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Book 1 in the series:Full Murderhobo

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'Something' in the series 'Full Murderhobo' by Dakota Krout is a high fantasy story that follows four friends, Luke, Andrea, Taylor, and Zed, as they discover their magical abilities and are conscripted into the King's army for training. The book combines elements of RPG lit with humor and action, creating an engaging and fun narrative. The story focuses on the characters' growth and challenges as they master their classes separately before reuniting to face new adventures together. The writing style includes detailed world-building, balanced stat information, and humor through puns and dad jokes sprinkled throughout the narrative.

Characters:

The characters are well-defined and distinct, with a focus on individual growth, particularly the main character as a 'murderhobo'.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style combines humor with engaging prose, featuring detailed character abilities while managing to keep it light-hearted.

Plot/Storyline:

The story features friends navigating through various worlds and challenges, culminating in their reunion after individual adventures.

Setting:

The setting is a vibrant multiverse that incorporates traditional fantasy with RPG elements and comedic influences.

Pacing:

The pacing starts slowly, impacted by world-building, but accelerates in later sections, with some critique about narrative continuity.
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Notes:

Dakota Krout's 'Something (Full Murderhobo)' combines fantasy elements with RPG mechanics.
The story takes place in a multiverse rather than a single gaming world.
It follows four main characters who train in different worlds, leading to near catastrophes.
The book is noted for its humor, although some readers felt the gruesome ending was excessive.
Narrative flow was criticized due to frequent point-of-view changes between characters.
The series is praised for its fast pace and engaging characters, becoming a fan favorite.
Characters include a druid, a mage, and a murderhobo-type character focused on physical strength.
The humor in 'Full Murderhobo' is reminiscent of 'Deadpool', balancing lightheartedness with serious themes.
The series has three books: 'Something', 'Anything', and 'Everything'.
Listeners appreciated the audio format, despite some complaints about annoying character stats narration.

From The Publisher:

Trapped between worlds. Potentia might be the way out. Time to kill Something.

Luke is an apprentice leather worker, training with his family to one day take over the business. He and his friends Andre, Taylor, and Zed have known each other forever, and swear that nothing will ever tear apart their friendship.

Then the Royal Decree comes. With the Dynasty of Dogs invading, and strange monsters appearing in the Hollow Kingdom, a draft has been implemented. Everyone seventeen or older is required to be tested for 'Potential'. If they have it, they will join the mysterious and renowned Ascender Corps. If not, they will be drafted into the Legion as a forced recruit.

Three of the friends test as powerful, or dangerous, classes of Ascender. Luke is found to have Potential, barely, but when he steps through the portal to begin his training… he is pulled to a plane that shouldn't exist. With no class trainer, the possibility of survival is low. Luke decides that he wants to live, and keeping his humanity isn't going to help.

His best chance is going Full Murderhobo.

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