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Thirty to Fifty Feral Hogs: A Crematoria Online LitRPG Short Story by [Barbeler, Matthew J.]

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Crematoria Online: A new dark fantasy LitRPG series from Matthew J. Barbeler! For fans of Diablo, Bloodborne, and The Elder Scrolls.

Log in to a new life.

Middle-aged and soon-to-be-divorced Neil Cash is sick of his life, and desperately needs a change. He’s one of the first people to log into Crematoria Online, the latest in video game tech where players transfer their consciousnesses into the game world.

Let it get under your skin.

Neil plays as a Skinwalker, a class that lets players take on Wild Aspects of animals from the world of Crematoria Online and change form at will.

Feral hogs run amok!

Neil stumbles across a cabin in the woods, whose occupant is only concerned with protecting his children from attack by the thirty to fifty feral hogs that threaten his family’s safety!

A standalone adventure.

While this short story is set within the Crematoria Online universe, it can be read as a standalone adventure.

Length: 42 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English

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Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1724 KB
Print Length: 42 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Nervous Monkeys (10 August 2019)
Sold by: Amazon Australia Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B07WCJFCYD
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

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Word Wise: Enabled
Screen Reader: Supported

Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled

Average Customer Review: 1 customer review
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #404,623 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #4762 in Dark Fantasy
- #3602 in Dark Fantasy Horror (Kindle Store)
- #2562 in Cyberpunk Science Fiction

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Samuel Colbran

Short and Awesome!

22 August 2019

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Been loving reading Litrpg's and Mr Barbeler has a brilliant imagination bringing this new world to life. The meshing of gaming, rpg and story was marvellous. Looking forward to more.

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Timothy Olsen

Not Worth Price of Admission

12 August 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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It's hard to justify $3 for a 40 page short story, but here I am, jumping in on the ground floor to read the story of a guy who wants to escape into a game because he doesn't have anything else going for him in his life.

For a short that is clearly inspired by a popular internet meme, this story takes itself rather seriously. It's set in a "near future" world where people can play the VR game "Crematorium Online." The first half of the book is spent showing the reader, through the main character Neil's interactions, how his new class and character works. The reader doesn't get into the meat of the story, which is inspired by the popular meme, until Chapter 5 over halfway through the book. Here, some names are changed (the Twitter poster who inadvertently spawned the meme, one William McNabb, is renamed here as 'Mack Nabb' arguably to avoid a lawsuit) but the dilemma is the same: how can Mr. Mack Nabb's children be safe playing in their backyard if he doesn't have a... bow and arrow? Neil's gotta step in, to earn 300 experience points by killing 30 to 50 feral hogs. It turns out, huge spoilers, the hogs aren't that feral, but are beastwomen, and Mack Nabb is the bad guy.

That's the joke. That's the payoff.

This is not a poorly written story, by any means. But for a serial short based around a meme it takes too long to get running and takes itself far too seriously.

Solidly written though, so I can't hate it too much.

Shawn T. King (stk_kreations)

Another great read from Mr. Barbeler

28 September 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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Another great read from Mr. Barbeler.
A short story that gives a little insight into the shapeshifter class in Crematoria Online.
If you liked the first novel you'll like this quick read. There is one slight inconsistency though, and that's how players are treated by NPCs -- in the novel NPCs have no idea a player is a player, but in this story it seems like they do in the way they talk about abilities. It's still a good read though.

LitRPGPodcast

Good shifter/skinwalker short story

15 August 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition

The main character takes the skin-walker class playing a dark and sometimes gory fantasy FIVR game. He explores his class while dealing with a threat to the forest. Good action, straight forward and satisfying short story.

*Note: Apparently there’s a meme reference here. I’m not up on my memes so that may affect your enjoyment. I read it as straight LitRPG and enjoyed it.*

Score: 7.5 out of 10

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Samuel Colbran

Short but Awesome!

23 August 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

Format: Kindle Edition

Been loving reading Litrpg's and Mr Barbeler has a brilliant imagination bringing this new world to life. The meshing of gaming, RPG elements and story were marvellous. I am looking forward to more in this remarkable world.

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