How to Survive at the End of the World

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When an accident kicks Sean Lawrence forward in time, he finds himself square in the apocalyptic end-times. The world is doomed, and he only has a mysterious guidebook, a leather jacket, and a home-made knife to keep him company. He could spend his days grinding low-level mobs, gathering rat pelts, and waiting for a chance to escape.

Or he could rise up, slay dragons, and fight against the odds. Faced with a choice between the dead-end life he’s been living and a possibility of greatness, Sean has to decide if he’s willing to risk his life and more for a chance to save Earth itself.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: R.C. Joshua

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 2,075
Views: 92,306

Chapters(9 total)

What readers say about How to Survive at the End of the World

“Coming from Deadworld, I daresay this outshines even that gem~ Ever wondered what's it like to slip out of the time stream for a few centuries? 'Cause I sure as hell did. Yanno, the whole, "What would happen if I did a good ol 'Back To The Future' re-enactm…”
ArcaniusRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“As a fan of this writer's other novel, I have to say that this is looking like a winner, too! Savvy self-aware protagonist; interesting world-building, situations, and challenges; clever, high-quality writing ... what's not to like? Too often, characters in…”
CayzleRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

ArcaniusRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Coming from Deadworld, I daresay this outshines even that gem~
Ever wondered what's it like to slip out of the time stream for a few centuries? 'Cause I sure as hell did. Yanno, the whole, "What would happen if I did a good ol 'Back To The Future' re-enactment?". Well. For those that expected sunshine, hoverboards, and multicolored hats, im sorry. You get Mr. System, and this time, he ain't lazy. Freedom of choice? Who needs that anyway? You're in an Apocalypse. Deal with it.
The Style:
The way this dude writes is surreal. He just pulls you in with a phrase and doesn't let ya go. By the time I put down my phone, boom, hours had passed.
The Story:
What is there to say that I haven't already? It's still a lil early to give conclusive opinions, but its damn interesting and scratches an itch I didn't know I had~
The Grammar:
I'd say the grammar is good enough to be licked clean off the Constitution, but that's a horrible analogy, so let's just go with "great". Story has an editor, so it gets that sweet, sweet double-pass of extra quality.
The Character:
So you know that meme/freezeframe of Leonardo DiCaprio holding his drink and pointing at the TV? "Hey, hey that's me!". Yupp. Pretty accurate tbh. Real easy to step into the dude's shoes and empathize with him. Feels 100% like a real person. All in all, 10/10, would go grab a drink with him.
CayzleRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
As a fan of this writer's other novel, I have to say that this is looking like a winner, too! Savvy self-aware protagonist; interesting world-building, situations, and challenges; clever, high-quality writing ... what's not to like? Too often, characters in web novels are just not that smart -- like the horror movie red shirt walking alone into the basement, the hero is mostly just carrying the idiot ball. But just eight chapters in, I can tell that this story features a thoughtful, rational hero who does not make me yell in protest at his poor life choices. I'm looking forward to more.
ContatioRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story is a pretty standard prelude into an apocalypse scenario story, but really it's main draw is surprisingly solid writing technique mixed with really good pacing. The protagonist wants to take it slow but can't quite manage it and it comes across very believably. Also, love the crafting elements so far, no spontaneous gun, just a solid sack with some glue and spikes, very satisfying.
Cannon254Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
To preface this, I still have yet to find a story from this author that I do not like.
Good puns, fun characters, good story
I like simple and straightforward stories as much as any other story, so this has been one I really enjoyed. Did the character have it easy? Hell no. But he was also not presented with the kind of moral dilemmas that can break a character, and because he is an enjoyable character, this works quite well
Loved it
DooomCookieRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Greatly enjoyed.
The story is tightly plotted, well paced. I always appreciate when a story has a beginning, middle and end.
The prose flows nicely and is lots of funny moments. System is humorous without being quippy
The setting and the monsters are incredibly inventive. Refreshing to read compared to the usual fare.
Characters and dialogue are serviceable enough. I can't say I'm invested in any of them besides Cedarhelm and the main character. The MC's "build" is weird, I don't love it but it serves the plot well and makes for lots of great moments (and that's the point)
ExewonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm not really good at reviewing, but How to survive at the end of the world is honestly good enough that I really wanna help boost the author anyway.
The story is still in the beginning stages, but so far it has been an engaging romp through a world that really does a good job pulling you in.
Something this author does really well is the system itself. The messages and such are really engaging to the point the system feels like a character itself. A thing the author really used to great effect in it's previous work. (Deadworld isekai, also one you really should check out.)
He also uses a trope of 'trash' on the surface classes/skills being good when used well. A personal favorite of mine. ANd he does it very well!
So yeah, the characters are great, the trails and tribulations are great, the system is great and the world is very good as well. It's worth a read for sure
FencepostRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The System likes stories, even if it's not clear that it actually 'likes' anything at all. Along comes Sean, who shouldn't exist but does and who's willing to run with a little weirdness. It's amazing what one man can do with a bit of glue, some pointy bits, an untimely non-demise and some stick-to-itness.
GearRatioRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I was an early review for this author's first novel, and ended up reading all of that one so far (deadworld isekai).
The writer likes to do a pretty slow progression, which I don't always like but I like here. I like the characters so far, and I'm looking forward to knowing what MC's class ends up being. Overall, good so far and I have high hopes.
DandymanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
R.C. has proven beyond a reasonable doubt (10 chapters or so) that Deadworld Isekai was not a fluke - the man writes the good words.
A clueless but earnest protagonist, Sean offers a believable window into how an average person would react when thrust into a system-apocalypse style future. Almost immediately, we the reader are immersed in a strange new world with little more explanation into how things work than the MC.
The story is only in its infancy but it has all the ingredients to make it an enjoyable long term read. I can’t judge what hasn’t been published yet, but having read the author’s other work I feel comfortable saying that if you’re enjoying the story by chapter 10, you’ll continue to do so. If you don’t, it might not be for you.
GriffingamezRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's really good. Somewhat standard so far in terms of litrpg-apocalypse mana beast genre. Except-
The only difference between this story and normal litrpg-apocalypse books is that. The main character was trapped in a time vortex and has time powers. Also there are evil offworlders that I absolutely want to punch.(which just shows how good the writing is cus I'm a fairly human peaceful guy.) Also he has a pretty bad class all things considered but it definitely will improve to be broken just looking at the skills.