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My Necromancer Class #1
My Necromancer Class: Part 1 - A Born Threat
Jay was merely an abandoned butcher’s son, living in a small village on the outskirts of a magical world. When humans came of age, they would receive their class from a mana conduit, granting them magic powers, and begin their lives as adventurers. “Status,” Thought Jay, checking his class. [Necromancer Level 1] “...I’m a Necromancer?” Shocked, looking around in fear, he was glad no one heard him. In this world, a necromancer was a monster, and otherworldly being which spat in the face of life and death. Using dark magic, it raised the dead to fight on its behalf. Jay was not just a threat to the authority of the nobles, but to all living things. They would hunt Jay down and kill him on sight. “But am I a monster now? Or human? I guess it doesn’t matter anymore...” Through plotting, secrecy, and sometimes by merciless carnage, he can only attempt to survive in this hostile world. Join Jay as he struggles against all odds and misfortune, against a world that wants him dead, as he secretly rises and bends this world to his will.
This part collects chapter 1 to 22 of the web novel My Necromancer Class
This part collects chapter 1 to 22 of the web novel My Necromancer Class
- GenresFantasy
227 pages, Hardcover
Published December 24, 2022
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February 11, 2023
Interesting situation
The beginning needed a proofreader - I struggled to figure out what was intended several times. But that completely disappeared after about 15% (or I just got better at figuring things out).
This was an interesting premise, and I’m curious to see if Jay will be able to survive as his summons make more of a splash. Is he being affected by his class? Is it reasonable to expect a 16 year old to be able to basically own and run a butchery?
The beginning needed a proofreader - I struggled to figure out what was intended several times. But that completely disappeared after about 15% (or I just got better at figuring things out).
This was an interesting premise, and I’m curious to see if Jay will be able to survive as his summons make more of a splash. Is he being affected by his class? Is it reasonable to expect a 16 year old to be able to basically own and run a butchery?
March 13, 2023
Stay for the final notes
It's a very good book, albeit a bit short. For the start of a series it's good, and hopefully it'll eventually do what I've been hoping. There are so many necromancer books out there, but so few that actually consider the true capabilities of the class. Either way, the story is enjoyable and easy to read, even if the grammar is terrible. The final notes are actually very interesting as well. They are sort of a call to action. Enjoy.
It's a very good book, albeit a bit short. For the start of a series it's good, and hopefully it'll eventually do what I've been hoping. There are so many necromancer books out there, but so few that actually consider the true capabilities of the class. Either way, the story is enjoyable and easy to read, even if the grammar is terrible. The final notes are actually very interesting as well. They are sort of a call to action. Enjoy.
March 10, 2024
This book was one of my most anticipated books as I love all things Necromancer/undead, however I was a bit let down by this book and for the most part it wasn’t the fact that it was a short novella that took away from it being a 5 star book for me. If I had read this book without the pretense knowledge I have of reading Solo Leveling’s manhwa (Korean Comic), I feel I would have liked this book a lot more. I noticed a lot of similarities from both that made me think this was a rip off it (albeit only in the beginning portion) but there were enough things that after, I felt as though my opinion on it was tainted.
1) Both have a leveling system (one is called solo leveling)
2) Both Necromancers (however SL made theirs unique by shadowmancer resurrecting the soul to create a shadow replica)
3) Both use the word “Arise” to bring the undead to life again.
4) Both try to hide their mancy class from higher-ups out of fear of repercussions.
5) Both do so by saying they’re a different class warrior/swordsman)
6) Both use dagger type weapons.
7) Both go into dungeons alone and mass level or…solo leveling when no other (or few) could do the same at their current level.
8) Both characters names (that they go by) both start with J [Jay and Sung Jinwoo (goes by Jinwoo)
9) Both use portals to get to the dungeon.
10) Once a party goes into the dungeon nobody else can enter the portal to access it. Done in both but for slightly different reasons.
I stopped looking after 10 in the first 1/4th of the book honestly.
I understand that there are going to be similarities between all fantasy books and especially ones of similar genre categories such as dragon, spell caster/magic, assassin books. But this felt like too many consistencies.
