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Condemned Book 1: A Progression Fantasy LitRPG Series (Lord Valevsky: Last of the Line) Kindle Edition
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Maximilian is the last of the noble Valevsky lineage. His entire family was put to death for an alleged attempt on the powerful Duke of Odoevsky, who had his eye set on the Valevsky’s land.
The young man managed to avoid execution, but not punishment. From here on out, he’s condemned to life as a doomed soldier. The front line in the fight against the dark god Skron’s mutated creatures. “Do or die”—that’s the doomer motto that has been drilled into the last of the Valevsky’s head. The Duke took everything from him but his honor and a thirst for revenge.
He made a vow that he’d dig himself out of this hole he’s been driven into and lay claim to his birthright. But first, he needs to get through training and survive. A rookie doomer can’t afford to dream of anything else.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateApril 4, 2023
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★★★★★ Snowman - You have 300+ pages. Character motivations are not hidden. The world has an interesting blend of fantasy and rpg elements. You move at a brisk pace. Transitions are rough. And the world while interesting is pretty bare bones. But it is interesting. And more detail can be added in future installments as they story is entertaining and keeps you reading.
★★★★★ P. de Gaspe' Beaubien - Not like normal heroes... forced to suffer terribly but will not quit..loved it. Looking forward to next one. This is not normal vanilla that I read so often
★★★★★ John Wayne - Highly original storyline, brilliantly written and composed. The characters are varied although many are too single minded for my tastes, however this does fit in with the overall plot line. Powerfully written both the story and the characters seem to resonate in the readers mind, causing this to be a memorable reading experience. 10/10
★★★★★ Kindle Customer - This is a fine fantasy adventure novel. It is well written and edited. I especially like the Countess. I anxiously await the sequel.
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- Publication date : April 4, 2023
- Language : English
- File size : 1.4 MB
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- Print length : 312 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-8076199149
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- Book 1 of 10 : Lord Valevsky: Last of the Line
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Vasily Mahanenko is a fantasy and sci fi author and one of the original founding fathers of the new genre of LitRPG - the MMO-based fantasy and sci fi. His debut novel The Way of the Shaman series took literature by storm in 2012.
Vasily dipped into his college-days insider knowledge as a hardcore gamer in order to create a believable world of the virtual-reality MMO game. His bestselling series combines fiction and video games, telling the story of Shaman and his friends stuck in the ruthless reality of Barliona. He used his more than ten years' experience as an ERP implementation project manager to approach his writing in a well-organized manner, working to a strict schedule, a set of deadlines and even a budget. The entire body of Vasily's works to date is available on Amazon now, with new books adding as he comes up with new fantasy worlds and stories.
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Customers find the book's story engaging, with one noting its unique blend of fantasy and RPG elements, and they appreciate the character development and fast-paced narrative. The writing quality receives mixed feedback, with some praising it while others find it stilted. Several customers mention the story is confusing at times.
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Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, finding it interesting and unique, with one customer highlighting its engaging blend of fantasy and RPG elements.
"...everything you need out of the progressive LITRPG genre, and he tells a good story." Read more
"The story is good, very dark brutal world...." Read more
"I like the no nonsense hero. Do or die attitude. The plot moves briskly and the author did not dally overlong in discussing tbe systems of level up...." Read more
"...And more detail can be added in future installments as they story is entertaining and keeps you reading. Probably nicest of all...." Read more
Customers find the book enjoyable and fun to read, with one mentioning it's good enough to read on Unlimited.
"...They actually nailed the landing. This was a good book. Do you understand why the MC is doing what he’s doing And you cheer him on...." Read more
"...added in future installments as they story is entertaining and keeps you reading. Probably nicest of all...." Read more
"Such a great read, original great character development, amazing world building I will be picking up the second book immediately...." Read more
"This was a very enjoyable book. I should note that it is much different than books I usually prefer so the fact it was enjoyable means a lot...." Read more
Customers appreciate the character development in the book.
