Stranger than Fiction (Draft Edition)

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2020

Author

T. B. Mare

• A Final Note Before Moving On.
  Jun 24, 2022
• Chapter 53
  Jun 11, 2022
• Chapter 52
  Jun 11, 2022
• Chapter 51
  Jun 11, 2022
• Chapter 50
  Jun 11, 2022
• Chapter 49
  Jun 1, 2022
• Chapter 48
  May 31, 2022
• Chapter 47
  May 31, 2022
• Chapter 46
  May 31, 2022
• Chapter 45
  May 27, 2022
• Chapter 44
  May 27, 2022
• Chapter 43
  May 23, 2022
• Chapter 42
  May 23, 2022
• Chapter 41
  May 20, 2022
• Yet Another AN
  May 20, 2022
• Chapter 40
  May 20, 2022
• Chapter 39
  May 14, 2022
• Chapter 38
  May 5, 2022
• Chapter 37
  May 1, 2022
• Chapter 36
  Apr 24, 2022

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• MalikBenRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  What a great story. It's compeling to the point I had to postpone my bedtime for several days. It was without regret, nonethelss. I enjoyed the plot that thicken progressivly, Lukas is a good main character and it's refreashing to see authors who aren't afraid to be original.
  I like to read here to train and better my english, and i didn't plan on liking a story so much :D :D
  For me this story is heavily recommanded. But be warned, you are here for a wild ride.
  Thank to the authors!
• Mister Majick ManRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I enjoy this very much. They write well. They are rewriting this to make it better, and they have characters with character and implied history, they are people. It's a world not a choice path made up of what ifs and lucky breaks. The mc is not an idiot who gets lucky by breaking rules. He thinks through decisions. With logic. An enjoyable experience when you are as me.
  So I conclude. It is worth your time.
  So read it.
  Or I will find you.
  -The Fickle Ferryman
• RisingDawnRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  STF is one of the more unique isekai stories on RR. A beautiful read, with well-developed characters and an amazing world. The lore hasn't been showcased much yet but knowing Blackstaff and NightMarE, it'll be amazing. If the original was anything to go by, the rewrite will be amazing as well. I'm looking forward to the updates.
• Fanfic_readerRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I came in expecting to read an incredible story and was not disappointed. An amazing plot with superb world building. It shouldn't surprise me just how easy it is to become immersed in the story, but here we are. Definitely recommended for any reader who finds themselves interested in the stranger things on the fringes of reality.
• mj_enigmaRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  The story is one of the better ones available on the website and is a throughly enjoyable read. I Like the character development and the world building. The story is well written and am eagerly looking forward to the updates.
  I especially like how the writters have gone into the lore and the development of the back story
• ChaddtsRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  everything is great whether it's  Characters, grammar, descriptions etc. I can see a great story here. My only issue is a more personal one that is to say pettiness. and no not my pettiness but the pettiness of the supposed gods if this story. Not my cup of tea to see such being act so foolishly much of the story seems driven by just that gods which act like overpowered children without morality or a conscience personally to me that seems a bit cliche at best contrived at worst. I can see many people loving this book I would have like this book as well had I read it a a few years ago. And the story may very well have more to it that drives it forwards other than this ,however I'm not hooked enough to ignore the childish gods.
• SnakefistRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  I think I have developed some sort of masochistic relationship with this book after reading it for so long. Like an abused dog, I keep coming back each week, hoping for pets, instead receiving only kicks in the face. Every chapter, I wish for something to happen, for the plot to progress in some meaningful way, but no. Oh, but we occasionally get glimmers of progress, luring us to stay and hope, only for the authors to mercilessly crush all expectations, damning us for daring to dream.
  If you think I’m exaggerating, the last three chapters have been about two side characters talking about things we know happened already and giving info dumps on religion of the world. The problem with that is that we get nothing from characters repeating what we already know. Their reactions to learning it is meaningful, but we don’t need to go into an in-depth explanation of the whole series of events to get it. The problem with the exposition dump is that it seams like the characters should already know a lot about it. It’s their religion, they would have probably learned all about it when they were children. Why are they talking about this stuff? If they were telling Lucas it would make more sense.
  The pacing is ridiculous at this point. Each chapter has maybe two or three important paragraphs and everything else is skippable. It’s like the authors are being paid for every word written and are trying to find the most contrived and unnecessary ways to stretch things out.
  In book 2 there have been two or three important events, and they are worth maybe 10 chapters in all. 19 other chapters have been meaningless conversations and exposition dumps.
  If we were getting 5 chapters per week, I would have been a lot more understanding, but we are getting 2 chapters each week and when two thirds are skippable there is a big problem.
  Maybe one day when we grow old and weak this story will be finished and then you should give it a try, but right now it’s just not worth it. Don’t get lured in
• olivethebraveRoyal Road

