#eric ugland

[false-cowboy]

Do you have any litrpg recs?

OH BOY DO I

I will attempt to give little descriptions but I'm not the best at writing so if nothing else I hope the names pique your interest! This post will be more personal opinion than direct plot summary, though if you'd like I can add those too

Noobtown: Humor is a bit high school boy especially in this first one, but it definitely gets some full body cackles outta me. Though this is a comedy series supposedly, it knows how to tug at your heart strings with some genuinely good characters and an interesting break of the system surrounding the book itself. More than anything, this shits Fun. It gets really interesting, Shart the demon is a pathetic mound of anger issues, Jim’s name is the equivalent of a dog’s in this world, all hail Badgalor king of the badgers, fuck the fecking puma forest.

Chaos Seeds: Classic of the genre, though definitely dated and the series degrades with the more recent books. Very nice magic system, one of the better uses I've seen, and the characters are notably very colorful/fun. Good fights and damn graphic, isn't afraid to be gruesome though there is a beating heart of humanity through the series I personally enjoy

Dungeon Crawler Carl (mix of LitRPG and apocalyptic dungeon elements, what it says on the tin): one of the best, and I mean BEST of this genre in my opinion. extraordinarily dark and horrifically funny. This shit will depress you as you giggle at it. But its just so damn good with some really nice underlying as well as overt commentary. More gorgeous character writing though here it's all Carl and the beautiful Princess Dount (his show winning, talking, cat whom deserves the universe in her paws) all the way. Very absurdist humor by the by, if that's your thing

Ascend Online (town builder litrpg): I mainly love this one for something that happens I think at the end of the first book though it might be the second. It sort of flips the magic system against our hero in a wonderfuly monstrous way. This one is Very Big, and honestly a little boring at times. But the game mechanics and magic system are drooling off of the page, begging to be thought about. Our main character is smart and resourceful, as a veteran of video games he capitalizes his knowlage for a satisfying build. If you’re really into game mechanics this shit was MADE for you, it is also just plain interesting. Good ideas and good fight scenes to go around for everyone! And mainly I just consider it a bit boring because I listened to the audiobook and the narrator read off the Entire Status Page ever like chapter which, if you're an avid LitRPG reader, you’ll understand the pain involved in such a thing

He Who Fights With Monsters: Another insanely long book, another absolute banger. While personally I'm not a fan of the series as it progresses, the first one is a full experience all on its own, lightning in a bottle to me. The main character is one of the best I’ve read about, the magic system is deliciously unique, the side characters are memorable as hell, but most of all I adore the worldbuilding in HWFWM SO fucking much. I have like full posts thirsting after it GOD. I could sit here and just talk. This is one of the best on the list to me, right up there with Dungeon Crawler Carl; even better in the side character department

Ritualist (The Completionist Chronicles): This one’s strengths are a surprising mix of absurdist comedy and a somewhat well thought out magic system. The writing is,,, Not The Best especially compared to some others, but it was a fun and very quick read, especially compared to some others on this list. a popcorn turn your brain off read

System Apocalypse (While most LitRPG exist in fantasy worlds, this one is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi vibe): This is another short one. It takes place in Canada and the main character is a ball of severe anger issues and angst, he has a very cool motorcycle and kicks hella ass. It’s great. His companion is top tier as well, there may or may not be a hot space elf prince involved. If you don't like romance you’re still good though because there isn’t any since John is a pussy ass bitch. Sorry, sorry, I'm trying to be fair and balanced. It's good! John is definitely a flawed individual, I think people often miss a lot of the little nuances in his character and write him off as petulant and pissed (to be fair, he is) but to me at least there's a bit more going on. Even if he can be genuinely irritating to read about

And finally, my two favorite series... and guilty pleasures

The Good Guys: A quintessential barbarian. Think of a barbarian character. Boom. There it is. That’s our man Montana Coggshall. this series is my version of embarrassment exposure therapy, Montana is constantly being humiliated and nothing good ever happens to him. But Also, this is not a sad or angsty or dark series at all. Its fun and light and god are the fights amazing. a fantasy romp to its core. Charming and delicious and fun and action packed to the gills.

