The Dark Lord of Crafting

A Crafting LitRPG

By: William Myrl

Narrated by: John Pirhalla

Will wasn't supposed to be eaten by a space zombie.

The goddess responsible for this extra-dimensional mishap promised him a second life in a fantasy world, complete with powers inspired by his favorite computer game, Maincraft. But there's a problem.

Will's new world has a Dark Lord, and his System doesn't come with instructions. He wants to live in peace, and maybe meet a girl, but crafting a slice of life with monsters spawning every night and an evil empire on your doorstep is tough when all you've got are blocks and sticks.

Stuck in survival mode, he’ll have to get creative.

A LitRPG isekai adventure with a splash of gore, a dash of horror, and a hint of romance—this isn't your kid's Maincraft. But hey, at least there's no profanity.

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Fun book

I didn’t know much about Minecraft until my son became obsessed with it. So I got a lot of the references to it. I also appreciated some of the other gaming references. Since my son is 6 years old, I appreciate the language used in this book. Thought he is a few years away from attempting something like this, it is nice to know there are options. The MC was cool with an interesting past. Overall it was a fun, entertaining book. The narration was very done.

it's crafting time

when our MC is murdered by an eldrich horror that slips pass a goddess. agreed to place you in a fantasy world but with the powers of mine craft as compensation. to find out that a dark lord Kevin long ago conquered the world with what looks to be using the same powers you have long ago.

really fun and once I started I couldn't but down. can't wait for book 2.

Maine craft

Minecraft never heard of it Mainecraft I know that one! really just goes into the details of the beloved game Maine craft and how fun it is to craft.

an isekai novel with some minecradr flair

Welcome to the world of Plana, the setting for The Dark lord of Crafting an isekai style litrpg by William Myrl that finds our protagonist, lets call him Will Smith, in a Minecraft meets Lord of the Rings style world (at least that's what he asks for). I will fully admit I did absolutely 0 research before jumping into this and I assumed it would be an anti-hero sort of story where the MC was the bad guy, at least based on the title, but to my chagrin and pleasure, our buddy Will is actually being sent to this (cursed) world to clean up a mess for a goddess in a sort of "you scratch my back, I'll scratch your back" type of agreement. In a twist for the genre this series should also fall in the "clean" category for those of you readers & listeners looking for a more pg13 experience.

Will is not your typical protag, a reformed ex-con with zero life prospects and not a lot of survival, combat, or really any sort of applicable skills other than some real world gaming experience. You would probably be hard pressed to find a worst fit to take on the ultimate evil of this new world but he seems to be a quick learner at least. I found myself enjoying the pop culture references and I am familiar enough with the game mechanics of "Maincraft" that I could appreciate the MCs and authors creativity, I would even go so far to recommend this book to tweens who are really into Minecraft or Roblox and plan to have my kiddo and nephew read it.

The side characters are fairly well crafted and John Pirhalla, who I know from Jakes Magical Market, does a good job with the material. I have the e-book for book 2 already but I may just end up waiting on the audio. Definitely worth checking out for fans of the genre and those who have sunk countless hours into digging up virtual pixels and getting blown up by creepers.

Loved it!

Before I give this review I will start off with saying I was given this book for free so you might not weigh this review as reliable however try to take this review seriously.

To start this was a great story for Minecraft players besides the title of the book lol. The MC first day/night was probably like most of us who started playing the game and didn’t end well lol. The story had a great pace and you were able to follow along and not get confused with all the terminology if you weren’t a Minecraft player it is still a pleasure listen. The MC himself isn’t a total idiot or one with absurd plot armor but a normalish person give an opportunity most would have taken up. I’m getting of track here but it is an overall great book to buy or use a credit on and you will look forward to the next book just like myself!