Scorched - The Winter Winds (LitRPG)
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Frank Ebner once wanted to save the world. Let the second one be better than the first.
On Earth he was a student of... well it hardly matters anymore. It was dying, and he and the rest of his fellows and friends studying how to stave off the end graduated just in time to be told it was too late.
That there was not enough time, funds, will, to stop it anymore. That the governments and the worthies of the world had moved from trying to stop it, to surviving the oncoming apocalypse, while blaming each other.
That was a world Frank wanted nothing to do with. One riven by wars for places in the Archologies going up, and between them and the dying world they were leaving behind.
So when a strange voice offered him a way out, to a world unmarred by the poison killing his? Frank took it.
The voyage changed him, made him fit his new world, one of stats and magic. It came with perks, for in passing through their Heavens, they'd been exposed to Divinity, and taken some of the Celestial within them.
Heroes now, but there are heroes, and there are Heroes. The nobility of the Empire care only for those who carry blessed bloodlines, and their time to adapt and train up for the new world is limited.
Patrons are scarce among those like Frank, with only the base Hero perks, and magic studies expensive and lengthy. Often requiring heavy Oaths to gain the necessary aid to wield mana as a mage.
Frank found another way. It nearly cost him his life.
Now on the run and burned by the very magic he sought and craved, he is a pilgrim traveling to the The Eternal Tree, font of Perseverance. Frank hopesIr-karlakwill grant him some way to recover from the fires that scorched him.Withoutsnuffing out the embers those fires lit within, for he has learned to harness them and he would not give up magic for the world.
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In the last 21 days, as I update this, I've managed about 18-19 updates. So Scorched should update most days, muse willing. She's fickle, sometimes. Not every day, but most.
If there's an update for the day, it will be at7PM, GMT+2.
*[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] Actually completed it. :) *
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- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2022
- Author
- primemountain
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- 4.5/ 5.0
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Chapters(41 total)
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Community Reviews(6)
- CorRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Chap 34 and really loving it so far,
the world and its cultures have more subtlties going on under the surface than your usual star trek method.
The Stats and mechanics are much more focused in scope by having the numbers being so small, limited number of equipped abilities, and significant time to re-equip, means you never get lost as to what the characters have.
The more mature aspects of trauma and abuse (of all kinds) are handled in a light yet respectfull manner that does not put you off, does not feel preachy, and does not glorify it.
I am thoproughly looking forward to the next 500 chapters! - Moritz HauffRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Really loved it so far. Came for the kingdombuilding I thought I read in the synopsis, stayed for the characters.
The story starts with in my opinion beautiful world building and a direct but gentle introduction and/or motivation for the MC. He is one of many typical isekai heros who got summoned by an actual kingdom(empire), trained and used for war. Now at the beginning of the series he is still further disillusioned, deserted from the empire and at a quest for magical healing after his company got ritually annihilated.
It really hooked me how he has a sensible motivation for what he is doing and how he goes about it. I also quite liked how he is contemplating the moral and ethical implications of a magical socitey with a system and that he for parts trying to adapt to them but also parts trying to change them. But well changing society is hard as one single middling powerful man and I approve because also in stories not everything should be solved with one remark of the mc or two sentences.
Style
Third person character focused? (You can read what he thinks). Additionally there are some few well placed changed POVs.
It tends a little to rambling but not the author but the mc is easily distracted or not really distracted but introspective and contentplative. I liked it because at least for me it managed to generate interest to think for myself about those topics.
Story
5/5 story so far. Not your run of the mill hero summoning or VR little but an organic world with a mc (who was a hero) but has now an individual and challenging task. You got enough style of life and thinking but also action scenes, so a good mix and thus far no grinding or always the same fights.
Grammar
Not a native speaker myself but I would say one of the better ones and already edited. I didn't see major mistakes (or any at all but as I said I wouldn't see this myself probably). What I can say is that the sentences flow easily.
Characters
Good MC and many interesting and individual side characte - TheOldLord10256Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0The grammar of the story is phenomenal and the sentence structure flows very well with little to no garbled sentences.
The style and characters of the book aren't cardboard or floppy and they have depth to them.
Some sections of the book would not be great for some people due to slight trigger warning sections because the book is very real with some of the culture clash that could occur.
The magic/litrpg system that is used is very new (at least to me) and is a very interesting way to go.
The only gripe that I could have with the book is due to starting well into the journey of the main character you don't get the learning bump that the MC gets at the same time so it almost feels as though you are trying to piece together the system and the world while everything else moves but I was able to get a grip on the system and some of the ways of the people within the first few chapters so it wasn't terrible or bad but certainly not great.
The book is an interesting read that you might just like if you can look past how you start in the middle of the MC's journey. - jessicaroyaleRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0First chapter took a bit too get going, but pretty soon the worldbuilding, novel magic system, and character development will have you hooked. Still pretty early in the story, but if it keeps up to quality this will be great.
Grammar was good, a few odd constructions but nothing that would distract from the story.
As of chapter 8, side characters are starting to pick up some depth, and MC has a distinct voice that seems like a real person. White hat good guy, but not juvenile or terribly naive about it.
Story is hard to rate, as it is still early days plot wise. 8 chapters in and you know the world, and some of the challenges the MC faces, but not sure if I could articulate an overarching storyline beyond issekai guy progresses, but some stuff has been foreshadowed.
I like the style. Not grimdark, but still has that gritty realistic feel to it instead of cartoon violence. World is original, not just a Tolkien ripoff. The magic system is slowly unfolding but seems to have consistent, logical rules so far, which is a big plus for me. The way the stats tie into the story is done well, although there are definitely less blue boxes than some of the crunchier litrpgs. If you're tired of reading the same tropes over and over again on RR, this might be right up your alley. - SliefRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5This novel is better than most, Hella good writing with exciting plot. I especially like the characters and the narrating style!
Don't know about other but I'll definitely be keeping up with the updates.
Block if text, block of text, block of text, block of text. Block of text. Block of text. And more block of text. - FlicsmoRoyal Road★★★★ 4.0Minor spoilers ahead.
Scorched is an interesting novel. Although it's technically an isekai, it plays with the genre in unique and fun ways. Rather than starting with the typical truck/meeting with God/etc. then onto adventures, this novel picks up a few years after the protagonist is summoned - specifically, after leaving the politically treacherous kingdom that summoned him. We follow Frank trying to make his way in a new country, and more importantly, a new culture. This novel puts a heavy emphasis on cultural differences (among other things. We'll get to that) which is, well, a novel take on the genre that I was very excited to read. Unfortunately its success in tackling that concept is mixed, as is the execution of many of the primary themes of the story. Still, it's competently written by an author who has clearly put a lot of effort into setting up an engaging and unique world. There's a lot to enjoy here.
Grammar & Style:
It's a bit of a rough read. There are quite a few minor errors - odd phrasing, commas where they shouldn't be, things like that. What's worse though, well, it's a bit difficult to describe; paragraphs will talk about 'it' with no indication of what 'it' is, or characters will suddenly stop walking when it wasn't written they were walking. It's as if it's missing pieces. It varies in degree, ranging from minor hiccups in flow to leaving the reader lost for paragraphs at a time. That being said, the author has acknowledged this issue recently and identified it as an artifact of a rushed editing process. And it's improved! Newer chapters are much more coherent - there's still the odd confusing moment, but the worst of it has definitely been alleviated. For the most part this rating reflects the more recent chapters, although with how rough some of the earlier chapters are it's hard to rate this aspect of the series as a whole more generously.
Which is a shame considering there's actually some solid prose underneath the hit-or-miss editing. It