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Foundations
- A LitRPG Adventure (Tower of Somnus, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
First contact gone wrong. Humanity judged and found wanting. Unlimited power up for grab.
The Galactic Consensus arrived on ships as large as skyscrapers, crafted from glittering alloys that no human scientist could even begin to understand. They followed the trail of century-old television transmissions to welcome us into the galactic community...only to recoil in horror at what they found.
They concluded that humans were unfit to be trusted with the advanced technologies that member-states of the Consensus freely traded with each other, installing a relay to warn other ships that we were under embargo, but more importantly, allowing humans entrance into the Tower of Somnus, a multiplayer game of sorts that could be played in one’s sleep. The hope was that humanity would learn proper behavior from playing the game with our more civilized neighbors.
Katherine "Kat" Debs, a hereditary employee of one of the megacorporations that ruled the world, eked out a meager existence in a massive arcology of glittering glass and chrome. She dreamt of one day earning enough money to buy her freedom and was more than willing to break a law here or there in the process. When she is offered an opportunity to enter the Tower of Somnus free of corporate control, she jumps at the chance. After all, the "game" was more than just a status symbol; players retained the fantastic powers they earned in the game in the waking world as well.
A perfect opportunity to take control of her destiny or die trying.
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- Paul
- 24-07-22
amazing great litrpg
amazing story love the cross over between the game world and the real world cannot wait to get book 2
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- Kindle Customer
- 18-07-22
an interesting blend of cyberpunk and fantasy
well written with intrigue and plots within plots. Dorrik and Kaleek are both treasures and I really look forward to their interactions.
that said, I found the events in the real world far more exciting than the tower delves. strange, but I really look forward to more of this going forward.
there are only two things that detract from this:
first is Arnold's character sudden flip flops - as if Cat wouldn't have known about his real character growing up - making excuses only takes it so far, it's a sore point of the plot to get things started.
second is the use of throwing knives... you might as well as just hold onto them and use your body weight to make them far more effective than disarming yourself
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- @ZennyReadsAlot
- 05-08-22
Not one to miss... I'm bloody serious
Foundations: Tower of Somnus by Cale Plamann. Straight out the gate, this is an excellent #litRPG that absolutely delivers 100%. @MouthyMaven's awesome narration truly brings the characters in this book to life. Will not disappoint. 📚5/5🌟 #BookReview
For more reviews follow me on Twitter @zennyreadsalot
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- Anonymous User
- 16-07-22
Great story
This is a great start to a series and I definitely look forward to more.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-22
who reads reviews anyway
I loved this story, alot. As in I immediately read the next 2 books in the series consecutively the next day.
The voice acting is great too. would recommend.
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- Wayne Knighton
- 30-09-22
Tower Power
This is a great start to the series, one which has two sides to it. Real life and Sleep life where one intertwines the other.
The narrator does a great job.
I look forward to the rest of the series.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-22
Awesome
Can’t wait for the next installment! Definitely worth your time. Narrator is superb as she always is.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-10-22
We get it already! He's abusive, move on please...
The title is how I felt at 1h 30min -ish
But it keeps going for a total of 3h, where it feels like the protagonist brings up the OBVIOUSLY abusive "Love interest" in every other sentence.
I almost dropped, actually, I did drop the book at 2h 30min because I couldn't take it anymore. But I came back to force myself through, at least an hour or two before writing my review.
It feels so forced and fake, the abusive behaviour I mean. Where he leans into any and all stereotypical abusive trait and comment. It is so ham-fisted that it feels like nothing makes sense if he hadn't been. He doesn't even feel like a real character/person, just a forced stereotype.
The narrator was amazing, no complaints really.
The rest of the story is okay, but it feels like a damsel being tugged along or simply going through the steps a lot of the times, while other times feel badass. But the badass moments doesn't always feel like the gender or the personality really matters. Hars to explain.
Wouldn't really recommend the book unless you don't get tryggered by abusive topics and Really love the genre.
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- S. KEETON
- 09-10-23
Started out great
I liked the set up, the world building is good.
The interactions between Kat and Arnold within the tower quickly ruined this book for me.
Kat who seemed to be a strong and independent character turns to a submissive mush and Arnold a xenophobic, jealous idiot.
I couldn't bring myself to continue to listen past entering the first dungeon.
I have listened to hundreds of audio books, this is the first that I just couldn't bring myself to finish.
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