Author: Luke Chmilenko
Rating: 3.5/5
Comments:
Well, this is the 3rd book set in Ascend Online that I've read. I can't explain why, but it was kind of a slog to get through it. It had some good parts, but I think the fact that the whole thing isn't real detracts from it enough that they couldn't make up for that. Unlike the first book, the mechanics of the game weren't novel enough to hold my interest.
If you like gamelit, well I can give this my whole-hearted endorsement. I think Luke could have dropped the game trappings and just put it together as a fantasy world, and it would have been a better story.
Two minor parts of the story apparently bugged me enough they are percolating to the top of my brain as I write this, so I'm including them. One, the protagonist gets a message from family members that they're joining the game, yet they don't contact him in game, or ask for gear, starting money, or apply for the guild. Just "Hey we're going to be in the neighborhood, but we don't want to see you" Second, the world outside of the game is just implausibly awful, which no doubt is the point, so people will want to escape into the game.
Bedroom Activities: FTB
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FTB/Explicit/None – Fade to black bedroom activities vs “Onscreen” vs No activities
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