Tower of Jack
by actionverb
- Graphic Violence
- Profanity
To some, he’s an idiot savant, to others, he’s a high-functioning alcoholic. To almost everyone, he’s an arrogant asshole. Jack Atlas - self proclaimed “Worlds Best Assassin” has a problem. Earth’s integration into The Tower has ruined his life.
Jack was ready to retire… Well, he wasn’t actually ready to retire, but love makes you do crazy things.
Regardless of his feelings, he was hanging up his guns… and knives… and explosives… All for a chance at love with the most recent girl of his dreams. Enter 'The Tower' stage left. A cruel device designed by the gods to determine just who is the strongest race within the multiverse. Make it to the top and you get to join the gods in paradise. Everyone else gets to experience… not paradise.
Instead of sipping Mai Tai’s on some beach he can’t pronounce; it’s sipping health pots because he just got stabbed in the ass by a goblin. Instead of trips to Vegas with blackjack and hookers; it’s trips to creepy dungeons filled with skeletons and zombies.
Join Jack as he learns to adapt to his new life of “DnD nerd crap” while in search of the perfect multiverse-cocktail. Also, he might climb The Tower and kill a bunch of people while he’s at it…
***Chapters Monday, Wednesday, Friday***
What to Expect from this story:
An over the top action comedy, set to the backdrop of epic fantasy.
Lots of cursing and wildly inappropriate humor.
A main character who will pass up the opportunity for OP legendary items because he doesn't want to miss happy hour at the bar.
Shenanigans.
An anti-hero lead.
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I don't know how people like mc. He acts like a wannabe badass but actually cringe, mentally disabled person. Ignoring every advice, common sense, brain and thinking he continues to his adventure thanks to very convenient story.
I can't even count unreasonable things he did or flawed logic in the story, basically the story itself consists of those things. I totally wasted my time hoping the story would get better.
This story is great. I highly recommend that you try it out, and while the prologue may be slightly offputting, know that it is NOT how the story will continue and is just there to provide some context for the story to come.
The main character is easily the best part. One of my favorite main characters in fantasy stories. So far no child of fate/chosen one, but more of someone that sparks chaos, moving forward on his own merit and unlikely talent.
The supporting characters are also great, you are always trying to figure out what they are thinking and what they will do next, which is further amplified when we occasionally get well-written point-of-view shifts.
Edit to my review:
The author has messed the story up. I thought that "dragon guy" was going to be a target and main plotpoint for assassination, as per mc's prerogative. Turns out that the whole thing is thrown out. I really dislike the way that his father figure/sensei was treated as an antagonist. His powerset is dull and barely feels like a threat. All we really get about him is traumatic shit that the mc complains about him doing to him, but we never get to see rodeo's side of things other then standard evil doer esc things. He is said to be some brilliant guy, doing whatever necessary, god given talent for fighting and such, but he is written to be more insane then jack when he is built up to be smart and able to hold his ground. Basically. I very much dislike the way that the first main story arc is playing out, even though the beginning was great. I will check back in when some of the next arc is written but beware, most of the things that are set up in the beginning of the story are thrown out. mc makes a 180 from crazy evil assassin with some morals, to white knight(slightly less crazy).
Honestly story doesn't really deserve the anti-hero tag, I mean there isn't really any action he takes that cant interpreted as anti-heroic. Although people around him in the story keep saying that he isn't heroic, his actions are and thus the anti-hero tag should be removed. Anti-heros kill innocents(for x/y reason) and the mc doesn't(not that we have seen in the story). Its like saying oh yea he killed some people in the past that were innocent for unrelated things, now I put anti-hero tag on story. Please removed as it is misleading
This story needs more recognition, and has some serious potential. I'm saying this being completely caught up on Azarinth Healer, Salvos, DotF, Primal Hunter, Mark of the fool, as well as many others.
Most of characters are all thought out (*cough cough Sarah), with each having their own motivations and thought process, and it being ones you can understand. The main cast so far is Jack, the mc, Sam, and Hannah, his original assassination team from before the tower, and they bounce off each other super well.