My other main issue with this book was while this was shorter due to it being a novella, it felt as though we essentially got nothing out of the 1st book. A lot of the space was taking up by stat information which I personally felt could have been shortened if not omitted completely. The reader knowing how much mana other individuals had, provided no benefit for us. The same could be said for all of the repetitive [-1], - bleed, 15exp, and other stat effects that took up an entire line (sometimes multiple lines in a row). This along with the widow/orphan sentences that would take an entire page up with waisted space was a consistent bother to me.
This book did have a lot of good things to it too though as well. It wasn’t all bad. Like I said, going into this without the pre-existing knowledge of Solo Leveling would have had me ecstatic. It checks some boxes of everything that I love. Necromancy, a leveling system, unique magic systems like the one the MC’s dungeon partner uses, as well as unique dungeons with monsters and lore.
One thing this book does that a lot of other books don’t is include vulgar language that we actually hear in our life. Even if we don’t use it ourselves, it’s a constant that is always present around us by one demographic of society or another. It invokes a sense of relatability and realism that I thoroughly enjoyed. Especially because the MC is supposed to be a nobody without a father figure, and down on his luck. It seems very fitting for him.
I also did mention that the similarities did seem to end before the halfway mark which did leave a lot of redemption for it turn itself into an original story which it did. I think this has the potential to become a great series, which is why I will still be continuing on reading it. I believe in its potential. 3/5 will continue.
1) Both have a leveling system (one is called solo leveling)
2) Both Necromancers (however SL made theirs unique by shadowmancer resurrecting the soul to create a shadow replica)
3) Both use the word “Arise” to bring the undead to life again.
4) Both try to hide their mancy class from higher-ups out of fear of repercussions.
5) Both do so by saying they’re a different class warrior/swordsman)
6) Both use dagger type weapons.
7) Both go into dungeons alone and mass level or…solo leveling when no other (or few) could do the same at their current level.
8) Both characters names (that they go by) both start with J [Jay and Sung Jinwoo (goes by Jinwoo)
9) Both use portals to get to the dungeon.
10) Once a party goes into the dungeon nobody else can enter the portal to access it. Done in both but for slightly different reasons.
I stopped looking after 10 in the first 1/4th of the book honestly.
I understand that there are going to be similarities between all fantasy books and especially ones of similar genre categories such as dragon, spell caster/magic, assassin books. But this felt like too many consistencies.
My other main issue with this book was while this was shorter due to it being a novella, it felt as though we essentially got nothing out of the 1st book. A lot of the space was taking up by stat information which I personally felt could have been shortened if not omitted completely. The reader knowing how much mana other individuals had, provided no benefit for us. The same could be said for all of the repetitive [-1], - bleed, 15exp, and other stat effects that took up an entire line (sometimes multiple lines in a row). This along with the widow/orphan sentences that would take an entire page up with waisted space was a consistent bother to me.
This book did have a lot of good things to it too though as well. It wasn’t all bad. Like I said, going into this without the pre-existing knowledge of Solo Leveling would have had me ecstatic. It checks some boxes of everything that I love. Necromancy, a leveling system, unique magic systems like the one the MC’s dungeon partner uses, as well as unique dungeons with monsters and lore.
One thing this book does that a lot of other books don’t is include vulgar language that we actually hear in our life. Even if we don’t use it ourselves, it’s a constant that is always present around us by one demographic of society or another. It invokes a sense of relatability and realism that I thoroughly enjoyed. Especially because the MC is supposed to be a nobody without a father figure, and down on his luck. It seems very fitting for him.
I also did mention that the similarities did seem to end before the halfway mark which did leave a lot of redemption for it turn itself into an original story which it did. I think this has the potential to become a great series, which is why I will still be continuing on reading it. I believe in its potential. 3/5 will continue.
May 22, 2023
It's hard for me to give this story a less than positive rating, because the concept is exactly what I was looking for. I think the idea of this outsider protagonist with a class that will automatically make him a target is great.
And I even enjoyed the actual execution of the story, to an extent. I feel as if I'm in the hands of someone with a plan and an idea of what the world is supposed to be, and the introductory pages really seal that impression for the rest of the book.
The actual writing is very weak, though, which is pretty important in a novel. The grammar and sentence structure needed a lot of work. This book has multiple sequels, so I hope that at some point, after the author had received hundreds of reviews (and presumably revenue from hundreds of readers), he or she began paying for such assistance. It was apparent that editing was necessary from an early point, and it continued to be necessary throughout my read of this book. At 75%+ of the way through, there were still poorly constructed paragraphs and sentences that made it a little painful to read, only bearable because I continued to want to know what would happen next.
