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Ready, Aim, Fire

Project Harvester (Sci-fi LitRPG) (Ready, Aim, Fire!), Book 1

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Ready, Aim, Fire

By: Mike Lin
Narrated by: Nick Cracknell
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Earth is dying.

Jace Riven has five years to live.

He only needs two to save humanity.

In a future where Earth is scorched and civilization lives underground, solo harvesters risk their lives mining hostile alien worlds for vital resources. But when Jace, a terminally ill nobody, volunteers for the mission, no one expects him to last a week.

Armed with a basic suit, a weak rifle, and a ticking clock in his DNA, Jace must survive savage alien wildlife, deadly terrain, and other harvesters, all while unlocking mysterious tech upgrades and outsmarting an evolving enemy.

The deeper he goes, the stronger he becomes.

But the clock is always ticking.

©2025 Mike Lin (P)2026 Mike Lin Adventure Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Space Exploration
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Overall, it's not bad. The promise of a horde-shooter LitRPG sounds great on paper, and that's what pulled me in. Unfortunately, the first book never really finds its spark.

The whole stats and upgrade system could've been handled a lot better. It feels like it was ripped straight out of Vampire Survivors and dropped into a novel without asking too many questions. I would've liked a more grounded approach, or at least some explanation for why everything works the way it does. Right now, it mostly feels like "because game mechanics," and that's about it.

There's definitely room for the series to build on that, though, so I'm not writing it off just yet.

The world building is about as lively as a corporate team-building meeting after they announce layoffs. It's there, technically, but it doesn't leave much of an impression. The setting never really comes alive, and it feels like it exists mainly to give the next wave of monsters somewhere to spawn.

It's still a unique idea, and I don't regret giving it a shot. I just wish the story had a bit more personality and confidence. Right now it feels like it's waiting for the fun part to start. Hopefully the next book remembers to bring it.

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