You're Not Allowed to Die

Twenty-Sided Eye, Book 1

By: Kip Terrington

Narrated by: J. D. Jackson

Joe's body is failing him. In order to make his last weeks of life more palatable, he goes into full digital immersion. This new process will allow him to play in a virtual environment with a fake but healthy and strong virtual body. As soon as he steps into this new environment he meets his virtual assistant, an Evolving Intelligence (E.I.), who takes the form of someone close to him and goes by the name Spooky. After explaining how the game will function, she gives him his first items.

Before Joe and Spooky can begin playing the game, they are both summoned to a reality where magic is real. Due to the coincidental timing of this event, Joe believes this is all just part of the digital immersion. He is unaware that the summoning has healed his real body, making him now truly young and powerful. As he still believes that he's dying, he lives every moment to the fullest, unaware that he is now a near immortal. What will happen to his assistant, the E.I., once placed in this new reality? Will they survive their new environment or will the myriad of dangers swallow them up?

©2017 Kip Terrington (P)2018 Tantor

good premise, good exicution, good book

Interesting premise that let me think about the nature of experience and what I consider my reality. High point, the dialogue between all of the well developed characters. Low point, it ended too abruptly with several unresolved threads. Can't wait for the sequel to come out on audible.

ok story needs new narrator

monotone narrator despite a story that felt like it had potential. couldn't get passed half.

Amazing

Great good a definite must read. The story is great and I’m excited for more of it

Fun story

Fun story with clunky dialogue. Had some great litrpg elements but sometimes it feels like the dialogue is either written by a 14 year old or a bad translation, though the narration probably adds to the stiltedness of it. The world building is interesting.

spooky is a POS

I don't know if this is a cultural thing but his companion "spooky" is constantly lying to him keeping him in a delusion drove me crazy throughout the book. otherwise it is a good book