Patch 17

By: G. Akella

Narrated by: Zach Villa

A new update arrives to the ultra-popular online game, Realm of Arkon. With Patch 17, the level of immersion experienced by players in their gaming capsules has made virtual reality indistinguishable from the real world. But every gamer's dream becomes a nightmare for Roman Kozhevnikov after he gets confined to Arkon against his will. And not just to Arkon, but to its deadliest zone - Demon Grounds. Playing - or rather living - as his character Krian, it's not just about survival for Roman. He longs to exact revenge for his banishment to the virtual world where the sensation of pain has reached 100 percent...

©2015 G. Akella (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Pretty good

There’s a lot to like about this series. The premise, the characters, the chain quests, the NPC/Gods/Players relationships, and especially the personality and insights of the main characters Kirin & Max.

But the negatives are there too. The overwhelming number of epic items, unique quests, and overpowered characters make them less remarkable. Long readings of stats. The same formula used book to book: player has doubts, gets confidence boost, faces impossible odds, something saves the day, player succeeds. Over and over.

Then there is the number of books, each around 10 hours, released every 3 months. Nine books - that’s over $100.

It would’ve been great to combine these into 4 books at 22-24 hours each. As it stands after book four, I don’t think another $57 is worth getting to the end, when I already have a fairly good idea how it’s going to develop. Maybe I’ll skip to Book 9 and read the ending. Idk.

Not sure if its the story or me.

Like I said I'd not sure if it's the story or me, I typically like stories when the characters struggle with mundane tasks of early character development. Not to spoil the story, it certainly does this in the beginning, but then it takes a meteoric jump. I'll listen to the next in the series.

Masterfully Written and Performed!

This book really had me pulled into the world and feeling along with its characters. I cannot recommend this book more to anyone who likes the LIT-RPG genre

Did Not Finish.

Wasn't my cup of tea. the narration was decent I just couldn't get into the world or MC. Combat wasn't very thrilling.

Patch 17

This book was certainly different from what I usually read. A good imagination is required to read this book. If you have that, you will enjoy this book!