Chronicles of the Exalted Sun Child

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The plane of Rumiga, frontier of the Eternal Empire of the Righteous Order, one of the myriad planes where many sought to live in peace, but the eternal threat from the Chaos Sea threatens their way of life. Only the powers of their soul, theirAnima,allows them to fight against the monsters spawned by the infinite potential of Chaos. For most of her life, thirteen-year-old Yuriko Davar wanted nothing more than to follow in her father’s footsteps.When her training reveals a Heritage no one could recognise, she finds herself having to rely on her instincts so she can learn more about herself and the ancestor whose Heritage she received. Character art by Galaxy Rinrin. POSTING SCHEDULE: Mondays to Fridays, 9:00 to 10:00 p.m., +8 GMT Sexual Content tag added, but not until the characters are of age - around Book 12 or so.

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2020
Author: lesterandrosayong

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Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
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What readers say about Chronicles of the Exalted Sun Child

“TLDR - An enjoyable fantasy read. A variety of characters, a school arc, family, friends, and a bit of combat. The MC is a bit socially clueless, not aware of how puberty and solar exaltation have changed others' perceptions of her, which causes some intere…”
WarbucksRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“This story is more of a xianxia than litrpg, but doesn't use any xianxia language (praise the prefered deity). The MC, Yuriko, is likeable easy to identify with. Socially, she is almost unbelievably dense, which I guess the reader just has to accept. Doesn'…”
tutpuppyRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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WarbucksRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
TLDR - An enjoyable fantasy read.
A variety of characters, a school arc, family, friends, and a bit of combat. The MC is a bit socially clueless, not aware of how puberty and solar exaltation have changed others' perceptions of her, which causes some interesting problems for her. She is a teenager, not an adult inhabiting a teenaged body.
For those familiar with the Exalted RPG, the setting and world rules are similar, with a few changes - no hunt for solar exalts (as of yet) and pretty much every human can become dragon blooded, as the two most apparent. Thus far, the wyld, fae, and legions have been highlighted. Despite the setting deriving from an RPG, there are no blue boxes or explicit LITRPG elements in the story. An Exalted RPG player should recognize most of the powers and equipment used, even though they are not named as such. No knowledge of Exalted is required, though it does add an enjoyable layer to the story.
A solid story that I enjoy reading each morning. Endorsed.
tutpuppyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is more of a xianxia than litrpg, but doesn't use any xianxia language (praise the prefered deity). The MC, Yuriko, is likeable easy to identify with. Socially, she is almost unbelievably dense, which I guess the reader just has to accept. Doesn't bother me. I always look forward to the next eposide, and they do come thick and fast.
Plus1Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I have been reading this fiction for several years now, ever since it was still in the first volume. Few other fictions on this site have achieved this length while maintaining consistency and an engaging story.
The world building is amazing and delivered gradually, the characters are well written, and although at times they are a bit infuriating, real people are like that too.
The story is just great. Engaging, not too fast but it doesn't drag on either. There is a good balance between fights and tense moments and more relaxed, slice-of-life-esque portions, which I find awesome. The power progression system, or rather systems, as there are several paths to power, are also great, although the one the MC uses seemed a little slapped together as the beginning, perhaps due to a slight lack of long-term planning. Nothing egregious though.
The style is solid, though nothing groundbreakig in terms of prose, and has good grammar with the occasional typo or weird use of commas and full stops. It's a pity the authors don't use the M dash, but it is what it is haha.
One thing this story shines at is avoiding tropes. A tense situation gets resolved easily by a completely realistic solution no one saw coming, not all fights force the MC to push her limits, trouble springs out of the blue with no prior warning, and the story goes in unexpected directions that leave the reader wide-eyed, wondering how they completely missed the clues scattered earlier in the story.
Overall, I greatly recommend reading this story if you have the time to do so. It is a bit of a hidden gem, in my opinion.
ApocaLimpseRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The story follows Yuriko's journey from adolescence to maturity. It is portrayed with depth and authenticity. Not only their physical growth but also their emotional and psychological transformations. The author skillfully tailored an engaging fantasy world. This element adds an emotional depth to the story, elevating it beyond a mere fantasy adventure. Coupled with captivating fight scenes makes this book a good read on my list.
DominantRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Style: in the beginning of the story. The pov changes took away from the immersion in the story. There were also inconsistencies in the story in the beginning. As the story progresses, there is an abrupt change where all of my pet peeves from the story was removed so I quiet enjoyed the later portion.