"I like the no nonsense hero. Do or die attitude. The plot moves briskly and the author did not dally overlong in discussing tbe systems of level up...." Read more
"...You have 300+ pages. Character motivations are not hidden. The world has an interesting blend of fantasy and rpg elements. You move at a brisk pace...." Read more
"Such a great read, original great character development, amazing world building I will be picking up the second book immediately...." Read more
"This book was very entertaining from start to finish. The main character is a lot of fun and the progression was a good pace...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's pace, with one mentioning it moves at a brisk pace and another noting how the story gains momentum.
"...You move at a brisk pace. Transitions are rough. And the world while interesting is pretty bare bones. But it is interesting...." Read more
"...The author did a wonderful job of writing a fast paced story with a unique magic system. I look forward to reading the next one." Read more
"The story started off pretty interesting and gained momentum. It was interesting...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book, with some finding it good while others note that it is stilted and contains translation issues.
"...Do or die attitude. The plot moves briskly and the author did not dally overlong in discussing tbe systems of level up...." Read more
"The only reason it isn't five stars is because of translation issues. Sometimes it's a bit jarring and drags you out of the story." Read more
"...Very well written.. it is not for the weak of heart." Read more
"...There is a sentence that is in another language with no context clues or anything that tells the reader what it says...." Read more
Customers find the book confusing at times.
"...It’s confusing to the reader when that happens now normally it would be confusing because this person doesn’t understand what’s going on but you get..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023I just finished this book and boy is it a good one. I stumbled upon it by complete accident and I’m a fan of the LITRPG The Series I’m a fan of the progressive genre as well. I’m also a critic of books like this. I go hard if they’re good but I’ll let them know if they’re bad. This one was a great book.
The story absolutely fantastic. You could piece it all together. The opening I haven’t had someone actually try and nail an opening for a series in a long time not only did the author try and give you a good opening something. Besides, I got hit by a car and woke up at a New World. They actually nailed the landing. This was a good book. Do you understand why the MC is doing what he’s doing And you cheer him on. Now I have to say something this book isn’t perfect and I don’t think any book is but when you read this book, you will notice issues with presentation. It may be because of translation but it’s an issue with how or when information is present it to you the reader. There were a few times when I felt some information should have been presented earlier in the book. This might’ve been a choice by the author, but there were other times when I felt information just wasn’t clearly conveyed at one particular point but sometime later, you could make sense of it all and figure it out because later you got a better understanding of things. My best example would be suppose you saw someone putting up tile for a bathroom floor do you know you have to stick to a particular pattern so that it looks nice and neat and it’s finished properly what if they just messed up a few pieces of tile nothing that destroyed the floor, but you could tell this is off a little. It still looks beautiful but you can tell that’s not quite right. That’s the feeling I got sometimes reading this book. I’ll give you an example from the book. This really isn’t a spoiler but you’ll understand when you read it. Whenever the MC gets his powers he doesn’t know what’s going on as expected, but he stumbled upon some wording you know a typical status screen of sorts. It’s confusing to the reader when that happens now normally it would be confusing because this person doesn’t understand what’s going on but you get that from the wording in the text he doesn’t know what just happened but you the reader don’t understand what the author is presenting to you as information. You learn later in the book how to interpret this information but it would’ve been great to tell you then, and there how to interpret this information. There’s a grid for skills let’s just call it that it would’ve been great to see that grid early on you. Don’t see it until halfway through the book I believe. You should’ve saw this grid as soon as he acquired his skills because then it made interpreting things much easier for you, Rita. I have no problem with a situation where you don’t know everything and you discover facets of the world you’re reading about but this was a case. Where are you the reader really need it to know what am I reading here? Why am I being presented this information? I don’t understand. You could tell the author wanted you to understand this information. It wasn’t as if they didn’t want you to perceive what they were saying It just wasn’t coming off well
However, I want you to remember this is 5 stars through and through I’m not rounding here. This was a great book. I’m running to read the next book, but I wanted to leave a great review. Too often I see authors who don’t try and explore the world that they are introducing us to. Too often I see authors, who are quick to force us into an adventure without giving us a good reason. The MC is actually doing something. this book doesn’t do that you get everything you want and everything you need out of the progressive LITRPG genre, and he tells a good story.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2024The story is good, very dark brutal world. I wouldn’t call it good versus evil as the “good” are not all that great of examples of humanity.
