
The Man from Nag Hamadi: A Cyberpunk LitRPG
Slumrat Rising, Book 2
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Todd Haberkorn
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Warby Picus
About this listen
A spellbinding adventure of biblical proportions awaits a young man coming into his powers in the epic second installment of this urban fantasy series.
Truth Medici has three questions: Can he rescue his siblings from the clutches of the evil Starbrite Corporation? What will it require of him? And where does he need to go next to make it happen? When he meets Justinian Merkovah—a strangely ageless spellcaster, teacher of religious law, and nomadic exorcist—he's one step closer to discovering the answers . . .
With his experience providing security to the rich and terrible, Truth accepts a gig as Merkovah's bodyguard. What better way for Truth to grow as a mage? And what better body to guard than one that can help rid him of the demonic System trapped inside his own?
Truth and Merkovah are soon joined by two of the latter's enigmatic students on a journey through an ancient land where both devils and angels lash out with fire, fury, and Old Testament devastation. Finally, Truth sees the world, previously kept hidden by Starbrite, as it really is. And he learns that magic—real magic—is far more powerful and strange than he ever imagined.
But one thing Truth has always known is that power comes at a price. And the price for Merkovah's help may be more than Truth is willing to pay. Unfortunately, he doesn't have much of a choice. Crops are failing; wars are heating up; even God has looked away in disgust. What can one slumrat hope to do in the face of all that? Except rise—and fight.
The second volume of the hit cyberpunk fantasy series—with more than one million views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!
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Pretty good but
- By Xavier J Stevens on 11-08-23
By: DB King, and others
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Electric Angel: A Dystopian Sci-Fi Adventure
- Cyber Dreams, Book 1
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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In the year 2107, the world has both made astounding leaps forward and reduced humanity to its most basic existence. While the megacorps and those who rule them enjoy lives of extraordinary comfort and ease, most people barely scrape by, doing whatever they can to keep going. Juliet Bianchi is one of the latter. She works cutting metal in a scrapyard and doesn't have much to show for it except for a small group of equally bereft, fiercely loyal friends. Still, she maintains a bright disposition, possessing more hope and optimism than anyone would expect her to—and she's going to need it.
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don't get invested. sociopath "heroine" whiner
- By Dshoayo on 02-15-24
By: Plum Parrot
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Chalgathi: An Apocalypse LitRPG
- Elysium's Multiverse, Book 1
- By: Ranyhin1
- Narrated by: Jay Aaseng
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
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Everyone becomes prey when Earth is swallowed up and transmuted to a bestial landscape, the first stage of induction into Elysium's multiverse and a new galaxy in the making. In the blink of any eye, the bloodthirsty creatures of Riven Thane's worst nightmares are unleashed as he; his sister, Allie; and his friend Jose scramble amid the carnage to live another hour. But on this nothing of a planet, Riven is more special than he knows. He's among a select few with a singular bloodline, and the Elysium system has its eye on Riven in particular.
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For a Litrpg/Progression..it’s all over the place
- By Amazon Customer on 11-29-23
By: Ranyhin1
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Pit Fighter: A LitRPG Progression Fantasy
- Victor of Tucson, Book 1
- By: Plum Parrot
- Narrated by: Robb Moreira
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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Victor can’t wait to get the hell out of high school, go to the local community college on a sports scholarship, and start his own life. But that’s all put on hold when he enters his abuela’s house and somehow ends up stepping into a world unlike anything he’s ever known, filled with fantastical meta-humans; walking, talking devils; and other creatures one usually needs some serious pharmaceuticals to see. Fanwath is no dream, though. In fact, it’s a nightmare.
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Good one
- By CC on 01-18-23
By: Plum Parrot
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Road to Mastery
- A LitRPG Apocalypse Adventure
- By: Valerios
- Narrated by: Jeremy Frazier
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Jack Rust was a disillusioned biologist with a PhD—almost. When an extraterrestrial AI calling itself the System invaded Earth and thrusts it into a world of aliens and violence, the least Jack hoped for was gaining access to magic.
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How smart are you
- By shayne c threlkeld on 05-31-23
By: Valerios
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Unintended Cultivator, Volume One
- By: Eric Dontigney
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Sen never dreamed of ascension. Such were the aspirations of the rich young nobles, not orphans like him, scraping together a meager living on the streets of Orchard’s Reach. However, when destiny takes an unexpected turn, Sen finds himself thrust into the role of a cultivator’s disciple. Chosen over the nobles who once looked down on him, he is adopted into a makeshift family of three ancient cultivators, each with a lifetime of knowledge and insights. These old monsters will teach Sen everything they can, from the art of the jian and spear to the mysteries of arcane alchemy.
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artificial cultivator story.
- By kevin on 02-03-24
By: Eric Dontigney
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The Dark Healer: Book 1
- By: Nadya Lee, Alex Toxic, Dan Veksler - translator
- Narrated by: Christopher P. Brown
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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I had lain down in my crypt to rest for a few decades, but when I awoke, centuries had passed. My castle is in ruins, my clan is gone, and necromancers are considered just a fairy tale for children. They take me for a healer. That's because the world is sick. And it's time for strong medicine.
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The voice was entertaining and engaging
- By Moonshadow on 01-30-25
By: Nadya Lee, and others
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Unexpected Healer
- Earthen Contenders, Book 1
- By: Jonathan Brooks
- Narrated by: Miles Meili
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Against his will, Thaden was transported elsewhere in a big flash of light along with millions of other Humans from Earth, to a place where they would train to become Contenders in a whole new world. Unfortunately for him, something occurred during his transference into the “Training” program, and he was ejected from the whole training process and sent into the open mouth of an active volcano for bodily disposal.
