# Rule of Cool

By Matthew Siege · Rule of Cool, book 1

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Raze hands out quests in a world that reserves the advantages for its Heroes. As a Gearblin, she cannot even inspect her own stats or challenge them. Then a crush gives her a reason to approach a forbidden fortress.

## What makes it funny?

The world's neglected citizens have gaming slang written into their identities. NPC means Non-Participating Citizen, while RNGesus gives random chance the authority of a missing god.

### The comedy at work

The parody gives familiar game rules social consequences: quest-givers do the work, Heroes hold the privileges, and the people sidelined by that arrangement organize a rebellion.

### Try this if…

A mismatched rebel crew and large mechanized battles give the game references an action plot. Familiarity with gaming language is part of the appeal.

### Good to know

Felicia Day narrates the audiobook. This novel begins the Rule of Cool series.

## What to expect

- Genre: Fantasy · LitRPG
- Kind of humor: Parody · Wordplay
- The atmosphere: Irreverent
- Format: Novel
- Length: 494 pages
- Published: 2021

## A few distinguishing details

- A cheat-code sequence supplies directions for climbing a fortress.

## Sources & further reading

- Publisher: [Aethon Books identifies Rule of Cool by Matthew Siege, ISBN 9798707723933, and lists 494 pages, a paper price, an ebook price, and audiobook duration of 12 hours 24 minutes.](https://aethonbooks.com/book/rule-of-cool)
- Publisher: [Audiobook publisher](https://podiumentertainment.com/titles/5835/rule-of-cool)
- Book information: [Bibliographic listing](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/matthew-siege/rule-of-cool.htm)
- Publisher: [Publisher](https://aethonbooks.com/book/rule-of-cool)