Bronze Sun: The Red Smith (LitRPG + Crafting)

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Description

Adrian had never started a fight in his life, but then his best friend stole his girlfriend. He knew it would be trouble when he tried to get her back, but he didn’t expect it would get him killed.

He woke up in a bronze-age world full of magic, with a blacksmith’s hammer in one hand, and a pickaxe in the other.

The higher-dimensional beings that sent him here have told him to break the world of Antium. It’s forbidden for anyone outside of the guilds to learn magic, so what better way to break everything than to use forbidden Red Magic to craft armor and weapons more powerful than Antium has ever seen?

But before he can even craft his first piece of armor, he’ll have to fight his way out of the infested forest with nothing but a rusty sword and his smithing tools.

He’s one of many that has been sent in to shake things up and breathe new life into a dying world. If the others are sent to shatter the world, then Adrian will be the one to build it back up to something glorious, even if he has to do it one bronze ingot at a time.UPDATE SCHEDULE:New Chapters are released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: Michael D. Kang

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Rating: 3.9/ 5.0
Followers: 588
Views: 138,067

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Community Reviews(10)

Connor CrowfistRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I am a fan of the story, can't wait to see how it progresses. The author has been on schedule with all of his chapters and it's a fun read. I am looking forward to reading all of the rest of the chapters. This is my review of this book, it should not be a long enough review to be reviewed as a review.
EmulatedRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I'm fairly new to Royal Road, and found this story from a recommendation thread on Reddit. I was not disappointed - the world building and content so far has been very entertaining.
The magic system seems interesting, and I enjoy that the main character is actually struggling with their goals. I've already read a few stories where everything just magically works out for the main character and any struggle is overcome by the convenient maguffin found moments prior.
I look forward to reading as chapters come out!
Kilogram60Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I like this story enough to keep reading but it hits a sore point. Flashbacks, hate them (not marking down as it is my issue but every author, writer and director in the world should just stop it!). Having said that, the story seems well written with no typos I recall. I am not sure about the system elements as yet and think I need more exposure to properly evaluate.
Lisa KaatzRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Engaging storyline but my favorite part is the main character. He is relatable and down to earth (I was surprised to see some reviewers don't enjoy the flashbacks, they are one of the reasons I like this story and the character so much). As far as quality, I didn't see any grammar errors or typos. It's paced well and kept me engaged. I'm looking forward to more.
Luigi GalaxyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's been hard to find a crafting litrpg that holds my attention but this is it. The crafting is fun to read through and us experiencing the world through a set of brand new eyes is a great ride.
I honestly can't wait to see how the drama between him and Hunter turns out. I really want Hunter to get his face smashed in and I love the author who made such a great villain.
Phan_Of_WafflezRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I read every chapter released so far, in one sitting, so this review will not be influenced by wait-time gaps. Also, this review may seem vague, but that is only to ensure that I do not spoil anything for potential readers.
First, I would like to say that the main character, Adrian, is relatable in an underdog kind of way. Basically, if you grew up with a group of friends but you were only included because they needed more people – and you followed along out of habit – you can probably understand Adrian pretty well.
So far there have not been any real side characters introduced; the MC has met other people, but they have not been a big contributing factor so far. I am sure this will change soon since the MC started off alone and because the plot has been developing quickly. There have been hints of an antagonist since the very beginning, but I cannot yet say whether they will appear physically for Adrian to work against, or if it will be a mental/emotional-growth type of scenario.
The plot seems to be unrolling at a perfect pace for what will probably be a published book (since the author has already written 34 chapters). The chapters that are out so far are focusing on the MCs survival and initial power-growth so there are fights and encounters happening at a rapid pace. I assume that things will slow a bit when the MC catches up to the learning-curve that he is faced with in his new world; but given how much has happened in the first 100 pages I would not expect for there to be dry periods where nothing is happening and the author is merely padding the word count, luckily. The author also seems to have a plan with how their story will unfold so there have not been any needless distractions; everything Adrian has done has served a purpose so far.
As of right now I will be giving this story a five-star rating, and if the quality does not drop from this point I will gladly leave it at five stars.
Thank you for reading my review.
sebmojoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I liked reading about the crafting and also the stats, I like how they go up .1 at a time as that way my suspensition of disbelief isn't harmed (because it takes a long time to learn things). the characters are all vivid yet believable and kind of sexy in a restrained way that again doesn't hurt my suspension of disbelief as irl (in real life) most peoplare n't very sexy.
DelarockRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
@Chapter 17
I kind of thought this would be very generic crafting story, but so far I'm really enjoying it. Normally I wait and let a couple of chapters build up, but I find myself reading this the moment it is available. That is a good sign.
There is room for improvement, but i think the standard of this is higher than the norm.
Shades98Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
It is a good start to the story, but the flashbacks to Adrians life actually takes away from the story. I feel it is better to find about the mc through the main story than have stories about how he lost to Hunter. Just like we learn what the different choices the MC made during the character build as the MC progress thu the different choices he makes.
After reading 50 chapters of the book. The MC is learning about the world as you learn about it and the character. I can see why author has put in the flashback chapters to give a better history between the two MC's. One racked by fear and indecision and the other fearless, charasmatic and the growth/stagnation they have. An enjoyable story.
FinderRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
Just finiahed chapter 15 at the time of writing this review but I already have high hopes for this work, the character is surprisingly "human" and "real". This makes him really relatable and convincing.
I will be following this closely for a bit more before making a proper review for it.
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It started really well but feels like it was struggling to keep the story going into one direction, quite disappointed to be honest...