Description

The world needs a hero, or at least the spirits stuck protecting it want one. There are dragons that need slaying, wars that need fighting, and there's always goblins lurking. You need power to make a difference, and those that seek it become players in the great game of the spirits. Mostly they enjoy granting boons to adventurers and sending them on quests to vanquish evil. Mostly.

Sometimes, evil comes looking for you whether you asked for it or not, and not all of the spirits play by the rules.

Memory Shards is a heroic fantasy story with LitRPG elements. Rather than stats continuously going up, progression comes from a diversification of skills and abilities. The story takes some inspiration from games like the Legend of Zelda series, but at the end of the day steel and guts are what's needed to win fights.

The first novel's worth of content is fully written.

What readers say about Memory Shards [Heroic Fantasy]

“NOTE: I've beta-read a fair chunk of this off-site. This story is Krake's usual top-tier prose bent to the purpose of a more RR-friendly progression fantasy, though it has more of a traditional fantasy feeling than most such web serials. Assuming you come a…”

AkasoRoyal Road5.0 / 5

“Overall, love the pacing, character development and world building so far. The author also is posting at a good rate, so I enjoy being able read it on a consistence basis and can count on it being posted in a timely fashion. Looking forward to seeing where…”

Drama248Royal Road5.0 / 5

Community Reviews(3)

AkasoRoyal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

NOTE: I've beta-read a fair chunk of this off-site.
This story is Krake's usual top-tier prose bent to the purpose of a more RR-friendly progression fantasy, though it has more of a traditional fantasy feeling than most such web serials. Assuming you come across this review by the time this work has had a fair number of chapters uploaded, you won't regret giving it a try.

Drama248Royal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

Overall, love the pacing, character development and world building so far. The author also is posting at a good rate, so I enjoy being able read it on a consistence basis and can count on it being posted in a timely fashion. Looking forward to seeing where the story goes and how the character develop over time. 10/10 would read.

GarhomRoyal Road

★★★★★ 5.0

The beginning of Memory Shards has really pulled me in. Krake has a solid writing style, descriptive but not overdone, that brings you into the world without getting bogged down. While it's too early to really know the characters well, I like the ones who have been introduced thus far. And, of course, I'm intrigued about where a few things are headed. What sort of blessing will Ricky obtain? How will he be pulled into the wider world? And what do the mysterious travelers want in his village? I look forward to finding out.