest people who know the most about the system, so why not be so powerful that he can’t be questioned.
Secondly, this guy has the problem of wanting to know if he is doing the right thing and should’ve done back in time since he is erasing the friends he had. I’m like, literally 3 people all men were left in the future, so what friends. Seriously, that was a nonsense part of the book.
Thirdly, I don’t get why the MC didn’t want to get a few more aspects and slots before he leveled up. He could’ve easily gotten 5 of them before level 10 because his rushing didn’t do anything that made it so he couldn’t get 5 from what I saw. He just needed to spend less time hanging out and more time grinding. This is the literal one thing that will save humanity, but he is playing around.
Fourthly, I don’t get why he wants to tell anyone about the future. Seriously that just madness, he needs to keep what he knows close to himself and himself alone. So many people will want too much information and so much is constantly changing, so his outcome is already different, so he needs to forget about telling anyone.
Finally, I think this can be a great book and series if the MC starts grinding and pushing hard to get more aspects, so his class is even more powerful. He needs a vampiric drain skill or more passive regen that doesn’t need mana. This dude is a bit too weak for me, because currently he could be killed with a bullet. And he isn’t working to fix it quickly.

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this story is good.. however I had to skip at least 1/5 of the book because of the amount of stats and irrelevant information. normally I wouldn't complain but it's unbelievable how much I had to skip and how much it completely pulled me out of the story.

good explanation for why they don't really use gun

I hate how lit rpg disregards firearms this series has a ok excuse also I've been to lots of parties with a kabar on my belt maybe it's a European thing that they go to parties strapped

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wayyyyyy to much time spent going over Mc Stat page like I almost put the book down bad