The Persephone Variant
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Twenty-year-old Kore's got her whole life ahead of her.
All she has to do now is die.
Finally of age for exposure to the pseudovirus, she's soon to be transformed and reborn as a Variant--one of those who can live freely outside of the carefully-controlled living habitat dome known as Gaia. Only then will she be able to follow through with her betrothal to King Aidoneus Hades--a man she's met just once but who makes her blood run hot. Only then may she attend the prestigious university for the newly transformed she's been daydreaming about for years.
But as her symptoms start to manifest and preparations for the wedding begin, tragedy strikes, threatening the life of Gaia dome itself.
Luckily, Kore's become a Variant the likes of which her world hasn't seen in hundreds of years...and the only one with the power to save Gaia and everyone living within it.
If she can survive her new life long enough to learn to control it, that is.(I will be making major edits to every chapter of this story in the near future. This will involve replacing chapters on Wattpad and Inkitt and resubmitting the story entirely to Scribblehub and RoyalRoad. If you’re reading this story anywhere other than Wattpad, Inkitt, Scribblehub or Royal Road, you’re reading a pirated version.)
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- Hiatus
- Year
- 2021
- Author
- KittraMcBriar
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- 4.3/ 5.0
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- 56
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- 12,247
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- terrapinRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The Persephone Variant is, unsurprisingly, a variation on the Persephone myth. With SUPERPOWERED SPACE VAMPIRES. Shockingly, this amalgamation of sci fi, fantasy, and mythology actually works really well. The author has clearly done a lot of world building, and we've only seen a small part of it. So far it has been inventive, cohesive, and surprisingly plausible, considering the aforementioned space vampires. The author has made sure that the three genres support each other instead of clashing. The vampires use human-like robots to harmlessly simulate their normal feeding experience. The planet is tidally locked, with the habitable dome on the light side ruled by Demeter, and the dark side ruled by Hades. These interconnections between normally distinct genres make the story feel cohesive rather than just a kitchen sink of cool ideas.
The story is very well written, with few to no typos, and a good balance of description and action. The characters are relatively standard right now, with the cast including a plucky heroine, a tortured, edgy male love interest, and a few spiteful rivals. But while they might be tropes, they're well written ones, and as the story continues I think they will become more distinctive.
The plot so far is hard to assess; not much has happened yet. I'm happy to see that the sketchier parts of the Persephone myth have been avoided---no abduction, no trapping Persephone in Hades via pomegranate. It appears that the story is headed towards some kind of school arc, which could be good or could be really awful. I'll update this part of the review at a later date. - BullerRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5This is weird. Very weird. Werid kind of weird. Not the kind of weird that we think ofo when think of SJ Tucker. This is the weird much like the Alt Alt Rock.
That's how I describe the story in the easiest way to digest. It was pretty much my entire thought-train when reading the first four chapters. Not that it was a bad thought to have, to be honest, The style was new to me, and the grammar was good enough to enjoy. 4.5/5 from me.