Luminescent (1st Edition)
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“I’m going to be the brightest Star in the world!”
This is the sentiment of every young luminescent—particularly Mindie Tachibana-Callahan. After all, the world is crawling with Shades that bring darkness and wreak havoc wherever they happen to appear. With her ambition aimed high, she fights for her goal of finishing the school’s annual Shade-slaying competition as the undisputed, top-seeded Star. A story like this is practically begging for her to be its protagonist.
At least, that’s how Pike DeSanto sees it.
As Mindie’s best friend of meager presence, Pike graciously accepts his role as a side character in this story. Although, being a luminescent himself often means he still gets caught up in the chaos. Literally.
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On hiatus following the conclusion of Volume 1.Now available on Amazon!
As a disclaimer, Luminescent is featured and updated on Royal Road, Scribble Hub, and Tapas.
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2022
- Author
- Baltazyr
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- Rating
- 5.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 14
- Views
- 15,275
Chapters(40 total)
- Chapter 19: The golden boy gets his first big breakMar 6, 2023
- Chapter 18: Ryan is most definitely some kind of protagonistFeb 27, 2023
- Chapter 17: Fortunately, Stars still shine over North End ParkFeb 20, 2023
- Chapter 16: Nighttime is a bit darker at North End ParkFeb 13, 2023
- Chapter 15: Pike spends too much time on a little boost (part 2)Feb 6, 2023
- Chapter 14: Pike spends too much time on a little boost (part 1)Jan 16, 2023
- Chapter 13: What they need is something simple, something smallJan 9, 2023
- Chapter 12: Certain things just happen in betweenJan 2, 2023
- Chapter 11: Mindie is sure her mom almost put her in the groundDec 26, 2022
- Chapter 10: So, there’s this one song about short people (part 2)Dec 12, 2022
- Chapter 9: So, there’s this one song about short people (part 1)Dec 5, 2022
- Chapter 8: It really feels like Chiaki passed up a golden opportunityNov 28, 2022
- Chapter 7: In a trial by fire, Ryan burns brightlyNov 21, 2022
- Chapter 6: It’s still early, but Mindie isn’t in the Top Eight yetNov 14, 2022
- Chapter 5: Pike can’t remember why he’s hereNov 7, 2022
- Chapter 4: Ryan is probably some kind of protagonistOct 31, 2022
- Chapter 3: Fans of anime will know the tropeOct 28, 2022
- Chapter 2: The presence of chaos makes a good excuse for actionOct 27, 2022
- Chapter 1: And of course, Mindie raises a flagOct 26, 2022
- Prologue: To be perfectly honest, Pike’s intro could use a rewriteOct 25, 2022
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Community Reviews(1)
- Urban Goat HerderRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0WHat a great intro into the world of Luminence! In every culture around the world there is duality. The Black Wolf and the White Wolf, Yin and Yang, Light and Darkness, Good and Evil in Baltazyr's new novel, The Luminances and the Shade battle ina choatic battle to keep the world in order, or tear it apart.
Mindie and Pike are among the Luminated, but will they lead the war, or are they merely minions in the struggle for all humanity?
This is a fun story with a lot of wonder and adventure. If you like new systems of magic and interesting dynamic situtations this might be right your alley!
I was not a huge fan of the style, it was much more narrative then I like, but the narrative was done well and clean. This might just be a style perference of mine.
The grammar in the dialogue was off. I am not expert and it did not change my opnion of the story over all.
The story shows such imagination and creativity that I wanted to see it illistrated. If writing novels isn't what the writer wants to do, graphic novel would be awesome!
I think the characters were defined and established. You knew their ambision and desires, From Mindies impatience to Pikes energy it was all plain to see, and it added color and atmosphere to the story as a whole.
Well done