Battleforged: Survivor

Battleforged, Book 1

By: M.H. Johnson

Narrated by: Wayne Mitchell, Kasi Hollowell

To do list for the post apocalypse:

1. Survive the orcs rampaging through your city.2. Survive the pod trying to steal your mind.3. Pull off the greatest heist of all time.

Eric was as shocked as everyone else when the apocalypse struck, but unlike his mother's movie, there were no chosen heroes destined to fight the beast hordes now overrunning the planet.

Just people trying desperately to survive.

Yet there was a glimmer of hope that humanity could hold on to. A chosen few really could level up in this brave new world, and embrace magic, adventure, and the potential for limitless power!

But the only way to find out if you were one of the lucky few who can level-up and grow stronger was to dare alien vegetative pods. Pods as happy to turn you into topsoil as give you any shot at mastering a System designed to benefit elite invaders, not fragile humans just trying to survive.

But Eric was all about beating the odds!

Along with a handful of new friends who happened to be rogues long before there was any System.

Friends absolutely intent on stealing a priceless fortune that their enemies are eager to claim, right out from under the noses of everyone trying to kill them!

Eric might not be able to save the world, but nothing says he can't make a killing! All he has to do is outmaneuver a thousand orcs, outfox an army of too-clever elves, and escape a war-torn city without getting caught!

Eager for a fast-paced adventure with a survivor determined to get the best of everyone trying to kill him and make a fortune while doing so? Then prepare to be blown away by some of the best voice actors in the business!

©2023 M.H. Johnson (P)2024 M.H. Johnson

Great but could use WAAAAAYYYY less whine...

This has a great premise. I love the character development. The system is a cool take compared to other of the same genre.

The only complaint is the 10s of minutes of whining.... The whining over the haves and have nots. Ok I agree as a have not I can relate but man 10 minute stints of prose of saying the same thing over and over again... by god... just stfu. Life is never fair.... just grit bare and move on.

Oh another small pet peeve is his Simpfest towards Alice and even Sue (he gets laid once and he is crying because this that or the other.... sigh)

Fun adventure with plenty of growth

Love the adventure and world building. Great revenge tale with many battles and training sessions.

Great Post-Apocalyptic LITRPG

Good world building, LITRPG elements, and a nice story arc. Lots of bang for your buck with this one. Recommended!

story is solid but not amazing.

Decent story, but the narrator ruins most of the action by speeding up his speech during combat. It ruins the immersion and makes it harder to see the words like a movie in my head.

Enjoyable!

First few chapters are rough, but after that this story takes off. Solid world building progression and love the story! I would definitely recommend book 1. But Book 2 has 10 hours of repeat that I cant recommend. I will finish the series and update each time. I'm hoping book 3 matches book 1!!!