Lamps and Shackles (Modern Fantasy Genie LitRPG)

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Description

Tristan MacLennan was your everyday young adult struggling to support his poor family while keeping his terminal disease a secret, when one day while organizing the attic, he found a genie stuck in a family heirloom. Having made peace with his own fate, Tristan sets his family up for life and uses his last wish to free the genie; however, in a twist of fate, Tristan ends up a genie himself.

There's no way back, and the weight of eternity hangs over him. Tristan must get stronger and smarter if he has any chance of holding his own as a magically indentured servant in an increasingly callous world.

What to expect:

Character growth: Tristan starts the story ready for his own death, and then quickly has to deal with becoming functionally immortal, and completely out of his depth in the suddenly magical society he's now a part of.

Light system elements: there are no blue boxes in this one but numbers definitely go up, and in a unique way: Tristan is a genie and grows and specializes by granting wishes.

Adult problems: the supernatural world is cut-throat and Tristan is not an all-powerful being and neither are most of the cast. Expect combat to be common, but not to be the end-all for solving problems. Warnings are there for a reason.

What not to expect:

Harems,unearnedop power-ups; the main character being the smartest, handsomest, strongest chosen one.

Information

Status
Hiatus
Year
2023
Author
Dobbybob17

Tags

ACTIONFANTASYADVENTUREMAGICSUPERNATURALMALE LEADPROGRESSION

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.3/ 5.0
Followers
101
Views
33,069

Chapters(23 total)

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Community Reviews(5)

  • CobbaltRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I like the concept, it's sort of like a Monster Evo LitRPG except the MC has to grow by granting wishes. We're still in the early stages of the story, but it's promising.
    The story's good enough, but it could do with some editing - the writing and grammar needs some work.
  • Sacred-FireRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    A very entertaining morning for me, reading this.
    I have to leave for now, but ive read enough to get a good impression of what's going on, and I love it.
    The pace is super fast without feeling rushed. The MC is just the kind of character I like, analytical and fun. Being thrown into a Potter style blood witch inheritance war was a very welcome turn of events. I laughed several times already and am generally having a great time reading it.
    Dobby's writing style is super easy to read and time flows as the chapters fall away. The grammar was good, an occasional typo but nothing that gets in the way of reading. I love all the characters so far, and most importantly, they are easy to keep track of. The first battle scene with the phase hound and the witch duel was wonderfully executed. I'm intrigued to learn more about the witch magic system and the four categories of magic.
    Overall i'm very impressed and i'm certain ill have a great time binging the rest of the material later. Very happy I stumbled into this one and ill recommend it to friends when i get the chance.
  • MalingstadRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    The description is a great preamble to the start of the story; highly recommend reading through it for better initial context. The story flows well, having considerable minor details that add to the world building. I do quite enjoy the direction taken by the author on how genies work and operate, and look forward to reading more of this book.
    ETA: Now at chapter 11, excited for the what’s coming up next!
  • MurphyLawRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    Nice story line, it's a little sad that I has only a few chapters but it sure looks promising and I like that the main character is a genie. I am looking forward to reading more of this , it's sure worth reading it !  I also like your first narrator story telling.
  • divabug879Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    Well written with a good plot line. Looking forward to the rest of the book! This was able to capture my attention and keep it. The way the author describes the settings really brings the whole book into focus creating a nice mental picture.  I am also enjoying how the characters learn what’s going on such as how the main character learns how to use his powers and how strong they are.