The Bad Guys: A quintessential rouge. Think of a rogue character. Boom. There it is. That’s our man Clide Hatchett. This series has a style and comedy and charm to i cannot physically understate and there are So Many genuinely clever moments

there are so many characters that fuck around with morality and right/wrong and different view points that make the world feel so lived in

Everything from plumbing to lumberjacks is explored and given loving attention.

Reading it feels like coming home, I honestly don't care that the plot has turned into side quests and atm the side characters haven't gotten enough time in the spot light

The main character and fucking sheer amazing awkward kind conflicted energy of his dialogue, I've developed a connection to Eric ugland's style of writing further than I thought and I can't get enough of this shit. Also every problem Clide Hatchett has is solved with some sort of fucking batshit way I Adore

He's the guy who used a dagger that could travel through liquid to travel through a guys stomach and out the other side. Did I mention how gorey these books are? Because Yeah. I adore Clide Hatchet, my favorite character to ever be written in any place ever. He walks into places he absolutely shouldn't be, gets called elf boy, kicks everybody's ass while simultaneously being the most awkward and uncoordinated mess elvenly possible, then leaves. He is in the palace throne room profusely apologizing to the servants for getting dirt on the floor and beating the shit out of the king, he is at the altar of your wedding punching you in the face and then turning around and tripping on his dress, he is calling himself a hero before robbing a home blind. And also he keeps on shoving acid globs down people's throats and managing to do that while maintaining pure silly little guy energy is genuinely character writing talent. He's perfect. Yes it is very dorky.

Eric Ugland (who wrote both the Good Guys and Bad Guys series) has this way of writing, this STYLE I cannot properly articulate how much I find myself in love with it. though I will warn you I'm definitely bias, since I've been following both of these series almost since conception my perception could be entirely skewed by nostalgia

[lowlevelkoboldadventures]

The Bad Guys (series) and The Good Guys (series) by Eric Ugland aren't about kobolds, but there's a lot of good kobold content in there. You'll meet the kobolds sooner in The Bad Guys 😁

Oh my gosh I am SO going to give it a go getting into this. Thank you so much for the suggestion anon, I had never heard of these!!! 🤩

I'll reblog this post with my findings, I'm very eager to learn more!!!

[strinak]

Author Statistics

For 10 authors, I read their works into the double digits: Alessandra Hazard (x11) Kiki Clark (x12) Kati Wilde (x13) Shelly Laurenston (x15) AJ Sherwood (x16) Onley James (x20) KL Noone (x24) Charity Parkerson (x31) Megan Derr (x40) Mary Calmes (x44)

For 24 authors, I read at least 3 and at most 9 works: Andrea K Host (x4), Anne Bishop (x4), Brigham Vaughn (x3), Bruce Sentar (x3), Deacon Frost (x3), Eric Ugland (x7), Gail Carriger (x1)/GL Carriger (x3), Ilona Andrews (x5), Jennifer Cody (x4), Jordan Castillo Price (x3), Louisa Masters (x6), Lucy Lennox (x5), Lyn Gala (x3), Mell Eight (x3), Michelle Diener (x4), Naomi Novik (x3), R Cooper (x5), RJ Moray (x2)/Robin Moray (x1), Sam Burns (x5), Shirtaloon (x7), Stella Starling (x4), TJ Land (x9), Vasily Mahanenko (x3), and Wen Spencer (x5).

For 25 authors, I read exactly 2 works: Alex Gilbert, Alice Winters, Amanda Meuwissen, Amy Crook, Andy Gallo, Bettie Sharpe, Claire Cullen, David North, Eli Easton, Eryn Ivers, Isabel Murray, Jessie Mihalik, KM Neuhold, LC Mawson, Luke Chmilenko, Macronomicon, Ofelia Grand, Robin Roseau, Ryan Rimmel ,Sam Burns & WM Fawkes (with Sam Burns), Shannon West, Skylar Jaye, Tara Lain, TS Snow, and Victoria Helen Stone.

