The Corpse Ride

Self-Published

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Description

Scott Morten lives in a world of people with powers, and has them himself. But but his Ranks of enhanced strength, durability, and regeneration are considered too low to be superhero.

And his real superpower, the ability to sense and send his consciousness into the bodies of the dead, to which his other power are meant to move around and fix up the corpse he is possessing, aren't exactly all that useful.

At least until he takes over the body of a teenage superhero, right after shes dies, and manages to fix up her body well enough to return her to life...

And in her opinion any power that can save people's lives is a great power for a hero, and she isn't taking no for a answer.

New posts out on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. as long as I can keep up, and remember to edit and post them.

I appreciate editing remarks, but it takes me a while to get to them. Writing is fun, editing is work.

Also, I chose to have the main character to have fairly conservative opinions, and apparently I have to explain to some people, that fictional characters may be written to have beliefs that differ from the authors.

Information

Status
Completed
Year
2023
Author
Spleen23

Tags

ADVENTURESOFT SCI-FICONTEMPORARYSUPER HEROES

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.5/ 5.0
Followers
725
Views
262,259

Chapters(60 total)

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Community Reviews(10)

  • Steven W WhitfieldRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    An excellent example of the genre with a MC who is much more "normal" then his origin might suggest. Him running a Super Animal rescue farm with Murder Geese cracked me up. That the Author takes into account both bigotry and Utopian tropes that would occur with the advent of Powers is a delightful grounding effect.
  • M3lchiRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    The book cover makes this story look like it is going to be very dark but it is not really.  It is about a guy who wants to keep his head down and do some life saving here and there because he didn't win the power lottery.  However, his skill is quite versatile and the story is about discovering that.
    The only complaint I have is that the chapters are quite short.  I feel like some of the stuff and character could have been expanded on a bit.  But going though things too quickly is better than the other way around so it isn't really any reason to not check this story out.  I'd recommend it.
  • alSeenRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    So I’m on Royal road for the LitRpg books, but dear god this is an amazing story. Supes are great, cool powers that are not completely overpowered (at least, against each other). Main character has an abnormal ability used very intelligently across numerous niches. Cannot recommend this enough. Might be top five books I’ve read on Royal Road. Please give it a shot even if you don’t usually go for the supe stories.
  • MyroxylonRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Story is about a guy who slowly learns more about a very interesting power thats well utilised as time goes on.
    This book feels like it should be the first of many and honestly my only complaint is that I want to read more.
    Really enjoyed the read, hope for a book two some day!
  • ThatGuyMcGeeRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    Hello! First time reviewing, well, anything here. But I felt that this series deserved more attention than it was getting, and if this review helps with that, then I'd call that a win in my book.
    So! Lets start with the good parts, because people focus on what's bad too much in life, I'd say.
    The Corpse Ride is a great story, in all honesty. The characters are believable and entertaining, with quirks and flaws that differentiate them and honestly could be a selling point in it of itself.
    The dialogue is witty and, above all else, entertaining. I think a completely underrated part of a story is the dialogue, it usually makes or breaks a story. Most stories out here have awkward moments, where phrasing or just general dialogue may seem forced or subtly off. None of that happens here. Our MC is a bit on the sardonic side, older and yet still dealing with the consequences of his trigger, a death that was quickly reversed.
    Building on this, I'd like to harp a little on the positively wonderful worldbuilding that our resident author does. The world is set on a classic trigger world, where going through traumatic events started giving people superpowers. However, the similarities seem to end there. These traumatic events lead to powers that are classified into Ranks, with a Rank 1 at the lowest and a Rank 5 at the highest. People who have kids with powers inherit aspects of powers from their parents, then grow into them as time goes by.
    I honestly think the most interesting part of this world is the politics, which sounds strange, but is true. The MC is in a city created by a powerful super in defiance of the government, and has worked primarily independently. I'll keep the details out of it, but all the activism and history mentioned really gives you the feeling that you're just taking a peek into a wider world.
    The story is character-driven and really hits its stride later in the series, but the beginning feels a bit like we're missing context. Our lovely MC
    joins a team
  • Serdna22Royal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    The main character is easy to understand, the setting is a interesting superhero world with unique powers that are not overpowered, I'd love to see more of this story. Writing at least 50 words is hard this took me like half an hour so read this story because it made me write a paragraph to show appreciation.
  • varkolakRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    This is a pretty good read. The super hero world is well thought out with a realistic reason for the characters actions. Pretty much every character has a bit of dimension and is likable. There are a few nice bits of humor and the romance is low key and pleasant. The only real complaints would be the climax lands somewhat abruptly and feels "flat" and that the first few chapters felt choppy. Overall a good read though.
  • Mel_FiammeRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    Concept was fun, characters were fun, tripped up on ideological stuff as parent of a nonbinary person. Difficult to rate as right up til then and not fair to downgrade over this but couldn’t keep reading. Your mileage might vary.
    As a non American the politics are different for me and it felt a bit personal. Honestly the tone and voice are fun for a Supers story.
  • Bookworm readerRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    I really enjoyed this story. I think you will too. There were a few issues requiring polish but nothing I consider onerous.
    I particularly liked how non-violence was more often a solution than violence. Story beats and conflicts focused on the emotional and character side rather than 'punch harder'. It gave the story a maturity that is uncommon in RR superhero stories. I was concerned the blurb's reference to teenagers that immature teenage drama was going to going to be a thing. It wasn't. Not at all. Even the romance subplot was mature.
    That said, it does need polishing.
    The prose is good but the grammar is not. The text is completely understandable but dozens of grammar errors remain in every chapter 2 years after it was completed. Most would be easy fixes. Throwing it into a very basic grammar checker would go a very long way.
    Normally grammar issues don't bother me much. The grammar errors were frequent enough that it disrupted my enjoyment. They got worse in later chapters instead of better. I could see the grammar being a deal-breaker for some, and completely inconsequential for others.
    I was also not fond of the last arc and the final three chapters I straight up disliked on multiple levels. Resulting in an unsatisfying ending that felt like a poor beginning to a new story than a conclusion to the existing story.
    I give it a solid recommendation. 4 out of 5 stars.
  • PartysanRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 3.5
    Despite the main character's preference for intact bodies the story feels fairly skeletal. The chapters can be disjointed and a lot of the story is told in summary, although the quality of the in-scene writing is good. World building is fine but there isn't very much of it, the characters are pretty nice though. The political commentary tends to be a bit r/enlightenedcentrism. Main draw is the creative superpower and the exploration of its implications. As superhero stories go it's relatively grounded without being overly dark. If the whole "I'm not a conservative I just have common sense" attitude doesn't bother you and you like short episodic chapters that prioritise plot over atmosphere it's a decent read.