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Gene Harvest

A LitRPG Adventure

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Gene Harvest

By: Joshua Rettew
Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
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Benny White had been having a rough couple of years, and the approaching apocalypse wasn’t exactly helping.

Pulled from the point of death and thrust into a horde-mode-style survival game, Benny’s odds weren’t looking too great. To make matters worse, an eldritch god… entity… thing named ‘Dave’ tasked him with destroying the very System that now controls his fate.

But hey, it's not all bad news. Benny’s experience as a lab tech grants him a rare Splicer Class that lets him repurpose the genetic material of slain enemies into augments for himself. Bone claws, blood-bullet turrets, and maybe a skeletal hydra head or two are just a few of the additions to his gory arsenal.

Then there’s his Flesh Golem summon, a six-foot mound of muscle and sinew called Meat. That lumbering monstrosity might come in handy, just as soon as it stops walking into trees…

The stage has been set. The contestants have been chosen. The entire galaxy is watching.

Welcome to the Game of Souls, where the only prize is to survive.

©2024 Joshua Rettew (P)2024 Portal Books Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Survival Game LitRPG
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inability to accept the severity of his situation. old rules of conduct need to been quickly reset

surprising humor

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loved the worldbuilding and humour can't wait for the next instalment. it is good to see more people breaking into this genre

loved the book

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if anyone is a fan of the two prototype games, this book has similar ideas at least to me, with doses of hunger games and litrpg system elements

pretty great so far

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Funny and thrilling, great character creation and a lot of good references. I can’t wait for the next instalment.

It’s from New Jersey! XD

Absolute awesome

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well worth a read. MC does well all things considered. Bit overwhelmed with events but overall worth a read. same narrator as The perfect run and proforms the same. overall good book.

orange you glad I didn't say bannana

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The author made us listen to the main characters thought process and his inability to be mature in any situation, very awkward style of humour. talks a lot about kids being in the same situation like he's some wise and mature adult. he's a 10 year old in an adult body acting like he's the most charismatic person who needs to hear his own voice and jokes. build the universe up and expand, not in the crap jokes the MC needs to say constantly

More time spent on morality and feelings

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The main character is the most infuriating weak willed child in this genre, his actions directly kill and harm all those around him and his child like interactions are unbearable.
The setting and system are well built and the over arching story is atleast mildly compelling.
Unfortunately the main character completely destroys any semblance of interest in this he is a middle aged man with extensive trauma from both child abuse, and cancer. why then is he written like he is a 11 year old boy, can't talk to anyone, doesn't understand basics social ques, walks around a horrible apocalypse with child like wonder and the forethought of a goldfish and everyone loves and forgives him even when his actions directly get the people they love murdered. So much marysue

terrible

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