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John wanted a vacation. He got an apocalypse.
When John sets out for a weekend camping trip in the Yukon, he never could have imagined the world would be plunged into chaos by the System–a mystical energy wave that destroys electronics and grants game-like powers to humanity. Suddenly, animals are evolving, monsters are spawning, and John finds himself equipped with a character sheet and incredible, physics-defying skills.
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Life in the North is the first book in The System Apocalypse, an Apocalyptic LitRPGseries that combines modern day life, science fiction and fantasy elements along with game mechanics. This series contains elements of games like level ups, experience, enchanted materials, a sarcastic spirit, mecha, a beguiling dark elf, monsters, minotaurs, a fiery red head and a semi-realistic view on violence and its effects.
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The world ends in a slew of blue notification boxes, bringing with it a game-like existence including monsters and Classes. Now, John has to make his way from Kluane National Park in the Yukon to Whitehorse through monster infested forests. But, that's not enough; because he'll need to help rebuild civilization itself around the System, aliens and monsters. And, as always, humanity will be its own greatest enemy.
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- By Donovan on 12-13-22
By: Tao Wong
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The System Apocalypse Short Story Anthology, Volume 1
- By: Tao Wong, Alexis Keane, Craig Hamilton, and others
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Shamaan Casey, Gary Bennett, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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A bounty hunting survivor. A Galactic dark elf. A woman who has given up her humanity to become something more. These stories and more are available in the first short story anthology for the System Apocalypse, covering year one on Earth. When the world ends, humanity steps up, finding new ways to survive in a world with classes, magic, and monsters. The anthology features exciting, new stories by five new writers and a new, never publicly released short story by Tao Wong.
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A fun diversion
- By Kevin on 01-28-20
By: Tao Wong, and others
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Volper. LitRPG Series
- Alpha Rome 1
- By: Ros Per
- Narrated by: Graham Mack
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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As the years start running out, you often find that life has left you completely alone. This is what has happened to one military veteran who’s lived through many of history’s “flash points”. In order to inject some color into his final days, the former soldier signs a contract with a company that has developed a fully immersive virtual world. Project Alpha Rome is a multi-level city plagued by endless wars between humans and mutants. You can play as either species. The best argument in favor of living here is the firepower and the reflexes of your weapons.
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An old man, a new world.
- By Dave on 03-31-24
By: Ros Per
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The Mage from Nowhere
- Legends of the Tainted, Book 1
- By: B.T. Narro
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
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Tarak is thrown into a strange city with just a few coppers in his pocket and the tainted shadow of his family following him. At least the ale is better, but famine and poverty make it a little hard to enjoy that. With no one to call his friend and almost no knowledge of sorcery, Tarak will have to compete with the best sorcerers if he wishes to remain free.
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DNF Absolutely Insufferable
- By TC on 04-03-24
By: B.T. Narro
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Ashborn Primordial
- A Progression Fantasy Epic
- By: Vowron Prime
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 24 hrs and 7 mins
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Ekavir is a hardworking lumberjack's son. It isn't his fault crows speak in eldritch voices when he walks through the forest, or that his blood-red eyes leave the village kids shaking in their shoes. He might be the latest incarnation of a dreaded god known as the Primordial, but he never asked for that. He doesn't even know. When knights arrive hunting for the Ender of Realms, Vir loses his idyllic life along with his chance to be anything else. To grow strong enough to survive, he'll have to become the Primordial.
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Let Vowron Prime and Heath Miller tell you a fun story...
- By Lonnie-The GreatNorthernTroll-Moore on 03-29-24
By: Vowron Prime
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Donald Trump Adventures
- Over 30 Action Packed Short Stories Featuring Donald Trump
- By: James Patalon
- Narrated by: Cie Siyavash Sharp
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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In this book Donald will take on giant monsters, sinister villains, he'll play a homicide detective in half a dozen stories, he'll fight Frankenstein, the werewolf, Freddie Kruger and even Popeye the Sailor. There are also stories about Donald being an American film star, fairytale about Snow-white and Donald Trump, Fast, funny, right to the point, dramatic, adventurous, and believe me so, so much more.
By: James Patalon
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Dawn of a Dragon Mage
- Master of Metal, Book 1
- By: D.B. King, EV Marcellus
- Narrated by: Alex Perone
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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The first metal dragon in an age has come. One hero must harness its power to defeat the darkness. Garrick Vilfort is a recruit for a mercenary company. During his final examination, he bonds with a dragon thought extinct: an iron dragon. With this startling discovery comes a terrible promise. The age of the metal dragons has returned, along with the coming doom of the entire world. To hold the forces of darkness at bay, Garrick and his fellow summoners must unlock the true powers of their dragons, beyond anything that has been seen since the dawn of magic.
