The Nature of Magic: A LitRPG Adventure

Edge Cases, Book 2

By: Silver Linings

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Four friends set out to fix their crumbling magical world in the exciting fantasy-adventure sequel to The Fabric of Reality.

There's a disturbance in the Prime Kingdoms. The system that everyone depends on is generating errors. The gods are in danger. Magic itself is fluctuating and becoming less reliable. Meanwhile, four adventurers seem to be the only ones to realize the night sky shouldn't be empty . . .

Outcasts all, this foursome has become a family. They are Sev, a healer with a penchant for sacrificing too much; Misa, a half-orc woman never afraid of a fight; Vex, a lizardkin wizard grappling with his feelings for one of his teammates; and Derivan, a sentient suit of armor who's learning to deal with, well, feelings in general. Together, they are on a diplomatic mission for their guild, traveling to the kingdom of Elyra to provide emergency relief as magic continues to malfunction and crops fail to grow.

But while this team can hold their own in battle against bandits or simple dungeon monsters, the complex mysteries their realm continues to throw at them are another matter. For now, all they can do is try to make the world a better place. And that's exactly what they plan to do—until they arrive in the town of Fendal and everything there seems just a little too perfect . . .

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Odd LitRPG

What happens when a LitRPG world starts to break down?

This is a very strange book. I had never really considered the idea of surrealistic LitRPG, but this seems to be an example. The plot is odd, and often difficult to really follow. This isn't aided by the occasional switches to other points of view. But even with that, it is rather compelling.

Of the four main characters, only Vex and Derivan are really explored in this volume, though their development is well handled. Sev and Misa largely work in the background. While this makes some sense for the story being told here, I'd rather see more about the entire ensemble cast.

A final note: the ending of this book is not a resolution of much of anything. It's not quite a cliffhanger, in that the protagonists aren't in imminent mortal danger, but it's cliff-hanger adjacent.

I'm not sure where this story is going, and I'm not sure how much I want to go there with it, but it is unique and it's not unenjoyable.

So many questions

I'm to books in now. With every answer I get 2 more question, and I'm loving it!

The romance is very cringeworthy.

The book is different from most litrpg but the romance they are pushing is ridiculous. Also focusing on their affection and their flirting as much as they do make it cringy.

I liked it, can't wait for the next one!

Overall I liked it, not sure why so many people thus far seemed to not like it. I love the, gay? Errr different relationship blooming, and the very intriguing setting of this world. Admittedly the spolier-personified entitiy-end spoiler, felt eh, though that ending was top notch. I worry that the magic system the artist is developing is becoming too much, and hopes it doesn't get either too confusing or too inrealistic for the setting, but overall it seems reasonable. Also maybe I missed it but there seemed to be nothing about the gods in this book which is slightly annoying... Lot happened though, so overall I'm pretty happy. I don't think they act as children per se, as I read in a comment but more a tight not group with diverse history. It's probably how I would've wrote them as well. Tbh, the only glaring thing is the weird slime stuff... Please keep up the hard work though! Can't wait for the next one!

Good story overall

I enjoy this author. The story is engaging and it kept me pulled in EXCEPT the romance in this book felt forced and really "teen angsty". It was jarring for those scenes, which felt thrown in. That is a minor complaint, good story overall.