The Land: Catacombs: Chaos Seeds, Book 4

I like that is was throttled back a little from the last book, still a wild ride! Enjoyed the character development but still feel the battles are unnecessarily tedious. Also, really would enjoy more storyline: e.g. back story/history/world building. Doesn’t have to deviate greatly from the local aesthetic, the Dark Khans is an excellent example. Loved that aspect and others like the mysterious tower quest to the south (book1), etc. staring the next book in the series!

This book was better than the last. It got back to being more about the village and Richter’s responsibilities than a long dungeon slog. The pacing was good. The growth of secondary characters was cool.My only complaint with this author is the cliche view of women. There is not one real female character in the whole series that isn’t a shallow stereotype, damsel in distress, sexy temptress, etc… The cranky old healer is the closest female character to interesting. The female sex jokes also got old. I totally expected a “that’s what she said” joke at any moment.Other than that though.GNOMES RULE!

SO, one thing I like about this series, its in regards to the structure of the story? is how the author actually has "Boxes" appear in the book, for item descriptions, & weapons, and armor, that's a nice touch!I continue to like the world building. It's one of the better things about the story. The author really has quite the imagination.Also on one hand, I like how the author moves things along, but I would prefer to go at 25 mph, as opposed to the 750 mph he's going!? Like on the one hand I understand with a group of people, things are going to go faster building up a city, on another, I'm thinking to myself, WHY DID HE NOT LEVEL UP MORE? Before jumping into the deep end of the pool?! This is why he's died so many times already.I also think this thought a lot "Why is Richter gawking at his comrades getting eaten or mauled, or beat up, insert adjective here!?" He's done realized its not a game? Is he secretly ya masochist? The book already answers this, when he lost a precious member of his body. He's not, so whats with the gawking???Like seriously, every time. EVERY TIME.. Richter gets his but kicked, quite painfully I might add, and his team mates get their butts kicked... Except for Scion, he seems to come out relatively okay most of time.And what bugs me more, is for a "gamer" Richter is sure slow on the ball when it comes to combat. The guy sure can't think on his feat, UNTIL AFTER THE FACT. And its too late then!!!Also, whats up with him and his pet dragon? Like why did he start calling her "Love".. she has a name, its "Alma" so, I found this to be weirdly creepy.. Because it wasn't "doting" really.. it just seemed out of place. Weird for the context. I dote on my dog.. so I'm pro level when it comes to treating a pet like family.Anyways, I continue to read this story, a lot for the world building, because I think that's the most interesting character at this point.The Main MC Richter, if he wasn't a dummy, & utilized his powers correctly, the story would be a lot more interesting. But apparently, hes only thinking about T&A, I don't blame him there. But he's sucking at the rest of the things that make a "Whole character"..Also the author, until book four was really good about following up on, story lines in the book, before this one.. Like the last thing he was doing in book 3, before the whole deal with some assassin was hunting for the nest of these "Hell bugs" or something another. And He just totally goes off and forgets about Yoshi and that story line..How do I put this, I feel like the author is getting caught up like game devs, in "Feature creep".. like theirs SOOOOO MUCH going on. It's a cluster cluck if there ever was one.TL:DR I continue to read on. I hope the story & characters will grow on me a bit more. Maybe gain a little more depth?

It took a while, honestly I didn’t know if I’d like this series, or even author! But I love the slow build-up and seeing how Ricter grows!Can’t wait to read the next book! I also enjoy how long these books are and not such a quick read! I love pinger books and it’s wonderful!

Good book that continues the story of the MC and the author does a good job I’d keeping his power level and abilities in check. My one complaint is naming a book after the Catacombs and then spending no time there. What happened to “your words have meaning?”

If this genre is your cup of tea, then this book fits the bill.. with enough action and irreverence to satisfy the reader.

