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Life in the North

An Apocalyptic LitRPG (The System Apocalypse, Book 1)

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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.

But surviving in this new reality won't be easy. John will have to get back to civilization through hordes of slavering monsters. And that's just the beginning—because with the arrival of the System, John will need to help rebuild society from the ruins up… and stop humanity from destroying itself along the way.

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.

©2017 Tao Wong (P)2024 Starlit Publishing Action & Adventure Fantasy Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction LitRPG
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Less of the repetitive listing of status than most other of the genre, which is a good thing. Definitely moving straight on to the rest of the series and hope the plots and characters develop a little more but a great opener. Personally i dont see the MC as that angry as others have commented.

Great read (listen)!

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I am new to LItrpg as well as post apocalyptic books I immediately downloaded and listen to this book when I saw it and finished it in one sitting.

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I saw someone write something similar before but I just can’t identify myself with the MC, I don’t know how it feels to have anger issues which probably explains why most of the MC’s monologues seemed irrational to me. Also the dark elf guy, I am not homophobic, but scenes with him were a bit uncomfortable to me. But besides that the story is fine. The world seemed to be shaping well and I hope there will be more dungeons. I just wish that John would maybe pay some attention to what’s happening in the towns and with people, because really his monologue are getting really annoying after some point. I am willing to give the next book a try and see where it goes from there.

Too many rage monologues

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Really great story, purchased the next book before I was even halfway through the first one. May have to buy the ebooks to carry on story.👍

Really great story

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The main char in this is the most whiny and limp person ever put to the page. power fantasy is fine but you have to start with something likable this is not that.

What an awful main protagonist

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