The Land: Forging: Chaos Seeds, Book 2
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Last update: 03-26-2026
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- kuvaszaA great installment in the seriesThis was a great read, building on everything that was enjoyable in the first book. Aleron Kong is clearly growing as an author. He keeps the reader's interest throughout the book and as the character has grown, as the stage has widened, the challenges have exceeded any growth by a wide margin. The author has succeeded in maintaining dramatic tension. The character seems to have more to lose, to be on the precipice of greater success or heartache with each chapter, which is a nice balancing act. In many stories in the genre, the mechanics overwhelm or the gains become increasingly pointless. Not so, here.
Aleron Kong has avoided many of the pitfalls of the genre, deftly balancing character growth and world-building with challenge that adds to the dramatic tension. This is a nice trick, considering we generally know the conventions of the genre, which usually means we know what to expect next.. but not so much here. Forging is like watching a poker tournament where the game started with a spotlight on one table, where the tournament has 128 tables with 8 players each. In the first book the main character made it past the first round. He has some winnings from the first round but the stakes just keep increasing. In poker, as they say, you're playing your opponents. Here, in round two, every one seated at the table was a winner from the first round. His opponents are smarter. There are familiar characters from the first round, but interesting new characters from this table, and some glimpse into the challenges he'll face if he makes it past this round. The outcome is becoming more highly speculative.
Every now and then the main characters play smart for a few hands and then the author has them go all in, putting everything on the table. It's fun to watch the characters lose a hand, now and then, watch the interplay between the characters as they fold a hand or raise the ante. It's fun watching the author double the blinds. It's fun to watch the author throw an interesting prize into the center of the table that changes the game ...
I'm looking forward to Alliances, the next installment in the series. - Shanamarie RushingEnjoyableThis was a good read. The characters are well rounded and fun. I am enjoying the series, so far. On to the next book.
- Jim ReaderAnother Great Entry in the SeriesAlthough he sometimes gets lost in the weeds of “Repetitious ‘Game’ Verbiage”, Aleron Kong tells a Damn Fine Story, and tells it well. Creative and yet comfortably familiar, I’m hungry for more.
- CaemosLiked the first book; Loved the restQuality of writing improves a lot in this and the following books. The first book was enjoyable, but I really started to love this series in the second book. Here's why:
1.The world was continually fleshed out. More detail was added in way that let you know that this world was really, really big and that the main character wasn't anywhere close to figuring out everything that was going on.
2.The quality of writing and pacing improved. The author still has a grammatical error every hundred pages or so, but now I felt the writing really draw me in. These are a series I can read over and over, and it really feels like I'm playing my favorite rpg video game; only it hasn't been invented yet but would probably look like this world.
3. Finally, and most importantly, the dialogue becomes FANTASTIC. If there is one thing I have seen Aleron Kong do that no other author I have read does, no matter how experienced, it's that when he writes comradery realistically. Sion and Richter joke between themselves like you would expect, and have probably heard, guys joke between themselves. No flat, emotionless words that you can't believe, no "Frodo could never have gotten far without Sam; kiss me Samwise, I love you," dialogue that suggests MORE than a brotherhood; just two guys that would fight and die for each others dreams as well as the world they're trying to build. The author seems to continue to develop this strength and I've never seen an author write this type relationship this well.
If you like litrpgs AND good writing, and liked the first book, buy this one. I won't need to tell you to buy the rest; you'll do that on your own. - Kindle CustomerLove the storyGreat story, loved the idea of the portal creation skill, apprentice level, as well as a few others that sadly just get forgotten about as the story and stats move along. It can be overlooked as so much is always happening so fast, so much loot, power, abilities... it kinda makes sense that with all the great stuff, powers, skills, etc, some gets lost and forgotten or neglected, even by imaginative authors. But mistakes aside, it is lots of fun, very fast, action packed and always evolving bigger, badder, faster, more powerful, a psi bonded dragon, rings and cloaks, and belts of power, oh my! What up with portal creation skill, a wicked cool gift of knowledge... huh? Wish they hadn't even been given as a gift, whats a gift that doesn't get used. Oh well, im still hooked. And buying the next book, and the next.
- Terrance BullockAmazing bookList of likes is endless. Lit RPG is an amazing genre and this series captures the feeling of new discoveries and grinding levels in a pleasing manner. There are 2 downsides of note that I feel obligated to note. In this kindle version, the status page for the character did not follow the format of the first book, where different categories were sectioned off in rows and columns of a table. It was just listed as one continuous essay. This cost the book half a star as the character’s status page is a key detail that I look forward to reading. The second downside is some of the dialogue which the main character speaks. It does not reflect his age in the slightest. His response at one point was, “Derrrrrrrr....,” which made me feel like I was reading more of a children’s book. I definitely am not suggesting that the book should use expletives or other similar devices to appeal to a mature audience, just to avoid something as childish as calling someone a, “butt.” This cost the book the second half star to total a 4 star rating. All this being said I cannot wait to read the remaining books. Cheers to Aleron Kong.