Aleron Kong, M.D.

Aleron Kong has written five novels in his best selling LitRPG saga, The Land. The journey of Gripping Action, Dark Humor and Epic World Building begins here. Welcome to the greatest game you've never played. When DangerZone Industries had released the latest and greatest Virtual Reality MMORPG, James, and millions of other virtual reality players, sought purpose and self-definition in this new world. The tag line "Live the life your soul was meant for," captured the hearts and minds of his entire generation."The Land," was the largest and most dynamic virtual reality game of all time. James and his friends had devoted countless hours to become one of the top teams in the game. None of that mattered after James was actually summoned to The Land. What had been an engrossing game became a daily struggle of life and death. James struggles to survive while becoming embroiled in an age old war between the sprites and goblins, avoiding the machinations of the local king and helping an enslaved woman know freedom once again. Join the sensation! Welcome... to THE LAND!

Founding: A Litrpg Saga

The Land

Aleron Kong

The 8th Novel of the Internationally Acclaimed Chaos Seeds Saga Over 100 THOUSAND ????? Reviews A mesmerizing tale reminiscent of the brutality of Goblin Slayer and the majesty of Game of Thrones Audible's Customer Favorite of the Year! #1 Audiobook 2017 #1 in Epic Fantasy || #1 in HumorWelcome my friends! Welcome... to "The Land!" The battle of the dead was won, but at a great cost. Sion,leader of the Mist Village was left with only pain and regret as Richter was claimed by the abyss. What no one but the abandoned chaos seed knows is that he narrowly avoided the curse of the lich Singh, a curse that still hangs above his head. Now, surrounded by miles of darkness and tons of crushing rock,Richter has to find his way back into the light. The only problem is that this monster of a man is being pursued by monsters, a demon and his own foolish choices. Faced with all the dangers of the deep dark, what will Richter say when the buried horrors of The Land come a calling and asked if he's paid his dues? Well he'll look right back, stare that horror in the eye and say, "Yes sir, the check is in the mail!" Welcome back my friends! Welcome back... to The Land! ps - Gnomes still Rule!

Chaos Seeds: Book VIII: Monsters

Kerri McDonald

Full disclosure: I'm a gaming nerd. I especially love RPG games, so when I learned about the LitRPG genre, it sounded like something that would be right up my alley. In my search for what to read, I ran across Aleron King being referred to as the "King of LitRPG" so I figured, why not start with him? I found this book on Audible and decided to dive in.

I'm going to start with what I liked about this book. It was fun! It was so incredibly fun. It was like being in a RPG game which, I suppose, is kind of the point, lol. I thought the world was immersive and I enjoyed being able to read all the stats and skills. I mean, learning about new skills is part of the fun of RPGs! And I thought the premise of the book was inventive.

Now for what I didn't like. We're gonna start with the characters. The characters were just so flat and boring. That especially applies to our main character, "Richter", who gets sucked into a game and just DOES NOT CARE about that fact. Like, he jumps right into his role game persona and doesn't spare a single thought for how he got there, why he's there, or the family and friends he's left behind. I just feel like that would have added so much more depth to the character. And pretty much all the other characters he encounters are about as deep as a puddle. It really took me out of the book. Another think I didn't like was the narration. I'm sorry, but the narrator made me laugh multiple times and not because what was being said was funny (let's be honest, most of the jokes in this book were pretty juvenile). I just... did not jive with this narrator and his vocal interpretations. 

I suppose, all in all, I enjoyed this book for the mindless entertainment factor, but I'm not 100% I'll be continuing the series. And, if I do, I'll definitely be getting the physical version.

The Land Founding: A Litrpg Saga

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