Friendly Fyre [A Cozy Queer Kingdom Builder]

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Description

NOTE: Books 1-2 of Friendly Fyre are stubbed

Book 3 is ongoing

Reborn as the Dark Lord... Born to make friends.

After living 50 years as a human scientist, being reborn as a fire-wielding harpy is a bit of a shock. Not to mention, Fyre now has the physiology one might expect from someone with two X chromosomes—along with that of a bird. However she's much more concerned about the Role that's appeared at the bottom of her game-like stats sheet: The Dark Lord.

That's probably fine... Right?

Stuck in a freezing cave, Fyre forms a pact with a ravenous and morally ambiguous Dungeon Core, which helps tunnel a path to civilization. Though she now has some semblance of shelter, the community she joins is barely scraping by itself. But with the power of her fire—and science!—she believes she can help build a thriving metropolis.

There's just one hang up: These people were forsaken by the gods for the very power Fyre now wields. She can't abandon the lives of the people who have come to rely on her. But reviving the lost civilization might mean incurring the wrath of the heavens—and embracing her role of The Dark Lord.

What to expect:

- A trans MC (there's the genderbender tag for a reason!)

- Mostly Cozy kingdom building

- A unique take on Dungeon Cores

- Magic approached from a scientific perspective

Post Schedule: T, Th, Sa

Note: This is a spin-off of theGlass Kaninseries, however this book is written as a stand-alone! You do NOT have to have read the Kanin books in order to understand and enjoy this novel - but you might catch some references if you do!

Art byVexDye

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2024
Author: Kia Leep

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 2,021
Views: 124,033

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Community Reviews(10)

sbdragRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So we have a cursed people trapped underground in a frozen land, with a fire-magic wielding harpy working to get the residents the heat they need to survive as a society.
Then we have a sociopolitical situation heating up as the cursed kingdom's old foes become aware of their existence - with the threat of the gods that cursed them becoming aware as well.
And then we have a tsundere spider woman who'd probably rather lose another leg than admit she thinks the harpy is cute.
If you're looking for kingdom building with child-like forces of immense power reigned in by an isekai'ed protagonist that's driving motivation is simply being kind, Friendly Fyre has it all! It's fun and cute without shying away from some darker themes, but the overall story is driven by hope and kindness, and who doesn't need more of that in their lives?
LiteratureApprenticeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I really like the Engineer's Point of View, it makes it a smooth reading for me.
The gender bending, which seems to be a reason to vote down in other reviews, is not the main point of the story and well done anyway in my opinion.
I look forward for the further development of the story characters
SalkeanerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Wha should I say? I like the story, grammar and language are good and fun to read. Like other stories you like it or not.
I can only advise to read the tags you get what is listed there. If you don’t like it go somewhere else and leave us alone to enjoy the story.
auredRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story is a fun read. The characters and setting are interesting. The chapter pacing is well balanced. The writing itself is enjoyable - the prose is engaging and high quality.
The MC is very much a stranger in a strange new world. The internal voice that drives the RPG mechanic and the excitable dungeon core provide a nice foil to the poor confused MC trying to make sense of everything. The lore and current circumstances are revealed slowly enough to keep you wondering about things while avoiding the "wall of exposition" that's all too common in stories like this.
CampaspeLlamicornRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I just started reading this and I'm hooked.
Overall the writing is really good. I love the characters, especially the Core and Ollie. I am biased (I have a 7yo named Ollie).
The gender stuff is well handled, showing the author is trans or knows some trans folk well. But it's a minor bit of the story.
I am going to enjoy reading more, and I recommend you give it a try too.
GhostwoodsRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Ultimately, the book isn't for me -- I'm struggling right now, so I need something a bit cozier with all the chaos and stuff in this the Year of our Lord 2025 -- but the writing is great, the characters are interesting, the magitech is fascinating, the setting is very promising, and the author is a good and responsive person.
This review is a replacement for my older one. I had some, ah, reservations about the use of the word 'cozy', but the author has fixed that, and I feel completely comfortable saying that if the premise sounds good to you, you'll love it.
(Shoutout to Xion03 for pointing out that my old review was now, frankly, eccentric at best. Thank you!)
SoftDragonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This is an early review, i will likely revisit this with a more detailed review once there is enough written to evaluate the story and characters in more detail. Consider those conservative provisional ratings. I have not read the author's related story or any other works at this point.
With little story to evaluate at this point, i will focus on what i have not encountered; this is clearly written by someone with experience, making actual effort.
Grammar: so far i have seen no issues with spelling or ambiguous/incorrect grammar. At no point has anything stood out as a mistake or laziness, which is rare even for the better stories here.
Style and Prose: Prose seems to be fairly straightforward so far, without being painfully basic or stiff. I have not noticed any distracting quirks of vocabulary or phrasing.
Story: there.. is a story, i guess? Hints of significant past events that are likely going to shape current ones. Clearly something is planned, and it is not MC farming frogs (or the local equivalent) for 120k words to see numbers go up.
Characters: so far only a handful have been introduced, but they do not feel contrived or like barely-one-dimensional plot devices.
In conclusion, there is potential here, looking like it will hinge on how well the character development is executed and if the plot fails to wander off and fall in a ditch while drunk, as they often do here.
PrinceNozRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
It was a fairly well written book! I liked it, but it's really not for me. Thus, I dropped it but i'm still rating it well because that's a personnal taste.
The MC is chill and kind. I dropped it because I didn't really like the childish core but that's just a personnal taste again. Some other people might like it.
Dagon M DragoonRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
As of the end of book one this is a great story, binged in one night, couldn't put it down, 5/5 stars. My biggest complaint and why it is losing a star is the author put so much hype on the fact that the MC is gender-bent but it plays such a minor role in the plot that it feels like a box checking move not something to hang in the title. you could literally have the MC be a career focused cis female engineer and nothing in the plot would have changed, though the MC would be more of a badass imo. Looking forward to book 2.
Xall [ru]Royal Road
★★★★ 3.5
[This was written with the help of an online translator, sorry for possible language errors]
It's probably my mistake, but after reading the description of "Born to make friends", I expected something more relaxed (funny, in the poll "Why did you check this story?" and I didn't say "cozy", but apparently that's what it really was).
Maybe Fyre is trying to act like it, but it's still a story about a Dark Lord who has to confront the light, who are acting like jerks.
It's still a good story, but I feel a little cheated.