Dawn of the Void Book One
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- Author：Phil Tucker
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Summary
Tragedy had reduced James to a nobody。 Washed up and homeless in NYC， he thought his life was over。
Then a message appeared in his vision:
60，000 year countdown has ended
Nemesis 1 released
Please acknowledge
As the world falls apart， as billions die， as society collapses and all hope seems lost， James discovers a powerful truth: he was wrong to think himself a nobody。 Summoning every ounce of grit and determination， he'll help forge a resistance that will defy humanity's near omnipotent enemy by taking the fight from the streets of NYC to the stars themselves。
And with the dawn of the Void， he'll become the most important person to have ever lived。
Then a message appeared in his vision:
60，000 year countdown has ended
Nemesis 1 released
Please acknowledge
As the world falls apart， as billions die， as society collapses and all hope seems lost， James discovers a powerful truth: he was wrong to think himself a nobody。 Summoning every ounce of grit and determination， he'll help forge a resistance that will defy humanity's near omnipotent enemy by taking the fight from the streets of NYC to the stars themselves。
And with the dawn of the Void， he'll become the most important person to have ever lived。
Reviews
DaMaar
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very well done So good。 A fresh take on Litrpg。 An MC who wasn’t over powered and a apocalypse where the big city was the Haven （a literal first） Rating : 5/5Cover : 3/5Narration: NA Favorite Line: “Cometh the hour， cometh the man。
James Clay
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5/5I really enjoyed the book。 The action is good， and the characters feel very real。 I felt like the story dragged a bit at times， but didn't take long to get going again。 I also wish that there had been a little more diversity in what they were fighting， but he was following the logic of the story， so it's all good。I really liked an aspect of the System that Tucker created， and how it affected the character arcs。 That feature was "arete" （this reminded me， by the way， of "Soldier of Arete" by 4。5/5I really enjoyed the book。 The action is good， and the characters feel very real。 I felt like the story dragged a bit at times， but didn't take long to get going again。 I also wish that there had been a little more diversity in what they were fighting， but he was following the logic of the story， so it's all good。I really liked an aspect of the System that Tucker created， and how it affected the character arcs。 That feature was "arete" （this reminded me， by the way， of "Soldier of Arete" by Gene Wolfe- great book）。 It is a spiritual characteristic that I can only describe as being something akin to "wisdom" （in the normal sense of the word， not the LitRPG stat version）。Adding points to arete causes the characters to become wiser， more self-aware， accepting， and honest with themselves。 This causes the MC and his sidekick to face some of their past trauma。 One scene is pretty pivotal。Serenity， the sidekick， worries about the old them "dying" as they change。 She wasn't sure if she was really herself anymore， or something created by the System。James says， "What I was trying to tell you is that you think those old versions of us might be dying？ Well， to that bum sitting in a doorway， half-drunk， trying to figure out what he's going to do with the rest of his day and not really caring， to that guy I say: good fucking riddance。 I think that if Laney （his murdered wife） could see me now， maybe for the first time since she died she'd actually feel proud of me。"This resonated with me。 I am a recovering addict。 12-step programs helped me get better （over the course of a number of years）， but step 3- turning my will over to my higher power- was very difficult for me。 I was afraid of what my life would look like if I did that。 That I would be a boring clone of Ned Flanders or something。 Instead I found that becoming free allowed me to become my best self， and that there is much more variety in sobriety than there is in the addiction。 Letting the old me "die" was a good thing。Anyway， it's a good book if you like LitRPG。 。。。more
Alice Packer
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Such a fun read！I’m not the best at leaving reviews， but my god this book was so fun and creative。 The characters are well written and relatable。 I loved every minute！ I look forward to the rest of the series！
S。 S。
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surprise， surprise！I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised， but I was。 This was a great read。 The pacing and action were good。 I liked the MC who had insecurities， but rose to the occasion to deal with the new reality！
H。M。
