Paradigm Shift - New Beginnings

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The known universe is facing an invasion from a foe that can rewrite the natural laws and that will destroy everyting we know. Derrick is ripped from his world and sent to the newest incursion point of an enemy he doesn't even know exists. He is the hail mary or kitchen sink of the universe and it will be up to him to adapt to his new world and become strong enough to survive and to save the universe.

********* Author's Note *********

This is my first published book so feedback would be appreciated. A couple of caveats. First this story is about the details, if you don't enjoy reading and finding the easter eggs or just like to speed read through the chapters you will probably not enjoy it. Second for those that do not like the Harem tag I just want to state that this is going to be a matriarchal society and the women will outnumber the men 5-1. That being the case and because of the culture that I imagine would arise from this I felt it fair to put that tag out there. However, the main character isn't going to be picking up women left and right. This is not a typical harem story.

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Status: Hiatus
Year: 2017
Author: cbrracer

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Community Reviews(10)

TreyonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Ok, first, maybe due to having been tofocused on the story i didnt really noticed much if not any mistakes that breaks the concentration while reading except a few silly mistakes that sadly i forgot about lol. The redaction is good enough except in one or two parts where one had to re-read but its only a minor proble.
The characters are really well done and each one seems to be alive, the description of the important characters do add to that too.
About the MC, he is not bothered with trying to act like a child would and he acts like an adult should, plus with his memory now perfect he can bring out all that he has learnt in his life without issue which is a huge boost to things so maybe trying to add more stuff to the culture would be a good setting since no matter how powerful (well ya, he could become that powerful) a sole person cant win a war. So having the mc boost the technology, boost the culture, boost well, anything that could come to mind and have it spread will definetly be the biggest if not the most important part of him being the savior, so it would be awesome if you could focus on this part too.
I look forward to what ideas will the MC implement in that world, he did start with elevators, and that while seems to be common, its not.
Finally one of the aspects that can bring a change to the war is replacing bows with magic-guns since regular guns are likely to fail. Specially since the mc has magnetism afinity which could be used to make a railgun to destroy targets.
Also i would like for you to introduce the cultivation levels in detail of both normal people and monsters, for example, a tier 5 monster how is it compared to people cultivation?. Lastly if you could go into details about the races. So far i understood that people look human until they go to fight and become beastkin of all kinds... Also the name of their races hanst been told so maybe calling them Werepeople would fit since they become beast like when they transform, and so far it would
Ghost OaklandRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
There is a rich culture to this world that defines and animates it. I love the premise, I love the description, and I love the plot. The main character reminds me a lot of Matt from the Wheel of Time series. Which just so happens to be one of my favorite characters of all time, so yeah maybe I'm biased. But this is one hell of a story, Thanks for writing it. Hope it continues
MalRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is one of the best I've seen on RR. Seriously, recommend this to anyone reading on this site. (as long as the story tags are your cup of tea)
Chapters are long enough to enjoy, multiple paragraphs and everything (lots of stories on RR are double and quad-spaced with only a few paragraphs, and authors try to call it a chapter)
The devil is in the details, as they say. This story is very detailed. Unlike most stories on this site, I actually want to read and see these details, instead of skimming through to get to interesting points in the story.
I am really looking forward to more chapters for this story, thank you cbrracer for sharing this gem.
NewbageRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
The main character is likeable and believable. Character interactions are nuanced, with much more realism and depth in terms of thought processes and motivations than you'd expect from a wuxia story. The Mana/Qi system is a fairly interesting spin on cultivation. The power levels/power creep is more grounded as well. There’s no one acting like superman or someone out of DBZ. Haven’t seen much combat yet, but it seems more like MCU Captain America levels of physical power so far, along with an as yet relatively unexplored mana/qi/elemental power system.
Society is also not the (unrealistically unsustainable) wild-west bedlam that xianxia and wuxia worlds tend to be. So far, the vast majority of people we’ve seen act like actual people with innate empathy like in real life, rather than bog standard, greedy and power-hungry wuxia psychopaths. They live in a civilized, albeit somewhat inequitable and feudalistic low-tech society. The way that the author depicts a society where the birth rate of females is five times that of males is also fairly nuanced and well-done. It feels as if the author might have some sort of background in anthropology, sociology, or psychology. Or at the very least has read up on some of those subjects. Don’t let the sexual content or harem tags fool you. There’s no fan service or wanton/blatant sexuality here. The MC himself has not been personally involved in anything even remotely sexual as of yet apart from being looked at funny one time by a creepy teacher. Overall, the depiction of the world/society so far seems realistic without being gritty.
The plot thus far has been very engaging; with enough going on to make you want to read the next chapter while not being disjointed or overly hectic. The level of exposition is low, with more show than tell, much to the author’s credit. There are occasional typos, but grammar and sentence structure is definitely on point. In fact, the author seems to have a fairly high level of proficiency and eloqu
enzarousRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I am truly enjoying this fiction and I hope the author contiues to write at a high standard. I think that the authors choice to explore a male charector in a world dominated by females is a truly interesting and intriguing concept. I look forward to seeing how the author further explores said concept
This review is given as of chapter 21
MTVBooksRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Thank you and I hope you make more chapters.
AndruschRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
I'll update this review as the story develops, as of chapter 14 though, the writing is well above average, the characters like- and above all relatable. I like where the story is going, definite plus: The MC is transplanted to another world and grows up again, but DOES NOT randomly infantilize mentally, something that strains my credulity in a lot of stories.
TheWidowMakerRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Great book, Great story, Character development is top notch.
Spoiler: Spoiler
I was really hoping his parents and step-parents won't die in the shipwreck, which I am glad that did not happen. Already hate that Xreal (whatever the fuck is name was) guy.
Your Character development is good! The humor is also a good addition, though I don't see the story heading in the Harem direction, which I am sure it will change. [But I feel like it's not moving fast enough like the usual Harem books (Which I am wondering, is the book a typical one or are you aiming for a not-so-stereotype-harem-story?)]
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Hope to see updates soon!
joeloutRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
I like the setting and I like the characters, there is a fair bit of cliché but it doesn't bother me as it's almost obligatory in these kind of stories.
The grammar is sufficient, some sentences are constructed a bit wierd but it's nothing that bothers and I've plowed through far worse.
I hope the mc won't become OP too quickly as there's nothing worse than an unbeatable child protag.
The thing I disliked the most about the series so far was that
Spoiler: Spoiler
No one important died during the escape to the capital. Feels like that was a wasted opportunity for character growth and motivation for the MC. Stories tend to grow rather stale if the MC gets out of every situation without a serious loss.
For now I'll rank it as a 4 star as I do look forward to the releases.
TYE rannicalRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
While I do like this novel and think it has great potential i couldn't help but catch some faults with it.
(Warning spoiler) first fault: The gods picked the MC because he was from earth and they said the reason they picked him was because of humanities 'science'. So why hasn't the MC even showed any interest in bringing the science of humanity into the other world? He doesn't even think about the science behind cultivation and how science can help him gets stronger. He seems to only be following the common knowledge of cultivation that the native people of that world have been following. Unless you plan on making the MC more 'Sciency' why did you give the Gods that reason for transmigrating him?