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One in the Gut

A Post-Apocalyptic LitRPG (Headshot, Book 1)

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One in the Gut

By: Matthew Siege
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
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About this listen

Every week, I rise from the dead....

Headshot has just gone live and the whole world's playing the new Artificial Reality blockbuster. Unfortunately, unless you can buy your way onto the Survivor's side, you can only participate as a Zombie. Each week, the forces gather to tear each other down to the bone...until, at week's end, the Apocalypse is reset.

Ryan's played the Beta for months, but now that his favorite game has launched, he finds it consuming his life - even as he struggles to decipher whether or not there's actually a way to succeed if you're not willing to Pay to Win.

But he's got bigger problems to deal with. There's something sinister going on beneath the surface of Headshot, and it looks like he's wrapped up in it whether he likes it or not.

Don't miss the first book in a thrilling post-apocalyptic LitRPG series featuring hordes of undead. It's perfect for fans of Daniel Schinhofen, Tao Wong, and Chris Carney.

©2018, 2020 Aethon Books (P)2020 Aethon Audio Classics Fantasy Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Zombie Survival LitRPG

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a great book the story just pulled me in and I am now super curious to see how it's going to progress in book 2

great story

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I struggled with this one and I'm not sure why.
I absolutely love Zombies and I really like Vikas Adam as a narrator.
But it still took many, many tries to get through this one.

Takes awhile to get into.

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Ever wanted to play a zombie? No, well listen to this book and it will change your mind. I received a review copy of this book and found a much deeper book than I was expecting. A simple story of an RPG in which you play a zombie, somehow manages to provide an entertaining social critique.

Oddly satisfying

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A great story that kept my attention throughout!
I really enjoyable the opposite approach of this story from the zombie player side and jumped straight into book 2 at the end!
Sometimes the game mechanics didn’t seem consistent (shouldn’t he have levelled from close proximity bonus when in the Hummer?) and at times it was a bit too ‘then and us, rich vs poor’, but I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this book to anyone!
Vikas’ narration perfectly suits the characters and pacing of the book!
This is my honest opinion of a free review copy.

Really enjoyable!!

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Awesome book. Saw this posted on Facebook and though "yeah why not..." had a spare token begging. Glad I did. After recently watching Sword art online I was a bit worried it would be a ripoff. It was not. Great take on VR gaming that is taking root. character was well written and I got a bit creeped out how excited he got about eating people. Sigh of good writing and good voice acting. Got the second book straightaway.

Awesome.

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