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I felt like the story itself was okay。 It was good at the beginning， but then towards the middle of the book I started losing interest in it。 I think I was losing interest because the book was slowing down， and James was…changing。 Becoming more reckless， and taking on too much by himself with no regard for how others might help him。 He amended his ways towards the end， so that was good。 I still felt like he had lost something though。 I’m not sure what， but I started to dislike him as a character I felt like the story itself was okay。 It was good at the beginning， but then towards the middle of the book I started losing interest in it。 I think I was losing interest because the book was slowing down， and James was…changing。 Becoming more reckless， and taking on too much by himself with no regard for how others might help him。 He amended his ways towards the end， so that was good。 I still felt like he had lost something though。 I’m not sure what， but I started to dislike him as a character。 I don’t really enjoy apocalypse books most of the time， but I figured I could try this book because I have read this author’s work before and liked it。 But…I didn’t really like this one。 。。。more
Brandon Carr
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Single best find I've come across in the last few years。 This is an amazing story， an amazing setting and it's going to hit hard when it breaks。 Get this， read it， tell people。 You will not be disappointed。 I simply cannot recommend this enough。 Thanks Phil， love your books。 I hope mine are half as good when I'm done so I know I wrote something great。 Single best find I've come across in the last few years。 This is an amazing story， an amazing setting and it's going to hit hard when it breaks。 Get this， read it， tell people。 You will not be disappointed。 I simply cannot recommend this enough。 Thanks Phil， love your books。 I hope mine are half as good when I'm done so I know I wrote something great。 。。。more
Clay
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Demons are real？Apocalypse comes 4 waves at a time。 Levels come with killing the demons。 Strange heroes arise。 Read it and enjoy。
Lexa
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I'd previously read Tucker's novel Bastion and enjoyed it。 Although this one is also a litRPG， it's from the other end of the spectrum - fast-paced and crunchier， instead of Bastion's slower feel and more cultivation style。 Set in the real world instead of a secondary world。 Guns instead of swords。 Tropes include: distributing stats， activating abilities， apocalypse setting， zero-to-hero。 I'd previously read Tucker's novel Bastion and enjoyed it。 Although this one is also a litRPG， it's from the other end of the spectrum - fast-paced and crunchier， instead of Bastion's slower feel and more cultivation style。 Set in the real world instead of a secondary world。 Guns instead of swords。 Tropes include: distributing stats， activating abilities， apocalypse setting， zero-to-hero。 。。。more
Andy L
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epic post apoc LITRPG It’s the end of the world as demons comes in waves。 All that stands between them are a homeless man and a drugged out bar hopper。 But people are more than one thing。
Lavita Mahan
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Great Job！Great touch done with connecting relationships and people to a common cause。 Please give this book a chance and enjoy it！ I will be looking forward to book two。
Rachael
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Professional！A very well written System Apocalypse on Earth。 Unlikevmost Litrpg books it seems to have been gone over by a professional editor。 Refreshing。 Military and civillians learning to work together。 Firearms and magic。 A homeless middle aged MC was a nice change from young nerd。 I'm grabbing the next in series immediately。 Professional！A very well written System Apocalypse on Earth。 Unlikevmost Litrpg books it seems to have been gone over by a professional editor。 Refreshing。 Military and civillians learning to work together。 Firearms and magic。 A homeless middle aged MC was a nice change from young nerd。 I'm grabbing the next in series immediately。 。。。more
keith skorker
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Absolute pleasure to readThis book is an absolute pleasure to read。 The only problem I had with it was when I got to the end it said book two was out and it won't be released until June 1st 。 That's a great way to miss me off，get my hopes up then dash them on the ground 。if it wasn't so good I'd skip the rest of the series。 Absolute pleasure to readThis book is an absolute pleasure to read。 The only problem I had with it was when I got to the end it said book two was out and it won't be released until June 1st 。 That's a great way to miss me off，get my hopes up then dash them on the ground 。if it wasn't so good I'd skip the rest of the series。 。。。more
Alazar Zewoldi
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Fantastic ReadI really enjoyed the book。 The story and magic system are well thought out。 The writing， especially the dialogue， is superb。