For 87 authors, I read only a single work: A Catherine Noon & Rachel Wilder, AC Wiggen, Allie Brosh, Amanda Milo, Andrea Speed, Anyta Sunday (with Andy Gallo), April Jade, Arden Powell, August, Brea Alepou & Wren Snow, Brooke Matthews, Bryce O’Connor (with Luke Chmilenko), Cale Plamann, Casualfarmer, Catelyn Winona, Chace Verity, CJ Carella, CM Blackwood, Courtney Milan, Daniel Rose, Danny M Lavery, Darktechnomancer, Dassy Bernhard, Delaney Rain, Delmire Hart, Devon Vesper, DI Freed, DM Rhodes, Eden Finley & Saxon James, EJ Russell, Elliott Kay, EM Lindsey (with Kiki Clark), Hayden Hall, HJ Tolson, Jenny Lawson, Jesse Q Sutanto, JK Jeffrey, KA Merikan, Kaleb England, Kaydence Snow, Kou Delika, Lee Hadan, Liz Talley, May Archer (with Lucy Lennox), Macy Blake, Margaret Atwood, Marie Cardno & Kalikoi, Michele Notaro, Michelle Frost, Michelle Kathleen Hodgson, Natasha Hunter, Nazri Noor, Philip R Johnson & Justin C Louis, Raleigh Ruebins, Ravensdagger, Regine Abel, Riley Hart, RJ Scott, Robert Bevan, Ryn Bretcher, Sam Starbuck, Samantha Cayto, Sariah Wilson, Sasha L Miller, Scott Browder, SE Harmon, Sean Oswald, Sebastian Hansen, Seth Richter, Sienna Sway, Sierra Riley, SJ Himes, Stephanie Burgis, Stephen L Hadley, Stuart Grosse, Suki Fleet, Sunny Hart, SunriseCV, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Tanya Chris, Toby Wise, Tom Watts, Toni McGee Causey, Travis Baldtree, Xander Boyce, Yamila Abraham, and Zile Elliven.

[myupostsheadcanons]

(Audio) Books for August

High Gloom (The Bad Guy’s Series) - Eric Ugland

Fate of the Free Lands (Empress of the Endless Sea, Book 3) - Jack Campbell

Vampire Hunter D: Demon Deathchase (Book 3) - Hideyuki Kikuchi

Engines of Oblivion (The Memory War, Book 2) - Karen Osborne

Persephone Station - Stina Leicht

Super Powereds: Year 4 - Drew Hayes

The Aeneid of Virgil (The Great Courses) - Elizabeth Vandiver

Check out the “#myu reads” tag to find other books/series I have listened to. If you feel like I have not said enough: drop an ask, reblog, comment, or chat message.    

[feyheart5]

Books read in July 2023

Oops! The new year seemed to fast forward time. My perception of time is shortening.Dungeon Mauling by Eric Ugland, third in the Good Guys series. Four stars, finished July 1.AmusingThis was an interesting read. I don’t feel like it had as much to offer as previous books, but Montana had some growth. I am now very interested in how magic works in this world, and what makes Montana different. He…

[klstevens]

My friend wrote a book. You should check it out. http://amzn.to/2kOElNl

[davidjhiggins]

The Chronicles of Underrealm Collection One: A Book of Underrealm, (ed.) Garrett Robinson

The Chronicles of Underrealm Collection One: A Book of Underrealm, (ed.) Garrett Robinson

Robinson gathers eleven short stories by several authors set across the history and geography of his fantasy realm, providing both an expanded perspective on it and a series of tales engaging in themselves. …

[robertkeene]

Happy (Belated) Book Release Day!

Eric Ugland, external author for @garrettauthor ‘s Underrealm Series (and if you haven’t read A Night on the Seat, do so), has now released TWO best-selling LitRPG books! LitRPG is a genre of books where actual gameplay mechanics are included in a fantasy or sci-fi world. They’re typically action packed and full of heroes, and One More Last Time and Heir Today, Pawn Tomorrow are no exception.

Kristen (the Keene of RSK) was luck enough to beta read for this series, and is seriously proud AF of Eric for his ability to capture the fun, excitement, and humor of gamer culture without relying on harmful stereotypes and tropes.

