Sect of Clones
Self-Published
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Description
My name was Desmond Lee Johnson. I died in an explosion. That's all I can remember.
I am now a puddle on the top of a mountain. Yeah, it sucks. Good news is that every day I make a (human) clone of myself. Bad news is that I can't stop making clones of myself. Good news is that I have a 'system' that makes things easier. Bad news is that it doesn't explain how to use it.
And what does it mean to 'cultivate'?
Hiya! I'm the god of mischief and masks, Mildova! This year, I had the wonderful idea of putting a human soul in a pond. Let's watch how fa- oh hey Hades. No I don't know where that soul went. That's so str-urgh. sorrysorrypleaseletmego.
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2023
- Author
- Kirrelevent
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- Rating
- 5.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 37
- Views
- 5,316
Chapters(7 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- alfapeperoniRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Sect of Clones is about Desmond Lee Johnson, a 44 year old guy who is reincarnated as a puddle with cloning abilities. The premise is a novel one with a lot of potential, both the puddle and cloning aspects promise an interesting and creative story. To top it off, the setting is in a xianxia world, hinting at a lot of fun to come.
Let's start from the good:
The system is based on realistic biology/genetics with a lot of complexity and potential. The author introduced interesting obstacles for the protagonist to solve: zero mobility, low initial usefulness of clones, individuality of clones etc.
Because SoC doesn’t have a lot of reviews/views and I don't want to discourage others from reading it, the negative aspects will be in a spoiler block.
The bad:
Although the protagonist is 44 he acts and thinks like an 18 year old. He doesn’t really consider his actions and does something equivalent to bashing all the buttons and hoping for the best. What if the “low poly clones” aren’t capable of consuming food and water, isn’t creating them equivalent to dooming them to horrible death? If the protagonist was younger this could be attributed to the rashness of youth but for a 44 year old guy it’s just cruel.
At least for now the puddle+cloning setting is basically a dungeon core. Which has been explored in hundreds of books.
I dislike the whole “American Gods” part, the early chapters are where we should be hooked into the story, but instead are given a lukewarm story about the gods from earth.
Also the whole low poly thing clashes with the realistic biology system, maybe a Spore like setting would make more sense.
If the story had more views and my review had less effect I would rate it 3/5.