CivCEO

Accidental Champion Series, Book 1

By: Andrew Karevik

Narrated by: Neil Hellegers

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

When Charles Morris is forced into retirement, the old multinational company CEO has to accept that it is all over. The days of running his financial empire have finally come to an end. All because of a stupid heart attack. Now what is there for him to do but to curl up in a corner and die?

While Charles is attending a fundraiser, however, something happens and he's transported into a strange medieval world where magic is real and legendary heroes coexist with mythical monsters.

Follow Charles as he takes on the challenge of a lifetime. Follow him as he builds roads and shops, hires heroes, develops alliances with neighboring villages...but also fights terrible foes while struggling to maintain the Happiness and Satisfaction levels of his village in the positives.

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Interesting plot device. Low key, no fighting

This is not like all the other dropped in a RPG world by a higher power. No battles, no broken power or unlimited skill access. This is a story of a business tycoon in a world where he can relive his ambition to build another financial empire.
Game logic and plot structure like SIM City or Civilization than a Dungeon Crawler or Fate.

So if you like the business aspect of world building, which I have to be honest... Not so much an unique buildings or heavy village design layout plot. As he asks advisors constantly on where to go next, then uses the "Art of the Deal" negotiation and pyschology from previous life to get what he wants.

Pretty relaxes paced too, never feel any pressure or danger for the MC. But I always feel that the writer is only a plot twist or concept away from a interestingly unique story into an amazingly engrossing story.

Will buy next book in hopes the author improves on this story plot and actually creates the great book so clearly hinted at for a world builder fan.

good but could use some more

i enjoyed the story, just wish they would build the world more and move away from game mechanics to a little more fantasy.

More

I want 100 more books just like this. Brought me back to the days of playing Populous: The Beginning on PlayStation. It was perfect From the story to the cover to the narrator It couldn’t be better.

Excellent 👌

the story is great as well as the narration. I really really enjoyed this. it's like a Fortune 500 boss decides to become a gamer in a Sim like environment. it's really good!

waited a long time

I have all 5 books so far. I was wondering if this series would get a audiobook.

World builders will love thrill seekers won't

This book is All about world building MC doesn't have any powers worth noting, but if you enjoy seeing a village come together then you will like it.
The MC is basically playing Sims on a village scale.
it fits my niche so I loved it.

Well…..it’s world building

I actually love this book. Yeah maybe the MC has stuff workout more than it should but I like the world building. But it is without all the lame stuff like the bossy female with a horrible attitude just because. Or finding your inner strength right before defeat and then saving the day with new found power. So yeah this book has some issues but I loved it.

Surprisingly Good

Wish they had a publisher pack as the books are so short and I won’t spend credits on a 6 or 7 hour book.

A Fresh Take on the LitRPG

Here is a new style of LitRPG based on the civilization building games. I enjoyed these games, but wasn’t certain how the author could turn one into an exciting adventure. He does it by giving his hero (a retired CEO in our world turned adventurer in the fantasy world) the elaborate control panel of the Civilization-style games while simultaneously making him go out and negotiate deals to get trade flowing and military alliances and everything else he needs. It worked very well, providing a non-combat-based LitRPG adventure.

Charles is a likeable man who really enjoyed his real-world job of building a company. But he finds he enjoys working to protect and improve the lives of his villagers much more. He sees injustices in the world (most obviously in an all-powerful trade guild) and he understands the benefits of creating deals that meet everyone’s needs. At times the situations felt a little simplistic, but they were still exciting and entertaining.

I’m especially impressed that Karevik got out of the level-based heroic adventure model. This doesn’t happen very often in this subgenre, but Karevik shows us the benefit of trying new things.

For all those world builders junkies

This is a story for all the world builder junkies who love games like civilization this is a lot of war tactics business tactics and world building this is a great start to What promises to be an even better series The best thing about this series is that it's a monthly series for audible can't wait till next month when the next book comes out