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Viridian Gate Online: Dead Man's Tide

By: D.J. Bodden, James Hunter
Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
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Viridian Gate Online is more than just a game...and now, it's Alan Campbell's whole world.

Recently deceased and squishy as hell, Alan, a newly minted Illusionist, is forced to flee for his life. He needs time to deal with his loss, both in-game and IRL, but first he'll have to escape his crazy ex, the treacherous Firebrand, Thalia Daceran.

On his way to safety and revenge, he'll team up with Titus, the Imperial spymaster, as well as a crew of pirates, commandos, and even a shapeshifting Mimic with a taste for blood. His path leads to Wyrdtide, a gaslit city hidden in mists and governed by dark demigods.

But even with Alan dead, the world marches on. Will the government seize control of V.G.O.? Did Horace, the blind beggar, really die? And whatever happened to Jeff? Find answers, new purpose, and the machinations of the gods in this action-packed continuation of the Illusionist series.

©2019 James A. Hunter and Shadow Alley Press, Inc. (P)2019 Tantor

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Boring and spends too little time following player

The book is kind of boring and spends too little time following the actual player in this litrpg. But then he is kind of a boring character now that he is fully in the game, so I guess they had to do something.

Almost everything interesting from the first book was dropped to focus on NPCs and their idiotic choices. I don't care about these NPCs as most have little to like about them. I also find it hard to care about the actual player character. I am sad the series went from straight fantasy litrpg to a weak steampunk hybred. I find those elements rather pointless, I mean you are already in a virtual world where "real" creatures can be summoned why do the gods need to make "clockwork" versions? I slugged through the last 4 hours at increased speed in hopes of more of the interesting stuff from the first book but there was little there. I just don't think I can manage another in this series.

Slight spoilers for the other series.
1. Original series started good and about 4th book it went to super OP steampunk and stupid decisions and became annoying

2. Firebrand series did no favors for the Abby character. It showed her as everything except what grimjack said she was and by end of second book it's clear why Sophia would dump her as a champion (yeah I know at the end they try to make Sophia say she will do something else important but I wont know what it is as I wont be listening more).

3. This illusionist series is the most annoying of the 3 series I have listened too with the most uninteresting MC. (and on a side note this series makes Sophia look as bad as Abby in Firebrand). To make up for the lacking MC there is too much focus on unimportant and not particularly likeable NPCs.

I think I am done with all of Viridian Gate online. Maybe, maybe if the rest are free someday like the first 3 and the 2 firebrand I may speed though the books to see the interesting stuff, but there has to be better series out there to spend my time on.

Oh and the narrator is fine.

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good book

Recently deceased and squishy as hell, Alan, a newly minted Illusionist, is forced to flee for his life. He needs time to deal with his loss, both in-game and IRL, but first he’ll have to escape his crazy ex, the treacherous Firebrand, Thalia Daceran.

On his way to safety and revenge, he’ll team up with Titus, the Imperial spymaster, as well as a crew of pirates, commandos, and even a shapeshifting Mimic with a taste for blood. His path leads to Wyrdtide, a gaslit city hidden in mists and governed by dark demigods.

But even with Alan dead, the world marches on. Will the government seize control of V.G.O.? Did Horace, the blind beggar, really die? And whatever happened to Jeff? Find answers, new purpose, and the machinations of the gods in this action-packed continuation of the Illusionist Series.

From James A. Hunter—author of Viridian Gate Online, Rogue Dungeon, War God's Mantle, and the Yancy Lazarus Series—and D.J. Bodden, author of The Black Year Series, comes an epic new entry into the Expanded Universe of Viridian Gate Online that you won't want to put down!

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needs a sound effect for swapping character dialog

so, I really enjoyed the book. but all to often I listen to a new book and get really frustrated when there a is a character swap and there is no foretelling to let me know, just need a small noise that maybe flutters for bgm effect. but that is only a gripe. the only other thing I was irritated about was the less use of outside characters from outside the game. but I understand. this is a book about Alan. and not vgo and the work arounds characters

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Characters talking

Hard to follow who was speaking and the beginning was very confusing with all of the jumps. Poorly written, but it got better half way through.

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Loved it

It is more VGO awesomeness, great narration. If you have listened to any of the other books, then you already know it's entertaining

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great story

been listening to all these books in the viridian gate online series loving every minute

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Good book two

Follows along where book one left off with good intensity and remains true to the storyline from the first book

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Very Good

This continues to be a very good series. The MC isn't one dimensional, the story moves along well, and the secondary characters in the game are developing well. As in my review for book 1, the boss and romantic interest's motivations in RL are very dark. I expected those to break out and have more in book 2, but those characters and part of the story weren't explored in book 2. Maybe book 3 will start exploring that part of the story and characters.

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Worst in the series

Usually these books are great but this was lacking in the key elements of mixing the real world and game world. Each chain has a weak link and this one is defiantly it.

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AI vs Gods

Anyway, let me get down to the brass tacks, this side series continues to be among my favorites I’ve read, beating out the main series due entirely due to its content lining up closer to myself than due to any problems with the origonal series. I just see more of myself in these charecters.
This second book head a lot of interesting exploration of the world through new charecters, characters that I can’t talk about outside of spoilers but each bring something new to the lore, or at least reaffirm it.
Several new settings are introduced and leave me speechless, and of course there is more lore reguarding the overminds. I continue to think I could do an entire video essay series on AI vs gods…

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