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Ar'Kendrithyst
A social worker father and his adult daughter crash land on a desert full of crystal plants and little else. City walls rise in the distance, but as the pair hike closer they see those walls are more like mountains, and the mega-metropolis behind them is long dead.
Luckily, the adventuring city of Spur is alive and green, and well outside of Ar’Kendrithyst’s shadow.
Follow Erick Flatt as he tries to make a nice life with new friends in a new home with his daughter at his side, but this land is rarely as kind as its people, and Erick will need to change if he wants to live the life he wishes to live.
Luckily, the adventuring city of Spur is alive and green, and well outside of Ar’Kendrithyst’s shadow.
Follow Erick Flatt as he tries to make a nice life with new friends in a new home with his daughter at his side, but this land is rarely as kind as its people, and Erick will need to change if he wants to live the life he wishes to live.
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November 19, 2024
This is ultimately a difficult series to rate, as I did read all 16,000 pages of this web serial and I do think it has moments that I found really compelling, but a lot of the plotting, character interactions, and discussion of themes wasn't to my taste.
A repeating plot structure is that the MC, Erick Flatt, encounters a problem that he could solve with his unique ability of inventing new spells by creating an unprecedentedly violent (or uncounterable) spell. Erick will initially recoil from the choice, drawing a very firm line in the sand that he doesn't want to make a Warcrime (TM) spell, but events force his hand and thus he powers up through escalating violence. For a story that seems to be arguing that people deserve second chances and that violence is abhorrent, the plot almost always argues that this is a deep mistake and the only way benevolent governance can occur is from a position of overwhelming power and restrained, yet present violence. I think the goal of this was that the author was trying to have flawed characters experience cycles of growth and failure, but it really didn't work for me and I think most of the deeper exploration of themes failed. I did find a lot of the last book compelling, the grappling with the purpose/necessity of opposing forces of evil/malevolence to good/benevolence and the difference between magical Good and ordinary, everyday good. The ultimate conclusion that while malevolence should always be opposed, it is an inescapable expression of an unjust world was a nice thematic capstone, but it felt very late when so much of the story was repeating cycles of the main character trying to avoid wars and then switching to extreme violence.
Where this story works is as a fun popcorn read that is a long running litopg that consistently delivers level ups, spell creation, and fantastical settings. If you know you like this genre, then you'll probably enjoy it, but if you find the main character unbearable, I would recommend dropping the story as it does not get better. The story does have a male bi MC, which was fun.
Recommended if you like litrpg's with overpowered MC's and want a long running yet finished series.
A repeating plot structure is that the MC, Erick Flatt, encounters a problem that he could solve with his unique ability of inventing new spells by creating an unprecedentedly violent (or uncounterable) spell. Erick will initially recoil from the choice, drawing a very firm line in the sand that he doesn't want to make a Warcrime (TM) spell, but events force his hand and thus he powers up through escalating violence. For a story that seems to be arguing that people deserve second chances and that violence is abhorrent, the plot almost always argues that this is a deep mistake and the only way benevolent governance can occur is from a position of overwhelming power and restrained, yet present violence. I think the goal of this was that the author was trying to have flawed characters experience cycles of growth and failure, but it really didn't work for me and I think most of the deeper exploration of themes failed. I did find a lot of the last book compelling, the grappling with the purpose/necessity of opposing forces of evil/malevolence to good/benevolence and the difference between magical Good and ordinary, everyday good. The ultimate conclusion that while malevolence should always be opposed, it is an inescapable expression of an unjust world was a nice thematic capstone, but it felt very late when so much of the story was repeating cycles of the main character trying to avoid wars and then switching to extreme violence.
Where this story works is as a fun popcorn read that is a long running litopg that consistently delivers level ups, spell creation, and fantastical settings. If you know you like this genre, then you'll probably enjoy it, but if you find the main character unbearable, I would recommend dropping the story as it does not get better. The story does have a male bi MC, which was fun.
Recommended if you like litrpg's with overpowered MC's and want a long running yet finished series.
February 17, 2023
Only got to about chapter 13.
It's not bad, but there were a lot of irritating things.
MC is supposed to be ~50 years old, someone who raised his 22 years old daughter and who worked as a social worker on earth. He doesn't act like that tho.
He has three character traits:
-he acts like a hormone addled teenager, salivating and blanking out at the sight of boobs/abs when he sees them.
-actively trying to remain ignorant, not paying attention to the rules of the world he isekai'd into. Whenever his daughter wanted to talk about magic or the Script, he basically said "magic is stupid, I can't hear you, LALALALALA"
-being incredibly passive, not really making any choices, going along with whatever the people around him tell him to do (unless it's about understanding the world, then he shuts his ears real tight)
The whole thing was just way too tiring to read for me, to be honest. There's ~12% chance I'll give it another try later, but for now, I'm alright.
It's not bad, but there were a lot of irritating things.
MC is supposed to be ~50 years old, someone who raised his 22 years old daughter and who worked as a social worker on earth. He doesn't act like that tho.
He has three character traits:
-he acts like a hormone addled teenager, salivating and blanking out at the sight of boobs/abs when he sees them.
-actively trying to remain ignorant, not paying attention to the rules of the world he isekai'd into. Whenever his daughter wanted to talk about magic or the Script, he basically said "magic is stupid, I can't hear you, LALALALALA"
-being incredibly passive, not really making any choices, going along with whatever the people around him tell him to do (unless it's about understanding the world, then he shuts his ears real tight)
The whole thing was just way too tiring to read for me, to be honest. There's ~12% chance I'll give it another try later, but for now, I'm alright.
July 19, 2024
authors self insert wank off of the self righteous Jesus protagonist kind. Normally, not a problem, but this ones apparently the god of mercy. But all he his is the god of stepping in shit, sticking his nose in it and acting like hes right to fix it because some king somewhere asked him to.
His mercy would have been to stay home.
The plot does gymnastics to make it all worth it in the end via knowledge and secrets passed on by ancient gods - but anyone can do mental gymnasts to make an idiot like Mussolini look like a god or the devil.
His mercy would have been to stay home.
The plot does gymnastics to make it all worth it in the end via knowledge and secrets passed on by ancient gods - but anyone can do mental gymnasts to make an idiot like Mussolini look like a god or the devil.
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September 7, 2021
An isekai story with a father and daughter. There are times when my suspension of disbelief is suspended (the daughter has done what now? At what age? And without negative consequences?) The father is a bit indecisive at times - how much of a pacifist are they, anyhow> But, it's still enjoyable enough and I'll keep reading it, as I have only read book 1 so far on Royal Road. Not sure if I'll start book two tonight or something else in the meanwhile though.
September 23, 2024
Long as hell but damn good. Probably one of the most extensive and comprehensive magic systems out there.
December 29, 2023
Fabulous ongoing story. I look forward to where Arcs takes the story.
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