Tower of Jack

A LitRPG Adventure

By: Sean Loomer

Narrated by: Johnathan McClain

He's arrogant. A certified pain in the butt. Maybe just crazy enough to survive.

Jack Atlas, self-proclaimed 'World's Best Assassin', had a simple plan: retire in style and marry the girl of his dreams. Then he gets placed in The Tower—a divine deathtrap where gods pit their creations against each other for the ultimate prize: eternal paradise for you and your friends. The catch? If you lose, well, let's just say your chances of finding a decent bar in oblivion are slim.

Jack, who’s never met a hornet’s nest he didn’t want to kick, soon finds himself on the wrong side of The Black Centipede, a notorious assassin cult with a charming recruitment policy: join or they’ll murder everyone he loves.

Instead of sipping Mai Tai’s on some beach he can’t pronounce; it’s slurping down health potions because he got stabbed by a goblin with a particular fondness for stabbing him in the rear. Heroic quests? Conquer The Tower, appease his assassin overlords, reunite with his dream girl? Nope. Jack instead gets sent to 'dungeon timeout' for bad behavior. That's fine by him.

If anyone’s crazy enough to not just survive, but win against The Tower, it’s Jack.

©2024 Sean Loomer (P)2024 Mountaindale Press

Action Packed and Funny

This is an entertaining LitRPG tower climber full of action, adventure, and humor. It's easily one of the most entertaining books I've read this year.

Excellent!

There were some reviews mentioning that the MC is one you either love or hate… I suppose I can see that, but I personally really enjoyed the MC’s personality. I Definitely recommend this book

dungeon crawler Archer

imagine dungeon crawler Carl except the main character is Archer from the cartoon. loved this. starting the next one

Great First Entry for a LitRPG!

**** I received an ARC from Mountaindale Press ****

Story:
I love Jack as a character, he gives off Deadpool without superpowers and 4th wall break vibes. He is ruthless and still has a sense of self and a compassion for his friends. He is also a misanthropic drunk a la Hugh Laurie's "House".

The side characters all seem to have some "meat" to their backstory and there is more to dig into there. Definitely creates conflict and comradery.

The world is very, at least from what we see, "dark Sword Art Online" tower climbing isekai. We only see the first level of a many leveled dungeon, so it is hard to understand the world building that much.

Also, I have been walking around my house saying "centipedey centipedey centipedey" to my kids all weekend.

Performance:
John McClain seems like the perfect name for the narrator of this book. He gives the main character all of the smarmy confidence you would expect from an assassin. No notes.

Secrets

Stop yelling out your secrets, you’re former assassins. Tries a lil too hard to be a jerk.