Dreams of Dust
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“May our futures be of dreams, for I know the nights to be rough.
Our enemies will know only nightmares, trapped in dreams of dust.”
James Scanlan is not like other mages. He was born to a family of NoMs, a family without magic. Blessed with magic, Scanlan has flourished as a mage, performer and some would say, a person. He has travelled the magical world and encountered marvels of human innovation, and villains of the vilest kind. All manner of people have agreed on one truth; James was too good for the lowly Frontier. And yet, in his heart he yearns to go home. Frustrated, with the status quo of the Mageocracy, James longs to return home to Melbourne, Australia; a bastion of the Oceania Frontier. There he knows he can make a difference. Or perish trying.
Follow James as he returns home, set on fixing the status quo, setlling old scores, and finding peace with who he is. It may all come crashing down but until that nightmare unfolds, with friends by his side, James Scanlan will pursue his Dreams of Dust.
This is a story based in Wutosama's Metaworld Chronicles universe, written with the permission of the author.This story can be read without prior knowledge, but for greater understanding of the magic system and societal conflicts please readMetaworld Chronicles.
This story will focus on character interactions, differing views, dungeon crawling, questions of morality, and possibly a tragic ending...
On Hiatus due to work load, may be returned to in future.
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- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2019
- Author
- WJAuctorson
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- Rating
- 4.3/ 5.0
- Followers
- 5
- Views
- 3,649
Chapters(10 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- A_DrifterRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5Metaworld Chronicles is a brilliant web-serial, and I have always wondered about other facets of it’s tale. Dreams of Dust, so far, captures some of those elements.
The focus on NoM conflicts and how a talented (and extremely lucky) Mage who was born from NoMs may interact with the world is interesting. I have found the character concepts upon introduction to be solid. The story is young and so I’d give them time to build them up but the most recent chapter Nostalgia is a brilliant step forward in that department.
Some of the raw emotion in the chapters come across nicely. Especially the ending of Chapter 5, as it didn’t feel forced or as a heavy handed manipulation on the authors part. I would, however, like to see a little more coherence in the settings and storyline. The main character is emotional and calm and introspective, and this provides a level of depth (and fun interactions with his ‘friend’) but he can feel slightly passive; I’m willing to put that down to him first arriving home after 10 years, but it’s still something to watch.
Overall, I’m really enjoying this Fanfiction so far and as it grows in size I’m sure many other fans of Metaworld Chronicles will come to enjoy it too.