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- By Justin McKnight on 04-05-24
By: D.B. King, and others
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The System Apocalypse: Australia Books 1-3
- By: Tao Wong, KT Hanna
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 37 hrs and 56 mins
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No more cute koala bears, bouncy kangaroos, or fuzzy wallabies. Now, everything is mutated and aggressive? Who made the spiders so big? The world's most dangerous continent just got a lot more dangerous, and no one, not even the alien Galactics who arrive, are ready for it.
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- By Steve on 05-08-24
By: Tao Wong, and others
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Dread Knight
- A Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy
- By: Sarah Hawke
- Narrated by: Richard Brock, Raya Kane
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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Centuries ago, a cabal of powerful mages cast a disastrous spell that corrupted the source of magic, transforming much of the world's population into merciless monsters called Riven. Empires crumbled. Civilization collapsed. Yet an ember of hope remains. Duncan Keene is a Dread Knight, a dark warrior empowered by an unholy pact with a demon lord. He has sacrificed everything to save the world from the Riven—his family, his future, even his very soul. When he finds himself unexpectedly partnered with the last uncorrupted angel in the world, she makes it her mission to redeem him.
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give me some more
- By JB on 04-15-24
By: Sarah Hawke
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Stone Age Hero
- By: Quentin Kilgore
- Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski, Alyssa Poon
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Tex falls into a chasm and wakes up in a brutal, stone-age wilderness. Armed with a rifle and the skills of a bushman, he must survive against pterodactyls, bloodthirsty barbarians, and tyrannical sorcerers.
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- By Chad on 07-05-23
By: Quentin Kilgore
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Return of the Runebound Professor
- A Progression Fantasy Epic
- By: Actus
- Narrated by: Ramon De Ocampo
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
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Lives are a currency, and Noah Vines is rich. With countless variations of runic magic to discover and with death serving as only a painful soul-wound rather than a final end, Noah finally has a chance to wander the lands of the living once more. This time around, he plans to get strong enough to make sure that he never has to wait around in the afterlife again.
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- By Legend Blackthorne on 03-31-24
By: Actus
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Soulbound 1: A Haremlit Fantasy Adventure
- Soulbound, Book 1
- By: Cassius Lange
- Narrated by: Gabriel Michael, Jessica Threet
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
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After having kept my hands to myself for years, It's time to enjoy myself a bit as well with an enemy-turned-ally magician who is as smart as she is beautiful, a bar owner who can equally hold herself in a fight as much as with liquor, and the only other survivor other than myself, a golden-haired healer who's even more damaged than I am. Change looms behind Greystone's colossal walls as guilds vanish, arena fighters wind up dead, and whispers of a great war permeate the streets. My name is Cade, a man driven by vengeance, and I am going to bring it all down!
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I just don't understand.
- By Bishop on 04-14-24
By: Cassius Lange
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Sylver Seeker
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Kennit Kenway
- Narrated by: Garrett Michael Brown
- Length: 20 hrs and 29 mins
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Don't miss the start of this LitRPG adventure about a reincarnated necromancer growing in power and finding his way in a new world where the rules have changed vastly since he last "lived".
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Bad lit, OK fantasy.
- By Danger nood on 01-10-24
By: Kennit Kenway
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Chalgathi: An Apocalypse LitRPG
- Elysium's Multiverse, Book 1
- By: Ranyhin1
- Narrated by: Jay Aaseng
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
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Everyone becomes prey when Earth is swallowed up and transmuted to a bestial landscape, the first stage of induction into Elysium's multiverse and a new galaxy in the making. In the blink of any eye, the bloodthirsty creatures of Riven Thane's worst nightmares are unleashed as he; his sister, Allie; and his friend Jose scramble amid the carnage to live another hour. But on this nothing of a planet, Riven is more special than he knows. He's among a select few with a singular bloodline, and the Elysium system has its eye on Riven in particular.
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- By Jarred Scoopie Allen on 11-24-23
By: Ranyhin1
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The Dust of Dawn
- The Dust Series, Book 1
- By: Eloise J. Knapp
- Narrated by: Andrew B. Wehrlen
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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Zabat's Comet promises a stunning astronomical display as it narrowly passes our planet. Then a solar flare nudges it hurtling toward Earth. Humanity crumbles during the countdown to doomsday. But Zabat is more than just a comet. The impact brings not swift extinction but a massive cloud of dust that appears to have a mind of its own. A sinister intelligence. A force that threatens to change what's left of humanity. Jack, Colleen, Lara, and Dan survived the violent chaos of the countdown. Now, they're about to find out that after doomsday, there are horrors even worse than death.
