AMAT: The Boy and the Goat

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Description

Hollow Creek, Police Department, Detective Daniel hasn't been able to sleep the whole night, week even, the strange case of Oliver makes no sense. How could this 17-year-old boy get into this? he's not only a witness, but the main suspect in a case involving his own murder. As Daniel watches the recordings of the incident, an idea lights up his brain. That same afternoon, a special Agent under the name Specter locks him in a room, bringing three objects that would defy the very fabric of this world; a dreamcatcher, a sealed box, and a book. When Daniel starts reading, he realizes... there's no turning back from now on.

Story made for the Writathon 2023.

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1st Arc | Oliver's Strange Case [Chapters - 0 to 24]

Meet Oliver through the eyes of Detective Daniel, a seventeen-year-old boy involved in a case where he's both the suspect and the victim, as well as the only eyewitness. Omnisapient books, doppelgangers, and magic with another name are awaiting under the Dim Light, the place where it seems our case has taken place.

2nd Arc | The Academy [Chapters - 25 to ??]

The AMAT Books, Sympathy, Conceptual beings rampaging out there, and the all-mighty Hexes, are just some of the elements that this world hosts, witness how Oliver dives into the mystery of the Dim Light, a place where not only All Myths seem to be True but, one where you can learn to write history itself. The first stop? Ardeen's Academy for the Extraordinary.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2023
Author: J.D Rubio

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Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 19
Views: 12,078

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Community Reviews(2)

Tokage NoshipoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Summary: Daniel the Detective is about to have his entire life burned upside down. Drafted into a secret organization that deals with the unexplainable. He will have to soon deal with far more than he is used to.
Style: Author does an amazing job of weaving together a rich and immersive world that merges the real world with the world of myths and legends. Rich and full of cultural references, Easter eggs to pop culture and a deep and interesting system of magic and abilities, the writing evokes favorable comparisons to works like Stephensons Rise and Fall of DODO and Scalzi’s Dispatcher series.
Story: an innovative mix of traditional legends and modern mythology Author creates a realistic system for the coexistence of so many different abilities with the sympathy system. It’s a well thought out and highly detailed world that should be interesting to see expanded as the story progresses
Grammar: a lot of work is evident in the execution of the chapters. While the Author mentions that English is not his native tongue, there are no errors or issues that detract from the story at all the reader can feel safe that the reading will be smooth and can enjoy the story fully.
Character: the MC is easy to follow and is very sympathetic. If there is any flaw, perhaps the MC is too open. Unlike the fantasy and superhero genres where readers want to be absorbed into the perspective of the MC, crime and horror are often unpleasant enough that keeping a distance also is acceptable. Maybe more bad habits or negative personality traits can be a positive. But that’s a matter of taste so I leave it to the author. I love all the secondary characters however especially Oliver.
Overall: I do feel the first few chapters were interesting, but perhaps a bit dense and long later chapters were much easier to slide through. For a normal novel, the older style may work better, but as a web novel I think the style now works best.
eagerly waiting for more chapters and will be looking forward t
betoRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
"All myths are true" is an interesting take on folk-and-fairy tales existence. The worldbuilding and story skillfully blends tropes while still being original in nature, and also adding some concepts of its own to add depth to the worldbuilding. It is plain to see therefore, that the world is well thought and this helps the story in its flow and suspension of disbelief.
The characters and specially the MC are believable, which is helped with the different POW's. Secondary characters (the ones who never get their on POW) are fine, but they are not really alive.
The story so far is fairly interesting, lots happening and the reader is always engaged by it.
There are several grammar and spelling mistakes in the text, nothing that a review cannot solve however.
My main grip with "All myths are true" are two fold:
- First: The writing style should totally be improved upon. Specially narration of events can be very confusing, and some dialogues one has to wonder who said what... repeatedly. Anoying. These issues are severe in the first 15 chapters.
- Second: The prologue. It is mostly confusing because the reader has no context, its too vague to be useful in introducing the world, and the style used is horrid. It should be either scrapped or totally rewritten.
To sum it up, this work has many flaws, but its originality makes it a story worth reading. If you enjoy something different, give it a try!