Whispers of A Dead Empire

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2021

Author

Raizia U

• Whispers Book Reveal!!!!!
  Aug 27, 2025
• Chapter 171
  Apr 7, 2025
• Chapter 170
  Apr 7, 2025
• Chapter 169
  Apr 7, 2025
• Chapter 168
  Apr 7, 2025
• Rewrite Announcement
  Jul 7, 2023
• Chapter 167
  Jun 20, 2023
• Chapter 166
  Jun 12, 2023
• Chapter 165+ announcement
  Jun 11, 2023
• Chapter 164
  Jan 20, 2023
• Chapter 163
  Jan 11, 2023
• Chapter 162
  Dec 21, 2022
• Chapter 161
  Dec 21, 2022
• Chapter 160
  Dec 21, 2022
• Chapter 159
  Dec 21, 2022
• Chapter 158
  Dec 3, 2022
• Chapter 157
  Nov 30, 2022
• Chapter 156 The Start of The Crusade
  Oct 29, 2022
• Chapter 155
  Sep 30, 2022
• Chapter 154
  Sep 11, 2022

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• SrayanRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Fascinating and engrossing book. It does take a while to "take off" butI am very impressed with it, having binge read up to the current point (end September 22). Definitely a slow burn and the MC does have growth over the course of the book, starting from a baseline of being fairly normal (possibly even a bit foolish at beginning).
  It's not merely 4C gamelit - There is a lot of personal and character growth here. Not just for mC, but also several other "imperial subjects" and the "invaders/ traders" from outside.
  The underlying concept is fascinating and by current chapter the political and military situation has really taken off and is making the story far more complex and deep. I think some of the other criticisms of this story were written when the introductory arc was "in play" and everything was either early stage or not yet setup.
  So give it a chance - easy for me to say as I like longer novels - like a good wine this story is becoming increasingly impressive and engrossing  as it develops.
  Totally looking forward to the next chapter - as a minor spoiler our MC is finally going to pay a visit outside her empire - to her main trading partner. Bound to be interesting.......
• Mr Alex666Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  Finally a dungeon that has a "story" behind it, not just hordes of random monsters doing monster things.
  I do like the promise and the story so far, and how the MC creates the lore behind the "dungeon", my only problem being the Earth-knowledge seeping into the decisions a bit too heavily.
  At the current chapter she is inventing economy - what should be an instant desaster for enyone not knowing anythings about economics (which the MC does not, and even the author probably has only a passing familiarity with). You are stearing into dangerous waters!
  Less is sometimes more, especially with Earth-knowledge.
  Maybe you should let the MC take a breath and re-organise the whole "dungeon" with the lore applied.
  Still, I like the story! Keep it up!
• CiericisRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  Overall, I like this series a lot, and I look forward to watching it grow. The world feels rather organic in a very refreshing way. It is also a surprisingly unique take on the undead.
  Style: I largely enjoy the style. Although sometimes it does get a little bit slow, these sections are part of the author's style and I accept that as they specifically stated that the story would be slow-paced.
  Grammar: Grammar is mostly perfect, just a few errors here and there.
  Story: The story is great, I love this take on the LitRPG System Genre. The System is largely an auxiliary aspect that does not play too big of a role. I also think that the "final goal" is interesting and helps create a believable reason for the protagonist to push forward for her kingdom.
  Characters: I love the characters. The only "complaint" I have is that I wish I could see more of the perspective of characters like Flint and the Captain. I understand the reasoning for their inability to have dialog and that very well may change in the future, but everything else is great.
  So yeah, I like this a lot, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.
• calientRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  this feels like one of the most realistic dungeon core stories I've read. mc is not immune to homesickness. characters early on are very flat but grow beautifully throughout the story. at times the story feels slow because of authors attention to detail. overall i would say this story feels like a blend of slice of life, city planning, and some action sprinkled in. the best parts of the story imo are watching the characters become more and more fleshed out, seeing how their backstory grows, and seeing how the outside world reacts to the domain. although at times it seems strange how much the system fills in the blanks of her kingdom lore. overall this is a great read for someone who enjoys a slow burn with great characters
• JamalCheat2Royal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Style:
