The Abyssal Dungeon

Self-Published

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Description

The world of Vol, a huge, bountiful plane where the only constant is life, in its many, many forms. One such form is a dungeon core, a peculiar little gemstone, and the focus of our attention. Watch as this otherwise unremarkable gem awakens in one of the most resplendant places in Vol, an aptly named Mana Reef, and how it turns its simple hole in the ocean floor into something truly unique, all while the rest of the world is forced to deal with its growth.

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This is my first venture into writing for fun, and I'm hoping to keep this running until I run out of juice. With that said, I very much enjoy dungeon core novels, and wanted to do one a bit outside the norm. Hope you enjoy!

If you want to come stop by the discord, I know we'd all be more than happy to welcome you!https://discord.gg/pcR5g5XX8h

Information

Status
Hiatus
Year
2018
Author
TheDeepDarkReef

Tags

FANTASYADVENTUREMAGICANTI-HERO LEADFEMALE LEADSLICE OF LIFESTRONG LEADGAMELITMALE LEADMULTIPLE LEAD CHARACTERSNON-HUMAN LEADREADER INTERACTIVEHIGH FANTASYDUNGEON CORE

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Rating
4.5/ 5.0
Followers
4,887
Views
3,790,434

Chapters(128 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

  • tomereaderRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    The Abyssal Dungeon is entertaining read, which does several things better than any other dungeon core novel I have read.  First, the author keeps the focus on the dungeon and its evolving creatures, and does not let the chapters about adventurers take away from the fact that this is a novel primarily about a dungeon.  Second, the dungeon is shown as truly alien: it is not a reincarnated human, it has no gender, and it has only the loosest grasp of language and talks as little as possible.  Finally, the author avoids giving his dungeon the immediate ability to transform its creatures however it likes; the dungeon has to let its creatures fight to evolve, and its tentative experiments with deliberate changes are largely unsuccessful, which helps to slow down the pace of the book.
    There are also a few ideas which are either completely or almost unique in the dungeon core genre.  There are several chapters in the dungeon from the perspective of the dungeon's creatures; there are chapters where not only adventurers but also wild animals invade; and
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    the overarching plot seems to be setting up the dungeon fairies as the main villians.
    There aren't many flaws to point out.  If you need your stories to have ongoing character development, or a engrossing plot which spans the entire book, you may not like this book.  There are a few grammatical mistakes, including a rare few which leave a sentence completely unreadable, but these are few and far between.  I have pointed out the unique parts of the book, but there are also some of the same repeated tropes common to all dungeon core novels: D(?) to A ranked adventurers, a dungeon with a few major advantages, a dungeon fairy, etc.  Basically, if you are growing tired to the premises of the dungeon core genre, you may or may not like this book.
    This has been a hard review for me to write, (because it is much easier for me to point out flaws than to list things an author does right), but at the risk of sounding hy
  • Chronos0305Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    This story, even though I have yet to finish it, it will still be one if my favorites. Most of the other dungeon core stories just feel off. They always choose either Kobolds and animals, and while that is technically what the monsters of this dungeon are, they don't feel like it. And it truly does feel like slice of life. The true everyday life of a dungeon core and its fairy. No reincarnation, a true dungeon core. And although some people prefer a more direct storyline, slice of life has its charm. This reminds me of Jeffrey 'Falcon' Lougue's original Slime dungeon books. The books which made me fall in love with the dungeon core genre. Simple in some ways, but sometimes simple is best. Having a storyline too complicated just messes it up. A true work of art, one of the best dungeon core stories on Royal road
  • Shadow13Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    GREAT DUNGEON IDEA!!
    I think the Abyss Dungeon is a great idea. Only a few people make dungeons that include Aquatic creatures, let alone ones that specialize in it. As such I am glad you have chosen to do so and made it work!
    In addition I am pleased with the story itself. So many dungeon stories eventually lose touch with the dungeon and wind up focusing on outside issues or relationships like politics, Avatar Creation, Gods, Demons, Wars between them, etc...
    So far this story has a good balance between everything and I hope it retains its focus on the dungeon.
    Cant wait till the next chapter!
  • ZalgoRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I'm most likely not going to be saying much that hasn't been said already but hey, I'm gonna say it anyway. I think I first found this story while just looking for dungeon stuff. I ended up giving it a read and enjoyed it a ton. With a wonderful mix of enjoyable characters unique and creative creatures and a wonderful plot that you can get yourself lost in. Having a unique type of development that is rare to see across the genre is a refreshing and great thing to see in a story. Not only this, but the story has a discord where you are able to talk to a wonderful group of people who might be just a tad insane. I'm on there quite often so why don't you stop by and say hello sometime. The point is, Abyssal Dungeon is overall a highly enjoyable story with characters who will absolutly murder you if you say anything ever slightly antagonistic. If you're looking for a story where you're as much a part of the story as the character then this is the one. At this point I've run out of things to say and I'm just padding to fill up the 200 charcter limit sooooooo. bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean bean. Sinceraly, Ƒ̭ͦ͒Ɇ̞̈̚ā̶̵ͤṛͣΙ̝͂̿
  • AstiarRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    This is a great story. Filled with humor and shenanigans. As the core slowly learns about what is can do and the world it lives in.
    The characters are wonderful. Even the ones that can't talk express themselves well.
    The drake and siren are my favorites though the doppelganger is fun to read about.
  • LogosthusRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Book was/is really good. Slow pacing and very dungeon centric while still including tidbits of world building. I like it, and would recommend it to others.
  • Rowing SaylorRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    I love dungeon core novels, and this may be my favorite one. The world is logical and the characters in it act realistically with their own motivations and purpose. The dungeon grows and learns with a logic and moral compass that is different from a human yet is still understandable enough for a reader to enjoy. The creature growth may be my favorite version of it as the dungeon isn't an allpowerful being, but must let the creatures grow to a point and can't just create and alter creatures willy-nilly. The uniqueness of the different creatures is impressive and the view points of the creatures are fun to see on occassion. The fact that creatures can actually die and stay dead makes the stakes more real for the dungeon as it wouldn't get the creautre back.Has some common tropes but even improves those. I might suggest starting with a more normal dungeon core novel to get the basics because this novel is so different and may give you an odd view of the genre.... and ruin your enjoyment of the others because this is head and shoulders above most of them.
  • Dragonarrow20Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    Overall it is a great story. The only thing is that it show slight world building, but that it only due to the limited amount of chapters and the main focus being on the dungeon core itself.
  • EldestDaoistBruhRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    An excellent story both in concept and execution. Big and fulfilling chapters, interesting characters and good action and funny situations. Excellent grammar, excellent syntax and hilarious humour. Very slow on the updates but worth it. I don't know a lot about marine biology but it seems articulated well enough to be realistic. I enjoyed this story a lot you can as well.
  • dabo1Royal Road
    ★★ 2.0
    unique concept idea, but pretty boring(mainly new creatures being introduced) and the story pretty much misses any incentive and sense for the adventures(no loot + overpowered underwater creatures + high death rate + spliting up + overconfidence), so why would anyone want to go in the dungeon instead of just ignoring it.