How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying

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Django Wexler (duplicate): How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (2024, Orbit)

English language

Published 2024 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-316-39230-3
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3 stars (1 review)

2 editions

Fun, and at times funny, Fantasy Rampage (though there is some romping too)

3 stars

Davi is sick of trying to save the Kingdom, only to fail ad nauseam. So, this time, she’s going to try something different.

A fast, fun fantasy take on isekai stories. Davi is for the most part amusing, but humour is personal, so while I snickered at a good third of her asides, others won’t. Though there are a lot of characters, but all are easily differentiated, and it doesn’t become trying to remember what role they’ve played so far. The story is interesting enough that I’ll be reading the sequel. It’s a self-aware novel that plays with breaking the fourth wall, and I think fans of Lit-RPG style books might enjoy it, even without the endless listing of stats and levelling.