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Portal to Nova Roma

By: J.R. Mathews
Narrated by: Christian J. Gilliland
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To find peace, Alexander must first embrace war.

After tragically losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief.

Scanning trillions of different dimensions, Alexander finally finds a world that is reminiscent of the only time he was ever happy, back when he could play virtual reality games with his only friend. He doesn't know why or how such a world exists, but he doesn't care. All he cares about is finding a place where he can escape the misery of Earth and start over.

Join Alexander as he risks it all by downloading his intelligence into a body made from the best stolen technology and bio-enhancements Earth has to offer and takes the plunge through a portal to another world.

Only this new world isn't full of the idyllic adventures and fantasy roleplaying he had hoped to find. Instead, Alexander finds himself trapped in the middle of an ancient city, in a divergent timeline, where monsters have ravaged the world and the only people left alive huddle behind thick walls, struggling to survive.

To save his new home, Alexander must quickly learn to adapt to his new world, melding magic with technology to give himself an edge over the unending waves of monsters assaulting the city.

To survive, Alexander must embrace war.

Portal to Nova Roma comes to you from the author of the breakout success Jake's Magical Market (4.7 stars with over 4,000 ratings on Amazon). It is the first book in the Portal to Nova Roma series and already has over 3,000 ratings, with an average of 4.7 stars as well!

Audiobook narrated by Christian J. Gilliland and funded independently by J.R. Mathews.

©2022 J.R. Mathews (P)2022 J.R. Mathews

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  • 09-05-22

Wonderful!

Great listen!
I know the author was waiting for Baldree, but Gilliland did an amazing job!

I can't wait for the next two installments!

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I like it

Eh, it's actually not that bad. you could do worse. servicable characters, writing, and arcs. This book is above average in quality, if still generic. I'd recommend this if you like LitRPG.

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Great story is there more?

I really hope there is a book 2 for this series. Just like his previous book, this is a work of art. Highly recommended Litrpg done right.

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Don't pass on this !

This book was a joy to listen to. I found the story to be well thought out and very entertaining.

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definitely draws you in after a couple chapters.

Definitely struggled in the beginning due to the narrator having a lisp on certain words but after a couple chapters I stopped noticing it completely. one of my favorite types of genre, bringing new tech to ancient times and actually makes it work flawlessly with the story.

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it's ok

Great premis but It's missing charactor depth, it glosses over learning, making huge leaps as an afterthought.

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Interesting premise, mediocre execution

Largely the main issue I had with this is the weird pacing of the story, which almost seems like a hallmark of mediocre LitRPG. Too much repetition of words and concepts, MC feels rather wooden, pacing is all over the place.

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Great author and great story!

I absolutely loved this book. I went ahead and read the next one because I couldn't wait on the next audiobook. I also highly recommend his other book Jakes Magical Market.

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Wonderful Story!

I got this on a whim and was thoroughly impressed! I’m hoping for a continuation soon.

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Loved It !!

Yes it's an RPG but it does it new a totally new way. I tried to not devour it. But then I saw Book 2 just came out. WOOT WOOT

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