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Viridian Gate Online: The Jade Lord

The Viridian Gate Archives, Book 3

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Viridian Gate Online: The Jade Lord

By: James A. Hunter
Narrated by: Armen Taylor
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It's been a busy month for thirty-two-year-old Jack Mitchel.

Three weeks ago, he died.

Two weeks ago, he founded the first Faction in the ultra-immersive, fantasy-based VRMMORPG, Viridian Gate Online.

A week and a half ago the world ended, destroyed by a cataclysmic asteroid.

Seven days ago, he conquered the Imperial city of Rowanheath, bringing all of Eldgard to the brink of war.

Though Jack's Faction, the Crimson Alliance, has a tenuous truce with tech genius and Imperial lord, Robert Osmark, Jack knows it can't last. Osmark is devious and power hungry, and it's only a matter of time before he sends his forces to wipe Jack and his underdog crew off the map for good.

If Jack hopes to survive another month inside of VGO, he must find a way to beat Osmark and his army of bloodthirsty thugs, and a new quest—the Path of the Jade Lord—may be just the ticket. But this quest will be far harder than anything Jack's faced before, pushing him to his mental, physical, and moral limits. And if Jack isn't careful, his quest to defeat Osmark and the Empire may end up turning him into the despot he's been fighting against.

©2017 James A. Hunter and Shadow Alley Press, Inc. (P)2017 J.A. Hunter and Shadow Alley Press Action & Adventure Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Fantasy
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Big fan of Armen Taylor’s narration which really brings these characters to life.

Some nice dilemmas in this book and more reference to the person Jack was before VGO which is good to see. Looking forward to book 4!

Plenty of momentum

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This was my first proper audiobook. I enjoyed the story, but the format probably isn't for me. Armen did a great job, though I do have some constructive criticism:

- Might want to work on your UK accent. Cutter and that Bradford accountant were changing by the word in some places. I'm not sure how to feel about the Chinese or Middle Eastern accents either, though I suspect that's a systematic hazard of audiobooks in general.

-Some of the tables were read weirdly. two headings followed by two entries, when it would make more sense to read it heading followed by entry. For example you read 'Type, Duration, Passive, 10 minutes' when it flows much better as 'Type, Passive, Duration, 10 minutes'.

Otherwise though, I can't praise this enough. Fantastic voice, amazing story (if a little clichéd in places, but so are most game plots so it works as canon) and brilliant for making the system feel well-rounded instead of just supporting exactly what the story is doing, a crucial aspect to LitRPG which a lot of authors don't take the time to fully do, as balancing everything when most isn't relevant is often seen as a waste of time. That really makes a story for me.

P.S (minor spoilers!) special shoutout for having absolutely no sex scenes because I listened to parts of this on my bluetooth speaker and that would have been pretty embarrassing.

Enjoyable Romp through a Fantasy World

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What made the experience of listening to Viridian Gate Online: The Jade Lord: A litRPG Adventure the most enjoyable?

The writing quality seems to have gone up in this book, in addition the story pace picks up. lots of juicy scenes

Which character – as performed by Armen Taylor – was your favourite?

Jack

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes, and did so.

The best in this series

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I was very surprised that the quality of this was such a level above the first 2 volumes. Jack struggles with his quest and it shows great depth as the Viridian game prompts him down paths he doesn't wish to go.
Can he do what he hates to save his people and gain powerful new abilities and allies against an increasingly aggressive Empire.
Great story and narration just flows smoothly from Armen

An amazing story and set of Character's

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This is the 3rd book and the 3rd time that I have to say wow missions are thought out rewards are good and I feel like I'm in the world

Wow

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