Jack provides the comedy of the story, with Sam being the "gamer nerd" and Hannah being the main planer, not that Jack ever follows them. In the first chapter, Jack gets the "fastest kill" achievement trope, but the author actually makes it make sense and not just be some bullshit luck. Standard no killing in tutorial village so he gets punished and sent to a cursed dungeon, where he either has to clear it or die.
Clearing it gives him a cursed item, which is revealed earlier that it normally fucks people over, but some can use it to their advantage. It adds a unique added challange for Jack to over come for the rest of the story.
Unlike other story's however, you don't have to wait 20 chapter for person to get out of thier "unfortunate starter dungeon" completely op, as the author gets him out in just over a chapter, NOT op. This is not a power trip story.
The few chapters the aren't Jack's pov actually add to the story, instead of the stereotypical showing people being shocked by the mcs "amazingness".
This story is fast paced, and it suits the Authors style very well. No sitting around for 5 chapters waiting for the mc to stop aimlessly wandering around doing nothing.
Another thing is there is no Deux ex machinas. Everything in the story has a cause and effect, and no unrealistically lucky loot drops or hidden achievements that makes the mc suddenly shoot in power and makes them "untouchable" until the author realizes that they have to add in a new random threat out of no where to keep the story going. (I hate power fantasies if you couldn't tell).
I could find very few if any grammatical errors in the entire story so far. It is obvious that the author checks what they are posting before they proceed to do so, and I hope they keep it up.
A solid 5/5 story with an amazing start that I belive can go places if it gets the support it deserves.
Only recommendation is add some depth to Sarah, like give her a reason why she wants to constantly help everyone, instead of just saying she does.
Keep up the good work Actionverb!
Really enjoying this book. The main character feels like what you would get if Archer was sent to a Litrpg world and the author makes it work. The action scenes are well written and the characters are all well fleshed out. Looking forward to reading this well into the future.
The author has made Jack into an asshole who won't shut up and has a quip for every situation. Sometimes it is indeed funny like when he's told to reach out for his mana but actually reaches out to grab his instructor.
However, the circumstances he finds himself in should not allow for such assholery. He knows that the Black Centipede people can kill him and will torture him, but he never stops moving his mouth and speaking inane trash. This gets annoying when he just isn't punished for it as well, because the situation is supposed to be dangerous, but I feel none of it making it just another joke.
I understand the appeal for others, but its just not for me. I normally enjoy the comedy and irreverant behavior in books, but I just found the MC and others beyond obnoxious. MC tries so hard to be annoying that it works even on the reader.
Good luck to the author. I'm sure others won't have my same issues.
This is going to down as a royal road classic i swear. This is amazing. I really hope you dont drop this and that it does really well m8m
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The story overall has been great so far, but one of my complaints is that it is too saturated with quips and witty banter. I don't mind the witty banter and quips but sometimes it ruins the serious atmosphere the story has built. Sometimes pumping the brakes on silly banter can improve the story, and I could also show a new side of jack the story hasn't seen.
Another thing is that the kill Gideon quest isn't really made priority in the storyline, it feels like the gang is taking the scenic route in completing the quest, with all the MCs complaint, refusal, and ignorance, the story feels like either they can't or won't kill gideon and find a way to escape punishment, or they'll kill Gideon with insane plot armor.
One last thing is that the characters feel very one dimensional at the moment, but I'm sure that will change as the story explores the characters more
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This could have been a good story, but the MC is the worst. He's supposed to be a great assasin, but he seems to lack the preservation instincts that someone in that field should have. He's careless and antagonistic beyond reason.
The plot is ok but generic. The people of earth are all pulled away to this magic tower because reasons. There is a system that grants classes, skills, and abilities. They have to climb the tower or die.
Protagonist is a little to over the top with his Frank Sinatra I did it my way attitude. It is one thing to just go with your gut and ignore advice. However, he wouldn't even listen to a healer with decades more experience. There is being an individual and being a full. The fact that luck keeps allowing him to come out of these situations practically unscathed is getting old.