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The narrator ruined it for me
- By K. Culleton on 09-05-24
By: Jonathan Brooks
What listeners say about The Man from Nag Hamadi: A Cyberpunk LitRPG
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- JB
- 06-17-24
Too much preaching
Where to begin.... If you can ignore the constant sermon, this isn't a bad book. If book 3 has the same feature, this will be a dead series.
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- Earl
- 08-27-24
I get what the others are saying but...
Is there a lot of theological talk? Yes. Does it get mired down in it a bit? Also, yes. Is it still worth listening to? ABSOLUTELY. It's a fascinating world with very interesting characters. I'm looking for to the next installment!
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- david sorlagas
- 04-22-25
Good sequel, but a lot of philosophy/theology
If you liked the first book, you will very likely enjoy this one too. It's a good addition to the series. I would have preferred a little less time spent on theology and philosophy. They were written into the story very well, but I preferred the pacing of the first book. The introspection definitely helps the character growth, which I appreciate, but I could have done with a little less of it. I still recommend this book, and will likely spend a credit on the next one, but I'm hoping for a little change of pace.
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- O-C
- 05-17-24
The Vinland Saga S2 of books
This book continues line-for-line directly after the end of book one. Gotta love that royal road editing.
As with everything post-death so far, this book continues to be much slower paced than what came before. We're now into the meat of the journey, and both the story and the main character need some time to sort themselves out, figure out who they are, and what they really want to be. Worldbuidling and character continues to be exquisite, and Truth needs to learn a lot before he's ready to take on Starbrite.
A lot of reviews claim that the genre of the story has shifted, and that what comes in this book is a romance novel instead of a cyberpunk thriller. This is technically true, but that is selling this book way too short. Truth has come to hate himself and what he's done, and now with no direct pressure to help the sibs, he's flailing around in the dark. Have no fear, we'll return to Starbrite and the realms of violence, but characters require proper motivation to be compelling, and right now Truth isn't motivated to do anything.
This book focuses on him learning to live without Starbrite, learning more about the world and magic system, and learning to love himself. In terms of plot, it almost 100% a filler arc. But it's full of character studies, philosophy, and deep trauma. He needs to be reforged in fire if he's ever going to be able to help the sibs again, and that fire is both self-love and romance. And damn if it's not some of the best romance I've ever read. These two have actual reasons to care about each other, respect and understanding of boundaries, and good chemistry. And I historically abhor any glimmer of romance in my books, so that's saying a lot.
It may not be the action packed thriller that the first one was, but it's a necessary step forward for our characters and our understanding of the world. In some ways, it reminds me of the second season of Vinland Saga. Character arcs over action scenes. If it's not your cup of tea, I'm pretty sure book three will be much more like book one, should you still be interested in the world. You'll loose much of the character, but that's your decision to make.
I highly recommend this book for everyone who liked the character of Truth in the first book. Book one may have been about Starbrite, but book two is about Truth.
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- Xxtonic
- 08-17-24
ONE OF THE BEST FINDS IN 2024!!!
I cant belive this book doesnt have more reviews. The story is great, the narration is great. Typically im never into too much ranting but i think it works here, typically there just ranting about magic and that almost never makes sence to me but it does in this book for me. Im looking foward to the next book.
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- Roy R Griffin
- 07-19-24
Disappointing
Much different than the first book in the series. Too much theology and cheesy romance for my taste.
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- Will
- 03-13-24
Good 1st book better sequel
The first book is good. It's well written, and same amazing performance but ultimately fell short. The main character was just punched down, never improving in any way. The new installment follows through on foreshadowed elements, starts setting goals, more world-building, and much better secondary characters. I know it's a cliche opinion, but the characters were amazing. I did like how the first book was brutal, to build Truth up, however it is hard to just read through all of that without letting up at all. It was necessary but depressing. So good job author.
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- Andrew
- 03-25-24
Good story but felt like a filler
It was a good second book but I felt like it didn’t move as fast as the first. I can’t wait for the third book hoping there is more action and less political and god talk.
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- Aaron Patridge
- 09-05-24
Disappointment
I don't mind a bit of preaching or philosophy or romance or emotional character growth, but this genre is about action and adventure so I expect these themes to be short-handed while not being under-developed. Basically, I found myself alternately enjoying myself and then sighing in boredom because the author lingered in these elements too long. If he'd done a brevity pass particularly on all these elements, so that they existed (because they are important to this narrative) but we didn't linger in them, then I think this could have been a much more successful book and series. As it stands, despite three books being out and the writing being exceptional and the fact that I'm a fan of the litrpg genre, I didn't hear about this series at all until a few days ago. This book probably runs most people off and those who stick around likely don't feel comfortable recommending the series because of this book.
Religions a tough nut too and it is hardly even needed as the theology in this series doesn't comprehend god and he appears to be absent. All of this could have been written with contemplation of creation or the universe instead without triggering people's religious trauma and bull poop alerts. This means the author and/or those he listens to made a deliberate choice to have their work be less popular just so that he could preach about a fictionalized tautology. That's such an odd choice - especially given how bright the author must be to achieve a book that is so well-written outside these extremely questionable choices. I have to wonder if another author looked at this at all before he started writing or chose to publish.
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- Mr. Thomas
- 03-09-24
Theology/ cosmology
The story continues the pass is a bit slower but more contemplative with an emphasis one world building setting up the next arc. Highly recommended thoroughly enjoyed.
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