AlterWorld
Play to Live, Book 1
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AlterWorld
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Narrated by:
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Michael Goldstrom
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By:
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D. Rus
About this listen
A new pandemic - the perma effect - has taken over Earth of the near future. Whenever you play your favorite online game, beware: your mind might merge with the virtual world and dump its comatose host. Woe be to those stuck forever in Tetris! And still they're the lucky ones compared to those burning alive eternally within the scorched hulls of tank simulators. But some unfortunates - the handicapped and the terminally ill, shell-shocked army vets, wronged crime victims and other society misfits - choose to flee real life willingly, escaping to the limitless world of online sword and sorcery MMORPGs. Once a seasoned gamer and now a terminal cancer patient, Max grasps at this final chance to preserve his life and identity. So he goes for it - goes for the promise of immortality shared with a few trusty friends and the woman he loves. Together they roam the roads of AlterWorld and sample its agony and ecstasy born of absolute freedom.
©2014 D. Rus (P)2015 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
I really enjoyed the audio book.
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It's a great adaptation of everything I love about MMORPGs in a story. Gives me my gaming fix whilst I'm driving for real world stuff!
Great RPG story!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Others are also tackling the game life crossover genre, but this is especially well done. If you like the subject, its sure to have your inner 'geek' purring with pleasure. I purchased the first book, got books 2+3 straight away and books 4 to 7 within a week. Just a slight caution, the first 3 books are solid work, then the care and fresh idea's slow down. Look at the book lengths ... rushing them out? Pressure from the publisher after book 3? I could see a trend there :/ That being said, do I recommend them?Yes I do. Great fun to be had, but please Mr D. Rus, if you are the type of author that reads poorly written reviews, please take your own sweet time with your next book :)
(Not as long as Patrick Rothfuss though lol)
What did you like best about this story?
Good balance of the geek Vs story. By this I mean it caters for old school gamers and the non gamer sci-fi readership.
What does Michael Goldstrom bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Well narrated by Michael Goldstrom, Michael is no 'Rupert Degas', but who is?Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me smile a few times, from a miserable old git, that's good enough.Any additional comments?
Additional for readers that remember the late 70's to early 90's - If you like the game immersion theme and haven't yet read 'Ready Player One', give your self a real treat :)A great series opener
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Great book
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it narrated well and the action just keeps on coming. not a book for kids as there is swaring f words so buyer beware, but for adults its a ripping yarn. highly reccomend
surprise new genre for me mmorpg...
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
The immaturity and sexism were niggling. The over-use of unexplained acronyms was annoying. There were some poorly-thought out plot holes.What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
An hour from the end, I realised I just didn't want to finish it. Usually, I will persevere, just to make sure I don't miss anything. In this case, I don't care if I did miss something; I couldn't face wasting that final hour.Did AlterWorld inspire you to do anything?
I was inspired to return it, but it did make me a biit nostalgic for quest adventure games, so I think I might try to find a game to play.Any additional comments?
The narrator was good, and the book wasn't really dreadful - it was just that by the end the bad bits were niggling at me enough to overwhelm any good bits.Not for me
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Great story
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I also have to note that the casual sexism in this book is very off putting. The male lead picks up a girl who follows him around, doting on him, pleasing him in the bedroom in very teenage-male-fantasy ways and generally just acting as a subsidiary to him rather than being a fully-fledged character in her own right. Another missed opportunity.
Enjoyable but lacking
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The main character is far too lucky, I cannot feel the tension in the battles. Also he was supposed to be in his early 30s but I kept thinking he's only in his late teens or early 20s. The author failed to portray his maturity and intelligence, would be better to make him younger.
There are some good aspects, the idea of being in a game world and that his pet became more "alive". The blurred line between the light and dark is a nice touch and so does the gaming experience. The first few hours are quite entertaining but soon the main character became an almost unstoppable player.
The narrator is quite good, made this book easier to listen to.
Going to return this
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the relationship with the love interest is unbelievable. the reader is monotone and uninteresting.
the dialogue is flat
Cringe
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