Only distraction was the author used a lot of modern expressions that have no place in a world that’s swords and sorcery. It was enough to cost a star, along with some of the situations feel a bit forced.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025I like the no nonsense hero. Do or die attitude. The plot moves briskly and the author did not dally overlong in discussing tbe systems of level up. I particularly liked that there is little grinding involved which tend to get in the way of the plot.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2023This isn’t Shakespeare.
This isn’t Tolkien.
This is the digital version of a “pulp” novel from a century ago.
But.
If you enjoy Isekai. (SAO / Log Horizon)
If you enjoy single player games. (Skyrim)
If you enjoy getting to know a character and not a gallery of individuals.
Then This is a good read.
I’ve read his Shaman Series. It’s pretty good. I’ve read a few of the other authors that do this style as well.
You have 300+ pages. Character motivations are not hidden. The world has an interesting blend of fantasy and rpg elements. You move at a brisk pace. Transitions are rough. And the world while interesting is pretty bare bones. But it is interesting. And more detail can be added in future installments as they story is entertaining and keeps you reading.
Probably nicest of all. Even though this is currently set up to be a trilogy. The first book tells a decent story. Too often I’ve read books where “book 1” is 175 pages and they want you to buy all three in the set to get one book’s worth of story. At least here, while it ends on a cliffhanger and very few things are resolved. I feel like I have a story with a beginning middle and end.
I am looking forward to book 2. I am looking forward to seeing a bit more of this world getting fleshed out.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2024Such a great read, original great character development, amazing world building I will be picking up the second book immediately. One of the best books I’ve read in sometime.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2024The only reason it isn't five stars is because of translation issues. Sometimes it's a bit jarring and drags you out of the story.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024This is a book of the travesty of political agenda. This is the life story of a condemned man. I truly enjoyed his way of looking at the whole picture that he's presented. Very well written.. it is not for the weak of heart.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025Interesting world, but everyone including the main character are obnoxious, and then they monologue about it to the other characters. Oh the monologuing, didn’t anyone ever teach you to show not tell? Plus it’s so confusing at times, even the MC at one point admits he lost all sense of what’s going on.
Given the rest of the series is not part of Kindle Unlimited, I don’t really have the will to keep going and see if it improves. A shame overall.
Top reviews from other countries
- Michael JacksonReviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
I at first disregarded this book was it the cover or title, what a mistake this book once started is a page turner, one of those i will just read the next chapter and go to bed books.
Its about max a rich boy whos family gets wiped out but he survives and gets thrown into the doomed legion but it has some very interesting plot twists and turns so give it a chance and enjoy.
- Scott HarrisReviewed in Australia on August 15, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Review
Excellent
- P. de Gaspe' BeaubienReviewed in Canada on April 18, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent dark adventure
Not like normal heroes... forced to suffer terribly but will not quit..loved it.
Looking forward to next one. This is not normal vanilla that I read so often👍🥳
- StormworksReviewed in Canada on August 6, 2023
1.0 out of 5 stars Unlimited one... Then pay more if you want to carry on.
Don't support authors who do series this way.
Commit to how you want to market a series. If you want more profit then market your next series that way.
Feel like the authors selling tactics are reminiscent of an old school used car salesman. Suck you in then make you pay more.
Done with this series and author.
- Avid readerReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2023
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Interesting storyline and promising series
Reason for missing star is some grammatical errors that effect the reading pace and inclusion which could easily be remedied.
First chapter would benefit from an edit. Some sentences don't make sense and some phrases need to be consistently rephrased such as dark elder instead of 'elder the dark'.
If you can get over the mistakes in first chapter, it's a much better read afterwards.