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Antimage
A scientist from another world. A mage seeking deadly knowledge. A power that could topple an empire. Nathan's life was defined by labs and lectures until an Archmage yanked him into Davrar and made him a tantalizing master magic in exchange for Earth's scientific secrets. Yet, Nathan can't shake off the feeling that darker truths lurk beneath such promises. The world of Davrar is a dangerous place teeming with dungeons and monsters – ruled by levels, Talents, and a near-infinite progression of power. Nathan will need to rely on himself to survive, forging alliances and taking every advantage he can get against those that seek to control him. His unique capacity to counteract magic gives him an unprecedented edge, making him a beacon of resistance against those who wield magic as a weapon of control. Armed with intellect and an emerging power that could dismantle the very foundations of Davrar's society, Nathan emerges not as a mere student of magic, but as its ultimate the Antimage. Ends of Magic is a best-rated serialized novel on Royal Road with thousands of followers and over a million views. Now professionally edited and available on Amazon and Audible! Buy a copy or read free with Kindle Unlimited today!
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First published October 10, 2023
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December 27, 2023
This was an engaging isekai LitRPG story. Nathan is a student nearing completion of his PhD and is pulled into a fantasy LitRPG world by a psychopath who wants his science knowledge to take over the world. Nathan isn't interested in helping a bunch of slavers conquer the world and does a runner aided by the antimagic he entered the world with.
Nathan bemoans the fact that he is denied magic because who doesn't want to sling fireballs and mess with the very elements if you have the chance? But needs must so he does the best with the hand dealt him. And I found that deeply engaging. I'm not sure I buy how his knowledge of biochemistry gives him really cool powers as a result of the "insights", but I'll roll with it in the "grant the premise" way I try to give my fiction. I did like how he utilized his insights to help others and maybe push for some much needed social change (even the anti-slavers have some quirks that could use a bit of reform).
And I liked the team he eventually joined at the Adventurer's Guild and their various shenanigans. They did a good job rounding out my interest and giving Nathan some competent teammates to bounce off of.
The bad guy in the Adventurer's guild was a bit of a moustache twirler and that bugged me a bit. And that got worse when a second moustache twirler shows up to Snidely up the place at the end. But not enough to take this down from rounding up to five stars. A strong pace, interesting worldbuilding, and a main character I engaged with made a story I didn't want to put down and immediately moved on to the story on Royal Road.
A note about Chaste: Nathan is a confident bisexual who is very appreciative of those around him, regardless of gender. There are even hints of interest "in that way". But nothing materializes on the sexual front at all, possibly because his teammates are a decade and more younger and he doesn't feel they are peers on the maturity axis, possibly because he has enough on his plate to deal with and doesn't need the complications, but just maaaybe because the author didn't actually want to deal with sex as an additional complication in the story. At any rate, this is pretty chaste.
Nathan bemoans the fact that he is denied magic because who doesn't want to sling fireballs and mess with the very elements if you have the chance? But needs must so he does the best with the hand dealt him. And I found that deeply engaging. I'm not sure I buy how his knowledge of biochemistry gives him really cool powers as a result of the "insights", but I'll roll with it in the "grant the premise" way I try to give my fiction. I did like how he utilized his insights to help others and maybe push for some much needed social change (even the anti-slavers have some quirks that could use a bit of reform).
And I liked the team he eventually joined at the Adventurer's Guild and their various shenanigans. They did a good job rounding out my interest and giving Nathan some competent teammates to bounce off of.
The bad guy in the Adventurer's guild was a bit of a moustache twirler and that bugged me a bit. And that got worse when a second moustache twirler shows up to Snidely up the place at the end. But not enough to take this down from rounding up to five stars. A strong pace, interesting worldbuilding, and a main character I engaged with made a story I didn't want to put down and immediately moved on to the story on Royal Road.
A note about Chaste: Nathan is a confident bisexual who is very appreciative of those around him, regardless of gender. There are even hints of interest "in that way". But nothing materializes on the sexual front at all, possibly because his teammates are a decade and more younger and he doesn't feel they are peers on the maturity axis, possibly because he has enough on his plate to deal with and doesn't need the complications, but just maaaybe because the author didn't actually want to deal with sex as an additional complication in the story. At any rate, this is pretty chaste.
October 25, 2023
The thirstiest man alive!
He's a scientist who's been abducted, and he's thirsty as hell!
Seriously though, this has all of the makings of an enjoyable read except for the MC's bizarre thirst issues. Doesn't really matter what it is, but he wants it. Passionately.
Knowledge, check.
Vengeance, check.
Destruction, check.
Men, women and children... check.
The last is particularly jarring due to how the author portrays said thirst for people. For example, having been in a position of educational authority as a graduate student he recognizes that lusting after his young adult classmates is wrong. He then proceeds to undress them with his eyes and talk about their bangin' figures. Then he'll check out the rippling abs of his classmates' parents and comment about how hot their dads are. But also, don't forget the rocking curves of their moms. Next sentence, completely other non-related topic and it's as if all of those strangely intimate and thirsty details of everyone around him are completely forgotten.
I get it, the MC has a non-traditional sexual orientation. I don't have a problem with that, in fact it can be nice to see some diversity in fantasy fiction genre. The weirdness is in how randomly it is inserted into the narrative, almost as if it was an afterthought that was added later and that it is frequently directed towards young adults. I think the kids are 18+ but the MC frequently mentions how they are too young and it is sooooo wrong .
If you can get beyond that, there is a pretty good tale in here even if it is a bit hackneyed. Evil, ethnocentristic empire committing acts of genocide and slavery? Yep, it's there. Underdog MC using otherworldly information for a competitive edge? Present. School arc with acts of camaraderie and team building? Also there.
It's definitely not poorly written and the good editing shows through with a few exceptions; It's not a bad story by any means. However, if you shake the trope dice and let them roll, you have probably read this story before but likely without the egregious and jarring creeping on everyone...
He's a scientist who's been abducted, and he's thirsty as hell!
Seriously though, this has all of the makings of an enjoyable read except for the MC's bizarre thirst issues. Doesn't really matter what it is, but he wants it. Passionately.
Knowledge, check.
Vengeance, check.
Destruction, check.
Men, women and children... check.
