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A Market in the Maelstrom: A Slice-of-Life LitRPG Adventure

The Cozy Abyss, Book 3

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A Market in the Maelstrom: A Slice-of-Life LitRPG Adventure

By: Harmon Cooper
Narrated by: Matthew Wolf
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Summary

A pubkeep in purgatory helps foster a friendly community in the face of monstrous terror in the final installment of this cozy LitRPG fantasy series.

Sylas Runewulf has a busy schedule for a dead man. Since taking up residency in the Underworld town of Ember Hollow, the fallen warrior has become a pub owner, a brewer, and a farmer. Now he's opening a long-awaited market for rare goods.

Furthermore, Sylas's social life is flourishing, with a cozy community of friends and neighbors and a budding romance to boot. He also has a fiercely protective cat, Patches, and dog, Cornbread, and plans to add a magical goose to the mix. Everything seems to be coming together nicely.

Except . . .

Danger continues to encroach upon Ember Hollow. The daily warnings Sylas receives of an impending onslaught from the Chasm's fiery hell can no longer be ignored. He must alert his entire community before it's too late.

Meanwhile, the magical barrier between the realms has suffered a breach. Patches and Cornbread can sense a deadly monster roaming the nearby forest—but it'll take more than a cat and dog to keep the town safe.

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I very much enjoyed this set of 3 books.
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I loved the existence possible in the underworld, a chance to start over, to have a future to plan and build a new life alongside people who all supported one another.

Co-operation

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I liked the characters, the progression, and the overall theme of trying to make a better life for themselves and everyone. There wasn’t too much stat information, but enough to make everything understandable. I personally really enjoyed the narrator, I think he did an excellent job.

A most enjoyable series. It was, indeed, a cozy read.

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All 3 books in under a week and still wanting more, so come on get them written and recorded ……and get the next 3 or 4 into a boxed set!

Left with an obvious end to start the next book

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Struggling to find something suitable for my excess credits I started with the pub which was OK. As this series progresses it's become more difficult to listen to, taking me a few weeks to get through this book.
I find it very simplistic, the characters just have an idea and that's the answer, everyone is so agreeable and everything happens perfectly to move the story along without any real challenge or exploration of options. If a character is introduced, then have a specific purpose but no depth, much like a 12 piece jigsaw puzzle. Everyone seems to have nothing else to do other than help the protagonist.
On the flip side the narration is good and the characters all have identifiable voicing.

When the author writes 10 books a year I guess simple is to be expected.

Painting by numbers in literary form.

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