The Genesis Game
World Apocalypse - Dungeon Calamity (Book 1)
by Andrew O'Kelley
Narrated by Curt Bonnem
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Pub Date Jun 03 2020 | Archive Date Oct 02 2020
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Description
The Black Seraph rises with one mission.
Save humanity. From billions, only a million must survive.
The end of the era of humanity was marked by the appearance of the World Dungeon and the system of power it provided. No one gained more power than the tyrant known as the Black Seraph, the Angel of Genocide. Surviving at the expense of the rest of humanity, Seraph was able to complete the World Dungeon upon reaching the Altar of the End. A hollow victory, as he was cursed by the spirit of the dungeon for ruthlessly focusing on his empowerment.
His power sealed away within the dungeon, Seraph was cast into the past, reincarnated into the body of his child-liker self, forbidden from hoarding power for himself and charged with the mission of ensuring the survival of humanity. But people do not change overnight, and Seraph must find a new path forward and learn there's more to power than being a tyrant if humanity is to survive the Genesis Game.
Advance Praise
"With these rebirth stories, you get a character who uses foreknowledge to become super strong. This story acknowledges bad memory bad choices and simple disinterest. In other words, the character is a normal human being. Love it."
"I hesitated a bit to pick this up after seeing negative reviews, but ignore them. Seraph is the ultimate anti-hero in the truest sense. He's not evil so much as amoral from his experiences. I'm really interested in seeing how he develops going forward."
"The MC was from my point of view believable. He does what needs to be done, I know many people might not agree but I found his choices realistic even though this is syfi/fantasy the choices felt realistic of a grown male. No crying and wishy-washy mistakes that gets everyone killed, you know letting the same shithead go 4000 time's under the mistaken belief that the bad guy's life is as important as the 30 people he killed and it would be wrong to take his life, then at the end he kills 40 more people. I REALLY HATE THAT. Great book I'm excited for book 2."
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9798602817461 |
| PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
| DURATION | 7 Hours, 3 Minutes |
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Featured Reviews
Trick W, Reviewer
Received from Net Gallery just partial pc it and it just is not my type of book but the narration was really good,gave to say that!!
Rebecca O, Librarian
The beginning was a big confusing because it changed perspectives/time, but once I figured that out it was great! The main character, Seraph, has respawned into a 15 year old boy's, wheelchair needing body, named Luka. He changes what he remembers to have happened by saving his father from being killed by a monster by asking him to go the mall. The "dungeon" is a forever role-playing game, where if you die in the game, supposedly you die in real life. This game has just opened in the mall and Luka convinces his father they should go play together. Luka/Seraph remembers important game information from his previous experiences, but is reluctant to impart this knowledge on his fellow players. After some game play, and drama, they finally make it through orientation.
As a gamer, I enjoyed the book. It was easy to relate to the characters and all the fear, angst, and trepidation they experienced while encountering events with which they were unfamiliar. They audiobook provided distinct differences in voices and made me feel like I was there, experiencing all the characters were experiencing. I definitely recommend it to fifth grade students and up. The only thing I didn't care for was the abrupt ending - "Welcome to New Town!"
Meg K, Librarian
Story is a typical apocalyptic LitRPG, reborn overpowered MC gets a second chance. And yet the MC makes no sense? He was given a second chance to fix his mistake yet acts just as if not more ruthless than before. I suppose the author may be going for an antihero story, but it comes across as the MC not progressing at all. I was just left confused.
My biggest issue, and what really lost the story stars is the repetition. Like a student trying to pad a school essay by saying the same thing multiple times without adding anything, sentences repeat. It also reads like a thesaurus was used a bit too frequently.
Overall it has some potential but reads like a beta copy, not a finished product.
The narrator did a good job, and earned back a star.
Matthew S, Librarian
The Genesis Game by Andrew O'Kelley, a very good beginning and really pulled me in, I had trouble finishing it because of the app but I really enjoyed it.
Steve N, Reviewer
A interesting spin on RGPlit . If you could go back to the beginning and keep all your knowledge could you change things? Can Seraph learn from his mistakes of the of the past or is he doomed to repeat them? That is the question Seraph must answer to save all of humanity but he must find the humanity in himself first!
Kate C, Reviewer
I volunteered to listen, to this book through netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. The Narrator for this book is book is good. It was my first time listening to this narrator and I can't wait to listen to more. This was a good book to listen to. This book is in bookstores now for $17.99 USD, yall should go and buy this audiobook and listen to it, it is good.
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