Elydes

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Description

Dying at a young age after a disappointing life, Mat thought he hit the jackpot when he reincarnated on a tropical island. Here, exploring mysterious lands and learning magic are a tangible reality.

But the world of Elydes is as beautiful and magical as it is wild and savage.

TheGuidemight offer opportunities for power to all, but humans aren’t as impartial. Mat has the lowest possible starting point, and those in his circumstances rarely go far.

Not to let his humble rebirth define him, he must find the determination to grow stronger and delve into the mysteries of Elydes.

Book 1 - A New Dawn

Book 2 - Tides of Change

Book 3 - Whispers of the Isles

2 chapters a week Mon-Fri (~3k chapters)

What to expect:

- More realistic take at being reincarnated in another world.

- Slow and steady growth. We’ll get to a smart ass-kicking MC, but our MC will have to build his strength and determination one step at a time, getting back up after each setback.

- Flawed characters with distinctive personalities.

- Not a grimdark story, but there will be dark elements (there are a few hard chapters near the beginning of the story).

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Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Author: Drewells

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Rating: 4.6/ 5.0
Followers: 15,091
Views: 4,941,981

Chapters(174 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

sikijaxsonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The work of the author is just brilliant
The characters are very lifelike and also interesting
The system is well thought out and not bad.
I think it's just a great work of the author and hope he continues for a long time and of course it would be desirable that we all experience the end.
Good work author please keep it up
:)
A Comfortable GhostRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Isekai with a greater form of character development and restraint on power creep than 99 percent of other isekai novels. With that being said it still is an isekai that follows the typical isekai trope that falls into many of the plot hooks and pitfalls of isekai novels.
Outside of the typical grand mystical somebodies existing conveniently to inform or guide the protagonist; the pitfalls of the isekai trope aren't so egregious that it spoils the story as a whole. In fact, the author has done a great job at making the story more interesting because of these tropes.
I look forward to future chapters and seeing how or if Kai broadens his horizons beyond the archipelagoes.
AdirellRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's one of the best stories I started reading in the last half a year. Well-developed small world with hints if bigger horizons. Likeable character who is not perfect and still learning. Interesting, believable side-characters. People acting their age and within boundaries of their experience. Logical system not overshadowing the story. Steady progression, through time, plot and experience.
I like that the author started with MC being a young child and managed to keep a good balance between childish tendencies and MC's previous life experience. I think it's well-written. I'm not annoyed that MC is so young and limited because of his age and look forward to him learning and maturing organically.
I also like that despite harsh experiences, the MC has a loving family and good emotional support.
LukkasRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I really like this story, and had to immediately binge all the chapters. The only downside is I now have to wait for more to be uploaded.
The premise of the story is your usual standard reincarnation. The story is somewhat slow without being too boring, which I personally like as it's no fun when a character becomes OP or ages up to an adult by chapter 2.
The magic/skill system, while not completely unique does make this story stand out. I can see how it's been setup to keep the reader interested, while allowing decent character progression.
There's some interesting characters, backstory and 'angst' which adds some depth to the story, which you don't normally see in similar litrpg.
The overall writing is solid, nothing seems odd or distracting, so it's a very pleasant and easy read.
PurveilorRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is an excellent example of a slow burn litrpg done well. The progress is satisfying, constant, meaningful AND earned. The author does this while juggling everything else I feel is crucial in a good story. The main character development is excellent with mostly great side characters, sometimes the side characters do feel like caricatures but that's somewhat explained with skills and the MC's current age. The world building is immersive and feels very promising for the rest of the story so far.
I binged 155 chapters in 2-3 days and put it on my reading list (a 5 book list), am looking forward to more!.
ReiidennRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So I’m writing this near the end of book 3 and wanted to give my thoughts on the book and props to the author. While the story starts off slow and continues to be a slow burn throughout the books the author still manages to keep the interest and excitement throughout the what is so far around 2000 pages. The mc while being extremely strong for his age is still a big fish in a small pond which is shown to us many times throughout the story and shows that there is much more content to be found further along in the story and in the future. The system makes sense and is an interesting take on the litrpg genre with the way skills and race grades work. While it’s a slow burn there are still action packed chapters with well written combat where we see Kai use everything in his arsenal to come up on top. I also really enjoyed his powers and skill set that he acquired in the story, different from most other stories that I’ve read. The story also has pretty good grammar and not a lot of mistakes in the writing even though English isn’t the first language of the author
WirdeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's just a great experience reading this.
Slow burn with numbers going up without being obnoxous with to much stat-screens.
Story is gripping with great pacing. Worldbuilding is intresting with both a cozy feel to it but also a lot of brutality hiding underneath.
Will continue to come back to this series for years to come probably.
Thanks for the great work!
letomarRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Honestly, this might be one of the best novels on this site. There's no particular field it's best at, it's best feature is the fact that everything about it is really good. So far there hasn't been a single development I disliked aside for the mild distaste for some of the family parts (let my boy freeeeeee)
lifesuxdudeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I made an account to review this book, I will say that whenever I review something on other places that as soon as I do the book just stops so I hope that doesn't happen this time.
I think this book is cliche sure but it's still fun to read and I like the potential it has its well written and is very easy to follow and get lost in. I hope the author keeps up the great work! Well done my dude
omniknight2008Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Elydes is a fucking masterpiece. It's a slow burn, but it's so well-written and engaging that the pacing feels perfect. Kai is smart, funny, and generally good while also being partially selfish, mischievous, and ruthless such that he comes across as real and interesting. He's also hard-working, so everything he receives from the System feels well-earned. Speaking of the System, it's a nice middle ground between complexity and depth, while also having its own unique flair.
Give this story a follow and a read. If you enjoy slow burns about an excellently written MC that truly earns his progression, you won't be disappointed.