A Fallen Soul

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Description

Such things were meant to be impossible.

The Kingdom of Talradius lays dead, a smoking husk of a ruined people.

The carcass is not yet decayed before the vultures swarm; the blades of demons smote soul from body, their hunters roam as packs of wolves. Theirs is a bitter feud with no winner.

The blood and magic of the grey Carathiliar watch on in anticipation. Theirs is a fear and hatred that bends all order.

Foreign legions of the Light brace for the final act. Theirs is a righteous cause of their own making.

A Lone God seeks solace in the destruction and death of his undoing,

an Exiled Demon scurries into the night,

And the first thing Danadrian can remember, is falling.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2025
Author: GeekOtaku

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 11
Views: 7,906

Chapters(45 total)

What readers say about A Fallen Soul

“This story has a promising and thought-provoking beginning. I really enjoyed the philosophical tone at the start—it hints at a deeper narrative that I’m excited to explore. The writing style is engaging and paints the scenes clearly, with a good pace and sm…”
The_BestXRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“There’s a common feature, when many an author has an amazing world for their story, that they are desperate to tell you about, that they do just that: They tell you. And early chapters end up full of info dump. The first thing I want to tell you about A F…”
KaliopeDRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

The_BestXRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story has a promising and thought-provoking beginning. I really enjoyed the philosophical tone at the start—it hints at a deeper narrative that I’m excited to explore. The writing style is engaging and paints the scenes clearly, with a good pace and smooth transitions between events.
The first chapter in particular is filled with interesting developments. I liked the plotline involving Angelica getting lost and losing her memory; it adds an emotional and mysterious layer to the story. The fight scene against the boar was also enjoyable and full of excitement. I especially liked how he suddenly used the bow so effectively after failing miserably at first—it added real tension and pulled the reader in.
That said, I have a small suggestion. I felt the chapter was a bit long and contained several distinct sections. In my opinion, it could have been better structured if divided into two or even three separate chapters. This would help manage the pacing and make the story easier to digest. Of course, this is just a personal preference—some readers might prefer longer chapters.
Overall, this novel seems very promising. I wish you the best of luck, author—keep it up!
KaliopeDRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
There’s a common feature, when many an author has an amazing world for their story, that they are desperate to tell you about, that they do just that: They tell you. And early chapters end up full of info dump.
The first thing I want to tell you about A Fallen Soul, is that it is not that story. The world building of A Fallen Soul is its strongest element: Parcelled out neatly in chunks, as it becomes relevant to the story and it is a joy to read. GeekOtaku has woven together an interesting background for his story, and early on it has lots of interesting potential to go somewhere: A fallen angel, a demon on a mission and the one person that connects them is highly suspicious.
I’m really looking forward to seeing what happens next
The writing is great, with minimal spelling and grammar issues. The style is similarly fantastic. The world building is embedded in the characters actions, showing us rather than telling us. The prose is very readable and accessible.
Characterisation is strong. Largely we are focused on main character Danadrian. His fallen angel status means he is amnesiac. That provides an excellent lens to examine the story. But we also get a sense of his loss - the barely remembered knowledge from before his fall. That results in a very complex and compelling character.
The other characters are strong too, with distinct and authentic voices. They are firmly believable, contributing greatly to the story’s world.
Overall, A Fallen Soul is an excellent story and well worth reading
LotusBrushRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Overall, any fan of Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson, or Patrick Rothfuss should give this a shot. And as the title says, read the prologue!! In fact, I even recommend reading it again after chapter 5. This is not your info dumping introductory chapter that you can easily skip. It promises something, and our first main character Danadrian gives you a hint of what is to come.
Polished and well-written with vivid details, the author breathes life into the world bit by bit. I found myself hitting the next chapter button before I knew it, every sentence flowed into the next naturally. I normally only lose myself like that in a physical book, but this was the exception.
Multiple character perspectives is not usually something I enjoy, but this author pulls it off beautifully. The transition from Danadrian to the next character was natural, and just as naturally we are introduced to the world piece by piece. No info dumps, and the world we experience through Danadrian really feels like we are learning along with him.
There are pretty much no grammar errors, and the writing is clear and easy to follow. The descriptions used deepen the world building without detracting from the reading experience. Not once did I feel like the tone or dialogue didn’t fit the story.
We’ve been introduced to a handful of characters, and so far, each has felt fleshed out. Danadrian, of course, is realistic for his circumstances and it offers the perfect opportunity to slowly introduce lore.
I highly recommend reading this if you want a polished work with great promise!
NickKiddRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A Fallen Soul opens with a gut punch of a prologue. There’s no slow lead-in, no tedious worldbuilding lecture. Just a wrathful god with a reason to be wrathful, and a world left smoldering under his grief and fury. It hooks you instantly and you wonder if this destruction is deserved or not.
From there, we meet a Fallen Angelica stripped of power and cast into a world that feels hostile at every turn. They are lost, hungry, and vulnerable, forced to claw their way from rock bottom to survive another day. You can’t help but sympathize, wondering constantly how their story ties back to that brutal prologue.
The pacing stays sharp despite the length of the chapters. Each one is packed with a variety of encounters, sometimes tense, sometimes violent, often revealing something new about the world or its people. The author dangles lore in front of the reader lore sparingly, just enough to keep you curious without ever bogging the story down.
What makes this story shine is its sense of progression. Watching someone who once walked as an angelic being now barter for food, take dangerous jobs, and fight for meaning is gripping. A Fallen Soul is a slow burn done right.
rjaonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
My Review: Beware of spoilers
