The Fusionist

Information

Status

Ongoing

Year

2023

Author

JBrooks

• Book 1 Chapter 1
  Apr 7, 2023

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• BookhermitRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Great stuff!  We slowly learn about the world as the MC does.  He's rarely ever been off his home farm, and almost all his interactions with strangers have been negative - then he gets drafted and tossed into the military mage academy.
  He tries to keep his head down and adjust, but just doesn't understand people and society well enough to do so.  His staggering potential gets him into trouble at every turn and he still hasn't had time to learn enough about the world to even START making realistic goals for his life.
  I'm eager to see what's next!
• Justin MarksRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Was a bit of a slow start but well written. By the time I got to Chapter 31 I was said there was no more banked up. Really looking forward to seeing where this goes. I do hope the height thing is resolved at some point. Curious on the system as a whole.
• Mumbles HatRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Feels like classic fantasy storytelling, the kind I grew up reading. But with litRPG elements in it's own unique world. The magic system is intresting especially the enchanting. The introduction of more of the world as the character(s) encounter it paints a picture of the immediate enviroment. While dialogue reveals more of the world and its pressures. As a reader you expect certian directions or outcomes from certain story elements. With this story DON'T.  a. With any story (except mysterys) I find trying to figure out or figuring what's next to make it less enjoyable. b.This story will probably surprise you.
  The pacing is varied. Action packed events followed by longer sequences. The slow pacing of a couple, (not all), of the "slice of life" type chapters is the only thing I thought could be improved upon. Some of that feeling may simply be because I was reading it as it came out and while not cliffhangers I was wanting more. This is a slower starting story. The chapters are on the smaller side compaired to a traditional book so it takes more of them as well. It may seem a little wordy but those words are important. Its not like three to four pages (or the equevlent) is spent on breakfast with only a half page of that dialogue or action. (cough cough The Hobbit).
  As for the grammer. I didn't find any issues with typos or wrong word choice. There may have been a couple of things I would have worded diffrently so I could understand it more clearly and quickly but nothing specific I can remember.
  The characters are well done. The characterization and growth is Awesome! Even the "flat" characters have unique attributes. Character interaction driving parts of the story and causing character growth. Some people may make the mistake of thinking the protagonist completely passive or without direction or growth. He is quiet, sheltered, and somewhat opressed. Events outside his control, shock to his world view, and psycological shock contribute to both his true inability an
• T B CarterRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I'm not the biggest fan of LITRPGs but this is a bit different from the norm.
  The main character, although antisocial,  is likable and well written, the story is slow paced but addictive and the world convincingly written. The magic system is one of the most detailed I have come across.
  This is the only novel I read as soon as the author drops the next chapter.
• WilGrobeRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This story features a powerful blend of an original magic system with enough traditional magic system features. The main character is amazing, bold, vulnerable, and well rounded. When many other stories start losing my interest and get boring, this story keeps my attention and I always find it enjoyable. I highly recommend this one.
• barrett garciaRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  This story is good so far.  The main character has been sheltered his entire life and us suddenly thrust into the world with zero idea of what is going on.  Other reviews are complaining about a lack if agency but they seem to conveniently forget that the character HAS BEEN SHELTERED HIS ENTIRE LIFE.  As he experiences more, he will grow more.  You can not expect a sheltered person to be a very developed character.
  Other reviews are also complaining about the lack of worldbuilding, but this story is from the perspective of someone who knows nothing about thus world.  We are learning with the Mc, so it makes sense for us to have the same amount of knowledge as he dies.
• DefectivebyDesignRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  This is a good story. The main character is a lumberjack pulled from his job to learn magic and fight monsters. Some people have made complaints about him, but the problem isn't agency or lack of personality, it's the pacing, which goes barely anywhere despite the word count. You can skip 90% of the chapter's word count, because only 10% has plot relevance. Because it takes so long to say anything, it can seem like it says nothing, or gives misleading perceptions. Most likely because your brain turns off from boredom, and started imagining something different. The guy isn't passive or incompetent, he's just shy. He only seems "passive", because he doesn't care to speak while knowing he's doing what needs to be done to stay out of trouble. He clearly has logic behind his behavior, and acts when he needs to act. He doesn't fight his accusers because there is no point discussing it with liars and corrupt officials. The correct option was to do what he did, because the alternative would actually make him a real criminal. The problem is it takes so long to read what's happening that you imagine it's something else. Reduce the word filler and write the story. Bare minimum, don't filler in between important events that need to be read immediately in sequence, because people are tuning out. It's not terrible filler, it's readable, and I've read worse, but it is way too much, and the pacing is too slow. If the chapters had even 25% more progress, it wouldn't be getting complaints. Plus it's less work to write story content instead of tolerable filler. That takes more work to pass off. Even reducing the word count is less work. I just don't see the point in doing it, because it's not appreciated. People can even skip filler, so it's a waste of effort. The lumberjack would agree. He would choose not to say anything that doesn't need to be said. I'm not saying to be that extreme, but the guy has a solid take on pointless wordiness.
• OwlishRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  OK, so the grammar is professional quality, aimed at a young adult audience. It's got an interesting world, but everyone in a position of even the slightest power acts like they're insane. Trying to avoid spoilers, so no examples. But I'm at chapter 75, and went back to reread some stuff, and yeah, everyone is crazy. I think part of it is, the author has A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT RACISM, OR ACCEPTING PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE. Or something. To the point that at least a few people are more brain damaged than Captain Planet villains, and I have to wonder how the nation hasn't collapsed already. So, if you can get through the first 5 chapters without pulling your hair out, give it a try!
• ShadowKnight6992Royal Road

