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Lighting the Forge

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Lighting the Forge

By: Jay Krauss
Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski
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He didn’t log in to be a Hero, or go on a grand adventure. He logged in to survive.

On the brink of death, a burned-out late-thirty-something is offered one last chance at life through experimental early access to a full-dive VRMMO. The price is simple: he can’t log out. When the system sends him into the world years before launch, he becomes something no developer planned for: a seemingly permanent inhabitant, living inside the game long before players arrive.

While future adventurers dream of fame and leaderboards, he chooses a quieter path. He claims land in the mountains, learns the patient craft of blacksmithing, mines deep veins of ore, and finally builds a life with his hands instead of slowly dying behind a desk.

For a long while, the world is his alone. He carves out the beginnings of a life for himself, begrudgingly makes a few friends, and finds a purpose.

Then players begin to appear. To the first of their number, he’s just a strange NPC with skills that shouldn’t exist yet. He doesn’t correct them. He would very much like to just be left alone.

Unfortunately, the world has other plans.

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I would recommend this book. only disappointing thing is there is not more to listen too 😔

would recommend

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this book has all the things a great litrpg needs action , characters, crafting, kid friendly but not childish and the narration is perfect, loved it !! book 2 please !!

great book

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Jay has done it again writing an amazing book with a fun character list!

Daniel knocks it out of the park with the narration

Amazing start to a hopefully long series!!

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The story i found compelling, right amount of combat, convo and litrpg info. Has left the right amount of unanswered questions at the end that has me clammering for more.


cant wait for the sequal, great work!!

never dull

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