Lawless Ink
Self-Published
Community Rating
Description
Bullets meet magic in an alternate-history wild west. Near Butcher Hills is a mine where magical ink grows. Monsters spawn from the deadly depths.
Chase Craig's only goal is to do right by his dead daddy and earn enough money to get momma away from this dangerous area. The best pay means mining the upper levels for ink, and the Rangers who police The Mountain have their own plans for the young man.
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2018
- Author
- FrustratedEgo
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.5/ 5.0
- Followers
- 250
- Views
- 79,019
Chapters(38 total)
- Book 1 Free on Amazon & ElsewhereOct 25, 2019
- 10 - Answers on the LetterFeb 6, 2019
- 9 - Poison on the KnifeJan 20, 2019
- 8 - Thugs on the WayJan 10, 2019
- 7 - Work on the PiersJan 5, 2019
- 6 - Talk on the RoadJan 1, 2019
- 5 - Death on the WindDec 28, 2018
- 4 - Voice on the AirDec 26, 2018
- 3 - Ink on the DeadDec 22, 2018
- 2 - Fire on the FarmDec 19, 2018
- 1 - Teacher on the HillDec 5, 2018
- 27 - Hound of The MountainDec 1, 2018
- 26 - Lightning of the SkyNov 28, 2018
- 25 - Words of the DamnedNov 26, 2018
- 24 - Birth of the HoundNov 21, 2018
- 23 - Souls of the DeceasedNov 18, 2018
- 22 - Powers of the WarNov 16, 2018
- 21 - Mirror of the HillsNov 14, 2018
- 20 - Hymn of the DeadNov 13, 2018
- 19 - Mysteries of the MagicNov 10, 2018
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Community Reviews(10)
- pantsterRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0If the writer maintains the quality, this might literally become my new best novel on rrl. The style is unique. The characters although, we don't know much about them, so far there are no 1- dimensional characters. The MC is great. If you like fantasy books with great world building and unique magic systems, you should give this a try.
- craxuanRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0There are stories that deserve to be put on Royalroad, and there are stories that don't. What're you doing handing out free gold, man? Just head out and sell this to a publisher already, if not publishing it yourself.
- hsteinvallRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0I have zero bad things to say about this fiction. I don't know what it is doing on this site, it ought to be published properly. It is exciting and original, and is polished and worked over in a way that is seldomly seen here. Read or it's your loss.
- Chawki89Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0I came across this story in what felt like a random way on rrl. Once I found it and started to read it I haven’t been able to put it down since. I’m losing precious sleep over needing to keep reading. This story is much more subtle than your litrpgs and other fantasy magic stories you find on rrl. And I love it! A must read!
- Luffy MonkeyRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0If you keep writing I know this story will be the best in royal road. I love your mc and your plot is special.
- RfaeRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0This story has so much going for it and it just works the characters are awesome the premise is interesting and it’s written sooo well I loved it and can’t wait to read more I highly recommend
- Zombie UnicorneRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0One of the best I've encountered and really unique and original. So do check it out.
I don't want to give away much other than it masterfully combines western, fantasy and really strong themes fantastically.
One of the big themes I'm really liking is the ever present legacy of ones perants and how it ultimately determines ones fate in life, be it for good or bad, there is no escaping.
I also love the setting, the author really made sure that the setting is both big and claustrophobic, rich but desolate, holy and malevolent. A great balance that is really hard to pull of so my praise to the author. - HumanprototypeRoyal Road★★★★ 4.0The first 7 or so chapters were a tough read. I would describe them as oppressively grim and overstuffed. Bits of backstory, world building, and foreshadowing are peppered in constantly, attempting to add up to a more complete picture but never quite get there instead serving as roadblocks to plot progression as much as anything.
Fortunatly after that it picks up. The random bits of info start coming together and making sense. The plot starts moving, things start happening, and the tone lightens up some.
8.5/10 - Username:Royal Road★★★★ 3.5TLDR: FrustratedEgo is one hell of a writer, but this story is one huge frustrating blob of pent-up tension with very little release.
You know how sometimes authors will use the first few chapters of a story to show how the MC starts out as a weak and confused character striving beyond reason to grow stronger only to use the next few chapters to show how totally OP the MC gets? Well, FrustratedEgo spends the entire first book doing this exact thing...only without the OP part.
Don’t get me wrong, FrustratedEgo has some serious talent and a very captivating writing style. The author does an excellent job building a world that is interesting. The characters are given depth and personality such that I felt pulled into their stories. And errors with spelling and sentence structure seemed almost non-existent.
However, despite how into the story I was, I also found it is seriously frustrating. Its like chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter after chapter of foreshadowing, confusing mind trips, and maybe-next-times. I’d estimate that I spent the last 10 chapters just waiting for the MC to get his crap together…maybe in book 2. - angryfanRoyal Road★★★ 3.0The first part of the book was so confusing. I don't think the author had a plan. I also feel like the main character didn't do anything. Everything that happened to the MC was the result of other peoples decisions, actions, and orders with the MC doing very little of his own accord. This made for a very weird read. I feel like this story should have been written from another character perpective since the MC has so little say in what he does.