Royal Blooded - A Harem Fantasy Novel (Check Description for Posting Dates!)

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Eli Graysonknewthere was no such thing as magic. Heknewthere were no other worlds filled with magical races beyond his imagining. Heknewhe was a regular guy, just trying to recover from a brutally difficult breakup.That is, until he foiled an assassination attempt on an elven princess who showed him exactly how wrong he was. He's thrust headfirst into a hidden world of potent magic and sinister plots only to discover he has powers of his own. Together with his team of magical ladies he unravels the mystery behind who ordered the assassination attempt in the first place, only to discoverjusthow deep the rabbit hole goes.Authors Note: Books 1-3 can be found on Amazon here: https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0CCJVM8P5Posting Schedule: M/W/FBook 4 will start on Dec 24th, 2025! It will remain up until April 10th, 2026 when I'll be taking it down to repost on Amazon.Book 5 will start on April 12th, 2025! It will remain up until July 15th, 2026 when I'll be taking it down to repost on Amazon.If you'd like to read ahead you can join my Patreon here for free! https://www.patreon.com/c/fgsmith

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Status
Ongoing
Year
2023
Author
F.G. Smith

Tags

FANTASYADVENTUREMAGICSUPERNATURALMARTIAL ARTSMULTIPLE LOVERSROMANCE SUBPLOTSTRONG LEADMALE LEADLOW FANTASYURBAN FANTASYCONTEMPORARY

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4.0/ 5.0
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28,328

Chapters(53 total)

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Community Reviews(9)

  • SoulessRedRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    A well written narrative with thought put into a new world system that ties in known mythology and terminology.
    I didn't run across any grammer or spelling issues that jarred me from the story. As such I can honestly say I didn't see any, if it doesn't register to slow me down then I don't care.
    Pacing was good with enough backstory to clarify but not end up in info dump territory and the characters showed appropriate emotional responses to situations that came across as believable even with it being a harem style story.
    If there were to be a follow up, seeing as the author left it open for there to be one, I'd definitely give it a read.
    Well done Smith, a story to be proud of.
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  • InterestingLadRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    This is a really enjoyable harem fantasy story. The MC has  a backstory (which we are shown) that lets us pull for him to "get something better," and that ties directly to one part of a satisfying conclusion.
    The primary relationship develops reasonably and without being rushed, and the cultural framework for the existence of harems is reasonable. The MC is reasonably concerned about whether all parties, but him included, can get what they want from a harem configuration, without getting all wrapped around the axle about it. The women are distinct, not only physically, but in character, interpersonal roles, and motivation for being interested in the MC.
    The challenges for the MC also face the harem and require their help. For example, at one point, the MC, the established LI and the potential ones come together to form a solid fantasy dungeon diving team, though they're going on a covert mission into another kingdom, not a dungeon.
    One reviewer has criticized the story for not having more characters outside of the harem members, but I think that's a little unfair. This is a novel, not an epic, and yet there is the MC, five distinct potential members of the harem, two primary antagonists, and at least five other characters that we learn about their roles, motivations, actions, plus at least one more that hints at future directions. That's not to shabby for a story that, to meet the demands of its sub-genre, must set up the harem. Basically, I don't believe criticism on the basis of "You wrote this type story instead of that type" is fair. The author did a great job of writing the type of story he set out to write, and it delivers at a high level for readers who enjoy harem fantasy stories.
    As far as technical matters, the prose style is easy to read, there are some entertaining dialogue moments, and grammatical errors are extremely few and far between.
    Excellent story. If you like harem fantasy, you'll be glad you gave Royal Blooded a try.
  • PierceGreyRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I'm a huge harem fan, and this one is considerably better than most. It has many of the tropes of  the genre and it does them all well. It takes the time to set things up,  keeps you titillated, actually has world-building and fun magic and a sign of a grand plot even in the first several chapters. So basically, if you're a harem fan, you're going to enjoy this - just go read it.
    Style - Like slipping into a warm bath. Feels kind of cozy and relaxed and cute (with the girls), but actually the action with the satyr was very well done. So I think we can expect the style to change and flow a bit based on the story, which is always great. I haven't made it to the sex scenes as of this review, but the tension building to them tells me they're going to be good.
    Grammar - clean, no issues, nothing that took me out of the story at all
    Story - Far better than most harems. There's a whole new world to explore, all kinds of magic powers and organizations hinted at - basically a vast setting all hinted at and waiting for our heroes. It really gives a positive, excited feel that you're in for a fun ride. What more do you want?
    Character - The girls are cute, especially the princess. I want moar. That's a pretty good sign the writer is doing his job. Our hero is pretty standard, but I'm very glad he's not a pushover, knows how to fight, and has a magic power that sounds intriguing. I'd buy the guy a beer, at the very least.
    I can see why this is doing so well, folks, it's fun, it's polished, it's doing exactly what it promises to do. I look forward to reading the rest!
  • crypticorbRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Very well written plot, and there aren't any airheaded females. The Main Character is a fairly smart but average fellow thrust into extraordinary circumstances, with supportive but capable female companions.
    Sexy times are well written without being the only focal point of the characters. Each female character has their own abilities, thoughts, desires, personalities, and responsibilities outside their interactions with the main character, and are often more capable than he is.
    Very few if any spelling or grammar errors, and the chapter length is neither too short or too long.
  • Winter_SovereignRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I quite enjoy fantasy works in general and the whole "I saved a Princess, now I'm royalty" is in the top 10 of tropes I like. That being said, I find the pacing so far to be great. Starting with trauma to set the stage for the main character and our expectations with how they will react to things is good, I'm not a fan of seeing written trauma generally, however, this was done well. Having action plus introduction definitely helped keep me glued to the story and connected to the characters. Overall, very well done so far at the time of my review.
  • XeroYLGRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    If you like harem and romance stories, this work is for you.
    The pace is a little fast but it doesn't feel bad because each chapter is quite long.
    The story in general does not have a plot that is so deep but it is not so bad that you have to turn off your brain cells to read it. Anyway, what in my opinion is attractive about this novel is not the story itself (which is not bad either) but the romance and interactions between the mc and his harem. All the relationships here are very healthy, each female protagonist has a different personality and they are given their time to shine and for their relationship to progress. Even so, this is not the only thing it offers, since the author has created a very extensive world with a great variety of races. We will also have a lot of magic,
    which is not so visible at first but later we will see more
    as the mc learns the various magics of his girls and becomes more OP. The mc in the first chapters seems somewhat naive but improves over time.
    I can't say much about the grammar since my native language is not English.
    In general, it is the type of story you want to read when you are trying to relax and even more so if you like the harem and isekai genre
  • ensignminsonRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    Much like the author other novel I am reading (Synthesis, a science fiction theme variant but similar to this novel in many regards) this a harem novel with some sexual content (although not as much as you may think).
    I like this because it is what it says on the tin and the relationships the MC develops are meant to be healthy, there is plot armor to justify the building of the harem but all the partners in the story are willing and seem to care about each other which is appealing to me.  The magic system has just enough wrinkles to make it interesting, the MC travels to new worlds versus being iskie’d which is a good change over the normal trope.
    the characters are fleshed out enough to differentiate and to even care about them a bit, some need a bit more screen time so to speak but that will hopefully take place in the second book.
    in the whole this, like the author’s other novel is a positive, interesting, bit of romantic escapism and I am thoroughly enjoying it.
  • savethatprincessRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 3.5
    I'm gonna start with the Obvious: This Story has a major Wish Fullfilment Focus.
    That's what most of us are here for. If not all.
    And Royal Blooded got that part down. Like really.
    So, if you're here for this, and only this, then dive in. This is for you.
    The Problem starts for me when you want to have a side dish next to your wish fullfilment. Like good Worldbuilding, as is customary for Fantasy Novels. Or a set of Characters that all influence the World and the Story. We like those in Romance / Harem Stories, right?
    Yeah, no. You get Wish fullfilment with two extra Servings of Wish fullfillment.
    It is cranked to the Max, and you can somewhat see other parts of the Novel, especially the Characters, suffering through that. I mean, how do you do Characters, when there are basically no other Males than the MC (don't wanna spoil anything, but basically it seems we do not want any rivals here. So we literally do not get anyone in the entire thing i've read that's even an option for the Main Love Interest. Like, actual zero. Nothing. Just MC.)
    And same for the females, but in reverse. As far as i can tell, there's only possible Love interests., not counting MLI's Family, of course. Which means, they all HAVE to be really supportive towards the MC.
    With the Story, it's more of the same. It all seeemed to happen in a way that the MC could show off what he all could do. Which again, means the other Characters can't move, otherwise they might outshine the MC.
    And even the consequence that i expected to happen after one of the main plot points got resolved unconventionally just didn't happen so far. It seems solved. And that's kinda sad to me. 'Cause i want to see the MC grow, by being faced with challenges that aren't his specialty. Where he could use support. Maybe from the people around him?
    But so far, he did everything alone.
  • ElorieRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 3.5
    He's romantic, a martial artist, an AI programmer, business consultant, handsome, a musician, in shape, vulnerable... can even cook! It's spiderman, the 'primary purpose: protect' is there, without tragedy and (thus far) real adversity.
    Wowsy, I don't think anything at all was missed. It's like the author went down the list and marked v next to each and every one.
    Mana enhances male libido, at least six elf-girls per guy (add pheonix and dryad and orc and...), please I need more girls in the harem - you're too much - and they all want you...
    The formula was concocted from all the standard ingredients and the result is accordingly exactly what you'd expect, except for the sex-stuff not being anything much.