Black Sun

Phantom Server Trilogy, Book 3

By: Andrei Livadny

Narrated by: Todd McLaren

Zander and his gamer friends used to face danger without fear, finding strength in the promise of a safe respawn. Nothing could harm or destroy them. This was only a game...or was it?

A game, played in an ancient hyperspace network. A game involving dozens of real-life alien civilizations. Earth is deserted. The fate of humanity is unknown.

The few human survivors are now stuck in the Darg star system. All they can do is fight to the last. They must find the Phantom Server - the nucleus of the interstellar network created by the ancient civilization of the Founders. In order to live, they must solve its mystery or die trying.

©2016 Andrei Livadny; English translation copyright 2016 by Irene Woodhead and Neil P. Mayhew (P)2016 Tantor

Love it

This is one of the best series on audible, some cussing but still amazing. I am sad that this is the last book.😭

An ok conclusion

The conclusion was ok. At times the story seemed to have a lot going on. Perhaps in the future I will listen to all three in a row and enjoy it more.

One thing nearly ruins this series for me.

The trilogy has plot holes and loose threads. I can totally deal with that. The action is good. The plot and overall scheme is pretty cool. The thing that bothers me about these books is the love thing with the protagonist. His romantic relationship is probably the worst I've read in a long time. It was predictable, yet utterly forced. Actually, every female character in the book, and their relationships, make me think the author has no clue about relationships with women. I know this is LitRPG, and the genre isn't known for well written female characters and love sub-plots. But this was much worse than normal. Ugh. It's unfortunate, because much of the rest of the story is quite appealing and adds to the genre in positive ways.

Very neat and polished ending to a great story.

I enjoyed every word. I would like to see more books in this universe.

I wondered how the author would wrap up the trilogy. I am pleased with the conclusion.

The ended neatly but the universe in this trilogy deserves more.

Poor game mechanics

Overall I’m not a fan of the Phantom Server series. I love litRPG and had high hopes for this trilogy. Unfortunately, the story came across disjointed and slow. The game mechanics are haphazard at best and greatly self serving when needed to resolve a difficult or pointless situation created by the main characters. Chaos Seeds, Divine Dungeon, and Way of the Shamen are much better series.