The last is particularly jarring due to how the author portrays said thirst for people. For example, having been in a position of educational authority as a graduate student he recognizes that lusting after his young adult classmates is wrong. He then proceeds to undress them with his eyes and talk about their bangin' figures. Then he'll check out the rippling abs of his classmates' parents and comment about how hot their dads are. But also, don't forget the rocking curves of their moms. Next sentence, completely other non-related topic and it's as if all of those strangely intimate and thirsty details of everyone around him are completely forgotten.
I get it, the MC has a non-traditional sexual orientation. I don't have a problem with that, in fact it can be nice to see some diversity in fantasy fiction genre. The weirdness is in how randomly it is inserted into the narrative, almost as if it was an afterthought that was added later and that it is frequently directed towards young adults. I think the kids are 18+ but the MC frequently mentions how they are too young and it is sooooo wrong .
If you can get beyond that, there is a pretty good tale in here even if it is a bit hackneyed. Evil, ethnocentristic empire committing acts of genocide and slavery? Yep, it's there. Underdog MC using otherworldly information for a competitive edge? Present. School arc with acts of camaraderie and team building? Also there.
It's definitely not poorly written and the good editing shows through with a few exceptions; It's not a bad story by any means. However, if you shake the trope dice and let them roll, you have probably read this story before but likely without the egregious and jarring creeping on everyone...
February 8, 2024
Still not finished…
Some of the good:
* A nice story line, even if predictable
* some solid progression, again predictable
* some interesting characters
Some of the bad:
* GENDER ISSUES: ‘they/them’ for singular characters (a really glaring focus and very distracting and annoying, where you read and say to yourself where ‘they’ are… really ruins any buildup or action scene)
* references and insinuations of gay attraction (to a CENTAUR-like creature no less!, even though he had an ex-girlfriend…. Gender-confused much…?) - keeps happening and distracting the MC (like a little boy unable to control his urges… wtf..!)
Those 2 items really turn off the atmosphere and nice vibe of the book into a harem/weird kinda book - that’s okay though if the author is targeting the 1% or so of the population who reads books and needs this reinforcement of their lifestyle.
I would (very) tentatively give it a 3-star, mainly because I have not yet finished book 1, and there are good points as well..
2 days later:
Becomes worse… MC is shallower than my living room carpet!
It’s becoming disgusting how shallow and uninspiring the writing has become…
Every adversary’s win is followed by a fast and deep dislike (you lost, you idiot… fairly too!), up to killing thoughts (which is contradicted on other times when he muses how much he doesn’t like to kill …?!?!)
His motivations are VERY shallow (not rescue, survival or wealth, rather his dislike based on his one-person experience from that nation; like meeting a single american and deciding America should be destroyed because this one specimen was obnoxious…!)
The writer is probably pubescent or very close to that, since the writing, motivation and general story lines are immature at best.
The excessive need to give extra-exotic and unpronounceable names…! Really? ‘Vhala’ (what’s wrong with plain ‘Vala’, especially as they sound the SAME!) only ‘real’ name is Nathan, but his character is more suitable to be ‘little Stan’ or such…!
It is becoming a hard-to-read book (or to complete, to be more accurate). Painful. Cringe worthy.
Some of the good:
* A nice story line, even if predictable
* some solid progression, again predictable
* some interesting characters
Some of the bad:
* GENDER ISSUES: ‘they/them’ for singular characters (a really glaring focus and very distracting and annoying, where you read and say to yourself where ‘they’ are… really ruins any buildup or action scene)
* references and insinuations of gay attraction (to a CENTAUR-like creature no less!, even though he had an ex-girlfriend…. Gender-confused much…?) - keeps happening and distracting the MC (like a little boy unable to control his urges… wtf..!)
Those 2 items really turn off the atmosphere and nice vibe of the book into a harem/weird kinda book - that’s okay though if the author is targeting the 1% or so of the population who reads books and needs this reinforcement of their lifestyle.
I would (very) tentatively give it a 3-star, mainly because I have not yet finished book 1, and there are good points as well..
2 days later:
Becomes worse… MC is shallower than my living room carpet!
It’s becoming disgusting how shallow and uninspiring the writing has become…
Every adversary’s win is followed by a fast and deep dislike (you lost, you idiot… fairly too!), up to killing thoughts (which is contradicted on other times when he muses how much he doesn’t like to kill …?!?!)
His motivations are VERY shallow (not rescue, survival or wealth, rather his dislike based on his one-person experience from that nation; like meeting a single american and deciding America should be destroyed because this one specimen was obnoxious…!)
The writer is probably pubescent or very close to that, since the writing, motivation and general story lines are immature at best.
The excessive need to give extra-exotic and unpronounceable names…! Really? ‘Vhala’ (what’s wrong with plain ‘Vala’, especially as they sound the SAME!) only ‘real’ name is Nathan, but his character is more suitable to be ‘little Stan’ or such…!
It is becoming a hard-to-read book (or to complete, to be more accurate). Painful. Cringe worthy.
October 25, 2023
Wasted potential
Another novel with lazy writing. Authors love to get around having to actually develop worlds and magic systems by having the MC be the one person in a magical world without any. Disappointing, to be honest. It’s just another pointless brawler class and he beats his way through the book with his boring fists. No true competence, or finesse. Just good old nonscense, and spell that creates a physical effect could have easily destroyed him. It just happened that everyone he faced was incompetent. A waste of time and money.
Another novel with lazy writing. Authors love to get around having to actually develop worlds and magic systems by having the MC be the one person in a magical world without any. Disappointing, to be honest. It’s just another pointless brawler class and he beats his way through the book with his boring fists. No true competence, or finesse. Just good old nonscense, and spell that creates a physical effect could have easily destroyed him. It just happened that everyone he faced was incompetent. A waste of time and money.
September 3, 2025
The great majority of this book describes the protagonist's journey to attain power in a new magical world. Nathan is a research scientist and attempts to leverage his understanding of the physical world to gain magic (antimagic?) abilities.
The story lacked a motivational force. Sure he wants to overthrow a fascist regime, but that goal is so far away as to be almost meaningless. There's little immediacy to that arc. Thus we are left with the story of a man progressing through skill levels within an artificial "system". There's not much new on display.
Nathan, at least for me, comes across as a little pompous. He likes to lecture. He reminded me a little of an American tourist in Spain complaining about all the foreigners. He's constantly judging others and seems to believe that, given a little thought, he could come up with something better. It wasn't so bad as to stop me reading but it diminished my enjoyment.
