The Lord of None: Slow Burn High Fantasy

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Half demons were rare. They were either killed off or eventually turned and banished into the outer realms.

But not Elurn Rathor. He was persistent on staying mortal, regardless of how cruel the world would be. And he had come to Asrin City, the beautiful megacity contained within one of the smaller realms of Yggdrasil. They were accepting here, well, more accepting than most and that was a good reason to live here, a good reason to make a life in this absolute metropolis.

But more than that, he had to find his mother's killers. He had to learn and grow in power for eventual vengeance. But many things come before that, like strength and power, adventures, and maybe even friends.

But he would have his vengeance. He would have it.

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Status: Hiatus
Year: 2024
Author: Malaklein

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KachajalRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Thoroughly enjoyable story so far, although the reader does need to expect and accept the slow burn.
One small gripe is that I noticed a bunch of typos throughout the chapters, although it does seem to get better in the later ones. It was slightly distracting.
The amount of info-dumping is perhaps a bit excessive, but it does make the author's excitement for the world shine through. And the world he created is certainly interesting and far from cookie-cutter. Essentially a fantastical mega-city with all the depth and breadth that implies. Haven't seen a concept quite like this done before. The thing it brings to mind the most is the city of Sigil from Planescape: Torment, and that's a very good thing.
One highlight of the story is the characterization. Every character has a noticeably different voice, and they're all interesting and unique in some way. It really does feel as if we're meeting and getting to know these people, even when those meetings are short. Really well done on this.
At the moment it seems as if the plan is to have us follow the adventures of Elurn's party, and I'm here for it, wholeheartedly. I would lay my life down for Niff already, and I'm sure she'd to the same for me. She's the most adorable munchkin ever, and I want more of her injected directly into my veins.
Overall - I'm looking forward to seeing more. Might even do a re-read at some point, as I'm quite sure I didn't catch half the worldbuilding detail I should.