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Fresh take
- By timj26 on 02-18-19
By: Eloise J. Knapp
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Goddess Reborn!
- An Isekai LitRPG Fantasy
- By: Rain Harlow
- Narrated by: Hannah Schooner, Giancarlo Herrera
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
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Sammy struggled through college until she's magically transported to another realm. In this new world, she's been transformed into the wholly (holy?) different form of a goddess. Now she has to acquire followers to appease the ever helpful System. The worst part, her powers have something to do with mirrors. Go figure. Sammy will struggle to take over the world, one follower at a time and in doing so, save more than herself. Join her in this progression fantasy from the seat of power.
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I only had 2 minor issues
- By mat on 12-07-23
By: Rain Harlow
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Utopia
- suspense, romance, and the supernatural
- By: Dana Andrews
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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Amidst the whispers of the ancients, their souls found solace in each other, a bond forged in the fires of love and destiny. In the timeless realm of Tzang Yi, where the veil between reality and hidden secrets is thin, Jordan and Li Wan are destined to find each other across the expanse of eternity. Whether amidst the golden waves of a wheat field, aboard a ship that sails the endless seas, or within the sacred walls of an ashram, their souls are bound by a love that transcends the boundaries of time and space. Amidst the whispers of the ancients, their souls found solace in each other, a ...
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A Path of Possession
- The N-ergy Cycle, Book 1
- By: Charles Brass
- Narrated by: Sylvia Gonçalves
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
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Two seasons ago, then-fifteen-celebrations-old Lake-Ellen Redwood’s Path in life changed when she became a fledgling Lady of the Leaves. On the morning she attempts to resume her lifelong goal of becoming a guild-certified accountant, she suffers a lightning strike while meditating beneath the massive Heart of the Forest. Fearful the incident blasted into her the devil rumored to be slumbering within the two-millennia-old tree, the local ruling council banishes her under penalty of death. Forced to flee, she travels to her uncle’s house in a distant city to heal in anonymity.
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Good Listen
- By Soren Mogensen on 04-10-24
By: Charles Brass
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-13-18
Great Book! Negative reviews are misleading!
Below is my original review. Its how I feel about the book in question but recently the author has taken to trademarking generic terms like "system apocalypse" and having indie authors which used them removed from the Kindle store. I feel this just damages the community and won't be buying anymore of his books even though I was a fan. If you are okay with this behavior feel free to read my original review and make your choice.
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This is a great LITRPG! I loved it! I bought book 2 and 3 already and can’t wait to listen to them.
WARNING ABOUT MISLEADING AUDIBLE REVIEW COMMENTS!!!
Despite being a LitRPG enthusiast I refused to read this book for multiple months because of the negative reviews. There was a similar trend of issues mentioned in audible comments which are typically red flags for books that I will not enjoy. These concerns were unfounded and I want to mention them just in case other listeners are deciding to not read this for the same reasons:
1. I cannot stand it when the main character is dumb or when stupidity drives plot. If I am fifteen minutes in and I keeps screaming “WHY DID YOU DO THAT?” then there is a high probability that the book is being returned. There were a lot of comments which seemed to suggest that the main character kept making dumb decisions or that his rage caused him to make dumb decisions. Yes…The main character has a rage problem, but other than some emo moments in the last ~10 minutes of the book I didn’t see it leading him to dumb decisions. In some ways I understood it. Minor spoilers…There was a moment when he sees a terrible sight and his “rage” drives him to want to kill a bunch of overpowered monsters that “an army would have trouble fighting.” His companion warns him not to, but he risks his life and moves in to fight anyways. At first I was slapping my head because I expected him to run into the middle of these monsters’ guns blazing. I was pleasantly surprised when he formulates a plan, which takes most of a day to implement, and manages to kill all of the monsters. A risky well executed plan leading to great rewards, thumbs up scene in my opinion.
2. This refers to the many comments mentioning “HOMOSEXUALS.” Typically I have a lot of trouble stomaching sex scenes in general. I prefer them to be vaguely hinted at and if not, I usually skip them because they are typically awkward to overhear or to melodramatic for me. For example; my heart was burning with such intensity that I worried it would melt through me, around him, and down my legs…
Really?
Really?
