The next part in the series is where a (fairly) ordinary man and his former girlfriend’s Persian cat are forced to play live-action D&D to entertain galactic TV audiences. The book continues straight from the last one and covers the third level of the dungeon. The opponents are more challenging, but the protagonists have also levelled up a lot. On this level, it was a bit more complicated than just hack and slash, as there are two pretty complicated quests they are facing, the last of them a near “doomsday” scenario which would destroy a significant portion of the dungeon with all “contestants” in the area if failed, so there is some pressure to succeed. All that while taking part in alien talk shows, gathering followers, and trying not to irritate too much those who are organizing the competition, and being wary of the fellow human contestants.
This was a fun book, but slightly less so than the first part, which was hard to beat with its frenetic energy. Things are turning somewhat more serious, and the back plot with different alien factions and planet scheming against each other is growing more important. The writing is smooth, not very “literary”, but straightforward and easy to read and understand. I will return to the next part sooner or later.
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