Asgard's Fall

Digital Rebirth Chronicles, Book 1

By: Robert Hinshaw

Narrated by: Pavi Proczko

Length: 33 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Noah didn’t expect much from entering the virtual reality world of Asgard’s Fall.

Even the danger of the experimental full immersion technology didn’t put him off. It beat living in a nursing home, and it was supposed to let him feel young again...at least until modern medicine and his body gave out.

But there was something wrong with Asgard’s Fall. Most of the time, the “gods” running the game didn’t act like AIs were supposed to. Some of the players took things too seriously, like they knew something about the game that Noah didn’t. Forced to rely on skills he abandoned a lifetime ago and new digital abilities that resemble ancient magics more than modern code, Noah has to unravel the mysteries behind Asgard’s Fall. And in doing so, discover an ancient threat that has forced a world long hidden from mankind into the light.

©2021 Robert Hinshaw (P)2021 Podium Audio

not bad hard to follow a bit

I really don't like the minimum word count requirements for audible reviews. . . .

Solid LitRPG centered in folklore across the ages

Really enjoyed this LitRPG. Most other novels centered on mythology will stay within a single supernatural family tree; however, this author has very well answered the challenge of intertwining the folklore from across multiple religious pantheons all while bringing in the core elements of a litRPG. My only minor complaint is the timing/cadence/frequency of retelling the blessing. After a blessing is chosen, the full repeat description of the character sheet within minutes of the last readout can be repetitive at time.

great story

great character development weel developed plot great twist and turns in the story line. would definitely recommend it to others

Absolutely awesome

Loves the mythology great plot and character development! Awesome performance. Can not wait for book 2!!!

can't wait for book 2 audiobook!

I don't want to spoil the suspense for you. Good narrator and plenty of action

Not sure

I am not sure how I feel about this book. Performance was great. The story was at times so knotted up that I was thinking of dropping the book. The skills where cool but the numbers did not feel like they where needed. The parts of the story that I could follow was good along with the mythos being brought about.

Not a bad listen, but not great either

This was a good story with good characters and solid narration. That said, there were a couple of things that made this a less enjoyable listen. First, the character sheet reading is ridiculously long and done too often. The story is probably hours less if you took all of that out. The only way around it was hitting the skip-30 seconds button several times to get past it. Second, the author occasionally slips into very long-winded verbiage that takes away from the continuity of the story and which is very difficult to skip. On multiple occasions, my mind wondered as the author exuberantly and excessively described something in the story. Some might like this, but when taken to extreme, I feel it takes away from the story. Overall a very good story and performance, but the negatives made it a bit less enjoyable. I will add book 2 to my wish list for a future sale, but I'm not feeling the need to jump into book 2 right away.

fun book

the story was more original than most litrpg books. I liked all the lore they pulled from.

At least it was long!?

That’s the best part of book. I got my moneys worth per minute just wish it was better. First half was all over the place like several writers were co Fri ting ideas. Second half was more cogent

Easy to listen to and if you miss a minute or two spacing out that’s okay with this book.

Being old is not the end.

A man who is dying gets a chance to be young again, but in a video game. He gets stuck in a world controlled by the god pantheons, and is just trying to survive and save his family. I loved the format of the book, it really popped from the pages. I look forward to the next book.