Pirate Wizard - An Isekai LitRPG Epic Fantasy

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**Story description follows this note**

ThePirate Wizard: Seas of Avalontrilogy has been picked up for publication and is available on Amazon in Kindle Unlimited, eBook, Paperback, and Audiobook formats. It can be found on its Amazon Series Page.https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0BM834YCV

I’m particularly excited about the audiobook versions, which are a duet between voice artists Julia Sage and Theodore Zephyr. Theo even sings all of the sea shanties!

Please consider purchasing a copy in any format.

Thank you for all the support, feedback, and your invaluable time as readers following the journey of Caleb, Tavia, Shaw, and the rest of the magical pirate crew aboard theSpitfire.

Sparks2020

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Beaten, bruised, and shot, Caleb Ledger dives off a burning yacht, desperately trying to cling to life.

It doesn’t work.

Instead of a briny death, Caleb finds himself reborn in the world of Avalon. Even better, he's been blessed with the power of Weathermancy.

On the downside, servants of the evil cult of Myrkur throw him into a cell with an eye on draining his life-force. But with the help of a battle-scarred griffin and a death-before-dishonor paladin, he just might be able to steal a fast ship to make their escape.

After that? With no way to make an honest living upon the sea, there’s only one answer. The path of the privateer, the byway of the buccaneer. Throw in some good old fashioned derring-do involving mystery, rescues, dragons, and a revenge-obsessed warlock.

Armed with a cutlass, pistol, and weather magic, Caleb stands no chance unless he figures out how to level up in a hurry!***Note: There's plenty of action and swashbuckling to go around, so ifPirate Wizardwas a movie, it would likely be rated a hard PG-13.

Information

Status: Ongoing
Year: 2021
Author: Sparks2020

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.3/ 5.0
Followers: 1,379
Views: 110,772

Chapters(12 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

BloodyDeepPlotRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's a good story about a wizard living in a pirate world. The world with ships, islands, powerful individuals that rule the oceans.
The main character leaves one life to start another, this time with the power to control water.
The main character is armed with a cutlass, pistol, and weather magic, he strives to level up.
There are nice secondary characters who feel unique.
The style of the story is very easy to read and helps contribute to the fun of reading. There's no complex perspective shifts, no extra thought required to parse through dramatic irony. It's a narrative from the perspective of the main character.
I didn't notice any grammar issues, and spelling flew under the radar as well. I'm not a fine-toothed comb kind of reader, but I usualy notice issues with then/than, they're/their/there and the like. No specific instances of words being used that feel like a thesaurus was consulted, everything flows pretty smooth.
Generally, I enjoy this story and look forward to another great chapter. It's just not going to be the kind of story that everyone enjoys.
There are maps!!! In the first chapters, we can see what the world looks like, where everything is positioned and how it relates. 10/10 Amazing! Worldbuilding at its finest! well done!
No Road UntraveledRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
It's still in the beginning stages, but the story has a good start.
The world is, for all intents and purposes, an isekai PvP world. Many people isekai and become bloodthirsty killers, especially enjoying killing other isekai's. There is a hint or two and as to why this is happening, but I'm assuming we will learn more as the story develops.
The MC is different, being isekai'd by different gods, how much this affects the MC's behavior compared to the PvPers remains to be seen.
There's a lot of potential here, I'm looking forward to seeing if the author can keep it up.
PotassiumRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is still early days, but this one looks like a promising fiction, well written, few grammatical mistakes or misspellings, interesting characters and a not-stupid, not-murderhobo MC. I look forward to continuing to read this story, with mange's to fill that niche for a transmigration LitRPG that does not suck.
UguDyLightRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
First, I thank the author for sharing.
Style and Grammar: Nothing much to say, it's well written all along. The different speech patterns are kept throughout rather perfectly.
After a bunch of chapters, you can truly feel the nautical knowledge/research done to write this. At the very least, it does feel like the author knows his stuff and that's a giant plus. Great job there.
Story: It's not a brand new type of story but it's a genre that people enjoy. I'm one of those. Isekai Fantasy is something I enjoy and this one is well-written so I enjoy it.
The events are flowing smoothly and while not being rushed. The pace is kept consistently.
The universe's laws and rules are defined and depicted with clarity and easy to comprehend.
Character : There has yet to be a deep introspection on the different characters and it is mostly solely focused on the MC. Then again, it's still only 40 chapters in and there were some small parts here and there pertaining to the how and why of what was happening. I have no complaints there though I do hope that there'd also be some more focus on the secondary character's minds. Then again, only 40 chapters in ^^
I will stick around as it's worth it. I encourage others to do the same.
UnoriginalPervertRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Read up on it thus far, sadly. Definitively something to keep an eye on and I recommend it for everyone who likes litRPG. Once the blue bars set in, I promise this'll blow up.
I'm no sailor, but the story made me want to live closer to a warm, sandy beach and learn more about the sea- maybe in time... I'll know all there is from following this project.
I'm excited to see where this goes!
young trash, the immortalRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This is good stuff. It's a unique twist on a genre that's been done far too many times. You can't miss out on trying it. At least read the first five chapters and you'll realize that it's not some boring Isekai trash with sleeper tier MCs.
Fifty words long review requirement is a pain. I don't have much to say about this story, other than give it a shot!
GershRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
So far it sounds great. All the plotlines seem to work together well and nothing seems to show many inconsistencies other than the fact that our mc can kill people a lot of levels higher than him. So far though, levels have shown to mean nothing which is fun. Magic so far seems intuitive and not game breaking which is also nice. Great MC if not a little too good for his own good. Not afraid of killing someone though while also trying not to kill someone if he can reasonably help it which is a nice touch.
Han YangRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I've been reading this one on amazon and then shifted over here. What a treat this series is. Keep up the fun writing and am digging the direction of the story. I enjoy the crisp prose, witty banter, and epic action. Also, at times, I find the story be deeper than the surface shows. I really recommend it and if you're on the fence, give it a go.
LeonVRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I think the title is pretty self-explanatory. Take a gruff and not-so-nice person, give'im the ol' selective amnesia cleanup, slap some magical power on him and send him into a fantasy pirate era adventure.
Reminds me of something my old DnD group would run, and some of the characters are just the right kind of cooky and crazy to fit right in with that theme.
Good writing, suspenseful events, though can get a little repetetive at times. Also prepare for SO many nautical terms.
I thuroughly enjoy it. I binged like 94-some chapters.
lakeanonRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The style is straightforward. Good prose, sentences are clear. The sailing sections are written with knowledge and maintain tension extremely well. The ending to the first arc is a great example of this.
Nothing stands out as far as grammar errors.
This story is fun. The opening and setting would give the sense of darkness, and there's no denying that it pervades the world, but there's a core of enjoyment that shines through in the writing and characters. The author has a passion for sailing and it shows in the tension of the ship to ship combat. So far, only one large "arc" has taken place, with the rest being more like small adventures. Each adventure is well paced though, moving at a brisk pace without feeling too rushed, lending to easy and enjoyable reading sessions that keep you turning the page.
The cast is large, and only the future can say how the author will handle them. But Caleb's, Tavia's, and Shaw's personalities are strong, and carry each adventure well.
I would recommend this story for anyone who wants a good adventure story. There's a lot of nautical knowledge that gets used to add flavor and a level of realism to the story, and a rather shallow magic system, more to add an extra dimension to fights and the greater world, than to create a game system only with the intent to break it.