Crawling Towers

Self-Published

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Description

In a heartless world of magic and supernatural abilities, tower masters reign supreme. A story of Chronus, who obtained a treasure that allowed him to be reborn hundreds of years into the past, the day before Earth was devoured by this world. Join him as he constructs a tower that rises above all others and stands at the pinnacle of all beings.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2021
Author: AscendedTurtle

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 737
Views: 70,693

Chapters(16 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

NilsyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Strong characters a natural sense of momentum .
A question is asked at start and the story naturally unfolds from that there is no sense of forcing the story into its decided mold yet its a architect type "book" rather then a garden story.
Like the wold building it has to me a strong pacing and sense of wonder that will always arrive if you just turn the next page.
The story has a very strong start and hope it can keep it up.
CrestfallenRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Setting
the setting takes places in a more grimdark place than usual for this genre. The setting reminds me of several xianxia stories mixed with a more western writing style. The setting leaves open the potential for a lot of interesting possibilities
characters
I personally like the main character a lot and think his actions makes sense in the grand scheme of things is the story. The side characters are still being developed as of writing this review so an update to this will be posted at a later date.
Story
Unlike a lot of fictions on the site with a similar traveling back in time aspect, this story executes it a lot better.
I want to personally thank the author for not reincarnating the MC as a baby/child to save us from the puberty and childhood arks. So far the story takes it time setting up the world and I'm curious to see the results
spelling and grammar
as a non native English reader I've barely noticed any obvious mistakes. Any mistakes that are spotted and pointed out by readers are often quickly fixed by the author.
Tldr
A great start and I highly encourage the author to continue. The story has an interesting premise that is well executed in a world setting with a ton of potential.
Tips to the author
1. It may be useful to use author notes to place links to images. These images can be of characters, plants, buildings etc. This can help readers better visualise the world the author is creating.
To make the first character death a bit more impactful I recommend fleshing her out a little bit more. Also a side chapter of her death and its impact on others could be used to flesh out other characters more
DarkAetherRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I go through a LOT of story's on here, amazon, wuxiaworld and etc. so one of my major issue's with story's is that I tend to get an air of been there done that seen that. This situation however was not what I experienced when reading this series for the pure fact of the whole new magic type system with towers, and needing to enhance/grow the towers to gain in power makes this a story that I am eagerly waiting for the next update on. On top of the general excitment over a new system of magic there is also the fact that (no spoilers) Chronus decideds to focus his powers in a rare and unique way.
On the whole I love the work AscendedTurtle and I can't wait for the next update in the series. Also will there be patreon for this because I may very well get myself a subscription if you do set up a patreon.
KeywielderRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Definitely check this out! Currently there are only a few chapters in this story but I still decided to write an advanced review because the set up of the story has intrigued me a lot! Haven't seen much of the main characters personality yet but he has the ability to shine as the story continues, seems calm and calculating but who knows in the furture. The main character goes back in time but unlike a lot of other stories the butterfly effect is so large that he's not out here finding unimaginable treasures left and right! The magic system while not delved into much so far seems unique, I'm interested in how Tower Masters are the strongest professions and what other professions there will be in the future. The world building hasn't had time to takeoff yet but even in the little that is there you can tell that the author has put a lot of thought into the base of the world! The vastness of the plane intrigues me, and how the MC will use his base knowledge in areas unfamiliar to him. I also look forward to the development of the magic system, will the tower master be locked into the magic of the tower or can there be some branching? Are there groups of towers anywhere or settlements that rely on magic to live in the plane? I don't know the answer to any of these but I look forward to finding out!
The grammar so far is great, the paragraphs aren't too long and the only thing that could improve would be longer chapters (but that's just me being greedy, your chapters aren't too short or anything) I am really looking forward to when this novel has a lot more chapters because I can tell it's going to be a masterpiece
IronDragonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I haven't read this in a month but for a few days, I've been hankering for more.
For a story to suddenly make you remember it, and want more, it has to be something special.
I really love the idea of a magic system based on "portable" mage towers.
Please post more.
Mr_Marauder98Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Very well written so far, some small errors here and there, but nothing that stops the stories flow. I like the way the character is written, as I haven't read a good evil MC in a while. I especially like the way the towers seem to function, though we haven't gotten an in-depth look into them yet. Looking forward to that.
Keep up the good work Author!! :)
Ankur_93Royal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Despite what I say below, this is an innovative story and definitely worth reading. I usually don't leave un-solicited reviews but as I liked the story, I write below to help the author. You have done a good job!
That being said, if a story were a person, then the plot would be the skeleton, characters the flesh and world-building the skin.
This story has the first in abundance, the third in moderation but almost nothing in characters, except MC.
Side characters are not even one dimensional, their existence is basically non-existent. You could replace them with a stone and you wouldn't find any difference.
For example:
1. MC is way too prepared for what happens but no one comments on it.
It is hinted that one person is either a transmigrator or something along the lines. He mumbles something along the line of 'I crossed' and MC hears it, so do the others. But what do they all do? Zilch. That's what.
The leader of their group is a teenager who shrugs off the destruction of their world like it was just another Sunday morning. Not a Monday morning, mind you, Mondays are hectic. This obviously hints at something deeper, but what do the MC and the rest of the side characters do? Absolutely nothing.
2. None of the others are traumatised by the ending of the world. Not a single one. They accept everything as true and work towards it. Family? What family? Dreams and aspirations? What are they? Goals? Does such a thing exist?
3. MC keeps pocketing random stuff in front of everyone to use later. They could be useful for everyone but no one comments on them.
4. MC steals valuable stuff from the shared pile but again, not a single mention of it is made by the others.
If characters could be improved upon, this would a very interesting novel.
DrCeeRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I really enjoy the magic system, but the grammar as well as lack of motive the main character holds it back. The main character is also sociopath if not a psychopath so if you don't like that don't read,
He kills a member of his party for no reason other than to use her soul to make his tower stronger and shows no remorse about it.
and this story should definitly have a villianous lead tag instead of the anti-hero one as he makes a lot of immoral decisions just so that he can grow stronger (and the only reason he gives for needing to get more power is that in this world only the strong survive or something like that)
TLDR: Villianous asshole MC with a cool magic system and no overarching plot other than to get stronger.
KeleyRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
SUMMARY
This is a following a evil protagonist that has returned to make himself more powerful. It is decent at what it does, but I am not interested in reading about a evil protagonist.
STYLE
The writing style is pretty fast paced and does not drag out unnecessary. It does not waste time explaining unintresting stuff but it does describe the things that are interesting.
STORY
The story does not make the main character OP from first chapter but he need to work together with the different members in his party.
The world is interesting with everyone having different power system that they need to cultivate to make them stronger. We know from first chapter that there is titans that has alot of powers. If we ever reach that point it will probably be interesting to see how the different towers influence the story.
The problem is that there is no real goal established. The main character went back in time to protect himself after accidently gaining a S+ tier item. But now there is nothing that he works towards outside gaining strength.
GRAMAR
I can not find any mistakes in the spelling and writing.
CHARACTER
The main character is evil. And use the standard evil speak that you can only trust yourself and everything is allowed as long as you can climb to higher grounds at the expense of the people around you. That is not my cup of tea and has reduced the score for me.
I find that to be stupid resoning.
The other characters is pretty bland. I don´t remember them. They are not stupid so that is good but they don´t stand out either.
StillnessRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
The MC is an amoral loner in a universe of amoral loners. He stumbs on a way to travel back in time and does so in order to redo life in order to become more powerful. Characters are two dimentional and unnatural. They are seemingly treated as an afterthough. The tower building magic system is kind of interesting, but that doesn't change the fact that the story is a simple power wank.