The Games of Olympus: A Cultivation-Esque LitRPG

Theos, Book 2

By: Arthur Wordsmith

Narrated by: Seth Podowitz

In a mythical world full of deities and monsters, a young warrior proves his mettle in battle, forging his legend on a quest for godhood.

During his brief time in the realm of Theos, Luke has faced supernatural dangers and acquired magical abilities beyond imagination. Guided by the God Seed—an ancient artifact bonded to his soul—he walks among champions and the divine. But despite his extraordinary talents and loyal allies, he wears a mask that alters his appearance so those who seek the God Seed cannot find him and extract it.

Meanwhile, war rages on the island that is Luke's new home. The Rebel, Tyrisa of Peles, has ruthlessly slaughtered Emperor Cyzicus's loved ones. Joining Heracles in battle, Luke conjures all the magic at his command to protect and defend Cyzicus's people. Within him, the God Seed insists he deliver the killing blow in order to absorb Tyrisa's incredible power. And he will need all the power he can wield for the contest that awaits him . . .

The god Hephaestus is hosting the tournament of Olympus, an opportunity for the brave and the bold to claim glory and get a step closer to divinity. The competition will be fierce, the prizes otherworldly. Cyzicus wants Luke to participate in the games, as does the God Seed. But amongst the competitors are those who believe his disguised face marks him as a child of Poseidon, as well as his own friends, who find his personality and actions familiar. Should his identity be revealed, Luke will be at the mercy—and the wrath—of the gods.

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I like it better than the first even and I normally never say that I wasn’t sure about the first one but it wasn’t bad it was just a little dry

great addition to the series

man this book build so great after the 1st .the world building is A plus with the mix of cultivation and Greek mythology works so well.... ends on a cliff hanger too 11 outta 10

My favorite part was the ending

That wasn't a joke or shit talk the ending was so AMAZING I wish book 3 was here already the story has been good but the last chapter had so much tea it was like water in the ocean

can't stand books like this

the main character is a simp who believes in the power of friendship, don't bother.

the MC is a master yapper

the entire time I wanted the story to progress so badly,but the damned protagonist just kept yapping. he just keeps reiterating everything that happens. then he talks himself through every step of every decision he makes. just yap yap yap, ad-freaking-nauseum.

great story overshadowed by recursive dialog

i find the story to be very captivating, but there is too much circular internal and external dialog i find myself skipping through without losing much.

so. much. monologuing.

I'm tempted to write a review that is satire of the monologuing and lengthy explanations we get for every scene in this book, but I am so over it. love some of the concepts and plots, but poorly executed/edited.

I saw character growth and had hope….

So during the previous book our mc bill rushed a monster a tier above him without fear, but this book our fearless mc spends the first two chapters crying and whining because a friendly tamed beast that was a tier below him had his sword, but he was too much of a pansy to grab it, because it was creepy. Then has the full blown knowledge that a MAJOR enemy is at its weakest point, has just killed someone who was very kind and generous to the mc, nearly killed the emperor that has sponsored and protected and shown him trust, but has to wait for the system to give him a quest before he even shows interest in attacking the enemy. When he finally confronts said enemy, he makes the realization that talismans don’t work, watches swords work on her repeatedly, and then just ignored that realization and wasted hours watching as Heracles kept doing something he knows won’t work, then she just magically gets away. I mean honestly you can’t believe you can write a book about someone becoming a god, and make that someone the most incompetent and cowardly person in the entire story, and expect it to be readable. Not sure if you’re aware, but if I read a story following an individual, I don’t want that individual to be the only person in the entire story I actually want to die. Within the same chapter the enemy that is repeatedly killing his friends gets away, he monologues for the 900th time this chapter about how he regrets being a coward, then pushes that regret away even though that cowardice got a friend killed. You writing a book involving myths and legends and make them worship and praise your mc, when your mc is the least impressive individual in your book is pretty pathetic….