Portal to Nova Roma
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from Wish List failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Portal to Nova Roma
Buy Now for $33.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Christian J. Gilliland
-
By:
-
J.R. Mathews
About this listen
To find peace, Alexander must first embrace war.
After tragically losing the only person he ever cared about, Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to an alternate dimension to escape his grief.
Scanning trillions of different dimensions, Alexander finally finds a world that is reminiscent of the only time he was ever happy, back when he could play virtual reality games with his only friend. He doesn't know why or how such a world exists, but he doesn't care. All he cares about is finding a place where he can escape the misery of Earth and start over.
Join Alexander as he risks it all by downloading his intelligence into a body made from the best stolen technology and bio-enhancements Earth has to offer and takes the plunge through a portal to another world.
Only this new world isn't full of the idyllic adventures and fantasy roleplaying he had hoped to find. Instead, Alexander finds himself trapped in the middle of an ancient city, in a divergent timeline, where monsters have ravaged the world and the only people left alive huddle behind thick walls, struggling to survive.
To save his new home, Alexander must quickly learn to adapt to his new world, melding magic with technology to give himself an edge over the unending waves of monsters assaulting the city.
To survive, Alexander must embrace war.
This story is a slow-burn empire builder featuring an alternate version of ancient history where a system apocalypse struck ancient Constantinople. The story follows Alexander as he learns what it means to be human in a world overrun with monsters, dungeons, rival empires, pirate kings, and many other threats that even Alexander's impressive abilities and the soldiers he rallies to his cause may not be able to survive.
With millions of pages read on Kindle Unlimited, over 35,000 audiobooks sold, and thousands of 5-star reviews - why not check out the series now?
©2022 J.R. Mathews (P)2024 J.R. MathewsWhat listeners say about Portal to Nova Roma
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 11-10-2022
cannot not wait for the next audio book
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Freakyspells
- 04-12-2022
amazing
Get story, wasn't sure how good its be with ai MC but definitely worth the read.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 24-05-2024
great litrpg
great spin on the genre. six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kiriama
- 22-12-2022
My top list of books to listen to
Great premise and execution. Packed a lot of story into this book, which is exactly what I look for. Great characters and world building. Highly recommended
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Matthew T. Woodhouse
- 12-05-2023
Skyrocketed to the top of my most loved books
*extremely minor spoilers*
I've recently got into the progression fantasy/LITRPG genres and after reading He Who Fights Monsters and the Cradle series, this came up in a recommendation thread so I decided to give it a go.
I couldn't put it down/turn it off. I loved the unique idea of an AI going into another universe and all the shenanigans that brings with it. I love the science/logical explanations the narrator can give about the new universe based on the AI's collected knowledge, such as the lack of Magic the protagonist has due to not evolving in this world.
The use of semi-modern-day technology throughout the series is a huge plus for me while reading I absolutely loved the idea. The MC has a smooth power progression and a few drawbacks to his actions in the series that I feel give the story some significant weight and isn't just a smash-and-bash like other LITRPGs.
The only two negatives I could possibly suggest are HUGE nitpicks - The (super infrequent) 'like the online MMO games I played with...' got on my nerves a few times. There are some infrequent times the narrator whistles on an S sound, which can be quite abrupt and loud but it is thoroughly outshined by this brilliant narrator - I will be keeping an eye out for their future works.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 08-09-2022
slow start but great book
quite slow at the start but absolutely great book voice actor is very good as well
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 07-10-2022
Very solid
Decent writing, good narration, and an engaging story. The start was slow, but once it got going, it really got going. Looking forward to the next one.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Sam
- 06-11-2022
Interesting premise but hollow story
There are some interesting aspects to the story but the story slowly becomes less and less interesting. Firstly the artificial intelligence is supposed to be a super intelligent capable of unimaginable feats, however he behaves stupidly on many occasions failing to see the obvious. That is a limitation of the author not being able to imagine how a super intellect would actually think and strategise. So that inconsistency pulled me out of my immersion in the story. Also there is no overarching threat or challenge to the main character. There are a few bad guys but they are a small part of the story and dispatched easily by the main character. This makes the progression of the cyborg main character somewhat meaningless. He does was to save humanity but that’s just fluff, can’t get behind a vague abstract motivation like that. We need an ultimate bad guy who is overpowered. *minor spoiler alert* the nanobots are interesting but their capabilities and limitations are not fleshed out well enough like a lot of things in the story. They are said to not be able to print biological structures but they can eat biological material for energy, but can strip away the rotten wood from a ship. They to be able to do whatever the author wants when it’s convenient. I found myself bored a lot of the time endlessly waiting for something epic to happen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- UDI
- 31-12-2022
Extremely mediocre litrpg fare
The story felt like the author mechanically forced their way from point a to b not giving a fuck about the greater story. Themes and motivations? What are those?
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 16-09-2023
not as good as people hype it up to be
The story line is promising enough that i finished listening to the first book but it did start to drag its heels in pacing (had to up the narration to 1.2x). i bought the second auidobook hoping that the author had improved on the first installment however the second books story pacing stalled to a stand still IMO. I got 2hours from finishing but just didn't care about the story enough to complete or carry on with this series any more. if the book lengths were halved might go a long way to improving the overall pace and delivery of the story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!