Jonathan Otero
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Absolutely amazingI caught onto this by Phil tucker shamelessly plugging himself on one of the litrpg groups on facebook。 Decided to go for it and just absorbed this book。 It's almost 1am and instead of sleeping， im downloading book2 and getting a chapter or two in。 Absolutely amazingI caught onto this by Phil tucker shamelessly plugging himself on one of the litrpg groups on facebook。 Decided to go for it and just absorbed this book。 It's almost 1am and instead of sleeping， im downloading book2 and getting a chapter or two in。 。。。more
Daniel Immke
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A really fun take on the system apocalypseI have to admit， this sub-genre is not my favorite。 But I really enjoyed the focus on strategy， tactics， and teamwork and these abilities being viewed through the lens of an army/troops instead of at an individual level。I often feel that apocalyptic stories don’t give humans enough credit and are too cynical。 The way that the military responded and began reorganizing itself （while there was still a lot of internal politicking） actually felt realistic to A really fun take on the system apocalypseI have to admit， this sub-genre is not my favorite。 But I really enjoyed the focus on strategy， tactics， and teamwork and these abilities being viewed through the lens of an army/troops instead of at an individual level。I often feel that apocalyptic stories don’t give humans enough credit and are too cynical。 The way that the military responded and began reorganizing itself （while there was still a lot of internal politicking） actually felt realistic to me。 Stoked to read Book 2。 。。。more
Vivek Satyasi
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amazing storyIt’s not often that I get so lost in a book， but Phil Tucker has done it again。 I loved bastion， but I loved this book， almost as much if not more this is the best lit RPG apocalyptic novel that I have ever read。
kartik narayanan
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Phil Tucker excels at world-building and stand-out characterization。 And he delivers yet again with this unique take on LitRPG。 If I were to find comparisons， I guess I could liken it to a mix of Tom Clancy meets Doom Eternal meets Kaiju Battle-surgeon。 But， the book is so much more。 There are fantastic characters。 Situations that calls for group and army level cooperation - unlike any other LitRPG I have read。 And the best part is that you feel that you are part of something big and not just be Phil Tucker excels at world-building and stand-out characterization。 And he delivers yet again with this unique take on LitRPG。 If I were to find comparisons， I guess I could liken it to a mix of Tom Clancy meets Doom Eternal meets Kaiju Battle-surgeon。 But， the book is so much more。 There are fantastic characters。 Situations that calls for group and army level cooperation - unlike any other LitRPG I have read。 And the best part is that you feel that you are part of something big and not just being told - that army took that objective （like so many other LitRPGs do）m you see it from the perspective of a person on the ground。 I started reading it quite late and I didn't stop until my kindle fell from my hands， because I had fallen asleep。 And then I got up in the morning and finished it， even before doing anything else。 It is that gripping。A couple of minor gripes - the interlude broke my immersion and the character development gets a teensy bit sappy at a couple of places。 These gripes stood out for me just because the rest of the book is just so good。Read this book even if you aren't into LitRPGs。 It is a fantastic read that will suck you in， grind you in its action， and spit you out exhausted and wanting more。 。。。more
Kane Vardy-Mason
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Freakin’ phenomenalAbsolute white knuckle ride from start to finish。 Characters all have real depth and the story has a fantastic cadence to pulling you into their orbit and flinging you from scene to scene。
T。L。 Branson
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Dawn of the Void by Phil Tucker is a highly addictive adrenaline rush fueled by a constant wave of dopamine to the brain。 I can’t possible understate this。When Phil reached out and offered me an Advanced Reader Copy （ARC）， I jumped at the chance。It’s a beefy book， clocking in at 150，000 words， or roughly 600 pages。 At first， this seemed daunting， but I quickly realized it’s far too short。Dawn of the Void grabbed me from Page 1， but really sunk it’s claws in around the 10% mark。 I don’t remember Dawn of the Void by Phil Tucker is a highly addictive adrenaline rush fueled by a constant wave of dopamine to the brain。 I can’t possible understate this。When Phil reached out and offered me an Advanced Reader Copy （ARC）， I jumped at the chance。It’s a beefy book， clocking in at 150，000 words， or roughly 600 pages。 