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Dragon Hack
- Blasphemy Online, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Richard Royal has a hard life.
He lives in a corrupt, church-controlled dystopia, his family is soon broken, and the only joy to be had comes from the escapism of his full-immersion gaming.
Introduced to a new and very illegal game, he finds himself in the body of a dragon, on a quest to find a dark and evil power to serve. But the game is more than it seems, and the dragon is more than a beast. Soon Rich's life is far, far more complicated than he ever expected. And the threats against him grow, both in-game and in realspace.
There is no path that will not lead to blasphemy. And the dark secrets revealed will change two worlds, before all is done....
A new litrpg saga, set in Threadbare's world of Generica Online.
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- Leanne
- 30-12-2023
Surprised me (in a good way)
Wasn't sure how I'd like a story from the POV of a 14 year old boy, was worried it was just going to be about getting girls and sex. But the story went a different way, and I really enjoyed it! Heading to get get book 2 now!
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- The Keyboard
- 29-01-2023
Great LitRPG. Almost as good as Threadbare
I say 'almost' in the headline because Threadbare had a very unique MC. The one in this book just isn't as fun, but if you can get over that, it's the same excellent writing that made the other series so successful.
The story revolves around a hugely overweight 13 year old living in a future America that's turned ultra religious. He has a horrible family life and escapes into an illegal VR game for distraction. This is a prequel of sorts to the Threadbare stories, and interesting to see the world from a player's point of view as opposed to someone born within the world, but if you haven't read that series, or any of the author's other writings don't worry - it's more of a small bonus to do so as opposed to a necessity, and won't otherwise impact your enjoyment.
Anyway, things start to go wrong when the 13 yo finds himself in the body of a dragon, and both his real life and virtual life get weird from there. I won't spoil anything, but this is more than just another 'dragon litrpg' story, and the twists along the way make for a really cool adventure.
My only criticism would be that I didn't like the first four chapters. They were set almost exclusively in the real world and ultra depressing - maybe even a bit triggering for anyone that's ever suffered parental abuse. It's all set-up to show that his father is a real a-hole, and it's entirely skippable. If you want my advice, just jump straight into chapter five and begin your adventure there.
The world building in Dragon Hack is fantastic - both in game and real world. For example, the MC lives in a religious State and I found it fascinating to hear little titbits of what that might mean for his daily life. Narration is equally fantastic. The voices were varied and even featured some limited narrator-driven sound effects, for example making one character's voice sound muffled because it was wearing a mask.
Side characters and NPCs are well fleshed out and incredibly interesting. Even the monsters and gods the MC meets are super cool and more than just decoration. More than once I found myself going 'ah, this is going to be a recurring character' just because of how interesting that particular god-like entity was, only to find that nope, we've moved on and I'll never see them again. The world was real, not just a cardboard cutout erected only along the path the hero walked.
So yeah, great book. Just as good as Threadbare, though without that books super interesting MC. Skip the first four chapters and you'll enjoy it even more.
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