The story lacked a motivational force. Sure he wants to overthrow a fascist regime, but that goal is so far away as to be almost meaningless. There's little immediacy to that arc. Thus we are left with the story of a man progressing through skill levels within an artificial "system". There's not much new on display.
Nathan, at least for me, comes across as a little pompous. He likes to lecture. He reminded me a little of an American tourist in Spain complaining about all the foreigners. He's constantly judging others and seems to believe that, given a little thought, he could come up with something better. It wasn't so bad as to stop me reading but it diminished my enjoyment.
October 30, 2023
Waste
Nerd goes to another world... Check. Immediately starts fist fighting everything... Check. Becomes Juggernaut (from the X-Men)... check. Has a "raging" status.... Check (hulk smash).
Additionally, the thristist MC I have read in awhile. Author said in synopsis no romance, he was right, MC wants animals, moms, dads, and little girls. Guy wants to hump or punch everyone. Weird choice.
Nerd goes to another world... Check. Immediately starts fist fighting everything... Check. Becomes Juggernaut (from the X-Men)... check. Has a "raging" status.... Check (hulk smash).
Additionally, the thristist MC I have read in awhile. Author said in synopsis no romance, he was right, MC wants animals, moms, dads, and little girls. Guy wants to hump or punch everyone. Weird choice.
December 31, 2023
This isn't a bad book, but it had 3 sore points that continued to carry through the book.
The first [and minor] sore point for me was just how quickly the MC basically decided -- "Yep, I'm here for good now, I'm not _that_ interested in going home." Don't get me wrong, this is a trope in the Japanese Isekai genre and I give those a pass, but only because those are also kind of cartoonish with their setting and they never feel like they are trying to tell "serious" stories. That isn't the case with this book; it feels like the author wants to tell a serious story here. I'll give some leeway though since the MC is very limited in how they can attack this particular problem, but his attitude just doesn't match what I would expect from a real person (vs an anime person).
The second [and major, for me,] sore point is the MC's motivation. He has decided that his primary objective in his new life, is to overthrow a city-state. The MC shows up in this world, has a horrible experience with a person from said city-state, then hears others say that "Ya, lots of people from that place are like that," and then decides its his mission in life (superseding even returning home it seems) from that point on to topple that city-state. Even most of the people in his new home city don't view this city-state with as much immediate need for aggression as the MC does. To recontextualize this whole plot point -- imagine a relative of yours got scammed by a call-center in some other country. You know there are a lot of scammers from there. Would you suddenly decide you need to eliminate all of country or the city that most of the scammers work out of? No, that sounds insane/unhinged, yet that is the MC's focus. Maybe the author will expand and reorient the story a bit more in future books so it doesn't seem as crazy. There was a "secondary mission" that kind of got added at the end of the book that has more interesting prospects (IMO) than this city-state plot point.
The final sore point for me, was finding out after getting into the story, that this was another one of those modern fantasies that has decided to sidestep letting the MC have magic or cast spells. Other characters around the MC have magic & spells and the MC can interact with magic enough that its still "there" in the story. But it still feels like being a kid and everyone around you has cool tech-gizmos, RC cars/planes, or drones; and all you have is a Yo-yo. You can watch them play with the neat things but you can't touch. This kind of story/plot setup is almost a trope in my book at this point, and its one that I'm personally getting tired of. I won't dock the book for this, but I personally felt like it was a bait-and-switch with the title and the summary; ie: I read it and was expecting the MC to be leveraging science w/ magic.
I think the strongest point this book has going for it are the characters. The MC is pretty lackluster in my eyes but the surrounding cast seems pretty interesting. Their motivations seem way more relatable than the MC's goals and concerns; plus the surrounding cast feels like it matches what I'd expect for the age range of them. Most of the immediate villains are also pretty understandable in their motivations, so that's a plus side as well.
The world building is interesting but its mostly fueled on a bunch of open questions/mysteries at the moment for that interest. It does have a lot of "beastkin" races within the story and I have been somewhat disappointed, so far, that it doesn't seem like these races "function" differently from humans all that much. We'll have to wait for future books to see where a lot of this goes.
Overall I'll give this a 2.5 or 3 out of 5. Among progression fantasy I think its pretty average. Depending how the world building goes -- ie: maybe there will be an interesting plot twist or two -- I could see this story getting a bit more interesting. Plus, the side characters and some of the side conflicts that are building up (not the overthrow the city-state) could be strong anchors.
The first [and minor] sore point for me was just how quickly the MC basically decided -- "Yep, I'm here for good now, I'm not _that_ interested in going home." Don't get me wrong, this is a trope in the Japanese Isekai genre and I give those a pass, but only because those are also kind of cartoonish with their setting and they never feel like they are trying to tell "serious" stories. That isn't the case with this book; it feels like the author wants to tell a serious story here. I'll give some leeway though since the MC is very limited in how they can attack this particular problem, but his attitude just doesn't match what I would expect from a real person (vs an anime person).
The second [and major, for me,] sore point is the MC's motivation. He has decided that his primary objective in his new life, is to overthrow a city-state. The MC shows up in this world, has a horrible experience with a person from said city-state, then hears others say that "Ya, lots of people from that place are like that," and then decides its his mission in life (superseding even returning home it seems) from that point on to topple that city-state. Even most of the people in his new home city don't view this city-state with as much immediate need for aggression as the MC does. To recontextualize this whole plot point -- imagine a relative of yours got scammed by a call-center in some other country. You know there are a lot of scammers from there. Would you suddenly decide you need to eliminate all of country or the city that most of the scammers work out of? No, that sounds insane/unhinged, yet that is the MC's focus. Maybe the author will expand and reorient the story a bit more in future books so it doesn't seem as crazy. There was a "secondary mission" that kind of got added at the end of the book that has more interesting prospects (IMO) than this city-state plot point.
The final sore point for me, was finding out after getting into the story, that this was another one of those modern fantasies that has decided to sidestep letting the MC have magic or cast spells. Other characters around the MC have magic & spells and the MC can interact with magic enough that its still "there" in the story. But it still feels like being a kid and everyone around you has cool tech-gizmos, RC cars/planes, or drones; and all you have is a Yo-yo. You can watch them play with the neat things but you can't touch. This kind of story/plot setup is almost a trope in my book at this point, and its one that I'm personally getting tired of. I won't dock the book for this, but I personally felt like it was a bait-and-switch with the title and the summary; ie: I read it and was expecting the MC to be leveraging science w/ magic.
