Unleveling Thief and the Berserker Princess
Self-Published
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Description
A thief who can't level and a princess with no control fight an evil cult that sacrifices people for power. Join Von and Azure as they fight monsters, rescue captives, and try to cook enough to fill Azure's bottomless stomach.
A novel by Will Hess.
Cover art by me, Will Hess
Everything but the prologue and first chapter have been taken down for publishing. Wish me luck!
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2019
- Author
- Will Hess
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.8/ 5.0
- Followers
- 44
- Views
- 2,364
Chapters(2 total)
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Community Reviews(1)
- UnlimitedNachoRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Style:
The story is told from a first-person P.O.V. from two different main characters, and from a third-person P.O.V. from at least one other character (an antagonist). There are some darker moments, but Hess seems to be leaning more towards a hopeful, light-hearted style, rather than grimdark.
Story:
This is a surprisingly new take on the mostly beaten-to-death stencil of "fantasy world with stats." The best part of this take on the sub-genre is the religious aspect. The One God in this story is much more like the One God in real Christianity, and in a good way. This is the God who wants to bring order and light to a chaotic world, rather than the gods in other stories who range from good people to even antagonists.
And this isn't just a story about good Christian-like people. The characters are well developed, they have good motivations, and said motivations tie in very well with the plot.
Grammar:
Easily understandable, with little to no mistakes.
Characters:
Von:
I like this guy. Despite taking the short end of the stick when it comes to talent, his optimistic attitude is, so far, a driving point of his perspective. His interactions with his family are also very heartwarming. My only complaint is that power creep is starting to get to him; It's always really easy for him to get more powerful. While it doesn't harm his character that much, it does make it hard to remember the short end of the stick he grabbed at the beginning.
Azure:
I feel sympathetic for her. In all of her chapters, her emotion is done really well. She has clear motivation when it comes to wanting to win her parents' approval and spreading the word of her God, and she has a great long term end goal to overcome through her journeys with her friends. It's also worth noting that she has friends, and thus doesn't fall of the trap of "depressed loner who is always edgy and trusts no one, for her path is one of loneliness and despair." Nah, she's cool.