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Darklands Online: Book 3 Kindle Edition

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 58 ratings

Kurt was becoming more comfortable entering the world of Darklands Online. He might not be that much closer to unraveling the mysteries it held, but with his brother and new friends nothing could stand in their way. That all was about to change with the Challenge of the Ithkari in full swing. New challenges await Kurt, Greg, Bhae, and Carmen. Old enemies resurface while new ones make themselves known. It will take more than strength and guile for Kurt and his friends to survive in Darklands Online.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09VXSTPYD
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.2 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 367 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 58 ratings

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David J. Bushman
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David J. Bushman is an aspiring independent author who finds himself bouncing around northwest Ohio. After a hiatus following his first published novel, David has debuted with the LitRPG series Darklands Online. Since then he has also been included in the LitRPG Anthology, Git Gud, and debuted a new series entitled Armageddon Earth.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2023
    I've been a fan of Darklands Online since book 1 and the latest installment didn't disappoint!
    Again, we follow Kurt, his brother Greg and the two badass DPS chicks Bae and Carmen into the fantastic worlds of the VRMMORPG Darklands Online.
    Book 3 is all about PVP, and since PVP is my favorite as a gamer, I also enjoyed this book tremendously.
    Kurt and his friends join a tournament that is supposed to determine the best player in the game. Besides a variety of quests and boss raids, they mostly have to face other players in deadly arenas.
    Will Kurt be the winner in the end? I won't tell, of course!
    Just so much: the story offers some very interesting and unexpected twists...
    Again, the prose is great and the characters are fleshed-out well. The story flows at a good pace as each chapter offers a new, creative challenge for the players. It almost feels like watching a gaming stream. I would love to play Darklands Online myself.
    I listened to the audio version and highly recommend picking it up. Again, the two talented narrators David Reimer and Jessica Weyman did an incredible job, giving each character a unique voice.
    Although this book is part of a series, it can also be read as a standalone adventure, but I recommend starting at book 1 if you're new to Darklands Online.
    I can't wait for the next installment!
    I highly recommend this book to all fans of VR-based LitRPG.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2023
    The emergent AI storyline is weak, as is the corporate hack storyline.

    The worst part was the garbage level editing. See, I can understand if the first novel is weak, or poorly edited, but the first two were really good. This one was hot garbage in the editing department.

    I’m still looking forward to more adventures, but fix the editing.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022
    Kurt and the gang get pulled into the biggest pvp event ever! With more twists and turns in this book then ever before.

    Also I loved all the call backs to the first 2 books.

    Can't wait for book 4!
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2022
    Kurt is becoming more and more familiar with DarkLands Online, but has decided the goddess should no longer be his only option for levelling. Instead, he enters into a battle for the Ithkari championship event going on within the game with his friends, Carmen, Bhae, and Greg. Between the challenges and a group of players determined to kill him no matter what this session is bound to get exciting. Can Kurt become the Ithkari champion while forging his own path?
    I received a copy of this audiobook from the author in exchange for an honest review. I loved books one and two of this series and was looking forward to this book. It did not disappoint, although I feel like details from the epilogue of the last book was not addressed in this one. This is not a book you can read as a standalone. You will need to read the other books first, but trust me when I say they are beyond worth it. Links for my reviews for them are below.

    The thing that was not addressed in this book was he was locked out of the game. His account blocked. I thought this was going to be addressed because this book starts with him playing a CoD rip off, but that's not the case. We eventually get back to the programmers, but not with enough details to seem like anything is being accomplished on that front. Not that I am complaining. It is an interesting little tidbit, but Kurt being in the game is kind of the whole point.

    There were plenty of exciting things that happened both inside and out of the game in this book, as well as a terrible cliffhanger. Not terrible in that I hated it, more concerning and leaves you wanting the next book.

    While in the game the Ithkari aspect that began in book two is expanded upon with more abilities and a PvP tournament. I can't say I expected how the tournament progressed or ended. It was refreshing from a lot of other gaming things. You'll see what I mean when you read it. We also expand a bit more on Kurt and Bhae. I am a bit curious about what she is like IRL and hope this will be addressed at some point since we know Kurt is in high school. I can't imagine she is much older, but still. I'm curious.

    Also, I am curious on the quest they were working on. Since they didn't get to turn it in are they going to hatch? Are they lost forever because of what happened? I don't know yet. Hopefully we don't have to wait too long to learn more of the story.

    The goddess wasn't as big of a player in this book as she was in the others. This in no way took away from the drama that unfolded, and allowed the main character options on how to move forward.
  • Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
    This volume is mostly set in a tournament hosted by the alien invaders. The challenges are varied and clever. I have been quite pleased by this series and look forward to the next book.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2022
    This book was a nice guilty pleasure to read, all the things i enjoyed about the first two books while giving taste of what PVP is like and tieing all the books together plot wise.

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