The first ten chapters reveal a dark fiction with a remarkably confident narrative voice. The prose is lush, atmospheric, and philosophical, far more reflective than typical web serial fare, exploring not just what characters do, but why their souls break when they do it. The interplay between faith, identity, and moral uncertainty is handled with sophistication, making the world feel not merely built, but wounded.
Danadrian, our fallen holy warrior, is an especially strong protagonist, not because he is powerful, but because his ignorance is a threat to him and to those around him. The story’s boldest move is using his amnesia not as a cheap mystery device, but as a theological landmine waiting to explode. Alleria provides the necessary counterbalance, sharp-edged, jaded, driven by survival rather than ideology, and their dynamic becomes the beating heart of the narrative.
The author excels at using religion as a source of conflict rather than wallpaper. Gods matter here. Faith matters. And the consequences of both echo in every political tension and personal decision.
If the story stumbles anywhere, it is in the density of the prose, descriptions and internal monologue occasionally linger longer than the pacing wants them to. But even these indulgences show the ambition of a work striving toward literary weight rather than disposable entertainment.
The writing style is notably rich, poetic without being purple, atmospheric without drowning the page. The lore is genuinely impressive, not just told but felt, with divine powers and ancient grudges shaping every street corner and whispered rumor. And most importantly, Danadrian and Alleria feel like real people, scarred, searching, and forced into decisions neither fully grasps yet.
But ambition comes with growing pains. The early pacing sometimes lingers way too long in Danadrian’s internal panic or metaphysical confusion before letting plot progression catch up. Some lore explanations a
AddictednovelicRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
First of all, the intro wasn't bad. The author portrayed the character well.
After that, the fallen character was very good too. As the chapters progresses, it deeply immerses the reader into what he is feeling. I am looking forward to him finding his way again. I would definitely recommend someone to read it, if they are fine with the god aspect of it. I hope your novel continue to grow.
yinyangcricketRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
In this work, I can clearly see the classical style of writing, including heavy prose, beautiful descriptions, as well as a world that draws you in from the very beginning. But unlike many old classics, there aren't any info dumps, or any sort of exposition that doesn't feel organic. However, this is just my opinion, but characters sometimes tend to feel like facets to provide that exposition. This doesn't take away from the story in any way, and I trust that the characters will be grown later, it is just a pet peeve. The writing style, while not traditional to webnovels in general (much more lyrical and intricate), draws me into immersion. The grammar is near-perfect, and I say near-perfect because there are probably some errors, I just haven't caught them, I don't read that deep into that kind of stuff. The plot of the story actually seems very interesting from the beginning, and I am thinking of continuing.
So this is my genuine review. It's great! 9/10.
Note: Chapter lengths are quite long. I like shorter chapters, but if you like longer chapters, this is for you. It managed to draw me in even though each chapter is a bit too long for my taste, though! :)
FeenixRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
To preface this I know the author personally and am one of the beta readers for the early drafts of this novel.
Fallen Soul takes inspiration from old classics like the Lord of the rings, and this is immediately apparent from the type of prose used, I would recommend fans of high fantasies or people who are new to this writing style to give this work a try.
The story immediately jumps right into setting up the wider world that the book takes place in, and we as the readers are immediately thrust into the situation that Danadrian is facing, without a huge exposition dump as we learn about the two leads situations, the people and the world around them at a steady pace. I also really enjoyed the actions scenes, they flowed very well for me.
The characrers aren't 2 dimensional, with many hints at a deeper past that makes me want to read and discover more about them.
The writer has a good handle on Grammer and spelling without any egregious error that would pull you out of the story.
To anyone looking for a good fantasy adventure with characters that are more than meets the the eye, I would recommend giving A Fallen Soul a try
Karl BunyanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Written in a very readable, flowing style, the first chapter manages to give us a character who's grounded (literally, now they have no wings) and initially has to work to survive, but hints at some part they might play in a much bigger story. Is it self-redemption, the redemption of people of Carathiliarian, some of both, or something even bigger? I'm intrigued enough to want to find out.
The same goes for the wider world, which is introduced at a manageable pace without throwing too many ideas at the reader at once. There's magic somewhere, but the main character, Danadrian, can't really remember how it works. It's tantalisingly out of reach, but you just know a big payoff is coming.
Personally, I haven't really seen how the prologue links in, and I can't see any reason not to start with Chapter 1 and then get back to the prologue when the broader themes of the story emerge. But the prologue is very short, I just wouldn't judge whether to read more based on that alone.
Don't be put off by slightly longer chapters: the writing makes them breeze along, with changes of pace and even a few breaks within them. You really get a feel for what the main character is experiencing, including all the mysteries and unknown dangers he faces, with some really nice turns of phrase thrown in.
minichiropsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This review was part of a review swap.
This was an interesting story, which started with an old favorite entry point: free-fall.
There's plenty of room for future character growth for an amnesiac angel falling to earth, though so far nothing actually bad has happened to him, so it's an open question whether his fallen angel was fired for cause--or if his light goddess is less idealic than his first memories suggest.
So far, the world-building hints at a more complex cosmology than the traditional monolithic treatment of angels, which is to the good, and a polytheistic setting, which is always interesting if handled well. So far, there isn't a lot of liturgical density of iconography and creed (this isn't The Gods Are Bastards), but given the person of the main character, there's certainly room for those sorts of theological thematic details to emerge.
In terms of pacing, this work seems strongest when the character is on his lonesome; interestingly, once other characters were introduced, the prose seemed a little hurried: let's get past the dialogue and get to the next plot point, sort of writing, usually something that can be reduced by further drafting.
The writing is devoid of distracting grammatical errors, the author is responsive to commentary, and overall, this was a good experience.