I think the strongest point this book has going for it are the characters. The MC is pretty lackluster in my eyes but the surrounding cast seems pretty interesting. Their motivations seem way more relatable than the MC's goals and concerns; plus the surrounding cast feels like it matches what I'd expect for the age range of them. Most of the immediate villains are also pretty understandable in their motivations, so that's a plus side as well.
The world building is interesting but its mostly fueled on a bunch of open questions/mysteries at the moment for that interest. It does have a lot of "beastkin" races within the story and I have been somewhat disappointed, so far, that it doesn't seem like these races "function" differently from humans all that much. We'll have to wait for future books to see where a lot of this goes.
Overall I'll give this a 2.5 or 3 out of 5. Among progression fantasy I think its pretty average. Depending how the world building goes -- ie: maybe there will be an interesting plot twist or two -- I could see this story getting a bit more interesting. Plus, the side characters and some of the side conflicts that are building up (not the overthrow the city-state) could be strong anchors.
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October 31, 2023
Fantastic! This book is uncommonly well written in the litrpg-isekai genre.
The story is well structured, the world is interesting, and the characters are well developed. The mc uses his [earnestness] to great effect and I ended up really rooting for him to succeed. My favorite part was how the author was able to explain physics and biology in a way that was relevant to the story (and magic system), compelling to the characters, and simple enough to understand by the casual reader. Some of the stem-cell genetics stuff went over my head but that didn't make me loose the story thread.
It manages to avoid many of the problematic tropes that are common as well. The villains are evil but in a way that makes sense. The mc is overpowered but in a really specific way that also comes with meaningful disadvantages. The mc doesn't immediately step into a leadership roll in whatever group he joins. Lastly, the relationship and trust development with his team is is well paced and makes sense.
True to the genre, book one is barely an introduction to the world and the characters. There are many small story arcs with their own stakes and rewards to look forward to but I think it will be at least a few books before it resolves the big quest set up at the start, much less the world quest set up near the end. Still, I finished reading it with a satisfied feeling and can't wait to pick up book 2.
The story is well structured, the world is interesting, and the characters are well developed. The mc uses his [earnestness] to great effect and I ended up really rooting for him to succeed. My favorite part was how the author was able to explain physics and biology in a way that was relevant to the story (and magic system), compelling to the characters, and simple enough to understand by the casual reader. Some of the stem-cell genetics stuff went over my head but that didn't make me loose the story thread.
It manages to avoid many of the problematic tropes that are common as well. The villains are evil but in a way that makes sense. The mc is overpowered but in a really specific way that also comes with meaningful disadvantages. The mc doesn't immediately step into a leadership roll in whatever group he joins. Lastly, the relationship and trust development with his team is is well paced and makes sense.
True to the genre, book one is barely an introduction to the world and the characters. There are many small story arcs with their own stakes and rewards to look forward to but I think it will be at least a few books before it resolves the big quest set up at the start, much less the world quest set up near the end. Still, I finished reading it with a satisfied feeling and can't wait to pick up book 2.
October 28, 2023
This has good ideas poorly given form.
The pace is very slow and the exposition dumps from the skill changes drags on throughout. The inner monologue is disjointed which breaks the immersion and makes reading very choppy. There is very little story. This behaves more like a slice of life book. The setting had potential, so did the side characters, but a poorly balanced MC and a meandering plotline ruined it.
The pace is very slow and the exposition dumps from the skill changes drags on throughout. The inner monologue is disjointed which breaks the immersion and makes reading very choppy. There is very little story. This behaves more like a slice of life book. The setting had potential, so did the side characters, but a poorly balanced MC and a meandering plotline ruined it.
April 7, 2024
it’s not suppose to be sexual is it?
What’s with the pointless sexual references, just couldn’t finish it was to off putting on an other wise promising start
What’s with the pointless sexual references, just couldn’t finish it was to off putting on an other wise promising start
December 15, 2024
I would have finished this earlier but I kept getting distracted by RoyalRoad and Patreon stories. Anyhow, I did like this story. The who anti-magic thing is new to me so it made for an interesting/different read.
October 12, 2023
Great new entry in this genre.
This book was a great find. I read a lot of books in this genre and it’s always nice when I find one that’s above average, and this fits the bill nicely. Unique word. Great characters. Fun MC. Good writing. What else can you ask for?
This book was a great find. I read a lot of books in this genre and it’s always nice when I find one that’s above average, and this fits the bill nicely. Unique word. Great characters. Fun MC. Good writing. What else can you ask for?
October 17, 2023
started great, ended meh
the book started out great, but the last half really started to drag. i feel like a lot of isekai’s start with adventure, mystery, and action. all things i love. however, they often turn into day in the life books that quickly grow boring. unfortunately, this book did that. i found myself skipping large portions of the last 20% of the novel that weren’t very engaging. still an awesome read but i worry the next novel will have a lot less adventuring and more filler.
the book started out great, but the last half really started to drag. i feel like a lot of isekai’s start with adventure, mystery, and action. all things i love. however, they often turn into day in the life books that quickly grow boring. unfortunately, this book did that. i found myself skipping large portions of the last 20% of the novel that weren’t very engaging. still an awesome read but i worry the next novel will have a lot less adventuring and more filler.
October 19, 2023
Absolutely Awesome
There is Science in this fiction, and also a new kind of world with a unique kind of magic system.
This story of a almost PHD getting pulled into another world was fantastic. The Summoner intended to use our science Mc to in slave everyone for his perfect world. Of course our Mc fights back and becomes a anti mage. I really enjoyed this book minus the cheesy ending.
There is Science in this fiction, and also a new kind of world with a unique kind of magic system.
This story of a almost PHD getting pulled into another world was fantastic. The Summoner intended to use our science Mc to in slave everyone for his perfect world. Of course our Mc fights back and becomes a anti mage. I really enjoyed this book minus the cheesy ending.
August 9, 2024
Too much pondering, ruminations, followed by some navel gazing, and repeating the same thoughts and explanations over and over to every new person the MC meets throughout the book.
Explanations and tech discussions go into too much detail for elementary topics that is mostly irrelevant and forgotten once you turn the page.
All this makes it feel too much like a 3rd grade documentary report instead of a fun adventuring story.
