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Rule of Cool

A LitRPG Novel

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Rule of Cool

Written by: Matthew Siege
Narrated by: Felicia Day
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Actress, YouTube star, and goddess of geekdom Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) brings to life this screaming love letter to litRPG and the possibilities the genre embraces. Don’t miss her hilarious, high-paced performance of unforgettable characters in Rule of Cool - perfect for fans of Ryan Rimmel, Dakota Krout, and Shemer Kuznits.

Raze is "just" a lowly Gearblin chained to the quest-giver desk at the worst (and only) arcade in town. And that’s a problem for her. It means that she’s a Non-Participating Citizen, someone who can’t see her stats nor make opposed rolls against Heroes. It’s why her life’s worth less than the vendor trash she doles out.

The old-timers swear it didn’t used to be like this; their issues only began once RNGesus went AFK a thousand years ago, leaving the questionably blessed Heroes to conquer everything without consequence. Fortunately, Raze is not about to let something as trivial as a millennium of injustice cramp her style. She’s got a crush on a frustratingly optimistic dreamer who talks her into using the Konami Code as a map to scale the conveniently located and suitably forbidden fortress. And when they reach the top, everything changes.

[Up up, down down, left right, left right. B. A. Start]

What follows is Raze and her mismatched crew doing their damnedest to burn the new "old" ways down to the ground, squaring off against thousands of noob heroes in epic, crunchy, badass, mechanized carnage!

©2021 Matthew Siege (P)2021 Podium Audio
Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Humorous Comedy Paranormal Witty Funny
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What the critics say

“Fun, funny, and full of heart. Nerds rejoice for the Rule of Cool." (Felicia Day, Actress - Supernatural, YouTube's Geek & Sundry)

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Felicia Day made this better

Honestly Felicia Day is the main reason I picked up this book and even though I like LitRPGs she is why I finished it. The story was very meh and mostly just a collection of references and quotes. I wish there was more meat and development but maybe next time.

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Awesome!

Great story and well performed. This was fun to listen too and different in a good way!

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wow

this book is absolutely amazing. loved absolutely everything about it. true made me want to play d&d

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Great story and AMAZING Narration!

I loved the story and the narration was top notch! I hope they make more.

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Like a beautiful walk down memory lane

So many pop culture references. Yet delightfully refreshing.

Imaginative creative and well produced. The reader was very clear to understand.

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Rule of cool forever!

The book was verry captivating. Listen to it. What are you doing reading this, listen to it now.

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Wildly inconsistent!

Well, Felicia Day does an amazing job with voices and keeping you in the story which is also quiet gripping until you get to the climax and it maybe the worst structured book I have ever read. 1 Line of useful in formation, 5 lines of useless description, Main characters just swears and that awkward pointless swear that come across as unintelligent and unneeded, side character makes a that what she says joke, some annoying side role that adds nothing and a reference to pop culture that comes completely out of left field only the writer and his friends (Felicia?) find funny (maybe you force laugh but I wont)

Characters - Umm there pretty unlikable and if you can remember anyone besides the main 3 good for you.

Humor - Id give negative stars if I could, its nauseating, constant and adds nothing to the story. Every other joke is "that what she says" which is low class and not funny, or a in my pants joke, So maybe its because the humor is for a younger crowd? young teens maybe? but then the books swears like its going out of style (its also very forced and off putting) so what is it! Children humor? Teen? Young adult? ......did the author tell anyone children and young adult books don't mix? I mean there's a reason The Hobbit doesn't start cursing...it has and knows its audience.

Nostalgia - The book tries to "Ready Player One" with reference but as the title says widely inconsistent, its like you have to be friends with the writer to connect as there's no connection to the nostalgia, just random...really random when its from another world. I can almost picture the writer laughing at the jokes with his friends.

Lit - If I ever handed this in my teachers would destroy me for putting in nonsense words that add nothing to reach a word limit and that's what the lit is to me. One chapter is pretty much nothing but upgrades so 20 mins of useless information, it adds nothing and if anything takes you out of the story especially when the characters fails which is often. I can't figure out if these are suppose to funny, informative or both but they do nothing.

Performance - Day is amazing, her voice work kept me listening to the story despite multiple cringe worthy moments.

Story - Is a great story line and fun to follow! I don't want to spoil but it has action and some fun. If you took out the fluff and made the book maybe 8hours I'd score the book much higher. Honestly watch the Guild if you want Felica Day or this kind of nostalgia.

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