At first， this seemed daunting， but I quickly realized it’s far too short。Dawn of the Void grabbed me from Page 1， but really sunk it’s claws in around the 10% mark。 I don’t remember the exact moment I realized my absolute obsession with this book， but it was somewhere between vicious， lethal gremlins and a vaporizing aura that turns everything to ash。Before I get side-tracked， let’s jump into the review。What is it about？Dawn of the Void follows a homeless man by the name of James Kelly。 At first， the reader doesn’t know anything about the circumstances that turned James from a dedicated EMT into a bum looking to survive the day。As the story unfolds， you’ll learn more about James and watch as his character grows in front of your eyes， both emotionally and physically。James awakes one day to a digital prompt in front of his eyes asking him to acknowledge a 60，000 year plan in the making to release Nemesis 1s into the world。 He does， just to get rid of the message。A second later， a demonic-looking gremlin-like creature steps out of the subway and chases him into a bar where it attacks him。 The only problem is that no one else can see it and think he’s crazy。He manages to survive the attack and winds up in the hospital to discover hundreds of others experiencing the same problem where he meets Serenity。 They decide to get a drink together upon leaving the hospital and form an unlikely team of drug addict and homeless bum。When James’s EMT instincts kick in， Serenity records him issuing some tips for surviving encounters with the gremlins and the video goes viral on TikTok。 And just like that James Kelly has become the face of the resistance against what soon becomes a worldwide apocalypse。Plot & SettingDawn of the Void takes place in Brooklyn， New York， though the events of apocalypse occur across the entire world。Upon surviving his first attack against a Nemesis 1， James is alerted via prompt that Nemesis 2s will be released in 4 days， and The Pits open in 90 days。The world quickly discovers that Nemesis 1s that kill their “summoner” roam free to attack and kill others。 James and Serenity take it upon themselves to save others by killing these free roaming gremlins and discover they can level up and learn new skills to aid them in their war against the Nemeses。But when a second wave hits even larger than the first， and then a third， and a fourth， they quickly realize they can’t save the world by themselves。The two and their ever growing crew of allies must deal with exponentially more difficult threats each and every day。LitRPG ElementsDawn of the Void is a LitRPG， which stands for Literary Role Playing Game。 In short， it’s a video game book。 There are stat sheets， but they aren’t exhaustive or overly crunchy。Each person that defeats a Nemesis 1 unlocks personal statistics。 Each level grants them 5 points to spend toward bolstering their stats。 Increase strength， and your biceps grow larger and more defined， enabling you to carry heavier things。Increase your agility， and hand-eye coordination is improved as well as grace in movement。But most interesting is Arete， which is a Greco-religious term roughly meaning the realization of one’s true potential。 This statistic affects outlook on life， the capacity to make better life choices， etc。Perhaps more importantly， it also affects the users Aura。 James， and the world， quickly learns that Aura is the key to fighting the Nemesis and dumping all his points into Arete might be the craziest and smartest decision James makes。What is an Aura？ In short， it’s a shield against the Nemeses。 At first， it burns them， and at higher powers can straight up disintegrate the little guys。There are also Benedictions， which are skills unlocked at levels 5， 10， and 20。 These skill choices directly influence the class each character will eventually adopt， though classes aren’t revealed in this book。The most interesting item， though， is Aeviternum Points。 Each point allows the character to fully self-heal from the brink of death when used， and replenishes itself every day at dawn。 These points are expensive and rare， but a crucial tool needed for survival in the dark world around them。In addition to classes， Virtues and Miracles are items on the stat sheet that we fail to learn anything about in Dawn of the Void。 We’ll have to wait for a future book to explore these areas。Dawn of the Void ReviewI read an ARC of Dawn of the Void， and while I loved it， it is fraught with typographical errors。 To me， it felt like the book had only received a cursory glance of proofreading， without the benefit of a dedicated editor。That being said， it didn’t affect my enjoyment of the story at all。 Sure， I noticed every time one came up， but the story is so good I didn’t care at all。 I only share it on the off chance this bothers some。Because this is an ARC， it’s also highly probable a good portion of these will be fixed before the final version goes live。As for praise for Dawn of the Void， all I can say is that I’ve been really struggling to read lately。 My average time to read a 350 page book is 3 days。 Lately， it’s been taking me around 5 days。I read Dawn of the Void， a whopping 600 pages， in under 48 hours。 The last time I got fully absorbed into a book like this… well it might have been when I read Phil Tucker’s Death March。If you’re a fan of LitRPG， this absolutely MUST be on your reading list because it’s going to be THE series to read for years to come。 。。。more
