this series has been truly a great listen , Arand has done a great job of weaving a storyline and a myriad of characters here. I thought that after book 2 the series would run out of steam. Wrong. while bk1 can almost stand alone book 2 and 3 are best read together. Otherlife explores so many what-ifs and maybes that fantasy MMO video games leave, without taking himself, the subject matter of living in a construct too seriously. his selfless hero is a stunning creation and a total idiot. and has tons of fun in the process and I enjoyed every minute of Jeff Hayes narration