It needs to be half the size and triple the action.
Explanations and tech discussions go into too much detail for elementary topics that is mostly irrelevant and forgotten once you turn the page.
All this makes it feel too much like a 3rd grade documentary report instead of a fun adventuring story.
It needs to be half the size and triple the action.
July 21, 2025
It wasn't a bad story, but one of my biggest complaints is about the protagonist being overly horny.
He keeps eyeing every other man, woman, boy or girl whom he comes into contact with and continues on and on about their figures being hot, sexy and...
It's not like he just says it once, but repeats it every time he sees the same character. I just kept skipping those parts, so annoying. 😒
He keeps eyeing every other man, woman, boy or girl whom he comes into contact with and continues on and on about their figures being hot, sexy and...
It's not like he just says it once, but repeats it every time he sees the same character. I just kept skipping those parts, so annoying. 😒
February 2, 2025
Holy heck that was a lot of fun. Listen to the audiobook with the dulcet tones of Phil Thron voicing another main character
Nathan is definitely someone I understand.
Eldren and Simla can get bent
Itsekai/ litRPG entry into this world where we find Nathan the scientist working on his doctoral then like many of us would hope cordled into a magical world. But unfortunately the reality of this magical world were not as he would have dreamt.
There are the expected monsters and dungeons along with political intrigue and imperialistic slavers.
Would recommend love the characters going to mainline the next book too
P.s.
This book was 25 hours in audiobook but I got sick so I had plenty of time
Nathan is definitely someone I understand.
Eldren and Simla can get bent
Itsekai/ litRPG entry into this world where we find Nathan the scientist working on his doctoral then like many of us would hope cordled into a magical world. But unfortunately the reality of this magical world were not as he would have dreamt.
There are the expected monsters and dungeons along with political intrigue and imperialistic slavers.
Would recommend love the characters going to mainline the next book too
P.s.
This book was 25 hours in audiobook but I got sick so I had plenty of time
October 11, 2024
some interesting concepts! but generally just okay.
October 22, 2023
I loved this book; not only was it a fun read, but you picked up helpful information on chemistry, math, and biochemistry. With a little work, I think you could turn this into a sneaky way to teach people things they might find helpful in real life or create interests in kids that could lead to careers in science or medicine. The story was solid as well, with my only complaint being the book ends halfway through the protagonist's last experience and short of what should be a reward. This wouldn't be a problem if the next book were out, but it isn't, and it isn't due until early next year. But otherwise, good character development, nice leveling, and character stats that don't get annoying in frequency or detract from the story. Generally, one of the best-written books I've read so far in LitRPG. Nicely done, and I've already pre-ordered the next book.
August 4, 2024
This is a technically decent litrpg, but I personally didn't enjoy it. I didn't particularly care for the main character and pretty much nothing on the positive side to balance the many petty grievances I accumulated, except perhaps its competant writing and editing. Some things got under my skin, like perfectly amiable characters point blanc asking the MC "what are your goals", expecting a five year plan and apparently deciding only then and on the strength of this answer if he's a threat or not. This happens routinely. The main character is constantly evaluating to trust or not every other person, and we are privy to his internal deliberations. This got exhausting because the build of tention goes nowhere, again and again, and again. I was annoyed to be told a character looks ancient for what felt like the seventh time. I was disappointed with the way, pretty mundane way, the anti-magic power developed. And finally the "introducing gun technology" trope is just ridiculous. It just stacks up.
September 6, 2024
Great read
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
I enjoyed reading this book and I recommend this book to anyone who likes LitRPG and progression types of books with lots of action.
November 2, 2023
This book is for a very specific set of persons. While we've all seen magic versus science books, this it seems is science versus magic. Which for some might be great, down with magic. Let science and technology lead the way.
For me? No thanks. The point of reading books with magic is to explore magic, not to destroy it. Nor do I want to spend hours listening to scientific tehcnobable as if i'm taking a college course. Some might like that but for me, no, if you don't want to feel like you're just reading some non-fiction science text book this might not be for you..
Now is the plot and story good? I'd say...No? It's very much direct. The speech is stilted and feels awkward as if the main character has no way to be subtle or use his mind when it comes to actual interactions with people.
Example, after he escapes, he instantly goes onto trusting the people he meets just because they don't question him too hard. Just wanders off into the woods with them because they seemed alright after two seconds of suspicion.
Or when he does escape he just rushes to leave. He doesn't really know where he is, has no money, no supplies, nothing. And just leaves. So no gathering all the expensive stuff on his way out, not even grabbing one jewel or food or cloak or tent ..ect.
Fine going to at least get to see him struggle and realize he was a idiot who rushed out with nothing, get turned away for having no money and no skills, and starve right? Nope, literally 50 feet from the tower he meets a group who came to 'raid' the tower and who instantly trust him because he was running from it.
Plot convenience is on a whole nother level is this book. It feels like he could be going "I need money for a new business' Then a timely stranger would walk up and say 'you're a bright young lad, let me invest!' out of the blue. That's how lacking in struggle this book is.
Then there is the 'sayings' everyone talks in metaphors or similes which are based around their world. Which might be fine every so often but it's every word while he's talking like any normal person from out world yet no one calls it out.
Those people he trusted right away after escaping the only person on the world he knew trying to use him. Well he tells them he's from another world within the first hour of meeting them and telling them that the evil wizard wanted him for his knowledge. That's how idiotically trusting he is and it should get him jailed and forced into servitude but book convenience makes it so he met some really great people randomly 50 feet from the tower and totally wouldn't take advantage of that.
So for me...no thanks. This book might be fun for someone light hearted who wants the hero to mary sue his way easily through it all and enemies bend over backwards to make it easy for him. For me that's not my type of book.
For me? No thanks. The point of reading books with magic is to explore magic, not to destroy it. Nor do I want to spend hours listening to scientific tehcnobable as if i'm taking a college course. Some might like that but for me, no, if you don't want to feel like you're just reading some non-fiction science text book this might not be for you..
Now is the plot and story good? I'd say...No? It's very much direct. The speech is stilted and feels awkward as if the main character has no way to be subtle or use his mind when it comes to actual interactions with people.
Example, after he escapes, he instantly goes onto trusting the people he meets just because they don't question him too hard. Just wanders off into the woods with them because they seemed alright after two seconds of suspicion.
