Shade's First Rule: A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure

Divine Apostasy, Book 1

By: A. F. Kay

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

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

Great Book, Great Narrator!

Ruwen, can't wait to be a mage. He's perfect for it! The arcane knowledge, the cool spells, it's everything he wants, but something goes really wrong. He doesn't get the class he wants and now there are people trying to kill him!
Shade's First Rule is so much fun, has snappy dialog, and the world is filled with an incredible sense of wonder.
If you are like me and tired of overpowered MC's who solely invest in "Luck", or some single attribute to overbalance the world, then this book is for you. If you are tired of harem's, or super mature rated themes in your LitRPG, then this is for you! If you want a main character who's invested in the world he lives in, and doesn't drop 80's references every three pages, then this is for you! Also, there's very little bad language in it, so if you are looking for something to suggest to a younger cousin who's interested in DND or roleplaying games, then you've just found that book!
So what are you waiting for? Start enjoying it now! I'll be waiting for book 3... :)

good listen

You keep telling us how smart the character is, But he ain't. How about stop hyping his intelligence and he won't sound so stupid? I do like the book except the stupidity of the main Character

Wow

This book was absolutely amazing. I love how the main character is kind of a mess but has a tremendous potential for growth. Travis Baldree is amazing as always.

Impressed

Very good. Way better then I thought it would be.
And Travis Baldree does a magnificent job once again.

That said, the end really pisses me off. I was already planing on buying the next book. To use such a cheep cliffhanger should be below any respectable author.

great!

best book I have read in a while. The narrator did a wonderful job, and the book keeps you rooted!

My first LitRpg and my favorite! Great read!

Fantastic book and a fantastic series! A. F. Kay is a great writer, never a dull moment, fun characters, great world building. I say give it a go! Happy reading ❤️.

An easy and funny read

A tough start (at least for me) to get used that strange RPG way of approaching every aspect of the world and characters (but I'm not a gamer) but gets better with time. It is a nice and easy read with some humor and interesting action. If you are looking fro something easy then that one would be a good choice. It was good enough for me to grab second one immediately after finishing the first part.

Passed this book up many times. Wished I started it a lot sooner.

An amazing book. I liked it a lot and it does move a little slow with characters development but I believe that is needed for the next books. I will comment more when I know more.

An amazing start to amazing series

This is a fantastic series, and an incredible story. This is my second listen and I just like the first time I can’t get enough. The things this author has set up in this book doesn’t even come in to play until several books later and the amount thinking involved for that is absolutely astounding. Absolutely a wonderful series, perhaps it’s my favorite because it can whistle.

MC will bother you

(Good book overall) Don't get me wrong, the kid isn't dumb or anything. It's just that in every life or death situation, he makes the same dumb mistakes. Honestly, you'd think after almost dying once he would have learned.... buuut no same thing time after time.