Tales and Legends of Tamriel : Twin moons

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The continent of Tamriel is a unique place where many races live together. Humans, elves, orcs, lizardmen... they are many to populate this mythical continent. But of all the peoples, the khajiits are undoubtedly the strangest and the most curious of all.

This race of cat-people lives in the warm and exotic province of Elsweyr. Under the benevolent gaze of the moons, the Khajiits live as they have for millennia. To our human eyes, their culture would be strange and bizarre, but they don't care.

Princess Shazira, daughter of the khan Razirr'Ri, has lived locked up and cut off from the world since she was a child. She is said to be fragile and sickly by nature, but she knows perfectly well that it is all a lie. Curious and adventurous by nature, the princess does not hesitate to run away at the slightest opportunity to discover a little more of this vast world that fascinates her so much and from which she is kept away.

It is during one of her many escapades that she crosses by chance a young human mercenary freshly arrived in Elsweyr, Alberic, who pays the price of this meeting. Unbeknownst to Shazira, forces are at work in the shadows as the young khajiit is the object of an ancient prophecy made to her father before she was even born. Strange events soon strike the family of Lord Razirr'Ri and he decides to take his daughter away to hide her and put her in a safe place.

For the first time in her life, Princess Shazira leaves the capital. At first euphoric at the idea of traveling, she soon discovers that the evil that has awakened in the shadows is now after her...

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Status: Completed
Year: 2021
Author: LoupDupre

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Ariadne_YarnRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This story definitely has potential. But the chapters are very long (4k+) compared to the standard RR word counts. (2k) The words are also italicised which makes it difficult to read and tiring for the eyes. Nonetheless, it’s a decent slowburn fantasy where humans, elves and cats interact.
1. Story.
From what I am reading so far, the story seems to be a cult that is hunting for our female cat princess MC. There is also Alberic, a human MC and his mercenary crew. Seems like the chase is about to start but after 9k+ words, it hasn’t begun yet. The pacing is slow and the story really takes the time to explain the world setting and various characters before diving into action. Thus, a slowburn. I would give it 4 stars for now but it definitely has potential to soar to greater heights.
2. Style.
The author’s description is very detailed but can be a little too expository at times. This works well in worldbuilding but for character development, it falls short. I would have preferred if there was more dialogue between the characters. There are also many POV changes which flowed reasonably well in my opinion. I would give this a 4 stars as it wasn’t really to my liking but a good style nonetheless. I advise using more similes and metaphors to make the readers feel certain emotions.
3. Grammar.
The grammar is very good. No complaints here. 5 stars!
4. Characters
The characters are well-developed but I think they have more room to shine. The story has been focusing more on worldbuilding and less on the characters that made it feel unbalanced. Still, the characters are definitely well-thought out and I can see potential in their growth. 4 stars for this based on the limited content I read so far.
5. Closing.
It’s definitely worth reading if you like slowburn fantasy. Unfortunately, the pacing was a little slow for me who prefers fast-paced action. I haven’t really read up to the action so I can’t give an accurate judgement yet. Nonetheless, it’s a good slowburn fantasy with a