The Last Utopia: A Fantasy Dystopia Story
Self-Published
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Description
On his 18th birthday, Brayden is tested for his magic powers, like all young adults in the utopian city of Astralis. Yet his dreams of a glorious future are crushed once he turns out to be normal... ordinary.
However, his hidden talents manifest only days later. As he explores his newfound powers and the city itself, he pulls away the curtain to uncover the city's true, horrific nature, as well as his own future.
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Information
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2020
- Author
- Sociable Hermit
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- Rating
- 4.6/ 5.0
- Followers
- 58
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- 16,605
Chapters(26 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- Thomas LoudRoyal Road★★★★ 4.0Ars Utopia is...interesting to me. It's a solid novel, with a clear plot progression, believable characters, and an engaging style of writing. But there were some sacrifices made and while I do think they were for the better, they show probably my biggest issue with this story.
Starting with the grammar, it's almost perfect. The only reason I don't say it is is because I notice these tiny bits that just sneak by the writer that really don't detract from the story one bit.
When reaching the topic of style I find the First Person Point of View and the narration from this point to not be captivating but intriguing. The world and characters are well described and everything is easy to visualize, but there is a distinct lack of oomph to it that can make it seem a bit slow at times.
With those two short bits out of the way, I think it time to speak about the large chunks of this review.
First I'll start with the story:
The story of Ars Utopia has a very solid and flowing structure to it, with everything having a purpose and not really doing too much to seem as if it has more. This structure is that of three acts, and I'll be talking about each of them separately.
I find myself liking the first act the most, mainly due to how the reader is allowed to explore this world through our main character Brayden Rovis, him having taken up a job as a caretaker in lieu of his failure to be registered as a mage at the start of the story. Through this, we're allowed to see just what makes the city of Astralis dystopian with the existence of wards, people who the caretakers are supposed to help deal with whatever problems they suffer from. Brayden himself was a ward, though when compared to his contemporaries he seems to be special since most of the others seen to suffer from some deep-seated issues that most definitely can't be solved by their caretakers alone. While encountering these wards and seeing their issues, the reader is able to see just what makes the world so shitty for the