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Dungeon Deposed
- Narrateur(s): Andrea Parsneau
- Série: Dungeon Deposed Series, Livre 1
- Durée: 13 h et 19 min
- Catégories: Littérature et fiction, Classiques
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Steve doesn’t care who he was. He knows more than enough to realize it doesn’t matter at all. Now living in what had once been the Creeplands and maintaining a thriving farm there, they are under constant siege from the Creep itself. It's still better than life in Lamals. And that’s just how it is. After taking over the Citadel, removing Lynn from her place of power, stopping the Creep’s advance, and starting to take over part of the Creeplands, he was certainly making a difference for himself, humans, and men everywhere.
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holy @$@$&
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Dungeon Deposed: Book 2
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Ryker only had one goal in his life right now: Turn a certain adventuring guild into a flaming wreck while dancing merrily through the smoldering ruins. All for the chance to get back at a handful of people. It didn’t work out that way though. At all. He’d become the Count of Dungeon, made a hostage, married off to the false queen’s daughter against his will, and had his county made ground zero for a religious war. To top all that off, the Dark Lord of the North wants to see Ryker personally.
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great follow up
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Ryker only had one goal in his life right now: turn a certain adventuring guild into a flaming wreck while dancing merrily through the smoldering ruins. All for the chance to get back at a handful of people. It didn’t work out that way though. At all. He’d died, been forced into the body of an avatar, absconded with the queen as her castle fell to betrayal, kidnapped a little kid who is obviously more than he seems, and to top all that off, he killed his undead father. The smoldering ruins of the queendom have cooled, and Ryker has a task that is more than likely too much for him.
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A goofy sh-t eating grin!
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Warner spent his days like almost anyone else. He got up, went to work, answered phone calls in a call center, went home, spent time with his daughter, and went to sleep. Only to repeat the pattern over and over and over. Life was as mundane as anyone could ever fear it to be. Today was the day that all that would change. On this day, his daughter Maya would be nearly fatally injured, plunging Warner into a world of paranormal creatures, monsters, and magic he’d never known existed. The only consolation is that he discovers he’s not quite human, either.
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Ryker only had one goal in his life right now: Turn a certain adventuring guild into a flaming wreck while dancing merrily through the smoldering ruins. All for the chance to get back at a handful of people. It didn’t work out that way though. At all. He’d become the Count of Dungeon, made a hostage, married off to the false queen’s daughter against his will, and had his county made ground zero for a religious war. To top all that off, the Dark Lord of the North wants to see Ryker personally.
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Ryker only has one goal in his life right now: Turn a certain adventuring guild into a flaming wreck while dancing merrily through the smoldering ruins. All for the chance to get back at a handful of people.
It isn’t as if they didn’t deserve it either.
They had driven him from his home. Chased him physically from the very guild house itself. All the way to the gates of the city.
Simply because he wasn’t as strong as they expected him to be.
As strong as he’d expected himself to be.
He’d returned to the city the next day and left with his means for revenge. Something he’d hidden away and told no one about when he found it in one of his few Dungeon Dives.
An inactive Dungeon Core.
A crystal the size of a fist with a soul inside. One that could create anything from mana it wanted to. From monsters and complex cave systems to gold coins.
Years spent in planning, and unfortunately farming, as he waited. Now it felt like his moment was finally here.
The Dungeon Core had been acting strange lately. As if it were finally… coming to life.
Watching over the crystal like a hawk for this very event, Ryker impatiently waits. Any day now, it'd start.
And he could set about taking his vengeance.
Starting with ripping the soul of the dungeon out.
Warning and minor spoiler: This novel contains graphic violence, undefined relationships/partial harem, unconventional opinions/beliefs, forced political marriage (and consummation), and a hero who is as tactful as a dog at a cat show. Listen at your own risk.
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- Kevan Walter
- 2019-07-26
great and terrible
pretty good if you like the litrpg or isekia genres. the story itself while generic is serviceable and fairly well written. the performance is very well done possibly the best part of the experience. would not recommend this to anybody who doesn't like trash anime or b movies, really runs with the tropes. honestly the worst part of the whole package is the protagonist himself. he comes off as a petulant child always complaining about something or other. I really hope his character evolves a bit in the next volume or I'll probably be done after that one.
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- Parx
- 2018-06-21
I was sceptical
When the book started out I was unsure what I was going to think. That being said I'm really hoping the author puts more of these out note that I finished.
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- Zach
- 2019-02-07
Its good for what it is
So the voice actress, amazing. i might just get books to hear her performance again. However the book was not to my liking. its not a bad book, but it is a harem story. the main character just gets a bevy of beautiful girls, and its feels forced. personally was not expecting that kind of story. the dungeon stuff and story feel added on to give a justification for the romance. i like the atmosphere though, i want to know more about the world, just less so with a harem. the main character is not likeable, but that's by design, to have a growth into someone who's not an ass hat. i suggest getting this if you like dungeon books, and like harem stories.