  This story has a very unique way of setting up the series of events that lead up to the curren ch.39. I really enjoy how tropes are both embraced and critiqued. The usage of the magic system is both familiar to other stories styles but maintains a refreshing view on how it can be done. I really enjoy the seriousness in the body horror as well as the use of the MC's personality to keep the darker portions of the story up beat and moving. I will say though that currently without much of an outsider perspective, it is hard to get a sense of scale.
  Story:
  I'll keep it short. It is too early to tell but I'm really liking how the MC is quite literally building the world and characters around her. Creating a whole narrative around her as she learns. I am looking forward to seeing how this affects her godchild and domain as she evolves.
  Grammer:
  Definitely the weakest link of this story. It is not bad but there are many miss types, unnecessary words, and misspellings that just need to be cleaned up. Otherwise, the writing has been smooth and most of the time easy to follow.
  Character:
  I'm bad with names so bear with me. The MC is interesting has a very relatable and straightforward way of viewing things that makes her enjoyable to read. She is affected by the realities of what is going on around her but doesn't let it deter her from achieving the goals she sets for herself. Now, one of my few critics is that I have to remind myself that I am reading a story from the perspective of a fully functioning adult and not a teenager. She in my mind comes off a tad too young and brash for her age but it hasn't been too out of character for her age yet. It is just odd to read a by most measures, pragmatic character make very rash and impatient decisions. It almost comes off like she still hasn't come to terms with her situation after over 2 months in story.
  TL:DR - Fantastic story with a very unique and flavorful atmosphere. Interesting and creative characters as well as a ver
• VeivisurterRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  I really, Really, REALLY want to recommend this story to people. I do. But I just can't. Not with the state it's in. There is an amazing story in here. One that is not quite like, though similar, to anything I have read before, but that the enjoyment of is hampered by a lot of problems.
  Editing: it felt like every other sentence, at least, had either a missing, misused, misspelled, or extra (nonsensical) word in it. Not to mention all of the missing quotation marks. In short it needs a complete and comprehensive editing pass. Probably several of them.
  Characters: They aren't quite cardboard cutouts, but we see a lot of doing things that fit a mold and not a lot of explaining or exploration of character. It's hinted at, but never expounded upon enough to feel like it is real or matters.
  Pacing: It is one of the slowest paced stories I have read that at the same time still feels like an action story, but without the action. All we see are the big decisions and conflicts without any of the downtime to give them context and depth. One of my biggest gripes with the story is that the mc constantly complains about being rushed, but we get time jumps of days, and even weeks, every few chapters with no explanation of what happened in that time to stop her from taking her time. There is a very real disconnect between what happens in the story and how long it takes to happen. Almost to the point where it felt like the author was using a dartboard to decide their timeline.
  All that being said. I really do enjoy the heart of this story. I enjoy it like I enjoy that one pop song that we all know where the lyrics make no sense but it's still got so much soul that it's meaning shines through anyway. It's a terrible peppy mess that I love anyway.
• luda305Royal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  When the author's note in the synopsis says it's a very slow burn dungeon core/Kingdom building novel, they really do mean it.  It's very close to slice of life.  Actually, it reads a lot like if you were to grab a GM-handbook for D&D, and then spend a few days just worldbuilding a dungeon.  There's not much plot and not much characterization; it's all about the RTS-style (almost) gathering resources and building stuff.  Not super riveting, but I can see a niche.
  That said, two points of criticism.  One, the synopsis could use a re-work.  Especially on what a Domain God is.
  Second, almost none of the background for our protagonist (i.e., the prologue) is relevant for 18 chapters.  Which is a little underwhelming.  I mean, great backstory; wholly irrelevant to both the plot and her subsequent character.  I mean, she picks up being a domain god real fast; it's a big personality shift that seems fairly unpromptled. Again, the characterization is pretty flat.
• TheHuscarlRoyal Road

