The World of Critical Role

The History Behind the Epic Fantasy

By: Liz Marsham, Cast of Critical Role, Critical Role

Narrated by: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Felicia Day

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Dive deep into the history of the world’s most popular fantasy RPG livestream with the cast of Critical Role in this definitive guide.

From its unassuming beginnings as a casual home game between friends to the role-playing phenomenon it is today, Critical Role has become the stuff of legend. This audiobook chronicles how a circle of friends who all happen to be talented voice actors built the most-watched tabletop role-playing livestream of all time.

Discover richly written insights into the locations, characters, and adventures featured in the hundreds of episodes across Critical Role’s two campaigns, Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein. Go behind the scenes with archival photos and exclusive interviews with Dungeon Master Matt Mercer and the entire Critical Role cast as they explore their characters’ most triumphant moments and darkest hours. And celebrate the massive community of Critters who support and expand the show’s world through a highlighted tour of the crafts, cosplay, and art they create every day.

Featuring a foreword from the cast and the inside story you won’t find anywhere else, this audiobook is your indispensable guide to Critical Role. The adventure begins!

©2020 Liz Marsham (P)2020 Random House Audio

Great for Critical Role fans

Beware spoilers for campaign 1 and 2. People who are not already fans of Critical Role, and the cast will not likely enjoy this book.

it's a world of its own

Loved listening to how the critical roll came together and all the things they have accomplished was a very interesting listen

a love letter

this book is a love letter between cast mates, friends, and the crit role community at large. its also a love letter to dnd. if you like dnd in any way you should check this out to see what the phenomenon of critical role is all about.

Such a good read/reading

Absolutely loved being able to hear this. Pre-ordered the hardcover copy the day it was announced and (im)patiently waited for it to be released. Of course once it did finally come out I've been far to busy with the holidays, and 2020 in general, to be able to sit down and read it. So when I saw this I immediately grabbed it. Not even an hour in, did I come to the decision that I might have made a mistake trying to listen to it at work, during one of many tear and sniffle filled breaks I had to take. Thank you Mary for the reading, Critical Role for the journey, and all the critters for being right there with me. <3

Everything Ever.

If you want to know everything ever about CR, this is the book for you.

Gaming meets inspirational meets self-help meets inclusive

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away there was a place called Childhood. Close by lay The land of adolescence, and not far from that lay adulthood. While traveling through these places One learned valuable skills such as accountability and integrity, but on the flipside enthusiasm was dropped for world weary maturity and resignation, and the abandonment of imagination to the daily grind and The hope that the script we read would be sufficient for acceptance from others . CriticalRole and it’s cast have created a wormhole to the past, a place of wonder and excitement and bad puns for us all to enjoy! This book was a perfect segue for me as I’ve started in the middle of campaign two and have not been able to catch up on the Lore despite hundreds of hours enjoying the show. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys good story, as it somehow manages to be both memoir and instructive manual for anyone in 2021 who wants a community to love and laugh with on Thursday nights. While it is instructive to read the classics, and while much wisdom can be gained from those who came before us, they have always felt old and dusty to me while this story feels like something that is happening in the now, and is actively inviting me to jump on board!
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This book is a treasure for any fan

Just picked up my copy (so to speak). Kinda sad the cast doesn't read any of it but Mary Elizabeth McGlynn knocks it out of the freaking park. You can tell this was a labor of love for all involved. If you, like me, prefer to listen instead of reading, I totally recommend it. I absolutely love good audio performances (the voice actor cast is what attracted me to critical role in the first place) and my ADHD has progressed to the point where it's extremely hard for me to sit down and read so I'm so freaking happy they made an audiobook of this and made a great production to boot!

P. S. Felicia Day wrote and narrates the forward. I'm eternally grateful to her for starting the critter ball rolling.

Happy this had an audibook

Fantastic! Just some pronunciation errors made by the narrator which was a little distracting.

Wonderful!

If you enjoy Critical Role, this book is the perfect companion to fun back stories and reliving epic moments from each campaign.

Amazing

As someone who found critical role just last year I have grown to love them, the story telling has seriously helped me through 2020 and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn read this soon beautifully. I highly recommend it