The Seventh Device

Self-Published

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Description

Mystery meets sci-fi in this new-adult novel set in rural North Carolina. When a group of boys finds a suitcase deep in the woods, none could have expected the strange items they'd find within, or the dark ways their friendships would change forever...

This story is completed at 102k words and will be updated with a new chapter posted every Sunday!

Information

Status
Completed
Year
2023
Author
drewhead118

Tags

DRAMASCI-FIMULTIPLE LEAD CHARACTERSMYSTERYSOFT SCI-FITIME TRAVELTIME LOOPSUPER HEROES

Royal Road Stats

Rating
4.5/ 5.0
Followers
25
Views
21,552

Chapters(41 total)

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Community Reviews(3)

  • obsidianblackRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 5.0
    If you are a fan of Life is Strange, and Stranger Things, then you are likely to enjoy this story as well.
    Characters are solid, and the events feel self consistent.
    It really gets that "small town life interrupted and changed by a supernatural event" atmosphere down well.
    Definitely recommend.
  • Dao SeekerRoyal Road
    ★★★★★ 4.5
    This was a well written and captivating story. However, I often had to force myself to pick it up again. It was kind of like watching a train crash in slow motion with all your loved ones on it. It’s morbidly captivating while you’re watching, but traumatic and difficult to continue when you stop.
    While it might be a relatively short read, it certainly wasn’t “light”. That “heavy” feeling is what makes it hard to casually pick it up again and continue reading. Though, I made it through and I’m glad I did. A very intense story that wraps up magnificently!
  • FearTheEarsRoyal Road
    ★★★★ 4.0
    I enjoyed this book. It's sci Fi, in that the devices follow set rules consistently, and asks questions about who and what we are, and it is a mystery novel because we spend most of the book trying to figure out who dun it, and the rest trying to figure out the how.
    I say "ish" to both of those because I don't think it actually fits either category well. If anything, I would label the book a tragedy of the good kind, but most folks don't like that label. Give the book a shot, it's a thinking kind of book.