Embrakh

Fun Listen, Cast Needs Improvement.

Reviewed: 24-04-2019

The author finally replaced the old narrator with one capable of doing male voices well. Which is VERY nice. The writing is also a large improvement over his previous books, albeit character communication and motivations can feel artificial and stiff at times.

To expand and to be overly critical. I really do enjoy this author's works. However, I find they've one major thing they need to improve upon. Unique and fleshed out characters. I own the majority of Ben's works and find the quality starts to drop as he increases the size of the cast. Whilst a common problem in writing, this has resulted in me dropping sequels in both This and the Ancient Dreams series. I hope the author can work on building a story with a much smaller but fleshed out and unique cast in the future; or at the very least make the main cast more interesting. This however is dependent on both Ben and his narrator, in addition to it being a lot of work. So I'm hopeful Ben will continue to improve his writing as he goes.

Overall, an enjoyable listen. If you're interested in this kind of story, I encourage you to give it a go.
Whilst I don't know yet if I'll continue past beyond this book, I'm certainly looking forward to getting my hands on Ben's next series of books.

Amazing Book

Reviewed: 24-04-2019

An amazing spin on the traditional style of RPG-style of story. I'm praying we get a second book but only time will tell. Regardless, the narration is amazing, the characters fun and the story engaging. It's one of the most memorable books of this genre I've read in a very long time.

Unfortunately Average

Reviewed: 24-04-2019

I wanted to enjoy this book. I've a love for Dungeon Core themed stories, and admittedly love the idea of GLaDOS building a dungeon in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. There's unfortunately just a lot of problems. Whilst the book appears to be written with comedy in mind, character's act very unrealistically. None ever show signs of trauma when any normal person would break down. In addition, there's frequently large skips over all dungeon's development to each new encounter (which all feel the same as all characters are pretty flat) which takes away from the experience. In addition, the RPG elements seem like a cheap gimmick and come across as an easy way of giving the AI protagonist cool stuff without earning it; especially as they mostly just appear and the protagonist never has to get creative or work hard for them.

Overall, if you've already listened to all other Dungeon Lord/Core stories on Audible or just want a decent listen; then give the book a go. I found it decent enough to buy Book 2, but quickly refunded it after finding a lot of the problems in Book 1 were a LOT more common.

Better than I Ever Expected

Reviewed: 24-04-2019

I had for over a year ignored this book because of the art and because the voice actor wasn't to my taste. However, I'm very happy I gave it a go. It's the second or third best Dungeon story I've read next to Divine Dungeon and Dungeon Lord. That says a lot considering how many I've read.

In short, it gets much better as it goes and makes for an awesome listen. Well worth it.

Another excellent read.

Reviewed: 26-02-2019

I was worried that the adapted audiobook series had been cancelled. I'm very happy to have found out the author's still having his awesome books adapted by such talented narrators. They really do an amazing job at helping to bring the characters to life and distinguishing them as unique and interesting individuals.

Having said that, I'm very much looking forward to the fourth audiobook's release. I highly recommend both this book and this series for anyone in the fence. You won't be disappointed. I'm still surprised about how the story is only gaining in intensity and general quality. Hopefully the next books released soon.

Great.

Reviewed: 19-02-2019

Jeff Hays + good writing makes for another awesome book and hours of fun. Highly recommended.

Another excellent book.

Reviewed: 19-02-2019

Another awesome book with excellent narration. My only issue was a little confusion surrounding the technique used during the ending.

Merciless, the "Anarcho-Feminist".

Reviewed: 06-08-2018

Read if you enjoy political rants and forgettable characters.

The first book was decent. However this book has little charm.
Characters are forgettable, the plot is average and the antagonists were two-dimensional.

Overall, there are worse books out there. There are also much better books.
I'd recommend reading something else. The story and characters just didn't do it for me.

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Stupid Cliffhanger, Too Much Sex.

Reviewed: 30-07-2018

The story slowly degrades in quality as our powerful protagonist tries to sleep with everything female and has Vietnam flashbacks every couple of pages. Honestly, the story wasn't that bad. It would have just been preferable if the author didn't pad the book with so much crap to try force a terrible cliffhanger. The character's unfortunately weren't that memorable either.

Personally, I'd try something else. The quality never exceeds the first few chapters, so give them a listen and return it if you're not hooked in the first hour or so (best part of the book).

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Great Story of a Dungeon.

Reviewed: 27-06-2018

I purchased the book because I liked the author's 'Lilith's Shadow' book series. However, I found this book to be of a much higher quality. My only complaint is the narrator's inability to present distinct characters. Although, that may have been in part because of the writing itself.

Overall the narrator is talented and the book is very enjoyable.
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