Or when he does escape he just rushes to leave. He doesn't really know where he is, has no money, no supplies, nothing. And just leaves. So no gathering all the expensive stuff on his way out, not even grabbing one jewel or food or cloak or tent ..ect.
Fine going to at least get to see him struggle and realize he was a idiot who rushed out with nothing, get turned away for having no money and no skills, and starve right? Nope, literally 50 feet from the tower he meets a group who came to 'raid' the tower and who instantly trust him because he was running from it.
Plot convenience is on a whole nother level is this book. It feels like he could be going "I need money for a new business' Then a timely stranger would walk up and say 'you're a bright young lad, let me invest!' out of the blue. That's how lacking in struggle this book is.
Then there is the 'sayings' everyone talks in metaphors or similes which are based around their world. Which might be fine every so often but it's every word while he's talking like any normal person from out world yet no one calls it out.
Those people he trusted right away after escaping the only person on the world he knew trying to use him. Well he tells them he's from another world within the first hour of meeting them and telling them that the evil wizard wanted him for his knowledge. That's how idiotically trusting he is and it should get him jailed and forced into servitude but book convenience makes it so he met some really great people randomly 50 feet from the tower and totally wouldn't take advantage of that.
So for me...no thanks. This book might be fun for someone light hearted who wants the hero to mary sue his way easily through it all and enemies bend over backwards to make it easy for him. For me that's not my type of book.
July 7, 2024
Exceeded expectations.
So first off this book has a depressing number of homophobic negative reviews. The rampant homophobia in this genre, and general utter lack of diversity has alienated me from it a lot, so personally I love that there’s a bi MC. The negative reviews say he’s constantly horny, and he does definitely note that other people are hot, but it’s not as often as they make it sound (though balances on the edge of becoming sleaze In the future). I’ll admit I was a bit thrown by the decision of sexualising the younger crowd. They seem to be college age but the way they are discussed makes them seem younger at first (like high school age) and Nathan is like late 20’s? The age gap is also treated like it’s a barrier for a moment, then isn’t a barrier at all. If he’s gonna think they’re really hot and get with one and the age is gonna be glossed over what have it there at all? Why not age up the heirs? Also, though I don’t think the horniness is too much (tbh its pretty accurate to a gay guy that age, I certainly notice how hot guys are even when it’s inappropriate and I won’t say it), if it was fully straight It’d give me slimy potential future harem vibes so hopefully this doesn’t go in that direction (I’ve been burned before).
Anyway the magic system is good, the world is intriguing, and i liked the characters. Love that the mc is bi without it being a big deal it’s just communicated implicitly, there’s also substantive black characters! (Shouldn’t be noteworthy but is in this genre). I found my self very engrossed by it. Apart from one bit where I was screaming at him to take an upgrade the guy is quite practical and amusing. Side characters feel distinct and I cared for them.
On the other hand there’s some pacing issues and it largely comes down to the science. The MC had a doctoral level science background on earth that informs his power in this new world. I can’t comment on the accuracy of this science as I don’t have that background but there’s a lot of it. There’s technical detail and discussion of specific theories that will go over most people’s head, and pages and pages are spent on it. The author doesn’t strike a good balance with this, it’s interesting and creative how it informs this new world, but it bores at points. The author seems to be very knowledgeable on the topic but you don’t want to lecture your readers on complex math and he does sometimes. There’s moments where it feels like the author is flexing their intelligence in a way that is detrimental to the plot.
Still, overall I really enjoyed this.
So first off this book has a depressing number of homophobic negative reviews. The rampant homophobia in this genre, and general utter lack of diversity has alienated me from it a lot, so personally I love that there’s a bi MC. The negative reviews say he’s constantly horny, and he does definitely note that other people are hot, but it’s not as often as they make it sound (though balances on the edge of becoming sleaze In the future). I’ll admit I was a bit thrown by the decision of sexualising the younger crowd. They seem to be college age but the way they are discussed makes them seem younger at first (like high school age) and Nathan is like late 20’s? The age gap is also treated like it’s a barrier for a moment, then isn’t a barrier at all. If he’s gonna think they’re really hot and get with one and the age is gonna be glossed over what have it there at all? Why not age up the heirs? Also, though I don’t think the horniness is too much (tbh its pretty accurate to a gay guy that age, I certainly notice how hot guys are even when it’s inappropriate and I won’t say it), if it was fully straight It’d give me slimy potential future harem vibes so hopefully this doesn’t go in that direction (I’ve been burned before).
Anyway the magic system is good, the world is intriguing, and i liked the characters. Love that the mc is bi without it being a big deal it’s just communicated implicitly, there’s also substantive black characters! (Shouldn’t be noteworthy but is in this genre). I found my self very engrossed by it. Apart from one bit where I was screaming at him to take an upgrade the guy is quite practical and amusing. Side characters feel distinct and I cared for them.
On the other hand there’s some pacing issues and it largely comes down to the science. The MC had a doctoral level science background on earth that informs his power in this new world. I can’t comment on the accuracy of this science as I don’t have that background but there’s a lot of it. There’s technical detail and discussion of specific theories that will go over most people’s head, and pages and pages are spent on it. The author doesn’t strike a good balance with this, it’s interesting and creative how it informs this new world, but it bores at points. The author seems to be very knowledgeable on the topic but you don’t want to lecture your readers on complex math and he does sometimes. There’s moments where it feels like the author is flexing their intelligence in a way that is detrimental to the plot.
Still, overall I really enjoyed this.
