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Life in the North

An Apocalyptic LitRPG (The System Apocalypse, Book 1)

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Life in the North

By: Tao Wong
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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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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The premise for this book/series is an interesting one, the game mechanics are imposed on the real world with skills, level ups and having to fight monsters becoming the new normal rather than the main character being transported to another world or trapped within a real-seeming game. The author does a good job of world-building, getting across the problems this disaster has had on the surviving populace and showing both the immediate and steady adjustments they have to make to their new reality.

The main character is clearly meant to be portrayed as troubled with some notable problems in his past, but the author introduces these elements quite gradually and does a good job of making the reader connect with him first rather than focusing on his negatives too much at the start.

The narrator gives a good performance with this book, providing a suitably distinctive range of tones for a varied cast, even including the non-human ones that could have easily seemed over the top if not handled correctly.

Overall, a very strong start to this series and I will definitely be listening to more of the books in this series soon.

[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]

Interesting Premise

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Well as the title say i really liked it, The system is one hell of a world. Literpg skills and world build is quite important this got that and some intresting chars.

After first i bought the other 4.

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great book,plenty of adventure..you will wil enjoy it even more if your a gamer :)

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