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The Noob Returns

Noobtown, Book 9

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The Noob Returns

By: Ryan Rimmel
Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
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LitRPG fans: Noobtown is back!

In the ninth book in Ryan Rimmel's fantastical Noobtown series, Jim has a new threat to face. As he questions how to kill a nearly invincible Elder Demon, he also has to regroup his allies and try to fix his ailing War Badger. Can he do all that, considering it's also time to finally answer for his many crimes against chickens?

What happens when the main boss isn't the final boss?

Jim defeated the Dark Overlord, but that wasn't enough. The Dark Overlord was just a pawn for an even greater threat. Michael, the Elder Demon, has restarted the War in Heaven. Meanwhile, Jim was spending quality time with Shart, trapped in the Walker Orb. Now, Jim's allies are spread all over Ordinal, and the world is breaking apart.

In order to survive, Jim needs to rebuild his class, find his allies, and save the world yet again. His plans start small, but there are, of course, problems. A death cult has taken over Windfall, a Faceless Queen is running the Castle, and Badgelor has a cardiac issue that needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.

But Jim isn't defeated. He will save Windfall and the World. Because he's the Mayor of Windfall.

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A fantastic return to form and a burning desire to see where the journey goes.

A return to noob

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As fast paced as any of the previous books with just as many twists and turns!
Is a must!

Funny as always!

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I loved the refrences from other litRPGs like HWFWM, primal hunter, all the MCs who has a J name, like Joe the bald ritualist

The refrences

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I laughed out loud so many times. such a great listen. most series run out of steam by this point, but this one just gets better.

they're actually getting funnier as they go

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As usual this series is a delight to listen to, Jonathan does a splendid job and Ryan's writing is as great & hilarious as ever.

this new arc of the story along with it's new power structure and challenges brings some appreciated freshness to it, while the war in the heavens between the admins and demons goes on Jim & Co. must deal with worldly matters which in this book includes the dastardly Kernel (who is Jim's ultimate nemesis as he is likelt the fowlest beast in all ordinal...).

the only downside to this book was that it was too short, but it gets extra points for all the mentions and references it hilariously manages to get away with.

now all that's left for me to do is to go on patreon and read all the available chapters of book 10 until it is released as an audiobook later on, after that I might listen to the whole series again as no matter how many times I fo so it's just as funny as the first listen 😊

this series is as brilliant & puntastic as ever and this book is no exception ^^

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