Dave
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Apocalyptic settings in LitRPG so often end up feeling tired or repetitive， but Dawn makes the reader feel like they have a stake in the fate of humanity as they join James on his journey。 This is not disaster pornography， but a rich and enthralling tale of human growth， suffering， and triumph over weakness and fear， as the characters wrestle with a scenario of unimaginable horror。Whether you are a fan of the apocalyptic setting， love the litRPG genre， or just enjoy excellent books that have sto Apocalyptic settings in LitRPG so often end up feeling tired or repetitive， but Dawn makes the reader feel like they have a stake in the fate of humanity as they join James on his journey。 This is not disaster pornography， but a rich and enthralling tale of human growth， suffering， and triumph over weakness and fear， as the characters wrestle with a scenario of unimaginable horror。Whether you are a fan of the apocalyptic setting， love the litRPG genre， or just enjoy excellent books that have stories that suck you in and keep you up late at night， this book is a must read。I also want to thank Phil for leading the way in not using RPG elements/character sheets and prompts repeatedly to pad page and word counts like so many other authors do。 This is LitRPG the way it should be written。 I hope other authors pay attention， because he has raised the bar。 。。。more
James Worthington
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4。5/5This was a thoroughly fun read。 I had never read a litRPG before， but was offered an Advanced Readers Copy by the author after I got in touch to say how much I had enjoyed another book of his （Bastion - also highly recommended）。 I now have another Phil Tucker series to add to my watchlist！Dawn of the Void is fast-paced， exciting， funny at points and was just an all-round joy to read。 If you like huge fights with hordes of aliens， ranking up systems and have ever wondered "how might the pill 4。5/5This was a thoroughly fun read。 I had never read a litRPG before， but was offered an Advanced Readers Copy by the author after I got in touch to say how much I had enjoyed another book of his （Bastion - also highly recommended）。 I now have another Phil Tucker series to add to my watchlist！Dawn of the Void is fast-paced， exciting， funny at points and was just an all-round joy to read。 If you like huge fights with hordes of aliens， ranking up systems and have ever wondered "how might the pillars of government respond to a potential apocalypse"， then this is a great book for you。 。。。more
Alex Papadimitriou
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Absolutely enjoying this series and have been reading it since it became available。 It has enough familiar and successful elements to keep you glued onto it， interpersonal relationships， the characters feel well thought out and interact in interesting ways。 It also does not skimp on the action but I found it to be well paced rather than a slaughterfest or just another slice of life in the apocalypse。 It also subverts many of the tropes of the genre to keep the story interesting rather than just Absolutely enjoying this series and have been reading it since it became available。 It has enough familiar and successful elements to keep you glued onto it， interpersonal relationships， the characters feel well thought out and interact in interesting ways。 It also does not skimp on the action but I found it to be well paced rather than a slaughterfest or just another slice of life in the apocalypse。 It also subverts many of the tropes of the genre to keep the story interesting rather than just another hack and slash， overpowered MC etc。 The twist that is coming， I thought， was also fantastic and I very much look forward to seeing where the story goes！ 。。。more
ROBERT R
