Fractured Magic
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Description
To Leandros Nochdvor, Egil was the greatest hero the world had ever seen. It had nothing to do with the man's accomplishments, numerous though they were. It had nothing to do with the past Egil overcame or even the lives he saved. It was simply this: Egil taught Leandros how to live. And then he taught Leandros how to love.
And then Leandros lost him.
Years later, when Leandros' uncle the king is abducted by a strange woman with stranger powers, Leandros must confront his grief and ask: what would Egil do? So Leandros gathers allies, each with their own pasts and secrets, and sets off to save his king. On the journey, he faces old gods, forgotten magics, and bitter betrayals, but the foe waiting at the end makes the rest seem small: Egil, back from the dead. How could Leandros hope to win, facing the famous hero? How could he want to, facing the man he once loved? And if this righteous hero is barring Leandros' way, then which of them is right?
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2024
- Author
- emrowene
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 5.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 8
- Views
- 3,507
Chapters(26 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- fachefaucheuxRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The thing that hooked me right off the bat with this story is how fantastically real the characters are and how rich the world they're living in feels. If you're looking for an intriguing story with a good mix of action and pauses, and a colorful and varied cast, this is definitely for you!
Style/Grammar: The writing is absolutely superb. The descriptions are vivid, but don't drag. The prose lingers at just the right points to heighten the mood of a scene and reflect the emotions of the characters. And everything is polished to a professional level. Really a treat to read!
Story: The plot unwinds slowly, and I'm absolutely here for it. I'm personally not a fan of stories where the objectives and motivations of the MCs are crystal clear from the get go, where it's easy to more or less trace a line toward where things are going. I like a story that takes its time in getting where it's headed instead of barrelling on at breakneck speed, because that means the payoff at the end is all the sweeter. And this story delivers! There are a few minor points where I wish there would have been more dancing around the issue instead of getting right to the heart of it, but they are minor. (And, to be honest, I'm pretty sure most readers don't like a story as glacially slow as those I prefer to read.) The author strikes a great balance between people like me, who are here for the long haul, and people who need constant happenings and twists to stay invested.
Character: This is the story's strongest element, in my opinion. All the relationships in the story feel so real and vivid, and the characters are really compelling and have unique and well-developed voices. I'm so interested in absolutely all of them, but especially in Gareth, the academic who's not suited to all this adventure business but certainly has read a lot of books about it, Leandros, who's still recovering from loss and has to deal with a lot of expectations heaped on him by society/his history when everything gets a