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NPCs

By: Drew Hayes
Narrated by: Roger Wayne
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What happens when the haggling is done and the shops are closed? When the quest has been given, the steeds saddled, and the adventurers are off to their next encounter? They keep the world running, the food cooked, and the horses shoed, yet what adventurer has ever spared a thought or concern for the Non-Player Characters?In the town of Maplebark, four such NPCs settle in for a night of actively ignoring the adventurers drinking in the tavern when things go quickly and fatally awry. Once the dust settles, these four find themselves faced with an impossible choice: pretend to be adventurers undertaking a task of near-certain death or see their town and loved ones destroyed. Armed only with salvaged equipment, second-hand knowledge, and a secret that could get them killed, it will take all manner of miracles if they hope to pull off their charade. And even if they succeed, the deadliest part of their journey may well be what awaits them at its end.

©2014 Andrew Hayes (P)2014 Tantor Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Comedy Adventure Witty Funny Feel-Good LitRPG

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I thought the overall story was a good start to a series but in my opinion there were a lot of missed opportunities for comedy throughout.

Having said that, I thought the performance was very good and the characters well written. I'll be getting the sequel Asap.

Really enjoyable.

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I loved this!!! It was perfect in so many ways, and so far in my wheelhouse it was unreal. I fully plan on forcing everyone in my weekly D&D session to read this, because it will give such an extra layer of amazing to our games!

The characters were powerful, but not overpowered, and so relatable for such an odd bunch. The world was diverse and detailed and I was so lost in the story it was almost as if I was there. I now NEED the other books in this series.

This was a book I didn't know I needed to read, but I definitely needed it in my life!

Also, the narration was amazing; Roger Wayne created an entire cast of unique voices that breathed their own life into the characters.

A table top RPG come to life

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This is an amazing story 👏🏻 the characters are perfectly written, I connected with them straight away, the story left me on the edge of my seat and laughing out loud. Wonderful twists and turns. Narration by Roger Wayne was immersive, I loved each characters voice, perfect choice.
Would definitely recommend!!!

Amazing

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I worry when I buy a book or audiobook that it'll be any good. I found this audiobooks story and narrator kept my intrigue throughout. It's not like there are lots of twists in the story but the story flows and the characters are likeable. I found myself listening to large chunks at a time. I've bought the other two sequal audio books and am ploughing through now! Thumbs up!!

Enjoyable!

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at first I thought it was about players trapped in a game but then I found out that I was wrong.
look forward to the next book.

A good story

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