Author of LitRPG, Gamelit, Sci-Fi, Progression Fantasy & Historical Fiction Books.
Author of LitRPG, Fantasy, Coming of Age, Sci-Fi, Murder Mystery & Historical Fiction Books.
Warden (Nova Online #1)
7/10
Alex Knight
LitRPG, .Sci-Fi, VRMMO
The Story
Book 1 in the complete LitRPG trilogy!
Imprisoned for a murder he didn’t commit, Kaiden’s only hope of early release is in serving as a Warden in the game-world of Nova Online.
Playing as a unique class while surrounded by aliens, pirates and warring guilds, he and his squad are tasked with protecting new players and enforcing the rule of law.
But Kaiden has other ideas; he is intent on proving his innocence. The keys to his freedom lie hidden in the game’s seedy underbelly. And as he’ll soon discover, the bloody trail that led to his arrest is more twisted than he could have ever imagined.
My Review
I’d say Ready Player One meets Halo is a good description. I liked the uniqueness of this in the way that the MC is tasked with keeping the peace and looking after the new players. A good amount of unique skills, but maybe the story could be a little predictable. Either way, I’d read more books by Mr Knight.
Sci-Fi LitRPG needs more books like this, and slowly the genre is seeing more and more, but it’s still outweighed by the fantasy/Isekai/apocalypse books. Don’t get me wrong, I really don’t have a preference, but when I see a Sci-Fi LitRPG pop up in my to read list, I can’t help but look forward to it.
Game mechanics were easy to follow and the pacing was well matched to the suspense of the overarching plot and theme of the book.
Storyline: 7/10
Character depth: 8/10
Narration: 8/10