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I generally avoid LitRPG so I wasn’t sure if I’d like this book。 But， once I started reading， I was hooked， I didn’t want to stop。The book is fast-paced。 I was always anxious to find out what happened next。 James and Serenity do some soul-searching and we slowly learn about their past but it doesn’t quite go on for so long that you want to start skipping pages just to get back to the action。 Some of the scenes with the Army and SPEC OPS operatives seem a little far-fetched but hey， it’s fantasy I generally avoid LitRPG so I wasn’t sure if I’d like this book。 But， once I started reading， I was hooked， I didn’t want to stop。The book is fast-paced。 I was always anxious to find out what happened next。 James and Serenity do some soul-searching and we slowly learn about their past but it doesn’t quite go on for so long that you want to start skipping pages just to get back to the action。 Some of the scenes with the Army and SPEC OPS operatives seem a little far-fetched but hey， it’s fantasy ， so why not。 The basic plot is pretty standard for the fantasy genre – a pair of underdogs form a cohesive fighting unit and the nobodies become somebodies and save civilization。 But not without all overcoming bureaucratic idiocy and destroying lots of monsters。 Of course， this is the first book so the reader is left wondering just exactly how they will do it and what obstacles they will have to overcome。 I am anxiously awaiting the next book。 。。。more
Joe Dorrian
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This review is from an ARC I was lucky to receive。I really enjoyed Dawn of the Void。 The book has a LitRPG ‘lite’ feel with the protagonists on earth battling waves of ever-growing demons as they accumulate the powers necessary to fight even stronger enemies going forward。 The stats， skills and powers aren’t the main driver of the book though instead it’s a fast paced adventure capturing the growing tension that the heroes are dropped into。 The other factor I really enjoyed was the military sett This review is from an ARC I was lucky to receive。I really enjoyed Dawn of the Void。 The book has a LitRPG ‘lite’ feel with the protagonists on earth battling waves of ever-growing demons as they accumulate the powers necessary to fight even stronger enemies going forward。 The stats， skills and powers aren’t the main driver of the book though instead it’s a fast paced adventure capturing the growing tension that the heroes are dropped into。 The other factor I really enjoyed was the military setting with James and Serenity working with （loosely） the big guns of the existing power structure which isn’t often in these LitRPG novels。 I can’t wait for the next installment。 。。。more
Vignesh S
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I received an ARC in return for an honest review。This is my third litRPG book i've ever read so i am basically a newbie for this genre。 Being said so， i really enjoyed this book。The books starts on a timer to doomsday and creatures attacking humans on waves just like a game does。 The humans on the other hand try and kill as many creatures as possible and try to avoid the doomsday being the extinction of humans。 By killing the creatures， humans can get points and can level up with those points to I received an ARC in return for an honest review。This is my third litRPG book i've ever read so i am basically a newbie for this genre。 Being said so， i really enjoyed this book。The books starts on a timer to doomsday and creatures attacking humans on waves just like a game does。 The humans on the other hand try and kill as many creatures as possible and try to avoid the doomsday being the extinction of humans。 By killing the creatures， humans can get points and can level up with those points to get more perks。Even though， the story immediately jumps on the plot and it is very fast paced， the characters development has been done on the background。 The main concern for me was since its litRPG， i wondered about character development and flaws。 Being said so， the characters are flawed， seeking for a connection， and trying to get together for the sake of humanity as a whole。 I really liked this aspect of the story and the author made me care about them very much。I enjoyed this so much that I really want to read more on RR but i am restricting myself so that i wont finish them very quick。 I want to savour them as the next books comes。 。。。more
Amber Gregory
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From the banging first chapter to the final battle I read this book in 2 days， and was very annoyed that I had to stop to work and eat during that time （skipped some sleep）。 I never met a Phil Tucker book I didn't like， and this was no exception。 It's optimised for entertainment， so it reads like a comforting， face-paced classic action flick that makes you want to skip real life like an ad break。 There are a few fleshy， flawed characters and a buttload of really nasty enemies that provide plenty From the banging first chapter to the final battle I read this book in 2 days， and was very annoyed that I had to stop to work and eat during that time （skipped some sleep）。 I never met a Phil Tucker book I didn't like， and this was no exception。 It's optimised for entertainment， so it reads like a comforting， face-paced classic action flick that makes you want to skip real life like an ad break。 There are a few fleshy， flawed characters and a buttload of really nasty enemies that provide plenty of tension。 If what you want to read is the book equivalent of an old school Arnie movie （but apocalyptic progression fantasy style） you will have a very good time with Dawn of the Void。 It does what it does well。I felt it could have been a touch more multicultural given that it's set in NYC （it's as "American" as "The Boys"）， but there's the promise of more in the follow up books， which I will read as soon as they are released。 。。。more