  ★★★ 3.0

  Originally, I had rated this story very highly (4.5 stars): Lukas was a sympathetic character with an endearingly classic "never give up" attitude, and the Goddess was comically condescending and somewhat mysterious. Unfortunately, the ending of the first novel, and the entirety of the second novel frustrate me to no end.
  Lukas feels like he's constantly at the mercy of everyone around him. There is never a point in time where he isn't being manipulated, and he seems to just do what everyone else wants him to.
  Sure, this isn't new since the Goddess leads him by the nose the entirety of the first novel, but not only does that not feel too out-of-place, as she's a literal Goddess, but they also have a charming back and forth where he sometimes pushes back and subverts her expectations.
  This is not the case with his new companion(s). He's lost all agency and the supporting cast's motivations aren't enough to make whatever he's doing compelling.
  The "power down" ending where the Goddess "dies" at the end of book 1 could be fine if it brought us somewhere interesting. However, Lukas then starts the second novel with amnesia and doesn't show any sory of urgency in his quest to save the Goddess, even though that whole mystery/plot was driving the entire story (overarchingly) until then! It really makes us question how much Lukas actually cares for her if he can't be bothered to even think of a plan of action.
  I would highly recommend reading book 1, but I would not start book 2 until we see how it ends and know where book 3 takes us.
• BabyjerboaRoyal Road

  ★★★ 3.0

  The novel starts off strong but fails to achieve the same success in the second arc. Character interactions and dialogue feel a bit off to me and the overarching plot is simply no longer intriguing or engaging. The MC also goes through the cliche nerfing phase once the author realizes they've made him way too powerful.
• MateuszRoyal Road

  ★★ 2.0

  This is a story that on paper shouldn't be as boring as it is -- it's got violence! Romance! A zero to hero narrative! Comedy, presumably! Even if none of those are your thing (they certainly aren't all mine), you'd be in the same boat I was if you assumed this would at least make for something entertaining. Unfortunately, however, the most fascinating part of this story to me was how it continually managed to sap all the excitement from its chapters.
  Story:  This is a tough one to consider distinctly from style, since their issues overlap. The premise itself is fairly boilerplate -- ordinary guy from our world gets sucked into a fantasy setting, wherein gamer powers are bestowed upon him -- and there's nothing wrong with that. Good stories come from putting fun or unique spins on old tropes, after all. But Stranger than Fiction takes a lot of the appeal away from that premise with its pacing and general story choices.
  If you're here for the litRPG elements, you're probably not going to be satisfied with this story. There's no real satisfaction to seeing Lukas's stats go up because his stats basically don't go up. As of the time I'm writing this, the story has reached Volume II, Chapter 18 (917 pages) and yet Lukas is still level 2. So we don't get those stat increases, but we do get treated to long scenes of Lukas grinding away at banal tasks like gathering moss for EXP.
  The world-building is probably the story's strongest aspect besides its grammar, since it does feel like the authors have created a distinct world. But it's not so good that it's capable of carrying the story all on its own.
  Style: Slow pacing is the single most glaring issue here. The story accomplishes in six chapters what could be accomplished in just one. There's constant foreshadowing and promises of what will eventually happen, but it falls flat since thousands and thousands of words will be invested solely into getting that foreshadowing across. It all just rings rather hollow after the firs