Tommy Kerper’s I’m Not the Hero: An Isekai LitRPG is available on Audible as a 17 hrs 34 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nick Podehl.
Publisher’s Summary
In addition to strength, steel, and courage, a hero discovers he’s in need of a friend, in the first installment of a daring and dangerous fantasy adventure.
When it comes to action and adventure, every hero needs a good sidekick. Holmes has Watson, Batman has Robin, and Daniel has . . . Orrin. More like brothers than friends, they always have each other’s backs. And as Daniel is the big, strong, handsome type, Orrin is more than happy to remain in his shadow at school, at parties, pretty much everywhere.
Then things take a turn for the truly weird when a terrible accident catapults the pair into a world totally unlike their own, in which the rules of a role-playing game hold sway. Naturally, Daniel is classified as a “hero,” while Orrin is—also naturally—relegated to the fantasy equivalent of “bleh.” Nothing new there.
But in this realm populated with lethal foes both inhuman and inescapable, sticking together matters more than ever, and soon Daniel and Orrin will discover more about themselves—and each other—than either one thought possible. In fact, Orrin just might find the confidence and strength to become something other than your average sidekick . . .
The first volume of the hit LitRPG fantasy series—with more than 600,000 views on Royal Road—now available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook!
Tropes include: zero to hero, role reversal, unlikely hero, revenge of the nerds, and fog of war.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 17 hrs 34 mins
- Publisher: Podium Audio
- Release year: 2023
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Fantasy / Action & Adventure
Listener Ratings
I’m Not the Hero: An Isekai LitRPG holds an average listener rating of 4.5/5 from 4641 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.5/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 69% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “The Robot voice sucks”
The main story itself was pretty good, a typical isekai book. The main problem is the narration. for some reason every class and skill name is given a robot voice. like if he was reading a description or a status page it would be fine, but in a middle of a conversation it’s jarring. For example one MC would take like "we need to hide your a [HERO] since they can use [INVESTIGATION] to see your [HERO] class".— Nicholas Eber, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “The Random Robotuc Voice”
this book has so much potential. the plot was not greatly unique but it was a good read. I do not think I will read the second one,al as I had to take breaks from this 1 read. I had difficulty falling I to this fantasy world as the narrator used and was allowed to publish this audio with them constantly saying "hero" and all the action prompt in a robotic voice. although I have heard this voice being used during Stat reading in other books, this book does it EVERY TIME THE WORD IS SAID!— Amazon Customer, Audible listener
4/5 stars — “Great story, annoying skill narration”
Both the Author and Narrator did wonderfully in bringing this audiobook into being. One prominent flaw which took Nick’s performance from a 5 to a 3 is the copy paste insertion of monotone skill, ability, and class names mid conversation. Honestly, if the original audio were not edited to include this poor decision, the book would have gotten a solid 5— Robert, Audible listener
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