Kit Falbo

A young man enters a fantasy setting MMORPG to craft and make money. A coming of age story that also reflects the conflict between the NPCs that live in the world and the player that acting ruthless towards the NPCs because even bad behaviour has no real consequences.
Wonderfully written. I could sympathise with the main characters a lot (yes plural -there are three characters we follow - but the player chess is the central point.)
I like how the game mechanics were handled. And now i want to read how the story continues.… (más)

A techy adventure in a creative setting

Intelligence Block is self-described as “a game-lit inspired space opera”. I’m not very familiar with game-lit or litRPG as a subgenre, but this book certainly has a Ready Player One vibe to its story, writing style, and world. This book contains lots of technical info packed into the narrative about suits, kits, wizard rankings, and the special type of tech-created “magic” that exists in this world. It’s a very creative setting, and I found a lot of the ideas and applications of “magic” quite interesting. It felt very techy and futuristic and quite unique. It works well as a standalone story. The plot progresses at a steady pace as our protagonist, Talos June, fits investigating an attack against his wizard character into his daily life of work, school, social activities, and wizard battles.

The world of Intelligence Block is set in the far future - there are many settled planets, a network of interplanetary travel options, and pretty much every person uses a type of AI that’s bonded to them, called a User Intelligence (or UI) to navigate their world. Some advanced users use UI to create intricate “magic” displays, and make a living as wizards. Talos June is one such user, one of the uncommon self-taught UI geniuses, referred to as homegrown wizards, as opposed to the more common university-taught wizards.

Talos June is a young twenty-something man working his way up the wizard rankings when a series of strange encounters culminate in an attack on his wizard persona. The story is told from his first-person perspective, with a straightforward and conversational style. He is a genius with UI, having tinkered with them from a young age and customized his own three personal UI. As he tries to solve the mystery of the attack on the side, we also follow him through his daily life and see his wizard and technical skills applied in a variety of ways.

Those interested in the game-lit subgenre, or futuristic settings would likely enjoy this read. Readers who like intellectual protagonists and appreciate technical skills and solutions should consider this book.… (más)