• Rogue Dungeon: A litRPG Adventure

  • The Rogue Dungeon, Book 1
  • By: James Hunter, eden Hudson
  • Narrated by: Nick Podehl
  • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (4,802 ratings)

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Rogue Dungeon: A litRPG Adventure

By: James Hunter, eden Hudson
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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  • Rogue Dungeon: A litRPG Adventure
  • Roark and the Rebel Council
  • Rogue Dungeon: A litRPG Adventure
  • Shield barriers. Entanglements. Stunners. Illusions. Elemental Attacks.
  • Rogue Dungeon: A litRPG Adventure
  • What had that portal done to him?
  • Rogue Dungeon: A litRPG Adventure
  • The Tyrant King

Publisher's summary

The Resistance is fractured. The remaining survivors are buckling under the might of the malicious Tyrant King. Enter Roark von Graf, hedge mage, lesser noble of Traisbin, and one of the last freedom fighters. Desperate and unhinged, Roark crafts one final attempt to overthrow the king. The plan goes awry, and Roark finds himself tumbling headfirst into an interdimensional portal. On the other side, he finds himself stranded in an unexpected place - an ultra-immersive fantasy video game called Hearthworld. Worse yet, he's taken the form of a low-level troll. Luckily, Roark managed to grab a powerful magic artifact that could defeat the king. It might not be game over after all.

Dungeon Masters James Hunter and eden Hudson form an alliance with Audie award winner Nick Podehl and invite you to gear up with this new series. Get ready to level up, because this time the game is real.

©2018 James Hunter, eden Hudson (P)2018 James Hunter, eden Hudson

About the Author

James A. Hunter is a man of many talents. A retired Marine Corps Sergeant, combat veteran, and pirate hunter (seriously). He's also a member of the Royal Order of the Shellback. In addition to all of that, James Hunter has also been a missionary and international aid worker in Bangkok, Thailand. His latest mission? Taking care of his two kids and writing full time.

About the Author

eden has a fondness for characters you wouldn't want to be friends with: jerks, cheaters, lunatics, sleazebags, and cowards all find their voice in her often twisted and bizarre stories. Influenced by the writings of Stephen King and Douglas Adams, her stories often involve swords, guns, or magic. She is the author of the Redneck Apocalypse series and the Jubal Van Zandt series.

About the Performer

Audie Award-winning narrator Nick Podehl has performed in more than 300 Audible titles, touching upon everything from horror to young adult, but fantasy fans will recognize him as the voice of the beloved Kingkiller series. He has also lent his voice to some iconic works of teen fiction—including Wonder and Will Grayson, Will Grayson. In addition to his audiobook work, he has lent his voice to videogames, movies, commercials, and alternative media.

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it was okay

didn't love it. perhaps when it was new it was a breakthrough, but honestly it seems a little over marketed. I've been getting this as a suggestion to read for months and now that I did, I'm underwhelmed. it was a solid enough story, but another OP MC is surplus to requirements. how is a level 4 anything going to take on a level 11 boss and win? how is a level 7 anything going to take on a level 20 player? that's not how games work. sorry. the level system doesn't allow for that and if it does, it's badly designed.

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podehl.
any book this man can make into a masterpiece I swear it. the book itself is moderately good, it's a little different and I think I love it! but nick podehl is truly a masterful reader. he puts emotion into every word that many other audio readers fail to even come close to. listen to all of Nick's books, and you'll know exactly what I mean.

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Meh

The villains are caricatures, and pretty boring as a result.

I have no interest in VRMMO Litrpgs, because I can't really manage to care about a world that's acknowledged as fake in story, and that has no real consequences of note. The "real person sucked into a game" nature of this book appealed to me, but I feel like it kind of squandered it's potential.

Threat of death poses no real tension, because people respawn within a few hours. The main characters are at risk of losing levels if they die before "evolving", and players lose their items, but just kind of feels like a slap on the wrist, especially for the players, who never seem to really lack items.

The actual combat could have made up for that, but while the spell crafting system had a spark of something interesting, I found myself bored throughout fights.

If you're interested in the the Genre, I'd recommend Threadbare, Worth the Candle, or Sufficiently Advanced magic instead. If you're really into the VRMMO aspect, you might like this, in a guilty pleasure sort of way, but there are probably better examples.

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I wanted to give it a shot

I wanted to get this book of shots, after reading some of the other reviews. I tend to agree that this sounds a bit rushed. Nick Podehl does a great job, as ever. but the story leaves a lot to be desired. I can handle some leaps of Faith, but this one has a few too many. the biggest of which is someone from an entirely magical fantasy world being able to understand menus and stat points and all these other things that we take for granted in RPGs... and then knowing them better than most players do.

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Solid start to a unique series.

There are a few things that make this series stand out. I like the guy from a pure fantasy world tossed into a video game world concept, I like that respawning is a dangerous prospect. Especially for the monsters. Characters are pretty decent. I like the diversity of troll types and evolutions.

