Turret Mage: An Isekai LitRPG

In My Defense, Book 1

De: J. Drude

Narrado por: Robb Moreira

A teenage mechanic must battle nightmarish creatures and create formidable weapons to defend his new home from dark forces in this thrilling portal fantasy.

When Ryan Kotes awakens on an alien planet, his mind is a complete mess. But even with his memories ground into a fine paste, he's pretty sure he would remember having a metal arm . . . not to mention the flashing messages that keep playing across his vision.

Anyone in Ryan's position would have a few questions. It's too bad the tutorial intelligence meant to guide him through the vulnerable start to his new life on Ralqir has gone slightly insane, and his arrival may have kicked off this world's version of the apocalypse.

Not everything is doom and gloom, though. Because Ryan discovers he's an Exotic: an ascended being with a connection to the great cosmic machine known as the System. What could stand in his way? Well, other than having a skill set that is not suited to combat. If things come down to fighting, his abilities to shape metal and infuse objects with mana won't cut it.

If Ryan wants to survive the coming end times, when the dead will walk and the darkness will feast on the living, he'll need to get creative, transforming his crafting Class into something deadly. Building fearsome munitions, he'll hone his mind itself into a weapon and use his mechanical know-how to usher in a new age of warfare.

The first volume of the hit LitRPG adventure series—with almost 900,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!

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where is the next one.

this is a refreshing look at the turret world at large. it took a while to get to the turrets. but that builds the interest for what is next. Let's Go! I will take 20 or so of these. thanks.

Great start

Interesting system and world, MC is flawed and human. He makes some questionable decisions but it’s done in a way that makes sense for the character. Overall excellent all the way around.

A Solid First Entry - Enjoyed the story

The story was excellent and while the main character is idealistic and young, he's still not too unlikable. He doesn't come across as holier than thou and while swept up in events, you can see where he is coming from. A solid first entry and I look forward to the next one.

Meh... I wanted more turrets?

The character's back story was a bit confusing. Was it a post-apocalyptic situation? on another planet? earth? it was hard to tell because the character was making a lot of earth based pop culture references. Also would have liked either more back history where the character knows guns, or more stroy explaining the character learning about guns. It was a bit jarring to go into auto feed turret systems and rifiling after he was on a raid with spears, swords, and ancient laser weapons that are heirlooms.