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True Smithing

True Smithing, Book 1

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True Smithing

By: Jared Mandani
Narrated by: Henry W Kramer
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Angus Bjornson only ever wanted to do one thing: to continue crafting exquisite weapons and pieces of armor for his loyal customers. Unfortunately, after one accident too many that leaves the old blacksmith completely disabled, it would seem he has no other choice but to hang up his hammer.

However, that would be underestimating the stubbornness of the self-made man. Fearing he's not going to stop until he ends up dead in his forge, Angus' children offer him a virtual rig that connects to Imperium Games' many universes.

After choosing a fantasy-based world called Alterwelt, Angus - now known as Hephaestus - quickly learns that he can make use of his lifetime of experience by disabling the auto function and playing on manual. His skills allow him to create unique items that beat everything sold on the market. But Hephaestus has a long way to go before he can afford his own in-game forge. Moreover, he only ever learned to work with steel while here he has access to metals as strange and exotic as azuraneum, veridium, orichalcum....

©2020 Jared Mandani (P)2020 Tantor Cyberpunk Fiction Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Science Fiction Game
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4 stars all around. The narration could have done with just a tad more liveliness/ passion here and there, as could the writing. Story was interesting although the handful time skips took away from what could have been some interesting content to expand the world.
For a free book this was pretty good.

Truly, a solid book.

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I liked the whole package, believable world enacted by an excellent narrator, as a result am recommending this book, will be reading the next one!

good story

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I’m absolutely buggered after a big bastard of a day at work it’s three o’clock in the morning and I just gotten to a wholesome ending

Having previously read the book, it’s still bloody good

Great story

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surprisingly clever, doesn't need a tonne of flashy fight scenes to carry this story. we'll written and a few twists that really got me.

might be my new favourite series.

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love the way it's set up, would love too see more like this in joy the moment the short cuts.

RL in VR

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I think that they paid the narrator as a contract job, he gabbled his way through the book as if he was busting to take a leak. He gleefully ignored those pesky things like commas and full stops in his haste. Maybe they should have paid him by the hour so he might have slowed down a bit. The story was moronic and the character development... well, what character development?. I didn't like any of them and wouldn't have cared if they lived, died or, worse, were consigned to tead this book for all eternity.

Awful

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couldn't keep listening after the Colosseum fight and the unfair loss, reminded me too much of a frustrating moment in a game

frustrated

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The narrator is ruining a great story.
Not sure what the narrator doing reading in a monotone half a sentence at a time.The dialogue is OK but the story narration, especially around the smiting process is boring and lifeless.

Great story, crappy narrator.

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why is Ai delivering the story ?? the speed is wrong and like a navigation system in a car 🚗

Ai ??

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