So a very mixed review, but erring on the positive side, because I'm still in it for the sequel.
And I even enjoyed the actual execution of the story, to an extent. I feel as if I'm in the hands of someone with a plan and an idea of what the world is supposed to be, and the introductory pages really seal that impression for the rest of the book.
The actual writing is very weak, though, which is pretty important in a novel. The grammar and sentence structure needed a lot of work. This book has multiple sequels, so I hope that at some point, after the author had received hundreds of reviews (and presumably revenue from hundreds of readers), he or she began paying for such assistance. It was apparent that editing was necessary from an early point, and it continued to be necessary throughout my read of this book. At 75%+ of the way through, there were still poorly constructed paragraphs and sentences that made it a little painful to read, only bearable because I continued to want to know what would happen next.
So a very mixed review, but erring on the positive side, because I'm still in it for the sequel.
September 29, 2024
A short and sweet novel and first I read of this author. I honestly have nothing wrong to say about this novel. Its standard litRPG with a broken or special class for the MC and he isnt insufferable. The actions, adventures, and dialogue make some sense to them. Usually a litrpg fails with one of the three of them and usually its the dialogue. It was good and I honestly cannot take a star away. It is a bit generic but in a genre that has exploded in the last few years, I rather take a nice single than a strikeout. On to book 2.
April 15, 2023
Great story, flawed pacing
I really liked this book. Good story, interesting characters. Overall, it was very good.
The problem is that there were different points of view presented. Normally, this would not be a problem. Though, in this case, there is no indication of a POV change. It just happens. It's rather jarring.
Even some hash marks to indicate a change would be helpful.
All in all, recommended but with caveats.
I really liked this book. Good story, interesting characters. Overall, it was very good.
The problem is that there were different points of view presented. Normally, this would not be a problem. Though, in this case, there is no indication of a POV change. It just happens. It's rather jarring.
Even some hash marks to indicate a change would be helpful.
All in all, recommended but with caveats.
June 30, 2023
my own words perfect
I loved it it was a perfect book to start the series great plot and progression and the author keeps a element of surprise throughout the story making you second guess what’s about to happen and a nice sense of humour here and there amazing way to bring a reader in and make them hang on every word I finished this book in one sitting and I portray how happy I am knowing there’s nine others in the series thank you for and amazing book aero
I loved it it was a perfect book to start the series great plot and progression and the author keeps a element of surprise throughout the story making you second guess what’s about to happen and a nice sense of humour here and there amazing way to bring a reader in and make them hang on every word I finished this book in one sitting and I portray how happy I am knowing there’s nine others in the series thank you for and amazing book aero
June 8, 2024
Promising
I enjoyed the story, but kept hitting sentences or whole paragraphs with horrid grammar. An example of this is when the hero scoffs down his food. Scarfing is eating, scoffing is mocking. Then there were sentences with missing words. Ex. We the and marched. Sometimes, I could sorta figure out what should have been written and other times I just had to skip over the mess and hope clarity would come later.
I enjoyed the story, but kept hitting sentences or whole paragraphs with horrid grammar. An example of this is when the hero scoffs down his food. Scarfing is eating, scoffing is mocking. Then there were sentences with missing words. Ex. We the and marched. Sometimes, I could sorta figure out what should have been written and other times I just had to skip over the mess and hope clarity would come later.
September 2, 2025
I liked the audiobook, even though it was using machine translation for the whole book. It still was decent and the idea that some classes are suppressed in this world of magic and that there is a ruling hierarchy that looks down upon the common folk and suppresses their classes to the most common is a very good setup for an awesome cultivation type story of training and politics.
Hopefully there will be coming more.
Hopefully there will be coming more.
January 26, 2023
Very amateurish.
This has horrible character descriptions, which is to say it has NO character descriptions. The POV changes are not indicated in any way either. Overall, the writing is poor. The content is very straightforward and the system seems more of a crutch to facilitate character growth. I'll try another one to see if it improves at all.
