Dungeon Player (A LitRPG Dungeon Core Adventure)

Glendaria Awakens Trilogy, Book 1

By: Jonathan Brooks

Narrated by: Sarah L. Colton

Even after pre-ordering the pod that would allow them to play "Glendaria Awakens", Krista and Devin still had to wait months before they were able to experience the newest in VRMMORPG (virtual reality massively multiplayer online role-playing game) technology. The wait was definitely worth it as they entered into a game world that was virtually indistinguishable from real life - apart from the obvious game elements of course.

After starting in a typical starting town, they learned everything they needed to survive in this new world. Journeying through the wilderness outside of town, the duo progressed at a good pace until they arrived at the starting dungeon. Their lives were drastically changed by this place with the unassuming name of "Goblin Cave".

After finding themselves in charge of their very own dungeon, Devin and Krista must figure out how to survive and thrive - all while fending off invading players.

This first book is a stat and table-heavy LitRPG Dungeon Core story - perfect for those who love stats and tables!

©2018 Jonathan Brooks (P)2019 Jonathan Brooks

Build or Die

Solid entry into the the dungeon builder genre that focuses more on the story than burying you in stats. I enjoyed the book, but was disappointed it was so short. I'll definitely get the 2nd book when it's available, but I'm hoping it's longer.

Good But Too Many Stats

I love the LitRPG genre! It is so much fun to read and see the creativity of the authors through their characters. The leveling, grinding, decisions, are all fun aspects of the stories. In this case though, there was just too much.

I honestly believe it would be fair to say about 10% of this story is statistics and notes. These elements are critical to the genre, but there was so much repetition! There are several places where the narrator could have (not saying she did) simply spliced in the recording from earlier chapters and it would have been perfectly fine, as the wording was completely unchanged. Due to this, there was not enough character development.

I never felt connected to either character. There was background and dialogue, but not enough to develop a rapport with either. Instead, there was planning, game character creation, and of course the stats and notes. It is a shame, because the story could have been developed into something really entertaining.

Sarah L. Colton did a fine job. Her male characters never seemed forced, and her inflections were spot on. This was my first experience with her work and I will happily listen to more.

Very short but entertaining

Jonathan’s other books are a must read in the GameLIT genre. This one is short and fun, but doesn’t connect with the others, that I noticed. Check out the other stuff and grab this too if you want more of Jonathan.

Pretty short but

Pretty short book but really good. It is a dungeon builder book so not a typical LitRpg . The characters in this book are actually part of challenge in the actual game. I enjoyed the characters and narration was good as well.

Great book with too many stat tables

I genuinely enjoyed the story and the premise of the book but I think half the actual read time is spent going over stat tables rather than developing the plot. still a good book.