Daniel
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PT introduced me to the LitTPG genre。 I have been wondering what makes PT’s books so good and I figured it out with this one。 He hooks you in and keeps on hooking you Dawn of the void is a great read， awesome even gives an interesting twist to the genre as well that I really enjoyed。
Andrey Lukyanenko
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This is my ARC review。Phil Tucker hits with an incredible and unique story once again。 In this series， the "unknown" comes to the Earth and shatters people's ordinary lives。 The main heroes are "no ones" who manage to survive and are good enough to start leading humanity ahead。 This book does so many things right （and interesting） that I can't count all of them， but I'll speak about the things that impressed me。* The influence of social media in the modern world。 It's too easy to forget that it This is my ARC review。Phil Tucker hits with an incredible and unique story once again。 In this series， the "unknown" comes to the Earth and shatters people's ordinary lives。 The main heroes are "no ones" who manage to survive and are good enough to start leading humanity ahead。 This book does so many things right （and interesting） that I can't count all of them， but I'll speak about the things that impressed me。* The influence of social media in the modern world。 It's too easy to forget that it can be a powerful tool;* The feeling of being more alive and useful during a disaster than， i。e。， routine life;* The horror of the things that are happening;* The breaking fabric of society。 We take many things for granted - food， infrastructure， and many other things;* The bureaucracy and that you can't get away from compromises;* The fact that one shouldn't discount military and government agencies。 It is too easy to pretend that they are useless。。。 but they were created to be of use， and they work （even if not as well as possible）;This was a fantastic story， and I look forward to reading more in the future。 。。。more
Paul Spinelli
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Immerse yourself in a fast paced RPG-style adventure set in today's world where the stakes are as high as they can get - the complete overrun of the world by hell's creations。 The unique arcane artifacts and powerful character abilities keep the story fresh and exciting。 You won't be disappointed。 Immerse yourself in a fast paced RPG-style adventure set in today's world where the stakes are as high as they can get - the complete overrun of the world by hell's creations。 The unique arcane artifacts and powerful character abilities keep the story fresh and exciting。 You won't be disappointed。 。。。more
Todd J Pagden
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I have been an avid reader of Phil Tucker and consumed almost all of his books by this point， so I was a little apprehensive when he provided his ARC readers with a litRPG which was different from his other works。 I'm pretty open to new styles and approaches， and this entry does not disappoint。Combining the mechanics of a video game/leveling system with the depth of a mysterious story， relatable characters and realistic scenarios where appropriate is a fantastic balancing act。 The story is "sci I have been an avid reader of Phil Tucker and consumed almost all of his books by this point， so I was a little apprehensive when he provided his ARC readers with a litRPG which was different from his other works。 I'm pretty open to new styles and approaches， and this entry does not disappoint。Combining the mechanics of a video game/leveling system with the depth of a mysterious story， relatable characters and realistic scenarios where appropriate is a fantastic balancing act。 The story is "sci-fi" where appropriate， but the reactions and interactions of humans placed into fantastic situations were authentic and reasonable。The progression aspect （leveling） of the story's characters is very entertaining and really helps one relate to the growing power of everyone/thing involved。 This was extremely well done and never came off as a poor imitation or lazy exercise - the mechanics were well thought out， creative， and consistent。The pacing was superb - while I can enjoy a slower paced plot， reading this felt like having candy over and over again。 No dead passages， no fat on the bone， just what you need to keep your attention for multiple reading sessions。Thank you again Phil - excellent entry and congratulations on this new series。 I cannot wait until the next entry and look forward to watching this story expand while remaining an absolutely fun experience。 。。。more
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