Wizard's Tower
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Book 1 is now available onKindle,Kindle Unlimited,paperback,&Audible.
Tell your friends! Your family! Strangers! Enemies! Meeting someone new? Break the ice by asking them "Have you read Wizard's Tower?"!
Book 2 is out on Amazon too!https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B09YHQPX1P
The humans call me Nemon Fargus. They call me wizard, and [Elementalist] and [Enchanter]. They call me teacher. They call me adventurer.
But I don't care. Not anymore. For more than a hundred and fifty years I've served the Kingdom of Sena. Through four Kings and a Queen. Two wars and a rebellion. I've founded and taught at a magic school. I've fought against beast waves and dungeon breaks.
But now? Now, the one close friend I had left has passed. So, I'm done with their politics and their economics. The short and busy lives of humans are more burden than benefit on the weary soul of this half-elf. Now, I'm looking for a refuge, a place that can well and truly be my own. Away from the growing cities and the bustling markets, away from the pointless wars, away from the eager students and the arrogant adventurers. It's too much.
I'm seeking the peaceful life of a wizard in his tower, studying magic to advance my spellcraft. We'll see if that happens.
*synopsis is book 1 / arc 1
Author's housekeeping:
This story is a rough draft. Feel free to point out errors, grammatical, spelling, plot, etc.
This is a slow burn novel, but will only ever be told from one POV. (Exception: rare interlude chapters will be told from a different pov, but won't impact storyline).
How well this story is received by readers here will determine if I continue writing.
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Other stories by this author:An Old Man's Journey
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- Status
- Ongoing
- Year
- 2021
- Author
- Allanther
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- 4.5/ 5.0
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Community Reviews(10)
- wolf.shinigamiRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The rich lore and quite stellar worldbuilding and class system, alongside a well-written, world-weary protagonist, make this one of the best reads I have had for 2021. Each individual character has a personality that is clearly expressed in their interactions or how they are discussed. Even Meathead with so few speaking lines is easily visualised as possessing a child-like innocence.
- michael6800Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0This is a very in depth take on what it takes to make a wizards tower and so far it has a pleasently slow story line that follows the everyday life of a wizard and his assistant moving to and establishing his tower.
I look forward to how this story will evolve. - pfmattoonRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0It is stil just the beginning of the story but so far I have very much enjoyed reading the wizards tower. The grammar is good enough that its never caused me to pause and wonder what I just read, the characters are well thought out and I am looking forward to what is to come.
- stadsRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0love the story so far
has good char development while also a good bit of comedy by side chars
offers interesting topic in a magical world with rich lore history
the mc him self has an interesting back story with 2 wars faught seeking to build his classic mage tower while the world is trying to keep his attention from his research.
there plenty of plot points and side chars to keep things interesting with out it becoming a large mess - trashe1Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0Reading notes: Novel is consistent in delivery. Read between 10 and 20 chapters. If you like it by that point, you'll keep liking it, if you don't like it, you can safely drop it without worrying about it changing into something you'd enjoy in the next arc. Well, so far.
Also, don't overbinge. Read one arc, take a day or two break, read the next arc. See below for why.
I enjoy this while reading it. It soothes me, makes me chuckle, and there is considerable mystery in how things could end up. I find myself thinking about the book a decent amount, and always positively, that's important. I think the only negative thing about the novel is I can't binge it for more than 70 or 80 chapters at a time before needing a break. The chapters are consistent in delivery. This is both a good thing and a bad thing.
Good, because if you want what you want, each chapter or each 5 chapters will get you that same high as when you first read it. Maybe not the same magnitude, but you're rarely, if ever, left feeling like it was a waste to read a chapter.
Bad, because overly consistent chapters wears on the binge-reader's mind. You'll probably want to pace yourself. I binge read up to... whatever this chapter in spare moments across three days. That was a lot of words and I needed a break for a bit. Now, I'm back for more. However, a more variety (in some unspecified aspect) would have kept me reading until I covered all published chapters. Doesn't affect my rating because of the good aspect of the consistency but it is there.
That's all I'm going to say. Other people have discussed the characters, world, pacing (I'm good with it), and plot. I'm just interested in sharing how it feels to read it. It feels good. I like the subdued yet melodramatic MC yet still divorced from deep feelings, or rather the linguistic trappings of deep feelings and heavy impacts. The actual events have feels, good and bad. If the author wants to make improvements to their personal style, that'd be a thing to - vassalRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0All dnd campaigns come to an end and at the end you have a powerful character that would shape a world - if they were so inclined. While this universe is not dnd it reminds me of that feeling at the end of a campaign - what would your character do? Would it build a harem or scour the planes for even more magical goodies, or in this case dive head first into magical experimentation?
the writing is good, not perfect but doesnt detract from the story. Character building occurs and the main character makes mistakes and iterates, the story evolves naturally and doesn't feel contrived. The main character feels intelligent instead of us being told he's a prodigy while constantly making bone headed moves(personal pet peeve).
The universe is rich and feels like it has a lot of depth to it. The magic system is gradually revealed and not dumped on you with word vomit. This is more of a story than a litrpg even with many lit rpg elements in it. While we may eventually get character sheets this is told from the perspective of someone inside the system not an outsider dumped into it, casting inspect on everything they see.
I'm not sure if I would classify it as slice of life but it is a slow burn and very well done. Well worth the time to read. - 71M073JRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Very comfy slow-burn story with realistic characters and a good system behind it all. Very few grammatical errors I've noticed, so nice on that front as well.
Basically, wizard loses a friend and rethinks life, picks up a few students while moving out of town, and teaching a kid about the basics of magic. - Galleon511Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0I found this story well written. The grammar is better than most stories I have read on Royal Road. This novel is structured really well; with exposition, story advancement, and character development spaced out nicely.
Mostly I have enjoyed getting to know the protagonist Nemon, with all of his strengths, flaws, peculiarities, wisdom and badassery. - LukkasRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0This is a very interesting and well fleshed out story which goes beyond the usual fantasy setting, with minor settlement building, and politcal elements. Theres very little LitRPG, which sometimes feels out of place when used - I believe this was only really only used in Arc 1. I love the character and how real he feels, even tearing up in the first chapter.
- RatticusRexRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0I enjoy the subject matter, pacing, and characters. The author has avoided so many of the common, boilerplate, tropes. The characters are individuals; the beginning is blessedly free of angsty teens, prophesied saviours, and desperate world-saving. Kudos to Allanther for having something different to say and taking his time to say it.