This has horrible character descriptions, which is to say it has NO character descriptions. The POV changes are not indicated in any way either. Overall, the writing is poor. The content is very straightforward and the system seems more of a crutch to facilitate character growth. I'll try another one to see if it improves at all.
February 9, 2023
RPG
RPG style, not for me.
This book has too much going on, back and forth within the character. Thoughts are presented as comments in quotations and can be difficult to ascertain whether or not they are speaking or thinking. It covers up the plot for me.
I'm leaving this style of work for someone else to enjoy....
RPG style, not for me.
This book has too much going on, back and forth within the character. Thoughts are presented as comments in quotations and can be difficult to ascertain whether or not they are speaking or thinking. It covers up the plot for me.
I'm leaving this style of work for someone else to enjoy....
February 12, 2023
Solid 2 out of 5 book
The author jumps viewpoints with no delineation between them. Suddenly you will be reading someone else viewpoint then jump straight back to the main characters in 3 sentences. No marks or anything to say the switch happened. The characters behaved oddly or have illogical moments with knowledge they shouldn’t have.
Quick read but not worth the time.
The author jumps viewpoints with no delineation between them. Suddenly you will be reading someone else viewpoint then jump straight back to the main characters in 3 sentences. No marks or anything to say the switch happened. The characters behaved oddly or have illogical moments with knowledge they shouldn’t have.
Quick read but not worth the time.
March 30, 2023
Bland and amateurish
The concept for the story isn't bad, but this reads like an amateur web serial. Action is driven by a status log and characters have no substance. Dialogue is clunky, and the story fails to pull in the reader. I think the author should put in more time learning the craft before publishing anything.
The concept for the story isn't bad, but this reads like an amateur web serial. Action is driven by a status log and characters have no substance. Dialogue is clunky, and the story fails to pull in the reader. I think the author should put in more time learning the craft before publishing anything.
January 10, 2025
Unique idea and writing style
I don’t normally read this kind of book. I have to admit, it was little hard to get interested at first, but I decided to give it a chance. It was definitely helpful in giving me a much needed break from my own thoughts. Very well written and such a unique idea. Thank you.
I don’t normally read this kind of book. I have to admit, it was little hard to get interested at first, but I decided to give it a chance. It was definitely helpful in giving me a much needed break from my own thoughts. Very well written and such a unique idea. Thank you.
April 5, 2023
Dim Character
I can take evil, narcissistic, selfish main characters but what I can’t stand is stupid. The MC is impulsive in addition to not being all that bright and it makes for a annoying uninteresting mix.
I can take evil, narcissistic, selfish main characters but what I can’t stand is stupid. The MC is impulsive in addition to not being all that bright and it makes for a annoying uninteresting mix.
June 20, 2023
Not as fun as I hoped
Why was it significant that a gleeman had come to town? What made Jay alter his life from that event.
Don't read the prologue it really detracts from the story.
Why was it significant that a gleeman had come to town? What made Jay alter his life from that event.
Don't read the prologue it really detracts from the story.
March 28, 2024
Way to short
This book is entirely to short, nothing really happens...this is maybe 20% of what it should have been. Its a shame. I know why the author did it and it was to milk money, story had promise but I won't be back.
This book is entirely to short, nothing really happens...this is maybe 20% of what it should have been. Its a shame. I know why the author did it and it was to milk money, story had promise but I won't be back.
April 5, 2024
A fun read but has some glaring spelling and grammatical typos
Jay is an interesting character that I am excited to read more on!
The book would have gotten five stars if not for the obvious grammatical mistakes that pop up that causes a loss of focus on the story.
Have fun!!
Jay is an interesting character that I am excited to read more on!
The book would have gotten five stars if not for the obvious grammatical mistakes that pop up that causes a loss of focus on the story.
Have fun!!
May 29, 2023
Simply Amazong
I enjoyed this book and can't wait to see more. Please give this a try and get lost in the adventure
I enjoyed this book and can't wait to see more. Please give this a try and get lost in the adventure
September 28, 2023
As others have said, poor writing throughout.
But I *love* the concept and binged the set in a couple of days. Can't wait for the next release :D
But I *love* the concept and binged the set in a couple of days. Can't wait for the next release :D
March 29, 2025
Too short, needed revising, but omg, this was interesting af! Damn AI narrator needed to be calibrated for mispronounced words.
April 1, 2025
DNF
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