Cherno Caster

A Cyberpunk LitRPG

By: Akaso

Narrated by: Kelley Hazen

Do not make peace with evil. NUKE IT.

Murdered for daring to expose the deeds of the corrupt, Brunhilde Krahe is then snatched from the void of death by the capricious hand of cosmic coincidence.

She finds herself reborn into a bizarre world of magic and conspiracy, eldritch knowledge in her brain and cosmic fire burning inside. Krahe copes with her own death the only way she knows how: by continuing her work in the new world. Ruthless mafiosos, unscrupulous politicians, even lowly gangsters—there is more than enough work to be found for an investigator with no qualms towards hyper-violence.

Cherno Caster is a grim LitRPG Isekai set in a Cyberpunk world with a unique blend of Magic and Sci-Fi. Embrace the chaos and join Krahe in her never-ending quest to not only uncover, but obliterate evil.

©2024 Akaso (P)2024 Akaso

Good, but lots of noise and exposition

The story itself was good, if a little bit cheesy or cliche at some parts. It was never enough to undermine the story itself, but was noticable enough and worthy of mention.

There are a few things that were incredibly frustrating, however.

First, the racket at the start of each chapter. For whatever reason, the Narrator or their company or the Author decided to have each chapter start with an absolute racket of windchimes and other metal objects being struck. It was louder than the rest of the audio, and I had several coworkers comment on them being able to hear the noise from my earbuds while several feet away. Every time the racket started, it was harring and immersion breaking *in the extreme*, and every single time I considered dropping the audiobook entirely and opting to read it on kindle instead. I will he doing so with any and all sequels, that's how annoying that sound was.

Second, the Narrator read everything slowly and dramatically, often times slowing down further to emphasize important moments or increase the gravity of a statement. That isn't to say the narrator did a poor job - she was fantastic, by all measures except speed. I found myself listening to the story at 1.2x speed, bumping it up or down a notch as necessary. Even then, some parts of the story felt agonizingly slow. It was incredibly frustrating, and I often found myself fast forwarding because...

Third, the exposition was excessive and oftentimes POV breaking. The MC knows things she shouldn't know - or it is made to sound that way with how it's written. It could be just Third person information for the reader from the narrator, but it wasn't made to seem that way. It seemed like the thoughts and considerations came directly from the MC. Also, rhere are several conversations that come off as entirely unnatural, seemingly used explicitely to explain the magic and technology of the world the MC finds herself in. It was blatantly obvious, at least to me, when those moments occurred.

Overall, the story is good. I will not be listening to any more audiobooks under this narrator, however, and will instead opt to continue the series on Kindle.

There's a kamen rider reference. 10/10

The narrator sounds like a female announcer from an old superhero show like powerpuff girls.

She also voices many characters well, she brings them to life and then there's the kamen rider references.

Truly a audio experience worth your time.

Well Written and Narrated story

The pacing can be a bit jarring at times, but this is well written and the narration was perfect for the characters in such a world that the story portrays. Considering the traumatic nature of the inhabitants of this world and perhaps even more traumatic life of the MC, the tone the characters set is actually less bleak due to how the MC sees it from her perspective. I’m looking forward to the next audiobook in this series.

Fantastic story

This was a great fantastic listen and I couldn’t stop listening so pick it up you will enjoy it

nuke mage is mostly new?

Ok look, I'm not going to go on about how great and perfect the book was, tons of people already have. What's up with those bells and chimes at the start of EVERY SINGLE CHAPTER? For chapter of a different prospective fine. But every one? Every time? It's not needed. Half the time it's put over the Narrators voice when she announces the next chapter. Either shorten it, tone it down or get rid of it entirely

A Great Listen

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the narrator and found it enjoyable. It has a slow start, but well worth the time to get the core of the story. Brunhilde Krahe is brutally murdered, only to wake up in another time period. Many things are different in this world, but one thing remains the same, cruelty and corruption. So her mission is the same. Very enjoyable and looking forward to the next one.

Good not a fan of narrator

The voice was way too monotone an robotic an does not really change between characters

Interesting story and magic system

The story and magic system are very interesting and the similarities between the MC's previous and current world definitely gave her an advantage in terms of knowledge.

The last hour of the book had some parts that were a bit hard to follow, but that was probably due to being distracted while listening at the time.

Great intro for me to LitRPG!

The narration is AMAZING! This is not my typical genre and I ordinarily would have skipped but but I'm glad I took a chance! It was a great listen! I loved the descriptions and the world building. The characters are great as well. The only con is that sometimes it was information overload and I had to re-listen several times to truly understand.

Outside of that, I'd absolutely listen to it again and any sequels!

I received a complimentary copy of the audiobook from the author via Story Origin. I left an honest review voluntarily!

A cyberpunk world where magic meets Sci-Fi!

Cherno Caster by Akaso is a dive into a cyberpunk world where magic meets Sci-Fi, and Kelley Hazen's narration nails the dark, gritty vibe. Brunhilde Krahe, reborn with cosmic fire, takes on a brutal new world with relentless determination. “Do not make peace with evil. NUKE IT.” perfectly sums up the raw energy and explosive action packed into this LitRPG gem.