Rise of the Grandmaster

Rise of the Grandmaster Series, Book 1

By: Bradford Bates, Michael Anderle

Narrated by: Sean William Doyle

Some people just knew how to go out in style. Tim had never been one of those guys.

Tim was always a planner. The plan was to get into college, graduate, and find a well-paying job.

That plan was coming together nicely until he saw a presentation to get paid to play The Etheric Coast. At his graduation ceremony.

After watching the company's employee recruitment video, Big Richie's words had a whole new meaning. He could spend his life going from a cubicle at work to a one-bedroom apartment and back again...or he could take a leap of faith by entering a virtual world of unlimited possibilities. And get paid.

Now he just has to figure out how to get the job of his dreams, help his parents financially, and catch the attention of the girl of his dreams.

It was time for him to catch his wave. Tim sure hoped it didn't kill him first.

©2019 Bradford Bates and Michael Anderle (P)2020 Tantor

Honestly Refreshing

So this is a long book and picked it up on whim I saw no reviews or anything and I didn't get this book free to review it i have something like 300 books and don't generally leave reviews so here's my unbiased thoughts

Overall this book is similar to Alpha Test the MC isn't a white knight and chose the healer class but not a Mary Sue in my opinion he has his own depth and personality along with a darker side all people have a darkness in them none of us are perfect its about being honest with yourself your desire and what your willing to where to draw that line for what you aspire to do and how far you will push the author made him relatable not an op monster but someone who put effort into his growth his back story is fleshed out enough to understand him and where he is in life the additional characters are decently fleshed out without overwhelming detail i personally loved that the MC had a life partner i do like and listen to harem books but this isn't one and honestly I can't get behind books without any sexuality no matter the flavor its human nature and was tastefully done the story has everything you could expect the hero the villain the friendship and the hardship but the hardship isn't the soul crushing awful most authors place their MC in so thumbs up for not being a sadist I'm all for hardship but hate books where the poor guy can't catch a break and ends up in the depth of despair every other chapter the villain has his own point of view and is well done the story takes unexpected turns and I couldn't directly plot out what was going to happen next so it kept things lively unlike most books where you can basically tell where its going off the bat so great work loved the book Sean did great hope to see more of your work and listen to it

1st ever book review

I’m doing this at the request of the author. Reviews can be hard to get but if you ask for one it helps close the deal. I enjoyed the book. Good story without the incessant numbers always being read off as the characters lvl up. I like the npc’s having a personality. Looking foreword to reading the next.

good and exciting adventures good fun

l like that the story gives a good vibe and has a lot of action and magic.

Love it!

Can not wait to hear more about the Guild! Tim, Shadow Lily and the rest of the gang. I enjoyed the personalities and the Quests they had to go on, Great Book!

great stuff

great narration and great writing. great storytelling with a great narrator is what makes audiobooks enjoyable.

good narration

narration is the first thing I look at in was great and a good story

Great listen!

I loved the entire story! I’m excited to listen to the next book in the series!

Interesting story muddled with moral high ground

A gem of an interesting story. However, like a classic dish with too much salt, the moral lessons and mansplaining pull this book from an interesting book to an adult after school special.

Great story, diamond in the rough. Litrpg , Good Narrator!

Why did it take me so long to find this Gem. Great book authors did an amazing job with the story and making it fit into the LitRPG Genre without drowning in stats. MC not OP and has funny moments throughout the story. I literally laughed when I wasn’t expecting while drinking and had Soda come out my nose. Definitely worth the credit. I’m really picky too. I hope the series gets better with every book. I’m going down the rabbit hole. Fingers crossed.

What a fabulous premise

From a former gamer and DnD nerd this is wonderful. Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s imagination was a truly wonderful thing. The story brought all of it back