If you like to read fantasy, fiction or into gaming, this series is for you. His writing meshes personalities and attributes into an entertaining story that will run for years. To someone that doesn't game the status updates may start to get old volume after volume but not so much that you ignore them. Maybe just start to read through them quicker than normal. They do add to the feel of LitRPG.A friend suggested his books by sending me volume 1 Founding in paperback. While he reads ebooks he knows I still prefer paper. After reading it I bought the next two volumes. I would have bought more but they became harder to find printed and vastly more expensive. I've paid less for good hard back books. Looks like I'll have to convert to the much cheaper ebooks one day, but not yet.So not finding them or willing to pay $60 through Amazon I went to my favorite book store while visiting family three states away. They're huge and have everything, except Aleron Kong. Found out they have to be ordered, printed and shipped per order. Since I wasn't going to be around to pick them up I slowed my reading of the two I had and watched for them on Amazon. Eventually I've bought through volume six. Even though I'm investing a small fortune in printed copies I'll continue buying them to have a collection on my shelf of a great series.I've actually slowed down my reading so I don't get too far ahead of Kong's writing them. Instead of enjoying big sections of a book in a sitting like I did with the first few books I now read a chapter or two and put it down. I hope this keeps the story fresh in my mind while waiting for the next book to be published.

Yeah this was just an all around fun adventure. Lots of slaying,lvling, organizing, and a giant having a threesome. Great fun 👍

I'm not sure if it's because I'm reading them all back to back but the series is definitely slowing down. It also seems like Ricktor is limiting himself over and over again. He could easily focus on one school of magic and become a god in weeks, but he spreads himself very thin across multiple classes. Like in an rpg where you can be a level 100 wizard or a level 30 hunter / rogue/ warrior / wizard. Anyone that's ever played an rpg will tell you that the level 100 wouldn't even have to flinch against multiple level 30s. What's worse is that he has all these items, capabilities, and stats, that he could use, in a matter of seconds, but chooses not to whilst his friends are literally dying... I suppose this goes along with the theory that Ricktor is a bit of a narcissist that's starting to enjoy power for the sake of power - aka corruption. But a book where the protagonist is selfish an un-empathetic... Well it's going to be a pretty terrible book. Take randy for example. The man has 1 wish, he cares not for money or power, he just wants ricktor to call him by his proper name. I'm not sure if you've ever been given a nickname you find demeaning, by someone who has power over you. If you have you know how petty and nasty it is. The last thing. Clearly his dungeon slave is hiding a lot from him, but he must also answer any questions honestly. SO WHY DOESNT HE SIT DOWN WITH HIM WITH ALL HIS FRIENDS AND ASK EVERY QUESTION THEY CAN THINK OF?! It would literally take 30 minutes, and would probably ruin the story line I'm assuming Kong is going for, but come on man, you're supposed to be a doctor, who'd be stupid enough to know a powerful being is manipulating them and chooses not to do anything about it? Honestly, gaping plot holes abound, it's still a pretty good book if you're happy to pretend they're not there. I'll be trying the next but I'm unsure if I'll finish it based on the direction the author is going.

This is the fourth book in the series and is comparable to the previous three in its quality or writing and story with one small exception. The author has moved slightly into using a bit more crude humor, vulgarity and sexual innuendo. I can understand part of it as an attempt to be part of the protagonist's character but it feels a bit off putting and doesn't sit comfortably with the previous tone. It isn't anything horrible but frankly much of it adds very little. The trial scene with the three famous women for example is gratuitous and their removal would not have been noticed.Still a good read and I am looking forward to the next instalment.

The story continues the impressive adventure of Richter and is engaging with a rollercoaster ride of (mis)adventures. One thing I will say is that some of the status tables need to be edited because they don't match what is written in text before them.

There is no rush to tie up all the plot hooks in one story and no hesitation to throw more in. It works. The Land feels alive and the story breaths rather than a rush to tie off this bit of story before moving onto something new. I love this storytelling style

I'm loving the characters and story more each book and cannot wait to see what happens next. There are some mistakes here and there but they are just bumps in the road of a good story. Cheers!