August 20, 2025
It started somewhat promising but quickly became boring, and the more I read, the more boring it gets. The main character is a cardboard cutout good guy with no agency who wants to destroy the big bad slaver nation because they wronged him and it’s the right thing to do, which is very tropey but whatever, I could still enjoy it. The main issue here is that this goal doesn’t progress anywhere. He escapes slavery by the force of plot armor thicker than tank plating, meets some resistance adventurers around the first corner, and decides to join the cause in the first maybe 60 pages - then nothing happens at all for the rest of this book. He boards the slice-of-life filler express to the main settlement with them, and everything turns into a superslog. After disembarking, it is time to join a group of sheltered kids of settlement bigshots, and they are good little student adventurers building their friendships together. Except for two short training excursions out, one of which is similarly cheap. There are mostly debilitating amounts of mind-numbing monologue from the main character on physics, math, chemistry, and morals, in which he tutors basically everyone he meets to bulk this book up. This goes on for way too long, but to crown this masterpiece with a proper ending, things must pick back up. So, in the last 50 pages, he defeats the bad kid trainee backed by his somewhat bigshot uncle, who knows he is from another world and doesn’t want him to become an adventurer because of it. He learns that there were a few ends of the world before and that the next one will come someday. As a morally proper doormat, he steps up with his friends, and together they vow to stop them in front of the whole assembly of adventurers. Warms my cynical dead heart to see somebody care, and it’s not even his world. What a hero… PS: I don't really understand why there is so much hate about horniness or pronouns in other reviews. There is no explicit content here, only suggestive lines mostly about muscles or figures that are directed at a category so broad I could characterize them only as breathing beings. This only makes the MC shallower in my eyes, but whatever I can understand some prudes may find this improper to the point of getting an aneurism. The neutral pronouns are used for one side character that I can remember, but the book is boring so I may have forgotten some. Is this really the biggest reason for you to dislike this book? Like really, did we read the same thing? There are at least 40 more impactful reasons to not like it. why fixate so much on this?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 20, 2023
Rating 4.5 stars
This is exactly what I was looking for at exactly the right time. I had a long drive from Chicago to Dallas and listening to this audiobook made the trip go much quicker. It has just the right mix of science and magic for my taste. A PHD student is kidnapped to another world for the information he has in his head. This new world is full of magic and a system but doesn't have the science and technology from earth and the person that kidnapped him wants that knowledge. Nathan is confused at first but finds he likes the idea of learning magic. At first, he thinks this is a good place but notices the hidden desire of the person that brought him here. He finds out with the new system that he has no magic in his body and that he has some foreign material in his body that blocks magic. Probably some chemical from earth. His captor uses mind magic on him which doesn't work that well because of his resistance. Because of his resistance, he is given a talent of high tier magical resistance. He uses this to help overcome the magic being used on him. The only problem is that the changes this talent produces are permanent. He won't be able to use magic.
This is exactly what I was looking for at exactly the right time. I had a long drive from Chicago to Dallas and listening to this audiobook made the trip go much quicker. It has just the right mix of science and magic for my taste. A PHD student is kidnapped to another world for the information he has in his head. This new world is full of magic and a system but doesn't have the science and technology from earth and the person that kidnapped him wants that knowledge. Nathan is confused at first but finds he likes the idea of learning magic. At first, he thinks this is a good place but notices the hidden desire of the person that brought him here. He finds out with the new system that he has no magic in his body and that he has some foreign material in his body that blocks magic. Probably some chemical from earth. His captor uses mind magic on him which doesn't work that well because of his resistance. Because of his resistance, he is given a talent of high tier magical resistance. He uses this to help overcome the magic being used on him. The only problem is that the changes this talent produces are permanent. He won't be able to use magic.
March 29, 2025
Alexander Olson’s Antimage, the first book in the Ends of Magic series, starts like a classic isekai story—our protagonist, Nathan, is abruptly pulled from his world into a strange new one. But unlike many typical LitRPGs, where the main character quickly gains overpowered abilities or a game-like system to guide them, Nathan’s journey is more grounded in logic and science.
Nathan, a near-PhD scientist, is immediately faced with a horrifying fate: a mage seeks to trap his soul in a golem and exploit his scientific knowledge. His ability to think critically and apply real-world physics and mathematics to a world entirely reliant on magic makes for a refreshing twist. Many LitRPGs offer an over-the-top progression system, but Antimage stands out because Nathan actively questions why magic has replaced scientific exploration and how he can use that to his advantage.
That being said, some aspects of the book were a bit distracting. The author’s focus on gender and physical descriptions—especially when detailing attractive male and female characters—felt unnecessary at times. While Nathan’s bisexuality is noted, these moments occasionally felt out of place, adding little to the story’s progression. Readers looking for a more plot-driven experience might find these sections skippable. Additionally, some repeated character tropes, such as the emphasis on dark-skinned characters, felt a bit forced, not because of their inclusion but because of how often they were pointed out.
Despite these minor drawbacks, Antimage delivers an engaging and intelligent take on the isekai and LitRPG genres. Nathan’s scientific curiosity, combined with his struggle to navigate a magic-dominated world, makes for a compelling read. Hopefully, future installments will focus more on the unique magic-science interplay rather than the protagonist’s personal preferences.
Final Rating: 4/5
Nathan, a near-PhD scientist, is immediately faced with a horrifying fate: a mage seeks to trap his soul in a golem and exploit his scientific knowledge. His ability to think critically and apply real-world physics and mathematics to a world entirely reliant on magic makes for a refreshing twist. Many LitRPGs offer an over-the-top progression system, but Antimage stands out because Nathan actively questions why magic has replaced scientific exploration and how he can use that to his advantage.
That being said, some aspects of the book were a bit distracting. The author’s focus on gender and physical descriptions—especially when detailing attractive male and female characters—felt unnecessary at times. While Nathan’s bisexuality is noted, these moments occasionally felt out of place, adding little to the story’s progression. Readers looking for a more plot-driven experience might find these sections skippable. Additionally, some repeated character tropes, such as the emphasis on dark-skinned characters, felt a bit forced, not because of their inclusion but because of how often they were pointed out.
Despite these minor drawbacks, Antimage delivers an engaging and intelligent take on the isekai and LitRPG genres. Nathan’s scientific curiosity, combined with his struggle to navigate a magic-dominated world, makes for a compelling read. Hopefully, future installments will focus more on the unique magic-science interplay rather than the protagonist’s personal preferences.
Final Rating: 4/5
December 23, 2023
This book was a bit of a disappointment for me. The main issue is that this book falls into the category of a novel that wastes a fascinating concept on a pretty generic story. The idea of a PHD student bringing his scientific knowledge to a magical world and using that knowledge to excel in that world is an excellent one and something I have not encountered too many times before. It opens the way for a plethora of opportunities for original storytelling that could take you almost anywhere.
However, using that concept as little more than a plot device to make a familiar isekai action-adventure novel ever so slightly different from the norm is frustrating because it wastes so much potential. For the first half of this novel, I really felt this loss. A big part of that was my own high expectations, but just as big a part was the fact that this felt like almost every other isekai novel I had read, with barely enough different about it that I wanted to keep reading. The second half of the book delves a little deeper into the main premise of this book and was therefore more enjoyable to me, but it is still in service to setting up a fairly straight forward isekai adventure, so it still felt like wasted potential.
