Low-Fantasy Occultist Isekai [BOOK 1 OUT ON AMAZON ON 02/24]

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Nicholas Crowley is used to scraping by in a world where magic is dying. The modern age has left the arcane behind, and the few remaining practitioners fight over scraps like starving dogs.

That, however, is no longer his problem. While performing a ritual, something interferes, and his soul is ripped from his body.

He awakens during the Class ceremony as Nick, a kid living on the frontier of the Green Ocean, a seemingly infinite expanse of trees brimming with rare ingredients and powerful creatures. Mana is abundant here, and the omnipresent System allows for feats he had once thought impossible.

And yet, not everything is as rosy as it seems. Legends walk the land, and Gods require their due. Will his experience as anOccultistbe enough to navigate this wild new world?

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Status: Ongoing
Year: 2024
Author: Persimmon

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Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
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Community Reviews(10)

The_Laughing_TreeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I have reader up to chapter 22. A great story so far. I very much recoomend the story to other readers. The 4 subcategories are excellent (style, story, greammar and character) particularly character as Nick is a very likeable character that I look forward to seeing what he does next. There are no issues with grammar as the story is clear and easy to read. The author's style and storytelling carry along the reader with this truly enchanting tale.
Spoiler: Elia has potential as well I assume the the fire abilities shown are foxfire rather than standard fire magic and there are definite hints that fox beastkin can strengthen their bloodline perhaps transforming into a kitsune?
It seems also that the Crowley family have a long history in Floria and perhaps a hidden connection with the Green Ocean it will be intruiging to discover what those hidden family secrets pertain to.
Vicar Alexander is a interesting character showing both negative and positive traits with both a somewhat rigid adherance to his religious dogma but counterbalnced by devotion to the people of Floria preventing him from going too far (so far at least) it will be interesting to see how the author develops his character in future chapters with the bishop being a potentially looming presence in the background.
IainCRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Fantastic. How this slipped under the radar for me I don’t know but I found it at nearly 300 chapters and have enjoyed every one.
A true hidden gem. Well thought out plot arcs, attention to detail with magic system and skills and excellent characterisation throughout. The main character in particular is beautifully written, almost a reluctant hero in pursuit of knowledge.
Definitely in my RR top 10 ; great job and thanks for sharing with us.
James HaysRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Entertaining and creative. Its worth the read.
This story has everything I look for in fantasy, immersive magic, untamed wilderness, alchemy, and intrigue.
The main character is likeable and not too overpowered from the start. The growth feels somewhat earned and he isn't always relying on his past life to get him through whatever trouble he is in.
OwlpacalypseRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
An interesting magical system, a vast and undefined world, and a wide array of possibilities lie ahead.
The characters development and growth feels decently paced and interesting even though we have yet to see the character really develop on a personal level.
The magic system seems interesting and unique with paths affecting exp gain through its hard to really see how many people really advance further on based on what we've seen the MC do at this point in comparison to level gains. Its also hard to really understand how much levels, path, and prestige really matter when the MC has handled extremely powerful monsters this early on. It also feels like path xp modifiers weren't considered at the beginning of the story or the MC's class is more encompassing than even the MC believes it is.
The economics of the world also feel like they havent been completely thought out or defined with numbers created in the moment to sound impressive. This hasn't had a real impact on the story too this point but its worth keeping an eye on.
To this point side characters have felt well developed and like they have had meaningful interactions with the MC while cycling in and out of the story in a natural manner. The interactions show that they have distinctive goals goals personalities though they occasionally start to slip into a foil to show off the MC.
The long term plot points havent really been laid out in terms of what the story/MC goal is other than a single goal that feels ridiculous timeline wise based on the time progression of development through the story so far. Im left curious as to how the story will continue to grow and develop and how the author will handle the arbitrarily imposed time deadline created. Im hopeful it will be justified and facilitated in a good way and not just a device to skip exploring the depth and intricacies of the world.
DracoPyro26Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Nick Crowley and his ancestor Aleister Crowley and their parallels in this new dimension in Floria are freaking cool as hell. The entire story is deep and filled with frontier fun, with just the right amount of reincarnator knowledge to make the story extra interesting. I love the occult that references different cultures and practices. It's clear the author does their research and has an excellent grasp on the intent necessary for ritualistic practices. The characters are deep and each one is rich with their own minds and voices. I love the humor that is in the story and the conflict and the mystery! I love the fact that I can come back from vacation and there are hundreds of new chapters to read. Thank you! And great job! Keep it up!
EddieMRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Wow! I have to tell you, I can't get enough. If the author dropped the whole book I would binge read it and ask for for. If he dropped the whole series I would wait anxiously for the continuation. This is one of the best series on RR. It's well written with a good pace of action, slice of life, and home grown "academy" progression mixed with a sense of foreboding enemy buildup. If you've been looking for a true mage story and not necessarily a spell sword story, then this is the place for you (at least 85 chapters in). It's not rated at almost 5 stars for nothing. Give it a shot. I can almost guarantee you won't be disappointed.
HellotheworldRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's early days, but it's good. Good temperate mc so far, hope he grows up more soon though. How the mc uses magic need some more interesting depth to everything though. Rituals are especially seeming to... "and the mc clicked his fingers and it instantly happened". the how, why and results would benefit from a little more depth. both in showing not telling and dramatic / interesting reading
more in depth drives into why his "old" magic worked despite the little mana would be interesting too.
his enjoyment of magic is coming through, which is really nice and refreshing. But his 'magic smarts' i wish were better described in the moments. I wish these moment would make him and I interested in what he's doing and his powers, but they are pretty poorly, dryly done.
some flair, some trouble, some dramatic pauses, some mc being overly dramatic because he enjoys what's he's doing. and stuff that give things oomph, He did a praise the sun ritual without any dramatic speeches or poses (stuff that would show not tell the mc is having fun), and we got told the sun rose, it wasn't interestingly described.
we've been told he had back and forward conversations but have never seen them. He literally just shuts up and says yes sir (or person's title) in what we've actually seen. Which gets old quick and has so far made all side character very one sided... or the rest of the conversation gets skipped which is just boring and kills all tension that the conversation should of had.
The risks of get caught doing something or similar is told to me every. single. chapter. Yet i do not feel it, i don't care for it. And we he does something with a another person revealing his magic/ knowledge... IT SKIPS THE REST OF THE SCENE AND FOLLOW UP - killing all tension. The desperate attempts to tell a young girl to lie, with the follow up being she told the adults everything could have been a great funny and dramatic part. but no it skipped the build up and pay off (despite it showing the end)
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DrAltRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
We have a morally gray protagonist in his second magical life, kind to his friends and ruthless to his enemies. Nick will perform ritual sacrifices on minor characters who cross him to steal their power for himself. (This kills them.) That was a yellow flag for me because I find it ethically questionable. It may be a red flag for you. The author leans into this 'sacrifice theme' as the story's major style and uses it as a Patreon advert quite often.
The story's pacing is 'diminuendo' - chapters of irrelevant events are included, which diminishes interest. Say the MC is involved in a huge battle, or a tournament, or conducting a long ritual, or has to deliver a message. Each fight, round, stage, or stop will have its own chapter, even if the MC isn't fighting or involved. The best practice is to time-skip or summarize because scenes like that don't help the story (especially when they are from other perspectives). This story writes them out, and I'd estimate that about a quarter to a third of the chapters could be cut for a stronger, more focused tale. I think this is due to the author maintaining a high release pace, which lowers the grammar score. Instead of run-on sentences, the story has run-on chapters.
I enjoyed the story's magic system and kept reading for a long time, and may someday continue. This is pulp-novel quality webnovel. You can nitpick, but ultimately, you keep going because the writing is good enough. The entire thing is about a reincarnated magic-user with occult Earth knowledge, adapting that into a new magic-rich world with a system. The characterization of Nick was well done, but everyone else reads like NPCs (non-player characters). If this plotline appeals to you, then I would recommend giving the story a chance.
CuticleRoyal Road
★★★ 3.0
It's okay. Fun worldbuilding and System but hampered by a plot and character that gets less coherent over time. Nick starts out as a rational and cautious character who relies on knowledge and preparation to win and grow and eventually turns into the same character as every other "devourer/skill-steal" story. He turns extremely reckless and cocky, but is never punished by the story for it. He also starts being able to get stronger with basically zero effort or thought which is disappointing considering the approach at the start of the story.
Additionally, the plot becomes increasingly hectic and incoherent over time. The story would benefit from giving the plot some room to breathe. Battles and crazy coincidences happen literally every chapter later in the story, where each chapter barely covers a fraction of a day usually. It's just way too much. A metric fuck-ton of events have occurred, yet the author has not utilized any time skips to give events a realistic time-frame (unlike at the start of the story). The lack of time skips also makes Nick's progression absurd to the point it was irritating. He gains dozens of levels in the time it takes someone to gain a couple. While I get he is the protagonist™, you really don't need to make him break existing rules so drastically. (Sidenote: I also despise characters, especially in isekais/reincarnation, that get absurdly strong while remaining a child physically)
Overall, feels like the story is wasted potential despite remaining technically proficient and having fun moments. Also trigger warning for parental abuse that is handled poorly
RikkiUWRoyal Road
★★ 2.0
Another story in which the MC is an idiot. He takes risks for seemingly little benefit. The part that had me give up on the story has him, an 11 year old with little combat ability or experience in his new life, deciding to venture deep into a dangerous forest in search of rare ingredients that seem to be intended for him to take a shortcut to learning a breathing technique rather than putting in the effort required to do it manually.