So if you’re a fan of MMOs, fantasy, and tentacle monsters, check this series out! 

[legacybooks]

Eric Ugland is one of our authors in the Underrealm universe. He wrote a Chronicle of Underrealm called, A Night on the Seat (https://amzn.to/2DHLhGp).

Recently, he started writing a LitRPG series called The Good Guy Book. His books are taking off!

Besides being an author, Eric is just a great guy and friend. We are overjoyed with his success! 

If you haven’t checked out his books, you should! amzn.to/2K8wmVZ

[false-cowboy]

I always thought Valamir Glaton was one of my favorite characters of the Guys Series'™ because of his silly ass homoerotic relationship with Clide. but like, no, he just rocks. His personality is a very fun little blend of serious and 'totally fucking with you', he just goes along with jokes and even elevates them often. His special interest is history and I thought that was just to humanize him in a one off conversation but no. his ass is always talking in some way about history, under the disguise of politics. Oh you want to know about if this girl would be a good candidate for emperor? here's a two page exposition info dump about our past emperors. nobody does it like him. he's a notorious evil prince. hes supposedly trying to kill his brother over a girl despite being clearly gay. he's the nicest middle aged train wreck you've ever met. he accidentally killed your dad. he's your psudo-girlfriend's uncle. he calls you a gay little nickname in a way that's not not flirting. he's an estranged weird uncle everyone thinks is insane. he has spies in your home. he doesn't know who you are but is still very in love with you. love this fucking guy

[underrealmgal]

Meet our newest Chronicles Author! His story releases tomorrow through Patreon! It’s not too late to sign up and get this awesome story. Plus you get to help support some amazing authors!

[myupostsheadcanons]

(Audio) Books for July

Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices - Swapna Krishina, Jenn Northington

Priest of Lies (War for the Rose Throne, Book 2) - Peter McLean

Archetype - M. D. Waters

Doors of Eden - Adrian Tchaikovsky

Seas The Day (Bad Guys, Book 5) - Eric Ugland

Explorer of the Endless Sea (Empress of the Endless Sea, Book 2) - Jack Campbell

Farilane (Rise and Fall, Book 2) - Michael J. Sullivan

Riser of Gales (Vampire Hunter D, Book 2) - Hideyuki Kikuchi

The Mad Mage of Sevendor (The Spellmonger Series) - Terry Mancour

Malefactor (War with No Name) - Robert Repino

Check out the “#myu reads” tag to find other books/series I have listened to. If you feel like I have not said enough: drop an ask, reblog, comment, or chat message.    

[draconicrose]

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[artwalktv]

For all those impacted by gun violence. To all those lost. A special thank you to Darchel and Jacob Mohler for sharing their story. Director: Charlie Mysak Producer: Anna Marie Pitman Executive Producers: Veronica Diaferia and Ella Nuortila Co-Executive Producer: Kathi Watson Director of Photography: David Vollrath Editors: Charlie Mysak and Heather Danosky Music Composers: Alex Kozobolis and Ed Hamilton Steadicam: Jose Babcok 1st Assistant Camera: Eric Ugland Gaffer: BJ Sterguy Sound Mixer: Tony Kremer Production Assistant: Angel Mendoza Additional Editing: Nadav Kurtz and Matt Briones Sound Design: Adam Gold Colorist: Asa Fox SPECIAL THANKS Darchel Mohler Jacob Mohler Madi Mohler Levi Mohler Carrie Lieberman Mysak The Compassionate Friends Nadav Kurtz The Mill: LA John D'Acquino Joseph Ramirez Kimberly Ramirez Cutters: NY Luca Fantini In memory of Brooklynn Mae Mohler.

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A sleepwalker sets off into the night on an unconscious dancing rampage.

Will Kindrick - Writer, Director, Editor, VFX Sego - Producer, Editor David Vollrath - DP, Colorist Starring - Britta Grant & Chad Mayate Eric Ugland - 1st AC Jose Babcock - Steadicam Chelsea Corp - Casting Director Craft Service - Tatum Langtom Special Thanks: Tim Hendrix, Nathan Fackrell, Corey Fox, Joel Fox © Arkade Records

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