Mark of the Crijik: A LitRPG Adventure

Mark of the Crijik, Book 1

De: ThinkTwice

Narrado por: Neil Hellegers

Andross Silver has a nice life...until he is pushed off a building and finds himself in a new world.

Reborn into a family that wants to kill him, gifted with a System, and armed with determination, Andross must rise to the challenges of a strange new world he suddenly finds himself in.

His only blessing is the Mark of the Crijik, a magical gift from a divine being that bestows great powers onto those that possess it.

It also kills them at the age of 25.

Andross must master magic to help him carve a path to greatness and overcome the countdown of death that has been placed upon him.

Experience the start of an Isekai LitRPG adventure about an unexpected hero coming of age in his new home, progressing in power and abilities as he unlocks the secrets of magic, and a System that may not be as trustworthy as it seems.

©2022 Aethon Books (P)2022 Aethon Audio

a long hours book

this is a decent length book, unfortunately not a lot happens in the book even though it's long but the good thing is I enjoyed every moment of it and wish the book had been longer and I can't wait for book 2.

Baby as Main Character

If you liked the concept for the first book of the The Beginning After the End series you'll enjoy this somewhat similar take on it.

Liked it but

OK so the story was weird for one reason alone. The main character remained as a baby for the ENTIRE book. Sure he got a little bigger but he STILL isn't even 1 year old. I don't mind stories where the characters start as babies, but this has taken it a bit far. Even the cover art depicts someone that's at least 20. That's false advertisement and would cause someone more strict to give a worse rating. Overall it's a great listen though. I have high hopes for book 2. Just cut back on introspection a little. About 60% of the entire story is made of the Mc's thoughts and inner monologs.

Pretty good

Pretty good start to a series. It is a bit wierd to be in the perspective of a 1 year old but you forget about it eventually and the book progesses like normal.

Very cool

I am enjoying this world's system. Kind of a scary world that has a hard start for life.

Where's the rest of it?

This is a great start to a story. the world build is slow but completing as one goes. The MC is dynamic and the story is investing. I want to keep reading.

That is my gripe...that the story essentially goes not very far for a first in the series. The first plot device comes, it goes and the story in paused for book 2. Feels like a let down. Like one bought a fast car, drove it to a highway ramp and then you hit the breaks before one joins the highway.

Also pretty realistic worries run through the MC so it's nice to have a not dumb MC for a person to follow.

"Ouch, you hit me below the diaper."

I pretty much jumped into this litRPG without any expectations of what I was getting into, I only knew that it had a weird title and that Neil Hellegers had a great voice, which is well suited for voicing a litRPG.
And wow, I wasn't wrong. Neil Hellegers was great and Crijik was a weird title and along with that title was a very weird beginning. But I was curious enough about the Crijik that I continued listening. It's definitely a Isekai adventure as Andross Silver falls to his death he's reborn as a baby with no ability, he has his memories... but in this body he can't even hold up his head, walk, or talk... and I found myself likin' it more and more!

Here's some quotes that I found amusing...

"I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens."

"Ouch, you hit me below the diaper."

"I even had to work in tech support."

"Finally, a good reason to punch a toddler in the face."

Original and Funny

A man from Earth is murdered and reincarnated on another planet... as a baby. The first half of the story is a mental thriller, of a man trying to piece together a new world and life, while being physically stuck in a new body. The mc also has to grasp the concept of magic and bend it to his will. Some of the youths of this new world are skilled as well but no one as of so far is reincarnated. Mc is also touched by a DeVine during his magic gaining ceremony putting him another step above the rest. This seems like just the tip of the iceberg in the story's world, and I can't wait for more in this series.

love that he's a baby

yes he's a man in a true baby he can't talk for a while plus more this world is amazing. hope there's so much more.

great book, reincarnation done right

most reincarnation stories have the hero starting as an adult. that skips so much opportunity for growth.i like the start at birth.