War Core, Book 1: Hold the Line (A LitRPG, RTS, Dungeon Core Adventure)
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- Create Date：2021-08-30 04:19:04
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Dean Henegar
- ISBN：B09CHG5GK9
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Reviews
Peter
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Great bookStellar work once again from Dean Henegar！ Lots of action and adventure， mechs and aliens！ Looking forward to the next one！
Lisa Algee
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OkayDecently written， but more of a juvenile。 A big portion comes from the fact that unlike LITRPG， RTS doesn't translate well into prose form。 Unlike the author， I did well with RTS games， but being older， my APMs dropped with age after 40 and I couldn't keep up in online games enough to stay on leader boards。 I still enjoy them， but only solo or LAN games with my son。 OkayDecently written， but more of a juvenile。 A big portion comes from the fact that unlike LITRPG， RTS doesn't translate well into prose form。 Unlike the author， I did well with RTS games， but being older， my APMs dropped with age after 40 and I couldn't keep up in online games enough to stay on leader boards。 I still enjoy them， but only solo or LAN games with my son。 。。。more
Jeff
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Good first bookI enjoyed this book and the series has a lot of potential。 I can't wait for the next book in the series Good first bookI enjoyed this book and the series has a lot of potential。 I can't wait for the next book in the series 。。。more
Johnny
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Book oneMistakes: I didn't notice anything wrong with this book， but I wasn't really looking as I was wrapped up in the story。Plot: Good sci-fi mech litrpg。 Decent battles。Characters: Have no depth to them。7/10 Felt like a short read。 Book oneMistakes: I didn't notice anything wrong with this book， but I wasn't really looking as I was wrapped up in the story。Plot: Good sci-fi mech litrpg。 Decent battles。Characters: Have no depth to them。7/10 Felt like a short read。 。。。more
McCracken
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Awesome。 Great story， heroic main character， plausible world， engaging writing， promise of more， and they skipped the sjw slogans etc！！ Bonus！
Jon Svenson
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I loved Limitless Lands when it came out， and I'm waiting for book 2 of Limitless Seas。 War Core is something different。 This isn't a former vet being put into a pod to heal while playing a VR game。 There's no love story， no big objective （we have a very， very long term one near the end）， just battles。We don't see many real time strategy games in LitRPG。 War Core is pretty stark。 We have Hugh （the MC） who's pulled from Earth at the direction of the GTA to act as Earth's war core， and someone who I loved Limitless Lands when it came out， and I'm waiting for book 2 of Limitless Seas。 War Core is something different。 This isn't a former vet being put into a pod to heal while playing a VR game。 There's no love story， no big objective （we have a very， very long term one near the end）， just battles。We don't see many real time strategy games in LitRPG。 War Core is pretty stark。 We have Hugh （the MC） who's pulled from Earth at the direction of the GTA to act as Earth's war core， and someone who will lead and oversea the battles against other aliens。The first battles don't go well， and because Hugh doesn't have access to the generals back on Earth， he stumbles and then falls。 It's only temporary。 The next battle he finds his footing， and while his strategies so far aren't overly complex， they are consistent as he pulls one win after another。 The race he's battling doesn't matter， and they do provide a good challenge。 It's heavily implied but never seen that the race that's running the show is using these battles for entertainment， and there are observer stats that point to this being the case。Either way， Hugh won't be going on any shows like in other series we know and love。 The book dragged for me at the 50% mark， as the battles early on tend to be very straightforward。 Both sides have equal resources， and while the builds may be different， it isn't until the end that we see Hugh deviate from what he'd been doing early on。 Overall， I enjoyed the book and am interested in seeing where book 2 goes。 This isn't a book for everyone， as it's pretty much military sci-fi all the way through。 That didn't bother me。 5/5* 。。。more
mathew tapusoa
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Really good startStart of s new series ， have read Deans Limitless Lands series which by the way is excellent， so thought to give this a try。 Great start to a new series，illustrated to see how this series grows and develops。
William Howe
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CompetentIt’s reasonably well written。 Clean prose， solid-ish worldbuilding， consistent pace。 An acceptable read。Now for the bad news: it’s basically watching someone play an RTS game with color commentary。 The military portion is not strongly written， as ranks are almost irrelevant and secondary characters are not well developed。 The MC is supposed to be an inactive officer but seems to lack any knowledge of the military （I would expect an officer to know that his commission can in fact be reac CompetentIt’s reasonably well written。 Clean prose， solid-ish worldbuilding， consistent pace。 An acceptable read。Now for the bad news: it’s basically watching someone play an RTS game with color commentary。 The military portion is not strongly written， as ranks are almost irrelevant and secondary characters are not well developed。 The MC is supposed to be an inactive officer but seems to lack any knowledge of the military （I would expect an officer to know that his commission can in fact be reactivated）。 He seems more like a former enlisted。I am unlikely to continue this series。 Nothing really compelling in the prose or narrative。 。。。more
Edward Rydbeck
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