Overall I came in about the half way mark with this one. I'd probably give it a 2-star rating if I felt I could be more objective, but I know my own personal expectations and baggage play at least a small part in my dislike for how this one turned out, so I will round up to 3. I don't think I'll be picking up the next in the series unless I read some other reviews that give me hope that this story might turn things around and start playing more into the premise's potential.
However, using that concept as little more than a plot device to make a familiar isekai action-adventure novel ever so slightly different from the norm is frustrating because it wastes so much potential. For the first half of this novel, I really felt this loss. A big part of that was my own high expectations, but just as big a part was the fact that this felt like almost every other isekai novel I had read, with barely enough different about it that I wanted to keep reading. The second half of the book delves a little deeper into the main premise of this book and was therefore more enjoyable to me, but it is still in service to setting up a fairly straight forward isekai adventure, so it still felt like wasted potential.
Overall I came in about the half way mark with this one. I'd probably give it a 2-star rating if I felt I could be more objective, but I know my own personal expectations and baggage play at least a small part in my dislike for how this one turned out, so I will round up to 3. I don't think I'll be picking up the next in the series unless I read some other reviews that give me hope that this story might turn things around and start playing more into the premise's potential.
September 15, 2024
Honestly.... I am probably not gonna finish this one.
Main issues are: main characters motivation, his growth of skills, and the Arch Mage fight.
Motivation - After having a single talk with one member of a society, he is suddenly convinved that there society is terrible and must be destroyed. Seriously??? It is like meeting a rude Canadian and deciding all of Canada must be destroyed. And the evil is all verbally communicated. There is now showing of evil. No poorly treated slaves in the castle, no sliced open humanoid creatures kept alive thru magic, nothing to truly show they are evil. I would have more enjoyed a gradual realization of their evil with MC helping to make a near working engine, while gathering as much knowledge and information he can about the world he is in. Maybe make it 5 or 10% of the book to really give him a deeper motivation.
Skill Growth - Progression in this book is a think about it and progress type system, which i have seen done very well in certain stories. This story does not do it very well. He does minor thinking and gets a skill. Every use of that skill seems to give a level... it seems unrealistic the speed with which he progresses. Which is why a slower realization of the first evil guys motivation would have helped solidify the motivatiob1
Arch Mage - I just finished reading a story (Ascendant) where the most powerful character on the world plane was an Arch Mage. And all the prior stories i can recall put Arch mages up as a really strong mage. The idea that the MC could meet him head on was ridiculous.
Overall it is not terrible.... just not for me.
Main issues are: main characters motivation, his growth of skills, and the Arch Mage fight.
Motivation - After having a single talk with one member of a society, he is suddenly convinved that there society is terrible and must be destroyed. Seriously??? It is like meeting a rude Canadian and deciding all of Canada must be destroyed. And the evil is all verbally communicated. There is now showing of evil. No poorly treated slaves in the castle, no sliced open humanoid creatures kept alive thru magic, nothing to truly show they are evil. I would have more enjoyed a gradual realization of their evil with MC helping to make a near working engine, while gathering as much knowledge and information he can about the world he is in. Maybe make it 5 or 10% of the book to really give him a deeper motivation.
Skill Growth - Progression in this book is a think about it and progress type system, which i have seen done very well in certain stories. This story does not do it very well. He does minor thinking and gets a skill. Every use of that skill seems to give a level... it seems unrealistic the speed with which he progresses. Which is why a slower realization of the first evil guys motivation would have helped solidify the motivatiob1
Arch Mage - I just finished reading a story (Ascendant) where the most powerful character on the world plane was an Arch Mage. And all the prior stories i can recall put Arch mages up as a really strong mage. The idea that the MC could meet him head on was ridiculous.
Overall it is not terrible.... just not for me.
December 30, 2023
Ok, not great, just ok. Slow and over-explaining became boring.
The author apparently has a lot to say, most of that was making a hero much like himself, or what he wishes he could be. The overall story and will building was okay, decent tropes and follow through. The main issues with the book where it's pace and over-explaining of the characters'inner thoughts and decision making. The author kept repeating things the reader already knew over and over again. Adding the science of Earth into a fantasy world is always tricky and it wasn't badly done except for the droning on as if it was some professor who loved his subject more than he knew the attention span of the audience. I want to have fun reading entertainment, and learning new or unique or plausible scientific theory is fun but not when it's being lectured over and over again. As I said the story is okay, there was no excitement or really any thrilling moment until the very last fight which was a dual of submission and it lasted 10 pages.. too little, too late.
The author apparently has a lot to say, most of that was making a hero much like himself, or what he wishes he could be. The overall story and will building was okay, decent tropes and follow through. The main issues with the book where it's pace and over-explaining of the characters'inner thoughts and decision making. The author kept repeating things the reader already knew over and over again. Adding the science of Earth into a fantasy world is always tricky and it wasn't badly done except for the droning on as if it was some professor who loved his subject more than he knew the attention span of the audience. I want to have fun reading entertainment, and learning new or unique or plausible scientific theory is fun but not when it's being lectured over and over again. As I said the story is okay, there was no excitement or really any thrilling moment until the very last fight which was a dual of submission and it lasted 10 pages.. too little, too late.
October 24, 2023
The premise was very interesting - an archmage reaching out to Earth to pluck a scientist so as to exploit modern technology on their fantasy world (Davrar). Only, the archmage and their entire culture turns out to be evil. Somehow, the main character (Nathan) escapes, with a bit of help from the System, his own science background and an adventure team (who are opposing the evil empire). Rest of the book was about Nathan learning to be an adventurer and making use of his knowledge from Earth.
The world of Davrar was pretty interesting, even though there were plenty of mysteries left uncovered in this book. The plot was good in the first half, meandered a lot in the second half and ended strongly. Apart from Nathan, many of the side characters were interesting too, especially the adventure team who rescued him and the team he joined for training. A few chapters/interludes from their POV would've been welcome.
The world of Davrar was pretty interesting, even though there were plenty of mysteries left uncovered in this book. The plot was good in the first half, meandered a lot in the second half and ended strongly. Apart from Nathan, many of the side characters were interesting too, especially the adventure team who rescued him and the team he joined for training. A few chapters/interludes from their POV would've been welcome.
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