The Siege Mage
Self-Published
Community Rating
Description
Erevan Burkwood was born a Crow, an omen of death, and as such his father left the civilized world with him. Taught him to fight monsters with spell, blade, and siege weapon. Now as a man he ventures into the world with a ballista on his back and knowledge that he is a Champion. One of the few who can use the Waystones and travel the world with ease.
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2022
- Author
- TheRottingBard
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.1/ 5.0
- Followers
- 85
- Views
- 34,143
Chapters(42 total)
Reviews
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Community Reviews(3)
- BullerRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Tensing was slightly different than what I guessed but that's actually just the style of the author. Couldn't find any errors this time around, even though I really did try to find some form of mistakes. Style fits fine enough. Reads smooth enough. Personality? Straight-man and fat man is my initial idea of how it's gonna turn out. Likely just my very biased opinions. Who knows? Read it to see if you think the same.
5/5 - Chaos JesterRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The story starts out a liitle robotic at first, but once RB hit their groove, it kept really good pacing and starts luring you into it. The characters and dialogue is great, and as much as I would prefer more description outside of dialogue, it does well keeping the pace moving forward while also adding information about the world itself.
The only problems I had with it are all personal preference, so while it's not really something I would normally pick up, I can see why a lot of people would absolutely love it. - Edge ValmondRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5Style Score:
At this point, many should know. I do not grade style, it is the least form of accuracy. I can think it is the best, someone else can think it is the worst. Still, if I have to give something. Know it is in third person PoV, and easy to follow.
Grammar Score:
While I noticed an issue here and there, it was so slight that it was not an issue.
Story Score:
This is something you would find more out of a straight fantasy to say. You have a group that are like warriors, each with differing clases like an alchemist, hunter, etc. Though also, you get steady action as well as a solid enough explanation. This here just falls in line with that to expect.
Character Score:
The interactions more or less fits the type of story it is. They are also I don't want to say relatable, but entertaining. They bring it together, and really wrap up the points nicely. I think out of everything here, I don't have an issue with this.
Over all, now while I have been positive here. Let me be a bit critical. Not much though, since it ain't my thing. The way it is written is a bit too simplistic I will say. Now, it does not have to be extravagant, but just a tad more up there. It is why I could not rate this a straight out five. Another thing, is try not to merge dialogues with the text unless you really have to. For me personally, this serves as a roadblock, and I have to take the time to separate the two sets of texts. One more thing, try and balance descriptions with dialogues. Other than this? I enjoyed the read, it is what I would expect to find in a normal fantasy. Which to be fair, it has been quite some time since I read one. I can see others getting in to it, and while it might take some time to get into, I recommend giving it a go, there might be some disturbing things later on. 🐕