Have you ever watched a professional Starcraft, League of Legends, or DotA player and asked yourself what a drama written around a pro player would be like? Do you ever watch or read things like Sword Art Online or Log Horizon, and feel disappointed that they needed to make something like video games life or death to be engaging? Well then TKA is the story for you. It features a diverse cast of characters all with their own unique, and well defined quirks to each and every one of them. Even beyond the characters the setting itself which is the real world, has an interesting background. The game and its background is very amusing, and as someone who spent perhaps a bit too much time playing RPGs growing up has a familiar feeling whenever I read it. From the developer's actions, the players whom play the game, and the way they shaped this game's lifespan that you see the 10 year point of are all beautifully crafted. The best part about this novel is the fact that the author is very good at showing, and not telling with his story. There's no super long monologues about just what someone is feeling, or their deeper personality, but instead you see the character act and get a feel for itself. The only issue is that the early chapters have quite a bit of typos, and while it gets much better as the story goes on they still appear.
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