Towns and Towers : A New Land

A LitRPG

By: Shawn Kass

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When Sam’s new video game system arrives in the mail, he unexpectedly finds that it isn’t the one he sent in for repairs, and instead he has received some sort of limited edition model. He soon finds out how unique the model is when after downloading his newest game he is transported into the system and expected to play through the role of his character without access to the real world, or any of the informationally packed strategy guides he is used to using. Handicapped by his own impatience to start playing, Sam is left to figure out the new world which he has fallen into. He has no weapons, no armor, no save points, and no way home. The only thing he has going in his favor is his experience, and his willingness to game more.

Enjoyable

Not a bad listen, better than I thought for virtual voice. 4.4-4.6 overall. Some of the usual troupes and quirks of the character not enjoyable but not too often.

Great idea, poor execution

The concept is interesting but I feel like there was a lot of useless detail to add words to the book and very little exploration of the world itself. I also get that going with an AI voice is faster and cheaper but someone should listen to it before publishing. The transition between who was talking was basically none existent.