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Shade's First Rule: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

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Shade's First Rule: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

By: A. F. Kay
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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A new LitRPG world has arrived!

It's Ruwen’s Ascension Day, and he finally dies for the first time. His newly revived body can learn spells and abilities for the class given him by the Goddess Uru, and dying is no longer permanent.

Ruwen’s high intelligence makes becoming a Mage inevitable. With his new powers, he will locate his parents and clear their family name. But nothing goes as Ruwen imagined, and when a rival God tries to kill Ruwen shortly after his disastrous Ascension, his focus turns from his future to just surviving.

His choices place him in the middle of an ancient war, and he must overcome the limitations of his unexpected class to reach level five. Only then will he have the tools needed to survive. But dying now comes with a terrible penalty, and failing Uru might not only cost him his life and loved ones but his entire world.

It turns out dying on your Ascension Day is the easy part.

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Hey, LitRPG readers! I've created an FAQ for Shade's First Rule to answer some of the common questions and to help you decide if this book is for you. It can be found at: afkauthor.com/faq.

©2019 A. F. Kay (P)2020 A. F. Kay
Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Sword & Sorcery Survival Funny Witty Fantasy Adventure
Engaging Worldbuilding • Interesting Characters • Unique Magic System • Compelling Progression • Intriguing Plot Twists

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I like the MC, he's a bit daft - as they usually are, but has a good heart. sound magic/cultivation mechanics, great narration, worth checking out. I'll be buying book two.

great!

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Just keep it coming. =^_^= On thing I hope for and that is that the MC will grow more matured and secure in him self and his ability's in the next book.

Good Good!

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Everyone is mean and unfair to the main character, there's a conspiracy to keep him from being happy, he's blamed for things his parents might have done but there was never any proof he'll show them all. The first hour of this book was uninspired paint by numbers garbage.

but after it picks up really well. there is some really interesting world building and the magic system gets developed nicely.

sick of the lazy origin story but it gets better

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so i was on the fence for this title for months. what a mistake. this book is worth it. great story. great characters. its worth your credit.

dont let thise negative reviews fool you

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I almost didn’t go for it after reading some reviews about a dumb MC which is def a pet peeve of mine but its not that bad and mostly explained anyway, any bit that erks me is a lil on that front is some of the cool combos he could make or use but doesn’t or hasn’t yet, looking forward to the next book to see where it goes

Its good don’t listen to bad reviews

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What should have been the "best" day of Ruwen's life turned into the worst as it slipped back into the hard-knock life he's recently been having. He wanted to be a Mage and clear his families disgrace instead he allocated to join the worker class... and wow, there's nothing I love better than hard luck stories. Where the underdog has to work harder to get what he wants. And yeah a God intervened giving him a second class, a secret class at the same time to Ascension. But will he use it wisely 🤔? And as AF Kay plays around making every rule a first and the most important. Ruwen has to fight for every stat he gains. The ending was disappointing to say the least and even the epilogue didn't have a closer. But I still liked the book enough, and questions abound, which outweighed all my reservations so I still plan on jumping into bk2 The Second Betrayal.
And of course Travis Baldree was par excellence!

Ruwen's no good rotten bad day! 😆

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Found this title on a whim. To be honest at first I was skeptical, but after the first chapter I was hooked I love RPGs and it sounds like my DM from DnD is reading a character sheet and gives me ideas for amazing adventures. It's definitely a book worth your time in the series!!

Surprised by this book

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Nice break from overpowered protagonists. and it has a nice element of dungeon building and skill tree use along with cultivation. being able to twist the best three types of books in my opinion and lit RPG into one narrative is fantastic. can't wait for the second

Great story line and a nice break from OP

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I absolutely loved the story some parts kinda make me zone out like the reading of stats but understand they are necessary for the story

Awesome

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iv been down the cultivator road lately this is up that alley. I enjoy the new systems. the story that I can see unfolding in the long run and a lot of the twist and turns without answers. good book

enjoyed it

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