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- Ray Johnson
- 2018-06-01
Dungeoneering 101, how to become a dungeon for fun
I really enjoy dungeon books. Never thought that I would, but they are an amazing concept and I really admire the versitility of the writing that allows so many variations of what it means to be a dungeon. For example, Dakot Krout's Divine Dungeon is a literal core that builds a structure around itself. Hugo Huesca's Dungeon Lord is about a man who is tied to his dungeon, and can only build up in one area. Arand has created a character who literally steals a dungeon core for himself and is able to create and add to his dungeon on a whim. This concept sets him alone, as it is fun and different to see a man who basically is supertalanted, but lacks the capability to adventure use his wits to become a success and get revenge as a dungeon. One pump, as he is affectionately know by his peers, is a highly skilled mage, but only has the stamina to cast up to about three spells before he is exhausted to the point of invalidity. He schemes to get his revenge on those who have mistreated him, and steal a dungeon core, setting about laying in plans to get his revenge. There is some typical stuff, like the dungeon wisp/fairy, and the act of a town building up around the dungeon, but this is a really fresh concept that plays out well. Plus, Ryker is a likable fellow, even though he is a little petty when it comes to getting his revenge. Andrea Parsneau does an amazing job narrating. She really nails the majority of the characters, but I will say that her version of Ryker makes him sound snively. He sounds like someone who is perpetually disappointed, and as much as he isn't perfect I think he could have been a little bit manlier. In fact, I wanted him to be a touch less whiney sounding. Win was great as the fairy, and the two royal cousins clicked, wife and mother-in-law Duchess were awesome in their portrayal, but even his arch nemesis sounded more manly. I wish they had traded voices. Still, that is my conceit, and I am not docking a star, simply because she did a great job; she just didn't match my vision of Ryker's voice. Parsneau is a true professional, and she handles this tale with panache. I really can't imagine anyone else reading it. The cover is fantastic, and you get to see Ryker plotting and scheming. Mino and Win are in there as well, but I must laugh, because the audible version cuts off the cityscape at his lap and leaves him with a glowing palm, and a rather phallic looking tower leaping from his lap. I think a little too much trimming took place, and made it look a tad embarrassing. Still, no points added or subtracted for the cover. It draws the reader in, and that is all that matters. Arand never lets a reader or listener down. His stories always manage to grab your attention, and then hold it until he finishes. The bad thing is, no matter how long the book is it never lasts long long enough. You just never want the story to end. His characters are captivating, and the betrayals really cut deeply. You will root for the Church of Light to light a stick of dynamite, and for the proper queen to remain in place. Too bad we don't always get what we want. This, like all of Arand's other works, contains a proper harem, a bevy of beauties that Ryker claims as his own. So be prepared for that. Also, be prepared to anticipate the next book in this series, because once you read book one you will be hooked. Thankfully, Arand writes trilogies, and so there is a conclusion to look forward too! Look, I really enjoyed this book lot. Arand is an amazeballs writer, and the pure Parsneau narration is a fantastic. There is simply no way you will be disappointed if you get this book. Read it now, and become an Arand fan for life, I suppose you'll become a Parsneau fan as well. Jump in the water while the water is cool and fun. Why waste time reading or listening to other booring books when you can win with this one? Even though I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest. In fact, getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often concerned what someone like Me will decide based on my review. If this review helped, please press the YES below. Thank you immensely!!!
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- BazaarPatron
- 2019-11-18
Liked his book 'Super Sales...', but this sucked
I thought his 'Super Sales on Super Heroes' books were fun, even if they did devolve into puerile harem wish fantasy in places. But this book took a similar premise only without the fun, interest and excitement. On top of that, the narrator adopted a very annoying voice for the main character and narrator. I recommend giving this one a pass, but definitely suggest those other works.
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- jeffery
- 2018-05-26
Blood, Vengeance, and city building
If your a fan of litrpg series like "The land" and/or are also a fan of the dungeon born, dungeon town, etc. Then I would suggest you add this one to your library. With the main character bent on getting his vengeance for the one that had wronged him to his fairy companion with her own devilish plan is entertaining and runs smoothly with the wider story. So if your slightly inserted then pick up this book you won't be disappointed. p.s. There's a bit of a harem situation in the book so it gets a little steamy at parts so a headset might be useful. Probably a 4/10 steamy-ness you have been warned.
