Ranger of the North

Self-Published

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Description

Survive the Initiation and be blessed by the Gods.

Several towers arose from the depths of the Continent offering untold power and riches to those who dare climb it.

A millennia later in the ice-bound lands of the north, a ranger makes an alarming discovery. Attacked by a mysterious enemy, Beorn is forced on a journey to find his missing brother and uncover the secrets of his bloodline.

Author's Note:Progression fantasy with a non-OP protagonist. Includes stats and leveling up, light GameLit elements.

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Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2020
Author: Dr.4C

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.4/ 5.0
Followers: 593
Views: 125,546

Chapters(36 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

xcaresRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Well done so far. Nice mc, great world building and well paced.
Minor corrections needed here and there to fix obvious autocorrect blunders. No real spelling issues.
This is not a litrpg game Stat driven work so far. Don't bother to compare it with those. Maybe the author will quantify the hero when he enters the towers but I hope that aspect will be lightweight.
Hope the author keeps up the good work.
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Droy17Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Wow it's awesome. It's like the combination of vikings and monster hunter with towers ( no blue boxes as of the latest chapter) so if you like the aforementioned you should give it a try right away, I can't wait for more. Give it a try.,Iam not really good at giving reviews but I feel obliged to do so because it has a lot of potential.
baelrathRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A little adventurer sets out. Some family secrets, of course.
He seemns like he got some potential.
It was fun following along as he ran around his basically starting zone / tutorial to get the plot flowing and his power base established.
Sure it could use some polishing, but meh. It was still an enjoyable read.
Go for it.
01va123Royal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A story with great potential that deserves more attention.
Style: Amazing. It pulls you in on the very first chapter (not prolouge). You can imagine the scenery of the world around our main character as it is described in great detail. One annoying thing about many stories on this site is that they never clarify what the characters look like. If I can't picture the main character or the world around him then the story has a problem. In ranger of the north I can very well imagine the main character which is nice.
Story: Overall very very good. The story has good pacing and you can't always predict what will happen next. The story is not something super original, but it doesn't have to be. It has a bit of originality to it which is good. The story also seems to be set in a northern viking kind of fantasy setting which is a huge plus for me. Now the reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is a spoiler and a bit of a nitpick so you can ignore it.
When Beorn (our main character) gets a bit of dragon blood. To me it felt a bit rushed and out of nowhere. I expected something like it to happen, but later on in the story.
Grammar: I have spotted only a few mistakes that could be fixed, but overall very good. Could give it a five stars but whatever.
Character score: Amazing characters. Especially Beorn (our main character). He is just a likeable character and feels like a real guy from a fantasy world. He is intelligent, but not a genious. He makes mistakes. He's also a bit of a badass. We know from the get go that he has something special in him that makes him powerful and which is fine since this is a story about him.The side characters are also good, some more memorable than others. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that the story is still in its early stages and there hasn't been enough time for character development.
Overall Im going to give it five stars for now. There is some great potential here for a memorable great story.
LaurybelleRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
I haven't been on RRL in a while but I signed up with a new account for this story. This is an amazing web series with great potential in my opinion, it needs to be even more popular.
Style: I love the writing style. What hooked me immediately was the extremely polished prologue and chapters 1-6. While the rest of the chapters aren't as polished I think they haven't gone through the author's editing yet and it shows slightly. It is still miles above the usual Royalroad fare. The only minor gripe I have is showing the MC's inner thoughts, which doesn't fit with the limited third person observer narration, but I think that is a conscious choice by the author.
Story: The best part. It has so many small hidden pieces and the interconnection these to further the plot is extremely well done. It seems like the author has kept in mind each and every piece he has introduced, even minor seeming things, and has plans for it in the future. The story is a bit slow with no LitRPG elements as of yet, but has an expansive world building and a solid foundation. Rankings are hinted at and I look forward to seeing how it is implemented.
Grammar: Grammar is excellent, few awkward sentences and mistakes, few character referral problems in the newer chapters which I think will be ironed out if the first few chapters are anything to go by. Again miles above the usual RRL fare.
