Kano's Necromantic Comedy

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Description

Humanity is extinct, leaving the world in the hands of mad biological craftsmen with miraculous technology. They were once humanity’s last hope for survival, but ultimately these necrotechs served only to speed its final destruction. Now their defective creations make up the last remnants of civilization, senselessly slaughtering each other as the necrotechs war for control of what little remains.

Kano, a fractured soul born from the ashes of the old world, wallows in the lifeless wasteland. A shell of her former self, Kano now ranks amongst the worst of these new horrors. Caught up in the mad machinations of necrotechs, she stumbles upon helpless beings that force her to confront who she once was and how far she’s fallen.

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Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2018
Author: LWEndless

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Rating: 4.2/ 5.0
Followers: 281
Views: 143,367

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Community Reviews(5)

Toastforbreakfast_was_taken_byRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Feels a lot like dystopian biopunk and that one cyoa with bio-undead and synthetic souls.
VandyRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
When you first begin reading Kano's Necromantic Comedy, it is a little overwhelming. By nature of the post-apocalyptic setting, the content is filled with senseless slaughter and depravity. However, all this darkness is offset by the brilliant writing style - it is morbidly humorous and is weirdly light. The protagonist, Kano, provides a refreshing take on a post-human world, lacking any traditional markings of humanity.
In summary, Kano's Necromantic Comedy is definitely worth a read.
ZoeTropeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This review has a lot of unnecessary words, because all that truly needs to be said is this -- stop wasting your time reading this review when there is a fantastic work of fiction sitting right in front of you that you could be reading instead.
Overall: Kano's Necromantic Comedy is a truly unique and utterly sublime creation. It revels in crashing the ridiculous into the ordinary, giving a sensation of living the post-apocalypse through the casual eyes of those who are a product of the delightfully fucked-up world.
The whole work has this tone of aggressive apathy, of a future which has given up on itself but those living in it are still scrapping to get by. Everything feels at once dirty but functional, repurposed but essential, fundamentally broken but still living a daily existence. It's not something you see out of post-apocalypse scenarios often, and here, executed so well, makes the work feel so real and lived-in as a result.
Characters: We are immediately introduced to Kano, and my goodness is she delicious. Cocky, utterly amoral, and the best kind of wish fulfillment, she gives an immediate impression of being a badly broken person with none of the moping baggage that typically accompanies such a character. In just the first few chapters, she goes through wanton destruction, teammate abuse, murder, drug use, mind-fucking, and human slavery without so much as batting an eye, yet remains relatable just because of how damn funny, proactive, and engaging she is.
Other characters are similarly interesting, messy, and nuanced, and it feels like nobody is exactly as shallow or exactly as deep as they appear to be. Kano's perspective is fascinating, because she cares so little for others, and hers is the perspective we ride, we know there's more to everyone she meets...but fuck you if you think Kano's going to make it easy for you to learn.
Instead of a negative, this really just serves to strengthen Kano's character while making other characters and their backgroun
redmirageRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
All right,
Having read all of Book 1, I'm really enjoying the story thus far. The thing that stands out most is the setting:
For starters, the world has ended and pretty much all the humans are dead. And its not via typical Zombie apocaplypse, but rather through unintentional apocalypse via god damn techno-necromancers. How cool is that? Life is gone, but something that looks a lot like life continues. There are ghouls which are a lot like people, and the necromancers which basically rule society. And strange beings like Kano, who are neither human, ghoul, nor necromancer. The concept of society somehow functioning despite everything being undead is awesome and pretty well fleshed out. I very much like how soul-based technology is a thing, as the soul is a domain typically reserved for magic.
All in all, the story is fairly straightforward. But the whismical fantasy expertly meshed in is what makes this a great read. It always has you begging for just a little bit more detail, which is how I like my stories.
With respect to characters, I found most of the character concepts interesting. Kano stands out the most, with her unusual and unclear past. Just when you think you know her a little better, another layer appears. Just when you think she's just a nihilistic sociopath, emotions appear.
The original story, I would have given it a 4.5, but after going through beta reading and editing, the quality definitely shines through. The subtle changes midway through the story and the revamped ending have made Book 1 so much better.
If you want a whimsical dark fantasy with an MC that kicks ass, takes names, and would honestly chew bubblegum if she had anyway, this story is for you. Plus. TECHNO- NECROMANCERS!
LednacekRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
Read 10 chapters but can't get my head around it. I fail to understand what the story is supposed to be about. Nothing makes sense to me.