Menagerie of Mayhem

Master of Puppets, Book 2

De: Eric Ugland

Narrado por: Nick Podehl

Del Roosevelt, Champion of the Midden.

The first creature smart enough, strong enough, fast enough to advance in who knows how long, immediately finds himself in jail.

Well, technically, it's a dungeon, but he's spent enough time putting people behind bars to recognize when he ends up there, too.

Now, our little furry force needs to work the system and escape to Ratopolis with the one ally he has left. It seems the only way out is through a series of gladiator-like battles against vile monsters and unbelievable warriors, but no one on this level is actually on the level, so there's gotta be another way.

Menagerie of Mayhem is tower-climbing goodness chock-full of epic fights, deceitful schemes, horrific punishments, and a somewhat threatening gang of mobster squirrels. Tear into a weird and wonderful world of oddball characters and surprising laughs straight from the mind of powerhouse LitRPG author Eric Ugland.

©2025 Eric Ugland (P)2025 Podium Audio

Eric Ugland

He's done it again. Great book. For the short hours it never felt short or like it needed more. Very much enjoying this new look on tower climbing. Would read again.

what's going on?

Curious where Eric is taking this series. I'd like to remain spoiler free, but the pacing feels a little slow for major story beats and the banter feels a little excessive with no answer as to why. Nick does a fantastic job with inflection, keeping characters in the right tone/pitch/accent and it was a pleasure listening to his narration.

Fun

Del is now on the second floor. Turns out it’s a prison and he’s now a prisoner. He gets forced to navigate the gangs and fight in the Colosseum. There’s also a mimic invasion. He manages to survive and escape the floor, but has to leave much undone. Book ends

Great humor and pacing. Wonderful narrator. Great story progression. Over too soon. Please enjoy.

interesting

another great story from a talentued storyteller. very different from anything else i have read from him. not my favorite but well worth the read.

Another great Ugland jaunt

Fun and entertaining rush through another tower floor. Excited to see where all the character development leads.

can't wait

loved it, voice acting is on point, can't wait to hear the next installment. the end really has me wondering what could be around the corner

Fantastic addition to a unique series

I've been reading litrpg and fantasy for so long that I was becoming so bored of the repetitive and predictable plots. This is in my top five series and I will recommend it to anyone who will listen.

Good but ending a bit abrupt

It was a good story, like all of Ugland's books, but the ending felt quite abrupt, like the author had written himself into an entanglement and then just abandoned the direction he'd been heading because he wanted the book to end.

Loved it!

Eric Ugland is one of my favorite authors! Continues to keep me engaged in the characters and can't wait for the next one!

Book 2- there’s nothing but useless filler here

No rhyme no reason no direction. Book one was amazing. Book 2 was a waste of a credit… as I own every title Eric has written and I thoroughly enjoy all his other series, this book surprised me. 85% of the book is verbal banter. No real character building or world building in this book. It was very disappointing.