The Blue Tower

Self-Published

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Description

When I heard a soft, and gentle voice, asking me if I'd like to go to a new world, far away from here... I didn't even think twice about it. My life on Earth could hardly have been any worse, right then - and the chance to start back over was more than I could have dreamed of.

But now that I'm here, I'm starting to discover that this new world is really nothing like what I had been expecting.

Right now, I'm all alone, in the middle of a huge, and darkened forest, with nobody to tell me where to go, or what to do next.

And somewhere, far off in the distance... I can hear something huge, and strong, moving slowly through the woods.

Before, I was hoping to get the chance to start my life up all over again.

But now, I'm just hoping to make it safely through the night.

Maybe once I achieve that, then I can finally start to think about what's going on...

... and then, maybe, I can figure out just why it was that I was brought here, exactly - and just what sort of a world it is that I've arrived in.

Information

Status
Hiatus
Year
2018
Author
Nick Duggan

Tags

LITRPGFANTASYADVENTURE

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.1/ 5.0
Followers
439
Views
128,411

Chapters(43 total)

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Community Reviews(6)

  • F.L. RileyRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Great start to a new series.  I'm not sure if this is the authors first novel or not, but it certainly well written.  There are very few grammar or spelling mistakes, and the few that exist are easily overlooked.
    The premise is transmigration from Earth to a 'system' based world.  A wrongly convicted man sentenced to jail for a murder he didn't commit is given a fresh chance.
    LitRPG elements are introduced in a logical progression and skill gains and levels mirror real-world actions.  How the character levels hasn't been addressed as of this review and Chapter 6, but the author seems to have thought out the hows and whys for this story.  I look forward to seeing where this goes and have added to my favorites.
    So worth the read and better than 98 percent of the stories you can find on this site.
  • KiriaruRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    As of the time I am writing this review I have just finished the book.
    To be to the point I personally really enjoy reading this story, and I would recommend others to try it out.
    The level of beauty and mystery in the world the author has created is truly astounding. I can want to read more purely because the history is made so valuable and important to their current lives.
    People of different races and promises of greater things to come. I have high expectations for this story's future. Many things I want to see and learn more about.
    I'm looking forward to reading more but I'm already expecting tragedy and I'm already scared of how strongly I feel for our characters. It seems almost unbelievable that any story could possess such cherishable moments without great loss to equal it out.
    A possible flaw in this story is all the fluff, simple things like, how the characters feels about every little thing and every step of their day almost and every event that happens involving them. I enjoy it but I either don't understand the point yet or there just isn't a way all this ties into the point of the story. It does connect me to and allows me to relate to the characters so maybe I'm just trying to find a flaw and this is the best I got.
    I think the leveling system has some real purpose here as well. The levels aren't meaningless and the history of the system comes into play more than once.
  • Translate7Royal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    Unexpected narrative shifts while reading, too many interludes, few grammar mistakes. The writing is a bit stilted, this will fix with practice and editing. Great story and ideas just great. Keep on writing and editing, keep your narrative point of view consistent. Don’t go from your normal writing style to suddenly making this seem as if he was writing a dairy and knows what will happen in the future “i was going to the store” “more on this later”
  • PsychoRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 3.5
    This is clearly not my cup of tea.
    I got chills while reading this.
    All characters, despite the world they live in, suffer from chronic naivety. Aside from treacherous ones, all hearts are open. Mc who is a criminal turns into saint upon arrival.
    World and settings seem decent though, a pity.
  • 1HP_and_a_dreamRoyal Road
    ★★★ 3.0
    The story is alright, word choice could be better I've found. The excessive use of "And then" or "then" at the start of most paragraphs or when retelling events seems more like a list of things being ticked off on a recipe rather than a story being told.
    That is all.
  • timstonRoyal Road
    ★★★ 3.0
    In lieu of an elaborate review, allow me to present you with a (spoiler free) excerpt from the story.
    "
    “Are you okay,” I said, breathlessly.
    “Yeah,” she said, “are you?”
    “Yeah,” I said. “Let’s get out of here.”
    “Okay,” she said, “Towards the house?”
    “Yeah,” I said.
    “Alright,” she said, quietly.
    And then, we began to run.
    "
    I only have a few things to add to this.
    It seems like the characters act because the story requires them to, not out of any kind of established motivation.
    The story itself never seems to really pick up, there's never really any kind of tension. Situations tend to just resolve themselves without any kind of input.
    This is worsened by just how game like the litRPG elements are implemented.
    Events just seem to happen one after another, stitched together with a big "and then".
    This is all combined with the blandest style of writing I have witnessed in some time.
    There's not much to say about the grammar, except that it's at least coherent. Barely.
    Having said all that, it is an interesting story concept, with a nice premise and the beginnings of some decent world building. It's clear that the author is putting in the effort to try to tell his story. The overall quality is incrementally increasing little by little as the chapters get released. It's definitely worth a follow to see where it will all go.
    The grammar score may seem harsh, but keep in mind that I'm comparing it to only those stories (on RRL) that are actually readable and coherent. Which already puts this story in the upper percentile on RRL, for better or worse.
    I will definitely be keeping an eye on this story as it progresses.