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Not A Dungeon Born Clone

If that’s what you were worried about...because I was

It’s actually a very unique premise: guy in a fantasy world screws up a teleportation spell and finds himself as an enemy NPC in a video game. Not that he even knows what a video game is. And then he proceeds to farm the players for THEIR loot. It helps that the players are a pretty realistic representation of real gamers. Self-important, entitled assholes in other words

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It was ok

The story was ok, both the author and reader put too much emphasis on sword techniques and their pronunciation, and the differences in characters levels made no difference. All in all, it was Ok at best.

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Forget Bad Reviews. If you love LitRPG, do it!

First off, Nick Podehl can do no wrong. At this point, I'd listen to him reading the book of the Bible "Numbers," which is literally just a long run-on list of names. I know some might disagree, but Nick Podehl > Jeff Hays in my opinion. Both are fantastic narrators though. I read all the Viridian Online books, which was my introduction to LitRPG, so I was interested to see what else James Hunter could do. I wasn't disappointed whatsoever.

I will say that IRL version (if it can be considered that) is WAY more interesting than the game world aspects of "Rogue Dungeon." I don't know why, but it kinda reminds me a little of Sufficiently Advanced Magic, which is one of my favorite RPG novels, though the stories aren't the same.

That being said, there is a good mix of action, looting, leveling up, and crafting to keep me from zoning out at all, which is why I love LitRPG. Loot, levels, loot, levels, loot, enchanting, more loot. That is why I play RPG/MMORPG anyways.

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A fantasy realm collides with Virtual Reality

OK, I am going to come clean here. I am unquestioningly a huge fan of James Hunter. I enjoy everything he’s written from this Urban Fantasy Yancy Lazarus, his Litrpg Series Viridian Gate Online, to that grocery list he dropped while shopping the other day. I must also say, that you might further consider me to be biased because I do have a story in his upcoming Viridian Gate Anthology novel Side Quests, but that does not make anything I am about to say untrue or inaccurate.

This is a genuinely brilliant book, that much like the Land of the Undying by Dave Willmarth is just as interesting in the real world as it is in the game world. The “real world” is actually a fantasy realm in which the hero, Roark is a rebel. He fights against an evil Usurper who has used his ability to control magics unlike every mage before him to steal an empire. The setting seems to be slightly German in tone, with an interesting magic system in which written words convey power. When his attack on the Tyrant fails he tries to escape through a portal, which is a dicey proposition at best, and he finds himself not where he wanted to be, but in a strange world with new magics and an unlimited lifespan that allows him to respawn. What he doesn’t realize is that he has entered Hearthworld, which is actually an MMORPG. Obviously, he has no clue that he is in a video game, and simply treats it like he has entered another world which is a logical conclusion for him to reach.

That, my friends is the brilliance of this story. Roark is an interesting protagonist, and oddly the real antagonist is a player named Pwner Boner 007, that is a game name that will stand beside the most legendary Leroy Jenkins. That isn’t to say that the Tyrant lord doesn’t loom and play in the back of Roark’s mind, but honestly, he really goes at Pwner Boner 007 enough that he qualifies as the bad guy. That is another strength of this book, it goes some serious to silly and no matter the tone Roark plays it straight.

Truly, this book was far too short. I loved every second of it, and really think that this is quite possibly one of the best series he’s done to date. It stands right beside VGO. Don’t think that I am discounting eden Hudson, either. She is an incredible writer, and her novel, Two Faced, is about as top notch as they come. She has some serious chops. I mean like Mr. Miyagi chops. I know I said that I respected how well James was able to co-write with Aaron Crash because it seemed like it was a single voice, and the same is true here. Only thing is the voice is very different in tone from War God. This is a masterful piece of combining writing styles, vision, and attitudes. This book blew me away at every turn. The only drawback was that it was too short.

Now you might be calling me out on how this fits into the dungeon category for this special, and I’m going to tell you it is because Roark becomes a part of the dungeon. He grows in power and manages to lead a section of it all by himself. I can see him eventually taking the entire dungeon over at some point in the future.

The narration by Nick Pohdel is outstanding. He transitions Roark’s voice slowly as he gains levels, and it is subtle, but so realistic that you have to pay attention. He plays monsters so well, and embodies the snark of Pwner Boner 007. There simply is no touching the man here. He is amazing to listen to, every characte has their own voice, which are utterly distinctive and outstanding. His villains are just as great as his heroes, and he absolutely steals the show with his portrayal of Roark. I loved listening to him, and if you want to hear more get the Gam3 or Super Sales on Superheroes 2. Good stuff there.

Hunter and Hudson (they sound like colonial marines from Aliens don't they?) really are an amazing team. I really expect a lot from them in the future with this series. It is scary just how good it is, and it really makes me happy to see thme get recognized for the incredible work they are doing. I don't recommend you get this book. I demand it. You deserve this incredibly conceived and executed story more than you know. Get it, grab it, go for it but don't let it get passed you.

Even though I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest. Getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often concerned what someone like Me will decide based on my review.

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Rushed and short

I Pre-ordered due to recommendations. Unfortunately it is not up to snuff. Feels like there's a good story to tell but instead it was rushed.
The character seems to rush into challenges under prepared with no actual reason to rush. More to lose then to gain.

Only good part was the narrator - and Kaz.

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