Blair - A LitRPG Apocalypse - Book 3 Stubbed!

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Blair Book 2: Heralds onKindle Unlimited

A LitRPG Apocalypse from the perspective of a Dark Elf

The elves took everything. Following a bloodied slaughter of her whole race, and struggling to stay alive, she had no choice but to survive on her own. That was until the world changed. Her entire planet; a whole cluster was introduced to the vast universe by The System, or perhaps God. A universe filled with endless beings and civilizations that fought for power and dominance.

After the integration, Blair finds herself in a forest surrounded by unknown beasts, peril lurking, alone. Alone and with nothing but the mentality to survive, she will have to get stronger in this new unforgiving world of numbers and power.

With nothing but the capability to get stronger, her distant dreams of revenge might just become a reality.

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2022
Author: Azrie

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Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 3,231
Views: 415,846

Chapters(26 total)

What readers say about Blair - A LitRPG Apocalypse - Book 3 Stubbed!

“This story has everything I want form a LitRPG. It has plot that is developing for the long run, a battle maniac MC that does her own thing, and super awesome powers that seem generic but have the author's unique twist. The characters so far are believeable…”
JudahDragonRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“A new favorite Okay let's start off by saying it was a great start to the story, the character seems determined and with a tough and clear goal, and has opportunities ahead. I can say that I'm looking forward to the future of this story, because I think it…”
The Star LarsRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(10)

JudahDragonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story has everything I want form a LitRPG. It has plot that is developing for the long run, a battle maniac MC that does her own thing, and super awesome powers that seem generic but have the author's unique twist. The characters so far are believeable and also fun to read about, even the "bad guys." Overall, a really good story that I am enjoying.
The Star LarsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A new favorite
Okay let's start off by saying it was a great start to the story, the character seems determined and with a tough and clear goal, and has opportunities ahead. I can say that I'm looking forward to the future of this story, because I think it might be one of my favorites, and many others.
ArcterianRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Blair is a very interesting story revolving around the unusual circumstances of the last of the Dark Elf race who gets pulled into a life and death struggle to survive in a new world. I gave 4.5 stars for style, as Azrie occasionally fails to explain the mechanics of skills or feats leaving the reader trying desperately to figure out just what is happening. Fortunately the author will often backtrack and explain things in better detail in the authors notes in subsequent chapters, however I found it a bit distracting at times. The story gets a full five stars, the world is very rich and varied, giving a sense of anticipation and honestly wonder at what Blair will discover next and what strange skills her encounters will manifest. There are frequent mentions of events outside of the 'skirmish' Blair mostly inhabits giving a sense of much deeper storylines that are ongoing. Overall a very engaging and enjoyable read. The character also gets 5 stars. Each character has their own motivations and behaviors that influence their interactions with the MC, even the creatures she encounters. Grammar also obtained a full 5 stars. I have found more grammatical errors in published works from large publishers than in this story.
In summary, Blair is a delightful read, with a compelling story and a memorable protagonist that really draws the reader into her struggle in a strange new world. I highly recommend this story to others interested in both fantasy and light sci-fi. This is one of the literary gems that keeps drawing me back to Royal Road.
ChickenChiefRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Before I preface this review, I'd like to state that this story is something that I'd give a "chef kiss," but if you're not a fan of action, it probably won't be for you. The story and characters are excellent, though the action makes it top tier — one of the focal reasons to read. However, I'll get into the other aspects as I review them.
Okay, the style, as mentioned in the title, it's first person (Mostly MC but also SC). Well, if you're wondering about the more intricate aspects, such as sentence length and pacing, this has to be Azrie's best story regarding style since the readability is pretty immersing. Being able to zone out and immerse yourself into the story is an important aspect of enjoyment. At least for me. Azrie's sentence style allows that, so good stuff in that regard.
The story is about a litRPG apocalypse. This is where I'm a little iffy because too much murder for no reason is nonsensical to me. But the author makes a great effort to flesh out the story by introducing pivotal points, be it through side characters or even the world that the story takes place. Right now, the MC is more worried about surviving the area they were placed in, and that's totally fine. Mainly because side character and main character progression are taking place, so the story will become deeper as it progresses. (Duh)
The Character is very reasonably made for the world that she's in. The reason the MC knows how to survive isn't out of sheer luck, but rather they were born for such a task in their previous life. It's reassuring to know the author cares about realism to a degree.
As for the grammar, it's very readable. Not much else to say in that regard.
So? Read it. You'll enjoy it if you're a LitRPG Apocalypse fanatic. 5/5
Bradley WeyersRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The author has taken a nice twist on the system apocalypse, the heroine is all ready trying to survive her way of life being destroyed when the system shows up. The normal tropes are there but turned sideways, overpowered leader getting stronger yeah that happens to someone else, trapped with your coworkers in the end of the world yeah some other group. What you do get is a feral barbarian girl child growing into a thinking being and learning to live in a world she is suited to, having grown up in a forest living off the land she does not have the modern persons hang up on wait you want me to kill something she has the opposite problem of what do you mean I have to think beyond I am hungry, scared, in danger right now. As the story progresses those long range thinking skills improve and the trauma of being from a destroyed people are starting to get explored.
MocketteRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is a really entertaining story, it's packed with action and the writting never gets messy in the fights makes it really dynamic andpicturable.
The story is set in a universe where humans are just a speck of the intelligent beings existing wich is really refreshing, even more so than some of the other civilizations are lored \(^^) /
We follow a dark elf girl awakening to a battle crazy behavior and her little guide in that new world an classic but still nice little guy.
Well all that being said thanks for the work boss !
ElaikasesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story moves in a fluid and consistent manner. It has mild twists and steady development.
It includes a different take on dark elves, threads some tropes without being derivative and is nicely executed making it an enjoyable and steady read.
The consistency and steady pace of updates makes the story stand out from others that just don't have enough content.
I'm enjoying this more than a number of others and hope it continues.
The story has done well on Top Web Fiction past its initial entry and deserves its ranking.
Very readable with clear prose that is not overworked or purple but is direct and clear.
The story takes the sole survivor of a genocidal crusade and tosses them into the mix of a system integration and colliding worlds. Unlike other stories, they do not dominate a faction or lead armies but instead thread their own way with occasional temporary companions.
That makes it stand out from hosts of other stories where the protagonist ends up with arnies and fully stocked castles and towns and bases as the head or major member of a world faction.
Instead, Blair is alone, even when she has temporary allies or companionship.
Early elements are brought back in rather than forgotten and the sun-threads are handled with a light touch and nice plotting
I am looking forward to see how it develops and the author's continued work and writing.
Ember32Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
note: I've beta read the first draft of this series up to chapter 30, and I'm also a patron.
Blair is an interesting litrpg coming about as a result of multiple worlds merging. The story tells the tale of a young and somewhat naive deep dark elf whose family was taken from her in war, who finds herself in a strange environment governed by The System - an impersonal and unseen presence that maintains this trial space and seems to govern the merging itself. I like how the titular character is focused mostly on her own survival with revenge as an underlying motivation, it's a nice departure from the majority of the isekai or isekai-adjacent works I've read that always seem to have some flavor of hero or antihero for a protagonist. the side characters and antagonists aren't flat cardboard cutouts to knock down either, they're generally well fleshed out and interesting, which helped keep me immersed in Blair's world. the environment, characters, growth aspect, and fight scenes are really interesting!
Style: I found my attention drawn into scenes through the author's use of detail, the immersion is solid. switching through side character narratives helped keep the protagonist's role feeling more fresh too.
Story: it's mostly stream of consciousness, mainly the protagonist's perspective but also cycles through a number of side characters which works well to flesh them out. the ambience is immersive, and the fight scenes are particularly good - especially the one with
Spoiler : the fire guardian. the Spoiler : artificial assistant character is particularly entertaining to me, with their, ahem, *interesting* personality. I find myself easily drawn into Blair's world, which for me is one of the most important parts.
Grammar: it could use a little polish here and there, but I also read a first draft so some of that is to be expected.
Character: the protagonist is strong-willed if naive or even impulsive at times, and the side characters and antagonists are diverse and well def
Gamer8Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
LitRPG is my favorite genre. This story has all of the greatest aspects of leveling, dungeon diving, and does eventually get into city building. The new twist on the genre is that Blaire's world was not system-ized by itself, but with three other worlds in a Darwinian contest of only the strongest will survive and rule all four worlds, where classes are in limited supply, class types range from weak powers with slavery contracts to top-teir potential, are linked to sponsors who create them, and can evolve. Also, I like how feat options unlock through actions you take.
The races are elves (dark, forest, etc), humans, beastkin (there is a fox person mentioned, but not much is spoken about this world's races yet), and devilkin/demonkin. The breakdown of power is devilkin/demonkin (they had advanced warning about the possibility of their world being system-ized), humans (due to numerical advantage? humans seems to be a quantity over quality race, by and large), beastkin (just a guess), and lastly elves (they have loooooooow birthrates, so I expect them to become an endangered race soon, if they didn't start off as an endangered race).
WillGallisRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A LitRPG from a different perspective than what I'm used to reading. Blair is a very compelling character, kinda nuts but in a good way. And Glim, well, has been an amazing sidekick, the annoying but unintentionally hilarious fairy is always a hit to me. The other side characters (humans, demons, guardians and even the woodland elves) are also well written and interesting.
The System itself is interesting, with just the right mix of interesting powers and "numbers go up" so far. I'm interesting in learning more about it origins and capabilities in the future.
This fiction has instantly rocketed up my favorites list, and I can't wait to read more.