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- @tone0189
- 2018-06-29
Guilty Pleasure
This was a fun book with an interesting premise, however, the author's treatment of rape is bizarre. Forcing yourself on another person physically is not all that different than requiring someone you've forcibly enslaved to sleep with you in order to improve their position within the hierarchy you've set up. There is no explanation that makes what the MC does any different than the other rapist whose acts of sexual assault disgust the MC.
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- Rictus
- 2019-11-27
not a hit.
good voice actor. story concept is good and interesting however poorly executed and the MC is simply put trash while the other characters are near flat. shame as there was promise for the unique concept
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- C.R. Fowler
- 2019-10-31
A shinning example of artist escapism
I am honestly surprised this has so many reviews. I was unable to get through it. Riker, the main character, starts off as very unlikable. I tried this book because of the great reviews and because it was narrated by Andrea Parsneau, one of my favorites, but even her stellar reading could not redeem the sleazy main character. His motivations for revenge are weak because they make no sense. It begins with him not having enough magic to be help to an adventuring party, and they way overreact to his lack of mana reserves simply because the author needs an excuse for Riker to hate them, and a reason for the reader (or listener) to relate to him. But like so many protagonists before him, Riker is absolutely amazing at control. It's a strange "weakness" he has, amazing control over magic, skills beyond compare, but lacks a mana pool to draw from. Later he is told that this is a great combination for being an assassin, but it serves its purpose in the beginning of the book for being a very transparent reason for some unnamed adventurers from the guild to bully him. The intention is to make Riker's bid for vengeance one the reader can accept and relate to, but for me it falls very very flat. Riker remains uncomfortably unlikable to me. I got halfway through the book, and he still had not become a character I could care about. I had no investment in his plans or goals, and half the time he doesn't seem to either. It becomes even more apparent that this character is just serving a role of wish fulfillment halfway in the book when women begin to fall into his bed. I'm not SJW going to cry that he raped these women, because the author does at least attempt to get them all to behave as willing participants. But three are fairy slaves and Riker and his fairy partner eventually devise a plan to entice more fairies to sleep with him in exchange for some freedoms or rewards or rank. So they are fairy slaves, and they are encouraged to sleep with him if they want to be in charge of areas of the dungeon and other fairy slaves. So while technically the author can describe the fairies coming to Riker willingly, and of course enjoying it, with the first 3 fairies practically fighting over his time, it doesn't change the fact that they are slave fairies whose choice is either to sleep with him, or just continue being mana batteries for the dungeon. Next Riker his married to 3 noble women in a single day, and its a convoluted political plot cooked up for this purpose. To "save" two cousins of the queen Riker marries them as concubines, but of course he has to consummate the marriage with an old woman watching. He presents it to the women as if he has no choice, as if its either sleep with him or death, and for one of them it seems to be? It's all very weakly constructed tower of straw just to get the main character to have sex with these women, and to have women thrown at him. And oh, of course, it's not "rape" because the women all dutifully say they want to before it happens, and of course can't help but talk about how much they enjoyed it after and look forward to the next time. I've got no problem with sex in books, or with the idea of polygamy and having many wives or husbands, what I do have issue with is extremely weak storytelling whose entire purpose seems to be to create reasons for women to be in his bed, and excuses for why its not rape. To end the review on a slightly more positive note, not everything about the book is bad. The concept of the dungeon and how it works is interesting. It was the descriptions of Riker creating the dungeon, and the mechanics of it that kept me listening as long as I did. As usual Parseau does a great job narrating (she picks an aptly nasally voice for the disgusting main character). The bits we see of the world building are interesting, the concept of dungeon fairies, the hinting of a war between the good and evil pantheons, the idea of "spirit cores" and "dungeon cores" etc. I found myself interested in these things and wishing the author would go into more detail about them and less about the sexual conquests of the main character.
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- Makhanitis
- 2018-12-10
cliffhanger.
the is story is great. the reader brings it live. ends in cliffhanger... to top it of there are no resolutions.
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- James Frolov
- 2019-03-28
not his best
more of the same. love his work, but meh. getting rather boring, repetitive and unoriginal.
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- Samuel
- 2018-06-09
When a sexually frustrated teenager writes
This had promise as a premise, but the author has a wet dream they want to communicate through this story. Sex, sexual violence, bully vengeance, and thoughtless use of vulgarity for the purest reason of personal release by the main character, mimicked almost perfectly but all characters made this an eye rolling delight. I finished the book only because I don't like to quit once I've started something. The narrator gets my utmost respect for portraying these one dimensional characters in a way that actually gave them an upgrade to two dimensions. I look forward to hearing her work in future. Her efforts made this tragedy of a book bearable. While this story was awful in just about every way, there was and is such potential that I hope someone else will do better in future.
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