Leader

Light Online Series, Book 3

By: Tom Larcombe

Narrated by: Derek Shoales

Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Eddie Hunter has discovered that he loves building. Creating things with his own hands satisfies him. Fortunately, his job in the game Light Online allows for that. It also requires that he do all the other things the rest of the players in the game do, so he can't just build.

Balancing his time between adventuring and building would be easy if it didn't seem like there were always 27 more things he felt he should be doing at the same time.

To make matters worse, there's good evidence supporting a fellow player's theory that Eddie's efforts to increase the settlement level of the Meadowlands cause the game to add new content in the area. So now Eddie has even more things to add to what he's already doing.

©2020 Thomas Larcombe (P)2020 Tantor

only one thing

I can tell that your going to do what a lot of other authors do. That is to write a pretty good laidback story and change it into a serious lives are on the line kind of thing. Please don't go so far with it

good, but...

like the series, but I'm concerned where its going. I felt we had way to much time with the military guys. you got an MC stay with him.

Very Good

Excellent progression along a very interesting plot. The characters are growing and expanding in very interesting ways. And I thoroughly enjoy the narration! Excellent!

Larcombe spins a good tale

In this installment, Larcombe continues to spin a good tale and the main character matured and made progress in his settlement.

Another good addition to the story

Another good addition to the story. The characters in this slice of life are growing their town and the growing background threat is coming to a head.

Awesome

Well done. Well narrated.  will be looking forward to the next in the series. You should buy this book.

Author has started spouting off their world views

Story was going along ok, I liked book 1 and book 2 was ok, but in book 3 the author significantly increased preaching their political and social views and it is killing the series for me. An example of this is when the MC comes up to someone who was working and he dared to assume it was a guy doing the work, but it was a woman! And he chided himself for being so sexist in making such an assumption (as if he had committed some awful offense). Nevermind it HAD been a guy doing it the day before, and he had NO reason to think they wouldn't be doing it again the next day.

I'm burned out on fantasy writers pushing their views on the readers. Aside from it being derisive towards about half of all people, it just doesn't make for good reading for people who just want to relax with a good book. It's the exact opposite

Anyways, the author did a little of this in book 1, more in book 2, and quadrupled the comments in book 3.

great series

this is a great series. it is lighter in tone than many but that doesn't negatively affect it at all. there is fighting and dungeons and quests, humor, gentle romance. a different take on the genre and delightful overall. my only complaint is there are only five books to date. I really want to see more adventures of Eddie and friends.

Welcome change of pace in the genre

I'm still enjoying this LitRPG with a crafting bent and easier pace, and a main character who is not an overbearing egotist. Just fun, distracting and interesting.

Slow. Boring.

It was a struggle to finish this. The MC is average. The story plods along like a snail. I kept falling asleep during the previous book so no idea why I bothered with this one. Maybe it's the potential. It could have been so much better! I can think of more exciting ways it could of spun.... but it didn't. Eddie makes Houses. Eddie makes more houses. Sighs. No more for me.

what you would expect

This is exactly what you expect of this series...
More well written plot, characters and lore...
What more can I say...

Good easy listening

good light listening for when you’re feeling like you don’t want a brain testing session.
really enjoyable story that brings a new perspective to fantasy online gaming.

I just want to rate

I don't want to leave a review, just a rating! some extra words to meet the minimum.

entertaining

another great book in the series it can get a bit waffly in parts but stick with it youve got fighting crafting goblins and A.i trying to work out what makes us humans tick, what more do you need .