Prince of Destiny

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Description

Karl is the last prince of a royal house that has been overthrown by brutal revolutionaries. Orphaned by the revolutionaries, he was rescued and has been raised in secret by Leevana, a green skinned night-hag, for the past ten years. When Karl turns sixteen and is old enough to embrace his destiny, he and Leevana must set out on a quest to find his royal grandmother. But the depraved new leader of the revolutionaries, Joe Steel, is on their trail...

Somewhat inspired by the basic concept of Don Bluth's fairy tale animated feature, purporting to be based on the myths surrounding Anastasia Romanov. I don't think this counts as a fanfiction, because it does not use anyone else's characters and it is in its own self-contained world, but please keep in mind the inspiration. Leevana and Karl are completely original characters, but Joe Steel, the bigger bad, is inspired by Stalin.

Maybe let me know if you think it should have a fanfiction tag or not.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2017
Author: Greenhag

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Rating: 4.1/ 5.0
Followers: 16
Views: 16,957

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Community Reviews(2)

TheResonantWordsmithRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
Having read to "Dare to Dream," I have to say that I like this story so far.
Style 3.5/5: The dialogue isn't my favorite, but it also doesn't bother me. Some lines from Karl sound like they’re coming from an older boy and then others hit the head on the nail. The author makes good use of cliffhangers, more so in later chapters.
Grammar 4/5: Nothing stuck out to me as being too bad. There are a couple sentences here and there that might be better if they were restructured but nothing major that I could see. It was actually quite easy to read.
Story 4/5: As far as the pacing is concerned, chapter one starts with a bang and the next two-three chapters are more slice of life/watching the main character grow and bond with his adoptive immortal mother. I really got into the story because I recognize the influences from history. I would like to know more about the fictional royal family, but I understand the story’s not about them. It seems like the plot is gaining momentum and the stakes are getting higher now.
Character 3.5/5: I believe the author portrays good character motivation, especially for the maternal relationship between Lee and Karl. That being said, I was hoping for a bit more character development. I know it’s early but we do see Karl age and even though he’s ten years older, he acts very similar to when the story starts.
Overall 4/5: In summary, this story has been a nice read. It’s an original tale with real world inspirations that work to good effect as the story moves on. It’s refreshingly different than what I’ve found lately on RRL and makes me want to continue reading.
VolosRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
As of "Masks and Toys," the third entry to this work, I find "Prince of Destiny" to be worth following. The story introduces more magical and fantasy elements into the story of Anastasia (the film, not the historical grand duchess), and the Christian elements have been removed (so far). The characters and setting have changed, but maintain a Slavic feel (main character is male, for example).
The grammar is barely above average for RRL and could use work.
For now I consider the fiction worth following, with great hopes towards the future.