Somnia Online: Books 1-3

By: K.T. Hanna

Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau

Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

Discover the class you were born to play.

Wren, a seasoned healer, is dismayed when Somnia Online automatically assigns her character, Murmur, to the Enchanter class. Determined to overcome the unexpected setback, she assembles her guild, intent on the coveted number-one spot. Twelve keys stand between her and victory, but finding them is only part of the puzzle.

Armed with telepathic abilities, Murmur rises to the challenge. However, old rivals have followed her to Somnia Online, desperate for revenge. Intricate quest lines become more dangerous as NPCs absorb powerful artifacts, and Murmur begins to wonder just what sort of AI controls the world.

Murmur questions her sanity as the real and virtual worlds mesh together. Everyone is keeping secrets from her, even the AI, and Murmur’s determined to uncover them.

#2

As Murmur reels in the wake of the secret her friends tried to keep, her grip on what is real and what is virtual begins to slip. What's more, she's no longer sure who she can trust.

Stalked across the continent by a rogue with a vendetta, Murmur is forced to dig deep and develop her abilities before she finds a knife in her back.

Suspicion surrounds the AIs as well. Their behaviors are too human, their reports too perfect. Shayla and Laria must uncover the truth before the system raises concerns and Murmur is lost forever.

#3

Somnia is evolving, and Murmur is confronted with enemies both old and new. She must lead her guild, Fable, through a dungeon filled with riddles and puzzles to claim the first of 12 keys required to achieve victory. But things are not as they seem: Glitches abound, enemies rally against Fable, and unexpected threats move in the shadows.

As the system becomes increasingly complex, Laria and Shayla battle through mismatched coding, and Storm Corp discovers they’ve left some anomalies in the game out of their reports. Anomalies like Wren. With the report deadline looming, and errors riddling the system, Laria’s house of cards is about to come crashing down.

©2022 Katie Hanna (P)2022 Katie Hanna

No words

So good im hooked binging on tje whole series a must read for all rpg gamers

Awesome series

I was grateful when the first three books got put together I started the series and haven't been able to put it down

that being said the end of book 3 rockets you off a cliff where your only parachute is to go and get the fourth book. and I'm still working on that part
highly recommend narration is also on point as always for Andrea

A few things I didn't care for...

Overall, this is an entertaining book. The group makeup is interesting. I like some of the classes, they seem unique. The biggest downers are:

1. She snaps at her friends so much. Like, I get she is dealing with a lot, but man does she treat several of them like trash. "Oh, my bad. Soz, I won't do it again!" Then two sentences later she is back to being an uber bish.

2. How do all her main friends just happen to be able to play the entire day every day? Like, really? You just all happened to have leave/vacation/downtime you could take? The rogue has a daughter. He doesn't take time to see his family at all? The others MIGHT be college age, but you expect me to believe that they all also just happen to have parents wealthy enough to cover their schooling and are willing to let them basically live inside of a video game for the summer and not get a job to help out? Really? Even the ones that do have money will often make their kid help out with spending money over the summer. This aspect of all of this story is the most unbelievable.

"Your parents were in your room when I logged off..." Why didn't she ask them about talking to Ren and what all they had said? Why wouldn't she have told them Ren could hear parts of what they were saying while in-game? It doesn't make any sense, she is supposedly so worried about getting Ren out, but keeps HUGE information from the people working on things from the outside? Really?

The constant introspection and whining is irritating af.

Lastly, the voice the narrator chose for the game voice or w/e just grinds on my nerves. It is too high-pitched.

great plot, horrible characters

I really like the plot and premise of this series. however, the characters are insufferable. two-dimensional and never get their shit together. is this what the author thinks people are like? how does this series take place over two weeks and have any of these characters remotely rational? where is the complete emotional breakdown and grievance of the MC? oh, it happened in a paragraph. I am so torn on continuing this series.