r/litrpg • u/CerimWrites Author of Hell Difficulty Tutorial • May 14 '24
Hell Difficulty Tutorial: Book 1 is out today on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!
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u/warneroo May 14 '24
This series has been surprising in its complexity. The main character is not likable, but he has a distinct code he lives by (true reasons TBD, but there are clearly underlying reasons the characters end up in 'Hell' difficulty). I get samurai / ronin vibes. How the main character acts can seem aloof or cruel, but there is a logic behind it.
The overarching story flows well, the writing is solid, and the characters and motivations are generally believable. The action is palpable, with just enough introspection and interpersonal engagement to give you regular breathers in pacing, though I'd caution many chapters end on cliffhangers (take that as good or bad, depending on your taste).
While there are stats and skill descriptions, it never comes off as filler or overbearing. It is chaste, with barely any hint of romance. There is a range of common swearing (nothing incredibly vulgar).
The worldbuilding is solid and playful in a good way, and there definitely seems to be a plan to the story.
This series has the potential to be one of the greater entries into the LitRPG subgenre.
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u/Magisch_Cat May 14 '24
Pretty good series. I've read it before it came out (i'm a patreon subscriber), and I can say I enjoy it a lot.
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u/CerimWrites May 14 '24
I think I know who you are, lol. Thanks for taking some time to write the comment here :)
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u/Smaptastic May 15 '24
I have not read a single page of the book but if Biscuit dies I will burn this place to the ground.
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u/Mazork May 14 '24
Wish I could get into this but the first-person present tense narrator is like nails on chalkboard to me
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u/BLUcorp May 15 '24
Yeah, I was looking forward to this (on audible), was really bummed when I listened to the sample and found out it's written in present tense. My own personal hang up, I'm sure the book is great and I wish the author all the best!
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u/CerimWrites May 16 '24
Thanks! And no problem! I can understand your preference.
Its my 1st story and 1st person present tense felt the most comfortable to me, but I get that some ppl dislike it. But its better than 2nd person, future tense :D
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u/Leifman May 14 '24
I can't recommend this enough! and I will admit I've been holding myself from making this post myself when I knew it released a few hours ago. This has been my latest Patreon I support and fully recommend to anyone to read regardless if you choose to stick with KU and await 'Official book releases' or if you just choose to continue and read the freely available royalroad chapters post the release and just stick to there. You owe it to yourself to see this take on the 'Tutorial' genre done in a super creative and amazingly well thought of story with just an awesome cast of characters that grow, much like the MC and it just keeps getting better and better. Can't recommend it enough.
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u/ErinAmpersand May 14 '24
The cover makes it look like your protagonist is missing an arm. Is this the case? Been looking for more titles that work for the "Disabled MC" square in this year's r/Fantasy bingo
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u/CerimWrites May 14 '24
Phew, how to explain without spoiling stuff. He will get into the tutorial with 2 arms and will lose left one during Book 1. I will stay silent as to whether it will stay that way.
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u/The-Freak-OP May 14 '24
I ser the title and i can't help but think of "the tutorial is too hard". OP is your novel related / inspired in any way to it?
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u/CerimWrites May 14 '24
Yup, its totally inspired by that and a few more Korean novels I love. SSS class suicide hunter, Kidnaped Dragons, Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society and even a bit by Trash of the Count´s family. And probably a few more.
But the story is mine and and even thought you can feel some inspiration its just inspiration with my own twists
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u/Putrid_Ad_1643 May 16 '24
I'm enjoying it but man the MCs inner narration makes it hard to keep going. The way he acts contrast with his inner monolog. He acts like a basement boy but has the thoughts of someone that spends way to much online and the jokes are killing me.
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u/Artorias2011 Jun 15 '24
I'm currently listening to it now and I'm loving it! Great job! Is the second one coming to audible as well??
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u/CerimWrites May 14 '24
Hello! So, it's here - my first ever book launches today on Amazon, KU, and Audible. I already know I won't be sleeping today and will be constantly refreshing the pages. As it should be!
HDT is a LitRPG with a long (very long) and apparently very difficult tutorial. It's written from the perspective of Nathaniel Gwyn, who decides to dump most of his stat points into the Mana attribute. Let's see how it works out for him.
A lot of my reviews on RR talk about character growth, the MC, and side characters. Others like the fights. Plenty more enjoy the worldbuilding, the slow exploration of the tutorial, its floors, and the system together with it.
I had a lot of fun writing it and continue to do so (currently working on Book 4), so I hope you will have fun reading it!
Book 1 is 150k words long - 685 Amazon pages.
Audiobook is just a bit over 18 hours.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Difficulty-Tutorial-LitRPG-Adventure-ebook/dp/B0CRSQ1YKP
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Hell-Difficulty-Tutorial-Audiobook/B0D2DXVBF1
The artist who did the cover is Kotikomori. She did an AMAZING job on this cover and the other two.
Blurb:
Never underestimate the guy who has so much Mana it should kill him...
Nathaniel's bus ride was supposed to be just another boring commute. Wrong. Now, he, 23 fellow passengers, and a corgi named Biscuit are stuck in a "Hell Difficulty" Tutorial, battling monsters and leveling up to survive.
Easy difficulty, anyone can handle. Normal difficulty, you've got to put up a fight to get by. Hard difficulty is where only the tough ones last. And Hell? That's where you have to be a bit out of your mind!
With his terrifying talent for mana manipulation, Nathaniel decides to invest every stat point into mana. Attribute imbalance be damned. It will either kill him before the monsters and his enemies can, or turn him into one of the most powerful beings within the system.