The Kartoss Gambit Audiobook Streaming Online & Download Free
The Kartoss Gambit Audiobook is the 2nd story in a famous VRMMO series of Way of the Shaman audiobooks written by bestseller author – Vasily Mahanenko. It is a very good audiobook that built on the previous book, but at the same time changed a lot of the rules.
If you liked Mahanenko’s first book, Survival Quest, this one is even better! And if you like LitRPG, this is at the top of my list so far.
Highly recommended!
Plot Summary
A product of the latest technologies, Barliona is a virtual world brimming with fun and entertainment. The government has become the guarantor for the in-game currency, allowing its free circulation. As a result, the population floods Barliona in pursuit of easy money.
It doesn’t take long for the game developers to discover a source of free labor: real-world prison convicts. While their bodies are locked in special auto-maintenance virtual capsules, the prisoners’ minds are released into Barliona’s virtual mines.
Dmitry Mahan has been through it all. Sentenced to eight years’ hard labor, he now struggles with an unpopular class – the Shaman – and an equally unpopular profession of a Jeweler. His fight for survival becomes anything but virtual.
About the Author
Vasily Mahanenko is one of the best-known Russian LitRPG fantasy authors, most popular for his Way of the Shaman LitRPG series. In addition, he also wrote the Dark Paladin, Invasion, and the Galactogon series, all within the new LitRPG genre that took not only Russia but the whole world by storm.
Vasily dipped into his college-days insider knowledge as a hardcore gamer in order to create a believable world of the virtual-reality MMO game. His bestselling series combines fiction and video games.
He used his more than ten years of experience as an ERP implementation project manager to approach his writing in a well-organized manner, working to a strict schedule, a set of deadlines, and even a budget.
Reviews
I listened to both Vasily Mahanenko and The Kartoss Gambit Audiobook mp3 in secession and I must say that I was greatly surprised by how well the story has turned out.
Mahan is involved in a lot of action and this book is chock full of constant action. You will be glued to the book up to the very end when you discover a complicated plan that Mahan has landed himself in.
I thought the addition of the curse chessboard was a genius idea and will spice up future battles in the coming books. Looking forward to Mahan starting his clan with the pals he made in the clan!
The VR prison system for non-violent prisoners quickly shows its darker elements within the game constraints and the MC needs to power up and make allies within this environment. If you have never gotten into MMORPGs, I am not sure that you will like this book, but if you have you will love this.
About the narration, Jonathan Yen is an excellent narrator. He elevates the story and it’s very easy to picture what is going on. He makes his characters come alive and envelops them in emotion. You can get the extra context of tone and such from the voice of the narrator. He has many talents which I have only seen in three narrators so far.
Listening to these back to back is a breeze and a pleasure. Loved this, will definitely listen to all the books related to Way of the Shaman. Can’t wait to start the next book!
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You may love to listen to all stories in The Way of the Shaman Audiobooks by Vasily Mahanenko:
The Kartoss Gambit by Vasily Mahanenko is now available in audible format, mp3 is more than 15 hours long, yet the narration by Jonathan Yen is so enticing that you get hooked instantly, and keeps you up at night listening!