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    Deadman's Retinue
    Deadman's Retinue
    Deadman's Retinue
    Audiobook11 hours

    Deadman's Retinue

    Written by Pavel Kornev

    Narrated by Shawn Compton

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Getting stuck in virtual reality isn't fun, but being trapped in an NPC's dead body is really the pits. Still, there might be a way out-provided John can find the Scroll of Rebirth. The problem is, finding it is only half the hassle; knowing how to use it is another bag of worms entirely. Several months of full VR immersion may have turned the cumbersome walking deadman into a swift killing machine, allowing him to earn the patronage of the Lord of Chaos and even acquire his own crypt-but John is still a long way away from reaching the coveted level 100 which would allow him to escape his virtual prison and rescue his own physical body.

    John has run out of time; he can't afford to play by somebody else's rules anymore. Which means it's time to set his own. Would you really call his plan crazy? Earning all the remaining XP in one fell swoop by killing the terrible Lord of Decay? A crazy escapade indeed, but who better suited for it than our very own Dead Rogue?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    TranslatorIrene Woodhead
    Release dateDec 31, 2019
    ISBN9781977364326
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    • 5/5
      Liked all parts very much. Can only recommend the books!
    • 4/5
      The previous book ended on a cliffhanger, meaning it started with a battle. The main hero and his friends? (no, they weren't his friends) enemies? (no, in this case they tried to help him) random strangers? (certainly not, they renew their virtual avatars i.e.) helpers? (no, we are too independent and driven by their own interests) well, let's say people who had the misfortune to be close to MC called John Doe in the virtual world at the end of volume 2 had to fight for their virtual life. Resurrection or not, there were reasons they didn't want to die. To make matters worse, John Doe alias Ian had only 30 days to achieve a specific goal or die. In real life. His physical body was in a coma and it was decided to turn off his life support after a month. How is an incentive? Every hour is counted; for this reason, all chapters are named after the remaining days and hours. You can feel the urgency with Ian who at times didn't have time to find more subtle ways of doing it and had to use good old brute force methods. What surprised me right after finishing the book was the fact that there are two more books in the series. The ending of this was good enough to serve as the ending of the whole series.
      It was also pretty decent. I suspect the success of the first trilogy convinced the author to continue. Or maybe it was his editor. Anyway, some people want to quit after reading this episode, it's a very nice place to do that. So the ending was OK, but what about the plot, characters, their development, deep philosophical thoughts, political commentary, symbolic characters for diversity, etc. ?PLOT: Pretty good non-stop action for a summer blockbuster (and I mean a good blockbuster). Characters: deep enough not to be called two-dimensional, useful. Character Development: I feel like this often means the aforementioned characters had to suffer to develop; in this case, only Ian suffered, the rest of the people enjoyed playing. Deep philosophical thoughts: haha, very funny. Political Commentary: There aren't any, thank goodness Token Diversity Characters: No one knew the race of the actual people playing, or their sexual orientation. As far as we know, anyone could be gay or transsexual; whatever for the story. Diversity came naturally to the game. In other words, it's great brainless entertainment. It's a little weaker than the previous book, but good enough for 4 stars. In other words, it's the kind of book you can put down in the middle of reading if you really need to, but do so reluctantly.
    • 5/5
      A nice rounded end to a nice written saga. Loved it.