  ★★★ 3.0

  The story is written well, the grammar is wonderful but the Mc is terrible.
  the grammer is wonderfully written and is very easy to immerse yourself into.
  the world building is pretty good so far, even though most of it useless because the Mc would rather try and have sex with a tree, not a treant or anything but a tree and if he can't he would rather hang himself.
  As written above the Mc has a extremely unhealthy obsession with trees and not the type where it's a weird good quirk that somehow helps him become a dryad or anything but just a very unhealthy obsession.
  also the Mc is terrible he isn't interested in anything and has quite literally no personality or say in anything that's happened so far and he doesn't care or put any effort into changing that.
  So it's terrible reading because it has no purpose or goal and the Mc isn't keen on changing that.
• cryfnRoyal Road

  ★★★ 2.5

  I liked the start.  A guy and his buddy the axe (posible humor?).  You quickly see what he values (family and his work) and where he is happy.  You get a look at his abilites, strong but not OP. So some solid world building to start. Then you get into conflict which is the trip to town.
  This is where the story goes down hill.  The unfortunate situation with the girl is redeemable but needs more history at this point (petty pointless evil with no possiblity for justice).  You have us following along with thoughs which are well written and clear but his ignorance of history and not questioning why people react so badly to his size comes off as willfully ignorant and dangerous.
  When you killed off the inquisitor in the town it becomes unbalanced.  So many negative hits to circumstance with no possitives begin to burn out the reader.
  Also when you lock in that 1.) You will go to school or we kill your family.  2.) You will work for the government till you die or we kill your family.  3.) Everyone will hate you forever because some instictive magical racism due to your size.
  This is where the story got too dark and hopeless for me to continue.
  * You need add humor (axe related - make him self aware enough to know that his attachment to his axe is rediculous to some degree?  Make the axe sentient so his fondness is relevant to the story.)
  * Work on the timing of your world building to fit into the relative points of the story and add positives to contrast to the negatives.
  * Set limits on the negative elements.  Get rid of the "Do this or we kill your family bit, it is lazy story telling and makes your story fear based which is unpleasant to read.  You have to got to magic school - for how long and what benefit?  You have to go to the military - The until you die does not work and would lead to suicide, rebellion or other dark endings.
  * The magical instinctive hatred of tallness issue.  This needs to be removed or modified.  He can never live in this region where this ex