Annihilation Core

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2022

Author

madisj

• Chapter 2: dGhl-IHBy-b3Rh-Z29u-aXN0 / Complex Operations
  Aug 30, 2022
• Chapter 1: dGhl-IHBy-b3Rh-Z29u-aXN0 / Reconstitution
  Aug 29, 2022
• Chapter 0: dGhl-IHBy-b3Rh-Z29u-aXN0 / The Life Before
  Aug 27, 2022

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• DWinchesterRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is my favorite dungeon core on RR, and I am writing this review purely to invite the author to come back and work on it more. Please Madisj, do it for me. Just tell us what we have to do for more chapters!
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• Fa JaaRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  You sir, mister wordsmith sir. How dare you create your own subgenre and then just leave it? It's good! The MC feels so deep and immersive, the side perspectives make it impressive and the story and creativity make it just one of a kind. I know you probably stopped because it started epic and you already created a master plot which feels too heavy on the shoulders to push on with the kind of expectations others seem to have in you. Just write it for yourselves and maybe you will some day even publish the rest.
• MoralltachRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is an amazing story!
  The story has a great premise of a high tech ridgid though process being put into a world without any technology, and forced to survive on its wits and not it's supperiour technology is great. The aspect of it changing what it is is really interesting.
  The Characters are interesting, have multiple dimensions and seemingly development as the story progresses. The characters are often making irrational decisions that lead to the stroy progressing is new ways. The interplay of the story and the characters is fludi and not forced. The characters reacting and changing the story as it happens, in a beautiful dance of complex actions.
  Painted with the brush of elegant word play. The descriptions are accurate and on point. The only thing that I think the style is lacking is that when the story is told from the perspectine of other characters, there should be more painting of other characters actions to lead to conclusions of intention and feeling. The exploration of the world and descriptions are amazing. There is also an aspect that is leaving things vague, and the vague expressions aer confusing at times. If this is a style choice I'm not entirely supporting it, it does leave a little bit of desire for a little bit more concret language at times. Though being vague leave the author time to com up with more concrete aspects of the world later. I am hoping the trend of aspects being clarified as the story progresses continues.
  The grammar is great. Obviously having been checked once or twice before being posted, and the corrections from the comments seem to be added in.
  This is a great piece of art, I highly recommend this masterpiece to anyone.
• NeslonRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  First chapter was clear and understandable and well written. Hoping for some more robot on robot action orbat least some more well described small group tactics. Lots of fun elements with a story that tells us a lot without having to info dump everything. Plus badass cyborgs are cool keep it up man.
• RaddddRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is pretty exceptional for a dungeon story. The unique twist on the concept and strong character voice / writing would be enough for 5 stars on their own, but what makes this story so good is that it's fast paced.
  The MC woke up and decided to expand expand expand. 20 chapters in, and it hasn't lost steam. Tbh, the storm it's kicked up is already so big, I don't think it ever can slow down. It's ride or die.
  The larger mystery and worldbuilding are intriguing too. Highly recommended as of chapter ~20
• aVerySmallEggRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I'm really enjoying the non-human perspective actually being a non-human perspective, with totally different emotions, goals, thoughts, just a whole new psychology. That, plus the technology-perspective creating uncanny and eldritch actions from the perspective of humans is really interesting. I binged the whole thing after discovering it this afternoon. I'm excited to see where this goes!
• doomsdayrsRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  A lot of people will just humanize robots and machines, But not this machine! Smooth, calculating, and charming in its own right.
  The story is well written, and I enjoy the perspective we are given. There isn't any unnecessary exposition dump, and everything comes together bit by bit.
  The fight scenes are also fast, I love how I increased my reading speed in tone with how the author was writing, and I would love to see more!
• iced_lightRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  An actually murderous dungeon core that wants to take over the world and (probably) ascend to godhood in the process, with no regard for human life. If a murder hobo dungeon is what you're looking for, it's a solid premise that's delivering on exactly that.
  +1 for cold-blooded calculated tactical murder with solid characters reacting in intelligent, realistic ways to outside context problems.
• just add wolframiteRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Woopty, madisj satisfied my request from my previous review. Here's a rewritten review.
  Just in case somebody doesn't understand the title of this summary, magic's presence in the world is a sliding scale.
  Low magic: magic has little to no effect on every day peoples' lives.
  High magic: anything and everything is probably magic, or can be done with magic.
  Medium magic sits in the middle.
  Style: 4 -> 4.5
  It just works. Basing the writing style off of how the character(s) experiencing it would tell the story is a good decision for characters as tonally and emotionally diverse as this cast.
  Story: 4 -> 4.5
  A reason for rewriting this review. The story has further developed, and I can see no way this plot can progress (in the short term) and be unenjoyable. Setting is developed a bit, but primarily focuses on extraterrestrial areas (we see nothing of the actual planet this story is set on besides the core room, the forest surrounding it, and the town). Perhaps add some paragraph elucidating exactly who is going to care when the town is wiped out/attacked? (eg the ruler of the kingdom/traders?)
  Grammar: 5
  Impeccable grammar. Nothing more, nothing less. Didn't change much from previous review. Not much else to say here.
  Character: 4 -> 4.5
  MC segments are written mostly emotionless but is never dry. Human characters are believable and vibrant. More development of human characters would be nice, but the whole point of the story is the MC murderizing a fantasy setting, so this can slide.
• stratholmeRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Maaaaaaan, 2/3 wished from a genie would be to continue this story.
  Really sad this is on hiatus.
  Been going through many books that are from a true villain perspective and if it's non-human even better. A lot of stories on RR dont do it right or become meh in execution, because authors are afraid to either kill off characters/towns etc.
  Annihilation Core just does not fuck around. It really gets the villanous lead and non-human MC.
  Yes it ends on sort of a cliffhanger, which sucks. But what is there should be an inspiration to other authors that want to write evil.