Party Hard

Fantasy GameLit RPG Series (Pixel Dust, Book 1)

By: D. Petrie

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Noctem is a dream come true. Dreams don’t last forever. Nightmares might.

Existing within a virtual world shared across millions of users while they sleep, the online game, Carpe Noctem, offers a life of magic and adventure. For a scruffy gunslinger like Max, and a snarky fairy like Kira, it’s home.

Unfortunately, Noctem’s creator, and unhinged genius, has been fired. On his way out, he slapped a doomsday button to bring the system crashing down and send the global economy into ruin.

To save their second home, Max and Kira will need to assemble a party of misfits to conquer a quest of nightmares, and discover the secrets that lurk within the game.

If they fail, they’ll lose more than they can imagine… but winning has its own price.

©2020 D. Petrie (P)2024 Mountaindale Press

Excited for Re-Release, Let Down

David Petrie wrote a FANTASTIC series, my favourite so far!
So after hearing Luke Daniels deliver a magnificent narration that gives this book justice, I was told the ENTIRE SERIES was going to be narrated!!!
BUT with someone else.

I was nervous but mostly excited.

Let's say your favourite toy was Transformers, you read all the comics and all the shows!

Then Grandma says she'll get you a COOL NEW Transformer... only to wake up on Christmas morning to get Go Bots.

Yea, you'll play with it, but you'll be pretending Luke Daniels (or equivalent) might come back to save the day.

If this is what I have to look forward to, I'll just reread the books instead.

High Stakes

A great addition to my GameLit/LitRPG collection. I particularly enjoyed the inclusion of gender identity into the story and the ways in which that guided the story. I have a lot of questions after the first book and am excited to see if they are answered in book 2.

Great new series!

It has a excellent character development, story, friendship, and comedy. The battle scenes are vivid and world setting is very creative. The ending for the first two books has been great.

A perfect delight... join-up and Party Hard!

I picked up this book solely on the recommendation by Travis Baldree. I know a narrator makes a living off of the sales of his his/her books, but there are occasions when Travis makes a little more effort in promoting a book's release, and when he says that this book was one of his favorites to do, I believe him! And boy I'm glad I did as it's one of the best litRPG's that I've ever had the pleasure of experiencing!
Party Hard is tightly written, fun, and it has a lot of action. I'm sure you'll find plenty to L💖VE, from a ship named Nostromo, to a reference about Little Nemo in Slumberland, plus there's even a quip about Mothra!
The pleasure I got from Party Hard was due in part to Travis Baldree's wonderful voice performance. I think that his own delight with the story was transmitted directly into my brain somehow!
So grab this perfectly delightful book, join-up with Max, Kira, and the rest of their group, and remember... Party Hard!
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👍

really enjoyed the listen, performance was very good and found the story and characters enjoyable.