That being said explicit man-on-man sex or man-on-man emotions are a bigger turn off. I don’t think I’m homophobic, I believe in gay rights and really don’t care where you put your sexual organs, as long they are willing and past the age of consent. I think my issue is that when I read books I typically see myself as the main character and I don’t find men attractive. If I am putting myself into the viewpoint of someone who is pining over a wilder beast of a man, then its difficult for me to maintain immersion because I can’t see myself in that situation.
With all that being said, let me state that the “homosexual” sentences (because I can’t say there is a homosexual scene in the entire book) is so trivial that I am surprised anyone even mentioned them. I went into this expecting to be skipping chapters where the main character is having “ball slapping sex” with Joe the Lumber Jack. Instead I have maybe ten sentences in the entire book that may suggest the main character is Bi but prefers women. Not only that but other than a single sentence that states “I dabbled back in college.” the only male he seems to be attracted to is an elf who has a MAGICAL ABILITY WHICH MAKES PEOPLE ATTRACTED TO HIM. So the three scenes with the elf are pretty much like:
*Sees elf* “I want to kiss him.”
*Elf smiles coyly at him*
“I don’t trust him, and I don’t have time for this.”
The only other thing is that some people actually think that the main character is interested in this elf but the only actual sexual encounter he has is with a women and thankfully its pretty much just mentioned.
Legitimate concerns
These concerns did not impact my enjoyment of the book but if you are someone who can only spend a credit on a perfectly written book, then it may impact your enjoyment of it.
1. This is a LitRPG. If you don’t know the genre a writer uses role playing game themes or systems when creating their fantasy world. For example, a leveling system is used in this fantasy world. That being said some LitRPG enthusiasts will not enjoy this book as the LitRPG aspects are kinda light. Although I preferred it… rather then 10 minutes of reciting spreadsheets this book focuses more on the characters.
2. I felt like this book didn’t have a good antagonist, climax, or resolution. The closest thing to a main antagonist seems to be the world itself. When the book ended it left me wanting more and if there wasn’t a book 2 for me to immediately jump into I would have been disappointed.
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- Jack
- 01-29-20
One of the best examples of the genre
I’ve been on a bit of a streak for these sorts of books lately and this is the example that others should strive for. Many in the genre get caught up in game mechanics and forget to put a story in place, while others have a story that is lacking due to the protagonist being in his own and having to monologue to themselves while they figure out what’s going on. The story is one that I would have enjoyed even if it wasn’t game-ified and the addition of a companion within the first chapter is exactly what the story needed for explanations without there being an awkward exposition dump. On top of all that, Nick Podehl is quickly becoming one of my favorite narrators so I’m very much looking forward to listening to the rest of the series. I cannot recommend this enough.
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- Zachary
- 01-06-20
love this series
I absolutely love this series. I love it so much I am creating a fan fiction using my own characters:)
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- Justin
- 09-15-21
Surprisingly intense and fun
Nick Podehl is a great narrator as always, but this is one of the books that really lets him shine. Exciting, funny, harsh, and engaging, this story is well worth the credit.
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- Gabe
- 02-27-19
Good Story - Will Need to Relisten
This was an interesting book. I feel like I missed a lot of little bits of info though that would of clarified things. I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little confused about the progression of the main character. I feel like he should have gotten farther in his class/levels through the events he managed to get himself into. But I’m a sucker for OP characters so I may be jaded. As always, Podehl gives a fantastic performance, half of the reason I decided to give this title a try. Whatever my feelings about this first book, I will continue to binge the series!
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- Kyle
- 12-23-19
Excellent!
A wonderful introduction with a character who is very dynamic and doesn't really follow the cliché. I found it to entice me and I bought the second one right after and am listened to them back to back! Nick Podehl never fails to bring you into the story and make the characters feel just that much more real!
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- Button
- 01-24-19
One of the best for Apocalyptic LitRPG genre,
This was one of the first books I read in this Apocalyptic LitPPG genre and still the best, I own the whole series on Kindle and Audible and have read/listened to them several times and the really hold up.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-19-19
Cool Story
I really was hooked in the first 5 minutes. Hell, the first paragraph. I like the real world aspect and not VR so many others use. Good book.
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- Daniel
- 07-10-18
very emotional but action packed
The story flows pretty smoothly, with action and character development flowing naturally. Though the main character hits a bit too close to home, the author's insight into that particular state of mind is impressive and helps to draw in the reader to caring about the protagonist. Worth the read.
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- Dustin
- 01-15-22
The world was attacked and nearly everyone died
The negative reviews are just plain wrong. If the world was attacked and Billions of people died i'd be pissed too. I'd also kill everything that moved and would want to tear down the system. The "whiny" MC comments are from people who do not get into the story. He's not "whiny" he's pissed and wants to tear it all down, i'm with him.
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