Primer for the Apocalypse

Primer for the Apocalypse, Book 1

By: Braided Sky

Narrated by: Eliza Summers

Emie Mercer was one of several billion people who survived the apocalypse and was introduced to a new reality where magic was commonplace and everyone had access to a system. Unfortunately, the rest of Emie's family wasn't so lucky.

As far as world-changing events went, Earth's reintegration into the Atlantis Alliance was remarkably tame. The post-apocalyptic universe mirrored the wildly popular, deep-immersion VRMMORPG—Atlas Online, allowing those who played to quickly adapt to their new reality.

More than a decade later, Emie manages to create a formation that relies on her Time and Space affinities to return her consciousness to the past. When she arrives nearly four years earlier than expected, Emie realizes she has a unique opportunity to prepare and train for what is coming.

Join Emie as she explores the game Atlas Online in the way it was meant to be used—as a primer for the coming apocalypse.

©2023 Braided Sky (P)2025 Tantor Media

Books 1 through 3 Review

Book 1 was good, though not amazing—it felt more like a slice-of-life story set a couple of years before Earth is integrated with magic. The MC, who jumps back in time, had the potential to be OP, but honestly, she was anything but. Book 2 wasn’t much better, though it picks up in the last half.

This series really took off for me once I picked up Book 3 on Kindle. It completely flipped the script and became an isekai dungeon crawler that spanned forty years. The first two books really felt like a slow build-up to the magnificence of Book 3.

I want to knock off several stars for Book 1, but I have to say, I now love this series. I can’t wait to dive into Book 4!

Good story, abrupt ending

I enjoyed the book. Standard back in time story. In this case the MC wants to rescue her family while preparing for the apocalypse. Well written and well read.

The only drawback was the ending a bit abrupt. It felt like there should have been more of a drawdown before the end. Even with this I would reccommend to the fans of the genre.

good story

I like the promise of the book. I read it before when it was on Royal Road and then again when it came out on Kindle. the performance was very well done

Good premise, but nothing goes wrong

I love the creative blended premise, and the fact that she is close with her family (as opposed to the normal trope of gone or sir not appearing in this film). My main criticism is that nothing seems to go wrong for the main character. I’m still looking forward to the next novel!

Pretty darn good

I really enjoyed this book and will be continuing on with the series, I partially like how light the rpg aspects are as I find the crunchier books to be far too much for me. Highly recommend