Chracters: Easily the second best part of the story. Each character seems like a real person with their own motivations and their own lives that don't revolve around the MC. Each one has their own traits which are immediately identifiable. Great job. And all hail princess Wilhelmina. A great take on the usual all knowing grandpa in a ring. We get a sassy amnesiac dragon instead.
Overall extremely recommended. Everyone should give it a try even if it doesn't meet your favoured genre.
NogoodstoriesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Novel about a guy. Has reason for his actions. He does stuff intelligently. The fights are well written. The dialogue is believable. No grammar issues. Frequent updates. Only way I quit this story is if the author quits it.
High trending list worthy. Really well done all around. No complaints.
SrayanRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Young nobleman with special bloodline. Involves a (hidden?) link with Dragonkind. Lots of action, swords, magic, gnomish engineering tech all while taking on a quest to awaken the bloodline and/ or an ancient trinket that is bonded with him and to the ancient Dragons. Thankfully the MC is very smart, rational, and brave (but not an idiot) he starts out perhaps lacking ruthlessness, but it does work out. He is not OP but it does become clear that he has been trained extensively by elite troops (retired). It also appears that he has mana but needs to learn a lot about it (trinket with personality helps with this).
No blue screens or RPg style levels, there are grades of power to do with how many "Blessings" you have (Gods are there too) but otherwise it's all old fashioned "skill by doing".
So it's all classic fantasy adventure and very good stuff.
TalariosRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
A great start to a story from a new author. Definitely worth a read!
Generally enjoy the MC, he's an actual person who seems to do things for the right reasons. Pacing is a bit varied, it seems like the author doesn't know exactly where they want the focus of the story so some battles/scenes are super in depth while others are almost summaries. Doesn't detract from the experience much and still fantastic for a first novel!
KyshiesRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
The second chapter was really good, really evocative imagery and stuff. The use of a bolded header reminded me of my own writing, haha.
That said, the grammar could use some work. Many lines of dialogue and exposition just run off without commas, which makes reading them a tad bit jarring. Moreover, repeating one character's name in multiple successive sentences within the same paragraph is a little weird, but maybe that's just me. Even so, I would suggest that the author should make more use of 'he' and/or 'his' when describing Beorn's (is that how you spell it?) actions.
The world building could also use some touch-up, too. More details could be given as Beorn interacts with the world, and explanations for the various in-universe terms given to the reader. Sure, the characters know, but what about the readers? Greater details can be withheld and developed in future chapters, but it would be nice to give the readers a general idea of what is what, and so on.
All in all, it's pretty decent, but could use some editing to spruce it up. Might I suggest some manner of re-write in the future to help make the narrative flow better?
some total kretinRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
TL;DR: It's the classical archetype of a young adult hero's journey with a generic plot that's a bit flimsy, but all in all readable and engaging. If you can overlook that everybody and their dog likes/loves the MC for no reason.
Okay... Next patient, please!
What's yer name?
[...]
Beorn? Well just by that name and your stature I can plainly see you've caught protagonist-itis. That's what being the last heir to a noble house trained by an elven ranger with a magical doodad does to ya.
Let me look at you better...
Yup!
See - you even got a plot armour.
[....?]
No, not there! Over here, around your eyes!
[..!..]
It's made from a store-bought set of my first fantasy journey, you can see how the author did not think some of it through and some of the paint's flaking off.
I bet everyone you meet likes you.
Were you in a city recently?
Ooh. And they fast-tracked you to someone important who took one look at you and - ...
[...?]
Yes, yes.. like I just did
[...]
...And proclaimed that they liked you, gave you resources and sent you to do something terribly important only you - gosh darn it - only just the bright-eyed bushy-tailed young hero like you can do. Everyone else is soooo terribly busy, you see?
[..., ......!]
And there was a random encounter tying loose ends out of nowhere for no good reason whatsoever just before that?
[...]
Now that can mean only one thing - it's your first protagonist-itis.
[....!!!??]
Now now, boy. Calm down. All is not lost.
[...]
You just need to realise the plot armour you have is flimsy and poking holes in it does not take much effort and get a reality check once in a while.
Now, I'm gonna prescribe you caution and you should stop letting yourself be fast-tracked through fortuitous encounters and hope everyone you meet won't turn out to be mysterious strong plot device corraling you through the assembly instructions checklist of that trope.
If you do continue like that, I won't be seeing you like this, but in a hazmat suit or with a shovel.