Legend of the Sword Bearer

Tempest Chronicles, Book 1

By: Jeremy Fabiano

Narrated by: Samuel E. Hoke

An Epic Fantasy LitRPG / GameLIT

Steve’s days are numbered.

The illness has consumed him.

Would this stranger’s offer give him a second chance?

It looks like a game. Looks can be deceiving. Paul Nelson, the CEO of Tempest Inc, has developed another world and he’s ready to send in another consciousness. This time, though, things are different. Those that came before have caused some troubles and his world is in peril.

For Steve, it’s a last chance. He’s got nothing to lose. And who knows, it might be fun?

As a warrior named Abalonious, his body gone, Steve must adapt, learn, and grow to survive. But this world isn’t exactly as advertised. There’s a darkness coming. It looks like fun will have to wait.

And there’s a secret nobody wants to talk about.

Will Steve piece together enough to live?

If you like unforgettable fantasy heroes, pop culture references, epic battles, and immersive gaming worlds, then you’ll love this LitRPG adventure.

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Overpowered main character? Check.

Insurmountable odds? Check.

More snark than you can shake a stick at? Double check.

©2019 Jeremy Fabiano (P)2019 Jeremy Fabiano

Critic reviews

"To sum it up, Jeremy took a Fantasy, SciFi, and a gaming idea, and mashed them together skillfully, pushing Legend of the Sword Bearer to the same quality of Ready Player One. We at NeoLeaf Press give this book our Gold Recommendation and rate it 5 out of 5 stars." (NeoLeaf Press)

interesting concept

interesting concept but really not my type of book. To be honest I must have not read the blurb in its entirety because I'm not much into LitRPG.

Intro with potential!

This is a pretty good story and I liked the swordbearer hook, it leaves a lot of room for additional adventures and sub-plots. The setting was sort of a planned reincarnation, uploading the consciousness to the game world. I find it difficult to classify this in the litRPG genre. To me, it’s simply a magical fantasy adventure with a few basic game elements thrown in to capitalize on the popularity. I find it interesting that there is no major female character. There is plenty of action from start to finish but the whole point of the adventure seems to get lost in the action. The story flows from one fight to another with no particular goals being met. Sort of one dimensional or tunnel-vision-esk [sic]. The mixture of technology with sword and magic is a nice twist and a major element in the story. Three-point-five for potential. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Ready for book 2

This was a longer book but it went by fast. I thought the writing was good a Samuel Hoke's voice made this character stand out in the Litrpg world. Hes a man not a boy.

Book 1

This is the first book in this series. It is a good audio book. I will follow this series and looking forward to the next book.

Interesting Immersive LitRPG

The escapism present in this setting is a great start as our main character leaves his life of illness and pain for one of grand adventure in a MMORPG. He takes the role of a warrior whose tasked with surviving in a world against great odds and enemies. But as is often the case there's a bigger evil afoot against which he joins the resistance and has a chance to be the hero that real life would never allow him to be.

It's interesting and entertaining, doesn't focus as much on the game aspects which I could see as a positive or negative depending on what you're interested in. The narration is alright, not bad but doesn't raise the story beyond where it would otherwise be.

I received the review code for this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review.