Battle Spire: A Crafting LitRPG Book

Hundred Kingdoms, 1

De: Michael R. Miller, Portal Books

Narrado por: Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott

Jack Kross only wanted to play the game. Now he’s fighting for his life.

When a mysterious hacker takes control of Hundred Kingdoms, Jack is trapped inside the fantasy VR world along with millions of other players. But Jack is in a worse predicament. He’s cornered in the very tower the terrorists have taken as their base; the only free player left within its walls. Even worse, in the real world, his body lies in a sweltering room with no hope of relief.

Playing the profession-based Scavenger class, and at a low level, Jack’s prospects of fighting his way out are next to impossible. Crafting gear, traps, and weapons, allying with a deadly dungeon master and an AI he can’t fully trust, Jack is in a race against time to save not just himself but the millions of players held hostage.

Battle Spire is a meeting of World of Warcraft and Die Hard, using crunchy LitRPG mechanics with a heavy focus on crafting. Listeners can expect to find in depth item and spell descriptions, along with stat tables and profession recipes.

Note: strong language is used throughout.

©2019 Michael Robert Miller (P)2019 Michael Miller

Feeling Crafty

This is a fun read with excellent writing and great narration. Mr. Miller takes a self-centered individual and moves him towards "other-focused," outlook on life. The great thing is he did it in a fun and exciting way. I was disappointed book 2 was not already available when I finished Battle Spire.

surprisingly good

about halfway through I stopped and started it over to pick up detail I had not paid attention to thinking it was just more of the same will definitely get next book hope he's not a One-Shot

Shield Hero meets Sword Art Online

Best to describe the NPC's as very good LARPers that never break character which is pretty unique.
Nobody sees the good part of X class, and all mock X class like they are just underpowered. X class turns out to have some really cool aspects that turn an other wise boring boring idea of a class into something amazing.

Good story in which the MC experiences self growth

The main character Jack starts out as somewhat desperate, obnoxious, anxious and self absorbed. As the story progresses we learn that in the past he kind of snapped. He recognizes that some of his actions aren't up to his own standards and feels guilty, but then pushed them aside and he doesn't seem to know what to do about them. By the end of the story, he's had at least one cathartic moment and had grown as a person.

I also really like the idea of the scavenger class and how he played the character.

I'd like to read another story about Jack, to see his continued growth both as a person and as his in game scavenger character.

First one shot Litrpg I have found. Good anaction.

First one shot Litrpg I have found. Good an action and crunch. well thought out class.

A fun, finite world with a great performance

This is a well-written, excellently performed story. The game world is very condensed, as it all takes place in a small, specific area. It works in the context of the story (and fits the title). There is very much a feel of Die Hard, but with a rather immature kid instead of a grizzled cop with anger management problems. I overall enjoyed the book, though it definitely leans in to several litrpg tropes, and I don't recall being surprised. It's a fun journey to ride along on, and the MC does seem to progress/grow a bit.

I wish the crafting had been a bit more structured and detailed, but I'm a nerd for that stuff and actually enjoy some grind and slice of life aspect- the hard work being put in leading to rewards. Obviously, in the context of this story's timeline, that would not be possible. Crafting is a key component, so I won't deride the subtitle, just express mild disappointment.

SBT did a great job on this one, and the sound effects felt balanced (something they have struggled with a bit lately IMO), so I give that a perfect score. They continue to set the industry standard for gamelit audio productions.

Narration++

Excellent narration always makes the story better. this was an interesting Twist on the litrpg genre. one of the best parts about this story was that there were no harems. A+ on all aspects.

Classic GameLit!!!

Great story and Narration!

Jack is a collage student. Jack sneaks into a seedy part of town to get his game fix without his family finding out. Unfortunatly his plans get highjacked when terrorists take over the game and disable the logout feature. What else can go wrong, and what can Jack do about it?

The Soundbooth crew do a great job with the narration!

The the MC starts off whiny, he show great personal development and growth throughout the book.

I loved this book, and cant wait for more from this author!

do you like video games? and fantasy?

this story put me in the middle of a MMO RPG and had me guesting tell the end. it did a good just at putting me in the middle of the crazy fast paced story and made me feel what the character felt. if you like fantasy and video games and MMO RPG's you will love this story hands down.

Just as good the fifth time around.

This is the fifth time I’ve listened to this story, and it definitely won’t be the last. I honestly wish Michael R. Miller made a sequel.