Story: Always interesting and action packed. The only issue I really had was the POV changes that really had nothing to do with the main plot, with characters we don't know. Besides that the story is pretty good, but I do believe that there is a sub plot that should have ended a long time ago.
Grammer: maybe some spelling, but it was very rare
character: they are fleshed out. I don't really understand what the previous reviews were talking about were only the close characters were not one dimensional. I just want to argue that sense it is 1st person story that it's only natural that people she doesn't know wouldn't be as developed because she doesn't know them. The MC and the people relatively close to the MC is relatively fleshed out. Also MC is pretty likeable, but that is just personal preference.
AstraelRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The authors take their time with this story.
But that's not terrible. The MC is likeable, not always, but mostly relatable. And their confusion funny. They have quite a way to develop their character, but as we all know, wisdom comes with age. The supporting characters are a bit bland, and most of them react the same way to the MC, but that's easily explained through a special skill they have. Starting book 6, I think it will get better.
The worldbuilding is phenomenal and as a reader, we can see how much thought and work they put into it. (At least I hope so^^) It feels like the whole world has a definite backstory and we're not just thrust in there, to bumble our way through it.
As English is my second language, I can't say much about the grammar, and most would probably find an error or two in this text. Suffice to say, that in lester and rosas story, there are just some slight mistakes, which don't really detract from my enjoying the story.
Last but not least, I implore every avid fantasy reader to try this story out. While the beginnings are a bit wonky, it gets better and better.
GamerLord400Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
There are some issues with pacing, as is often the case with such enormous stories, but every arc feels important to the story and seems to advance both the plot and yuriko's character. In fact, the way that plot threads are tied together many books in advanced is very impressive.
Some of the reviews and comments seem to be horribly offended by the "sexualization of the child main character", but personally I haven't seen anything even remotely distasteful.
Grammar and writing style are both great. I'm particularly impressed by how natural it feels when swapping between perspectives. It seems to be just the right amount of time spent away from the main story to suit my tastes.
As one piece of advice while reading this, don't read the comments on individual chapters. 90% of them are absolutely braindead takes on what's happening in the story (so pretty much the norm on RR), but there's also a few that seemed to be trying to spoil stuff.
I have a lot of complaints about this story, but they're mostly smallish things, and frankly a lot of them are hard to express without spoiling things, so I'll leave you to explore my many comments on this story as they came up if you care to hear them. Though it now occurs to me this is in direct contradiction to my own prior advice. Oh well.
ArusalanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
TL;DR As the title says, I couldn't put the story down once I started it. Would 100% recommend you read it.
The MC is awesome, and the side characters are even better. Unlike many stories, I look forward to the side story POV chapters and don't simply skip them. The side characters each have their own traits, quirks and goals that do not necessarily have anything to do with the MC (many stories are completely MC-centered, not this one).
The magic system is also interesting, and I can't wait to learn more about it. It has a similar feel to it as many cultivation novels, yet it isn't insane and has (as far as I've currently read) well-defined limits.
I enjoy the way the story is written, mostly first person from the MC's POV, but the Side Characters really help flesh out the story and point out the blind spots in it. It's also not overtly sexual, which I enjoy a lot (considering how oversexualized many cultivation novels are, this is a huge plus in my opinion).
Overall, I think it's worth a read for anyone who enjoys progression fantasy, and while it is a firmly Fantasy world with Fantasy natural laws, I think Sci-Fi lovers would also enjoy it.
MJKenstock7Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Took me a long time to get into this story due to the slow and ambiguous start (not helped by the unenlightening cover).
But it turns into a really good tale about a girl trying to become strong enough to decide her own fate. Good action, good lead (if clueless in ways that are amusing but don't take too much away from the story), good supporting cast, and eventually a pretty impressive world that feels truly lived-in.
MrAcerulezRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I've come to really enjoy and look forward to this story. The MC while having the makings of an OP protagonist is still young and flawed. Still learning and coming into her own powers that were mostly inherited and need to make her own. The only negative for her is that she seems a little bland sometimes. Though I've found her likeable for the most part and the colorful supporting cast of characters fills in any gaps.
The world itself is one of the most unique ones I've seen to date. For the most part the story so far has taken place in a medium sized border town on the outskirts of a grand Empire. Even here it feels like an entirely different world and the way things are described and mentioned in passing let's the reader know how vast it is. When the MC grows up I think we all can look forward to even more world building.
Honestly this story should get more love, check it out and hope you enjoy it.