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First Sorcerer

Singularity Online, Book 1

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First Sorcerer

By: Kyle Johnson
Narrated by: Basil Sands
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The Singularity - the merger of man and machine into a greater whole - is finally within humanity's grasp. When programmer Jeff Lawing gets the opportunity to join Singularity Online, the world's first realistic VRMMO and the testing ground that will lead to the Singularity, he leaps to accept.

Singularity is much more realistic and darker than Jeff had imagined, though. As a Sorcerer, his arcane magic is limited only by his imagination, allowing him to craft powerful spells forged from his desires. As the only Sorcerer in the game, he'll need to carve his own path, with only an ancient specter as his guide.

Will his new powers be enough to see him through the deadliest training quest he's ever encountered or to protect him in a fallen realm filled with undead? Does the have the courage and passion he needs to seize the mantle of First Sorcerer?

©2020 Kyle Johnson (P)2020 Tantor Fantasy Fiction Sorcery Magic Magic Users

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Wasn’t sure what to expect but this is a remarkable little tale and well worth the time!

An unexpected gem

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Solid litrpg, focused plot with lots of magical theory and good characterisation.
Narration is somewhat old fashioned but good nonetheless.

Solid Litrpg

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What an amazing listen, I couldn't stop or put it down. I highly recommend it, I've already downloaded the second one and can't wait to listen.

Great book

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the narrator is doing a good job, but the story is not served well by its main character.

the main theme of the protagonist is that he has to be immaginative to properly use his powers, but he squanders that power because me lacks imagination.

the story is carried by the narrator.

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I discovered LitRPGs only 2 years ago but have read over 100 since then and find them a very mixed bag. Often my main criticisms are that the creatures they face are rather generic and predictable and how they're full of stats every few seconds.

In First Sorceror, I found none of this and not only was it light on the stats (concentrating only on those relevant to the moment) but the creatures Kyle has created are both original but also worthy of being included in anyone's tabletop gaming session.

Viewed as a standalone story, it is somewhat lacking as there is a Lot of preamble and finding of feet but once it gets going the action is fast, fights innovative and the (rather small) cast interesting enough. It feels a lot like what it is, an origin story and so there is a lot of ground work to place but this may put some people off, which is a shame as it is still thoroughly enjoyable and original.

I've also noticed a lot of reviewers finding fault with the narration, one even calling it 'old fashioned' (?) but I found Basil Sands' work excellent throughout with everything clear and concise and adding emotion where needed and adding a brilliant sense of personality to all the characters regardless of gender.

In all I did find it dragged a little in the last few chapters, almost feeling as if it was floundering a little but this didn't go as far as to leave a bad taste and left me still wanting more and so I will certainly be checking out book 2 in the future.

A very original and enjoyable beginning.

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