Apocalypse Comedy

What makes it funny?

A punch is coming, and Jay tries to buy time with a joke about an extended car warranty. His attacker feints and hits him anyway. The free opening chapter gives him plenty of pop-culture ammunition and very little ability to resist using it. Readers in LitRPG groups also single out the humor and the fun of listening.

The comedy at work

Jay describes a bully as a background character and greets a mysterious golden invitation with chocolate-factory references. He keeps fitting the people around him into familiar story roles, even when he is the one getting beaten up.

Try this if…

Choose this for a dungeon adventure led by a teenager who treats danger as another opportunity to joke. Readers in LitRPG groups have mentioned its humor alongside Rogue Ascension, another Hunter Mythos series.

Good to know

The opening chapter includes bullying, bloody injuries and profanity. Readers reviewing the original serial differ on Jay’s self-awareness: some enjoy it, while others find his self-importance and the shifts in tone distracting. Those comments concern an early version. Readers in book groups have also found connections clearer after several Rogue Ascension books; that is a reading suggestion, rather than a required order.