Monster

Self-Published

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Description

Monster is a novel set within the real world which slowly turns into a dystopia wrought about by an event known as the awakening.The Awakening is a similar event as to other novels in which normal humans 'awaken' some sort of game system and unlock the method to gain power. Through the awakening, mysterious factions attempt to exert their influence over the geopolitical status quo and thrust the world into chaos to the battle between themselves.The world's governments are collapsing within weeks as they struggle to maintain their prestige and lawful control over their sovereign territory. However, the governments also attempt to make use of the factions to fulfil their own questionable ambitions.This story is set in Australia, a first world country famed for its dangerous wildlife and overgoverned society. The story is about a young man in high school who grows up in these tumultuous times.Witness as he discovers more about his past and is thrust deeper and deeper into the moral abyss through the consequences of his own actions. What choices will he make to survive in the new 'awakened' earth?An even bigger question for Adam... What is 'Adam'?

Art Credit: got this from a friends stash who got it from somewhere in pinterest, aka I have no clue who drew this.

If the original artist of the cover has any qualms about me using his work, he/she only need contact me and I will take it down.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2017
Author: Pylons709

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 128
Views: 80,326

Chapters(156 total)

What readers say about Monster

“Review as of Chapter VI (6) Monster has been a great and captivating read so far. The vast and engaging use of words to describe gestures and every day activities are nice. An example of this here being such as when he had depicted the emotional state of wh…”
AtKRoyal Road5.0 / 5
“Best written Urban Fantasy I have come across in a while. It feels genuine and raw with out being whiny. The mystery and intrigue keeps pulling me deeper. It is also rare that we get a male MC who is an actual adult and family that loves each other. I am ju…”
Jana CarolRoyal Road5.0 / 5

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Community Reviews(8)

AtKRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Review as of Chapter VI (6)
Monster has been a great and captivating read so far. The vast and engaging use of words to describe gestures and every day activities are nice. An example of this here being such as when he had depicted the emotional state of when he had succumbed to the notion of 'guilt' which was undeniably well worded. This part somewhat allowing for great character development, which is about enough as it should be as of now, although I felt it could have developed more.
The story takes a more darker path than most other stories, as it is based around the psychological aspect which I like greatly. This being due to his body posessing a somewhat alternate personality of sorts telling him to do some shady shit (Mostly killing). What I also worry about is that the protagonists alternate personality hasn't been explored as thoroughly as of now, but i'm waiting patiently and hoping for more information regarding the background around it.
The only thing I no like is the slow release of chapters, although that does not make me dislike it greatly or at all majorly. Anyways, thanks for the read so far! (And remember this is my opinion, my view of the story, this means it may differ in contrast to what you think)
Jana CarolRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Best written Urban Fantasy I have come across in a while. It feels genuine and raw with out being whiny. The mystery and intrigue keeps pulling me deeper. It is also rare that we get a male MC who is an actual adult and family that loves each other. I am just gonna have to keep reading
QuanpoopsalotRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
First off, I'm going to start this with the fact that this review will have spoilers, hidden of course, because the story really is filled with alot of exploring and unveiling. If you dont care then go ahead, if you still want to unveil secrets when reading, well thats why they are hidden.
Style: 4.9/5
Very much like how this story is written, its depicted as an Urban Fantasy set in the current day, and damn does it deliver. The way the author writes the scenes helps to evoke a strong mental picture that makes it so easy to follow. I often find myself acting out what the characters are doing myself or how I would react. He says enough to keep the scene focused on what it needs to convey, but not so focused that it feels bloated in any one. You can see this while you read, chapters actually feel like things are accomplished after every one is over, big or little every chapter feels like if it was removed the story would lose something important. That being said there are times where I would like a slight bit more detail on characters in a scene, there have been a few times where some characters like Martin or sometimes even Carter or Eleanor that make it hard to see them as more than almost a stock image character in my mind, not necessarily their personality or their character more like a stock png for their looks.
Story: 4.8/5
The meat and bones of a book, this story is one that is about finding out what Sam is, what he represents, and the cloaked figure that always seems to be in his vision. There's some found family that actually is one of the few times that I a tally care about said family, many times I find them to be a distraction from the action but here they contribute greatly to Sam's character and his growth. The Monster within Sam actually feels like a danger because we see it constantly fighting against him for control of the body. The way the monster is interwoven with Sam not letting him enjoy his life seems like such a hard concept to get right but h
The2ndnightRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
If there was ever genre of novels named "Urban Dark Fantasy" this novel would qualify.
The title is truly fitting, the MC isn't "Evil" or "Villainous" but just purely a monster and he recognizes it. The novel is such a page turner and is such a good read, everyone should give it a try
asd99171Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This novel is amazing, it is one of the first novels that came up when I clicked the surprise me button for the thirteenth time. I was about to skip past it but the synopsis hooked me, later on I decided to read the novel. I found that the shift from being a typical MC which tries to do good was fascinating and that the grammar was at an acceptable level with very few mistakes. The author did sometimes switch tensing between past and present tense every now and then however it wasn't very often, hence the 4.5 star score.
The novel constantly messes with the MC's mind with things and clearly shows how villains aren't completely black and that they are always a shade of grey or inbetween.
Yeah, this novel is good
herbin45Royal Road
★★★ 3.0
I found this novel quite dull and repetitive, it has an interesting premise but the way it circles around itself and trips over the character interactions is not very nice. It's got... issues with the way it handles the powers of the main character and the descriptions.
Overall, it's okay which is why I give it 3 stars.
ZerovexRoyal Road
★★★ 2.5
overall I like it it just that its kind of hard to follow so I stop. it was confusing why did he kill his mother again because she opens the door
OwnaRoyal Road
★★ 2.0
Sorry but im at chapter V now and its just confusing.
First off the Goverment gets something done in 1 Week? sorry but that doesnt happen so fast if he were kidnapped for like 4 weeks okay.. also why was he knocked out for 1 week? you need to flesh out the story more than it might actually have potential to be good.. also how do factions form in 1 week seems rather unrealistic maybe slow things down in the begining let him train meditate find out about his mom cheating and stuff slowly with his powers. Also the Fight with the White Vigilant is not done well.