  ★★★ 2.5

  If you read the first couple of chapters and find nothing wrong, you'll probably like this story :) The author obviously cares for the story and i imagine it will continue with the same quality as where i stopped.
  TLDR: Starts out with few promising points, is then ladened with extra random stuff that to me just detracts, and the promising points are then bait-and-switched with a different direction (which i don't find interesting at all, but tbf isn't bad, just different).
  Story tries to do too many things and be a very very slow paced slice-of-life at the same time imo. The 'other POV' chapters actually have a reasonable pacing, but are few and far between.
  Dungeon-core story with soul cultivation and 'Ki' cultivation inside of the system which is also a Health/Mana point system, but these points have been used like once up to chapter 77. So why is it there?
  Levels are weird. T1(/T2) undead mobs, seem to be set up to be extremely weak, but wipe the floor with mid-rank adventurers, fine. But then a small timeskip seems to happen and rando unnamed adventurers are destroying enough of them that MC needs to send reinforcements on top of the normal respawning? And then she takes a look around and they've died to the random undead they were demolishing before?
  MC in the beginning seems to be driven by finally finding joy in creation and wanting to create an experience. In this phase she orders her minions into slaughtering each other until someone prevails and evolves. Skip forward a bit, and her emotional drive is entirely on saving the same kind of random minions from having to die/fight?
  Stuck to it till this point because the implied aesthetics seemed nice and the direction seemed promising. So, the early chapters i read it as MC going for Greek/Roman whatever aesthetic, then mainly making medieval weaponry and finishing with some modernish camo uniform. Okay. Buildings and imprinted culture seems to still be medieval stuff. Nope. Pretty much all interactions betwee
• SonkartarRoyal Road

  ★★ 2.0

  Sadly the MC breaks this story for me.
  The MC constantly makes dumb decisions. Hey glowing magical portal better touch that. Hey wierd orb on a pedastal better touch that as well. I am currently in statis while I transform into a dungeon and have access to an unbelievable vast wiki, 3-4 basic questions are more than enought. And this is just the start of her stupidity.
  It also does not help that as of now nothing of note happend.Combine that with the fact that there are also basicly no characters to interact with making this entire story quite boring.
  I would really like to like this story as I am a fan of dungeon-master stories but sadly I can't.
• Noble AlbionRoyal Road

  ★ 1.0

  My reviews going to be a bit sharp here, and I dont want the author to get the impression im angry at them or something. Nor do I think they dont care, nobody would invest this many words or this amount of time to something they didnt care about. Im not really angry, just a little downcast at the lost potential. Im going to outline all my issues in detail here, so give it a read and perhaps it will help them improve their work.
  I'll start off nicely, I like the premise. The idea of a "stronger" dungeon-core that can ascend to godhood is kinda cool. The idea of a necromancer scrambling to power whilst battling with ethics from an old world is cool, theres lots of conflict to be had there.
  I wish I could compliment the story more, but I honestly cant. I made it about 17 chapters in, determined to give it a chance, but its already made a tonne of errors to my mind, piles of missed opportunities and bland choices.
  1) The MC is not a character, theyre a vessel for the plot. They only do things because the author wants them to, they have no agency or motivation themselves, allow me to demonstrate:
  - When they enter this new world, they are almost hit by a car. Theres a reason we normally go with this style, that being that its outside their control and allows for the motivation to return if they so choose. It adds a layer of inner conflict for the MC, as they adjust to the new and have to get over the lost past.
  This is not what happens here. The MC sees a portal by complete chance (deus ex machina), realises that going through it may trap them, decides they dont care about thier current life and have nothing to stay for then goes through anyway. This is only made more confusing later when they randomly think of their parents and swear they will return to them. for some reason. even though they left of their own volition and decided their was nothing for them on earth.
  - After going through the portal theyre offered power and a "domain" a theme for said power. The MC deci