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Nightmare Realm Summoner

A LitRPG Adventure

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An action-packed new LitRPG apocalypse perfect for fans of The Primal Hunter, Hell Difficulty Tutorial, and 1% Lifesteal.

The System warned them. The world panicked. Alex prepared.

In college for a degree he didn’t care about, the promise of the System creating a world where magic and challenge awaited—even at the risk of death—was the best news Alex possibly could have imagined.

Yeah, Alex was ready for a new life. He wasn’t, however, ready for his only friend to shove him through a portal into hell the moment the apocalypse started.

Instead of getting to hunt rabbits and farm wolves to start out, Alex finds himself stranded in a warped world where everything, including the bugs, is stronger than he is. Even with a Summoner Class that gains the powers of its monsters, most people would have died.

Alex didn’t get the memo. He loves the challenge. Where others might have seen certain death, he finds something else:

Opportunity.

Don't miss the start of this action-packed LitRPG Apocalypse series by Actus, bestselling author of Return of the Runebound Professor and Rise of the Living Forge. It's perfect for fans of The Primal Hunter, Hell Difficulty Tutorial, and 1% Lifesteal.

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While this audio/book is pretty slow in the beginning, I wouldn’t expect it to go any faster than it already had. The characters definitely grow on you and the battles get a lot more exciting, it’s almost a webtoon-worthy adaptation. The consistency is also greatly paced when you’re not spacing out and focused on the world building.

The growth is worth any LitRPG

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Enjoyed the book, can’t wait for the next instalment. A different spin on summoners and I’m sure there would be some decent world building coming up.

Very Promising

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This was my first time listening to fiction audio book. I love this genre, and thought the narrator was amazing! The voices for each character were great and very distinguishable.
I loved Alex, he's smart, witty and sometimes a little naive, which considering the setting is very relatable!

Loved the characters!

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I was browsing around trying the first book of a few series and im glad I found this one. I really like the system and am interested in where the story will go.
I enjoy the MC well enough but I really enjoy his abilities as theyre unique. Narrator was great too. I'd recommend giving it a go to see if it clicks with you as it did me.

A great find

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The setting is very similar to all the other system integration books, but the main difference is that MC is not overly lucky. He did gain a unique summoner class in the beginning, but his summons were actually very weak (die from a single hit), so MC has always has to step in personally and finish the fights. There are no "first to jump" achievements in this world so MC has to find challenges proactively to gain power, and it was earned power, not from a lottery.
The downside of the approach is that MC doesn't think like a regular Joe, making him unrelatable, but I think relatability is overrated and oversaturated in this genre. Battle maniac is simply more fun to read (listen to).

not tropey

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