Biomancer

Biomancer, Book 1

By: Shemer Kuznits

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

A new series in the New Era Online universe from the author who brought you Life Reset!

John Slater never had any interest in video games. Now he’s got to beat one to save his brother.

A battle-hardened, ex-special forces soldier, John was never a fan of games...unlike his brother. But now, he’s got to learn and learn fast if he has any chance of saving his younger sibling. Magic, monsters and levels are new to him, and his real-world skills aren’t as useful as he thinks.

Lucky for him, he’s used to adapting on the fly. And soon, the world will know why his squadmates called him Seraph, the death angel.

Note: Events in Biomancer happen after Life Reset. However, the two plot lines are not directly connected and can be listened to independently.

©2021 Shemer Kuznits (P)2021 Podium Audio

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It’s just expected something a little different/ more🤔! It’s not terrible, for me it’s just 👍🏾

Plot too simplistic

Shemer Kuznits is a very good author as I really enjoyed his Life Reset series. Unfortunately, Biomancer lacked the cohesion he had shown in the past. We have a self-acknowledged knucklehead warrior type brother, entering a immersive litRPG game to save his younger brother who ended up in a coma playing the game. The provided backstory was very loosely outlined; big brawny brother being bodyguard to younger, brighter scrawny brother. The author's decision to write the MC as a somewhat unlikable character; quick to act, unwilling to listen to other's advice, carelessly repeating mistakes that costs his and, at times, others lives, &c give little reason for a listener to put much investment in him.

There were also way too many breaks where stats are updated and blow-by-blow detailed descriptions each of battle strike consequence which mostly tended to slow the pace of the story for the sake of word-fill.

Luke Daniels, a top-tier narrator, under-performed in this book. several of the characters were difficult to understand due to either gravelly voices or badly enunciated sing-song captions.

I don't plan to follow the series.

I can't look at you the same anymore

it's OK if you never heard of the dredd totem. The MC is lame doesn't listen to all of the helpful people around barely knows anything about games and is beating people 5 times is level with no epic weapons just a cheesy ability. Now he thinks he's all powerful and can do anything. There are no real challenges for character to grow. I can't get into this story sorry.

Love that we get to go back to this world.

Luke Daniels is always a great narrator. The book was a little repetitive which messed with the pace of the story.

Not as good as expected

Cookie cutter book was a bit disappointed
Worth reading just keep your expectations at a normal level!