When a dying young woman’s last-ditch effort for another chance at life unexpectedly pays off, she Awakens as Zia, a kobold in the middle of her coming-of-age ritual. Freed of the prison of her former life and determined to make the most of it, Zia throws herself into her new existence. After all, now that she's in an epic fantasy world of sigils, dragons, and power-granting gemstones, what's not to love?
Well, a few things, actually.
For one, she’s got the terrible reputation of her body’s previous occupant to contend with. Then there’s the confusing unfamiliarity of kobold culture, the terrifying monsters, the acid, the heights…oh, and the shadow of war looming on the horizon.
But hey, still beats being human.
This is a romantic, polyamorous, isekai progression fantasy about a pansexual human-turned-kobold attending kobold magic school. Expect a story with light litRPG aspects that gradually builds from slice-of-life into something more epic.
-Book One of the Chronicle of the Corrupted-
- Chapter 40 – Of Swimming and SapphiresMay 14, 2023
- Chapter 39 – Of Service and SympathiesMay 4, 2023
- Chapter 38 – Of Stones and StalkersApr 29, 2023
- Chapter 37 – Of Trades and TiradesApr 23, 2023
- Chapter 36 – Of Lessons and ListenersApr 17, 2023
- Chapter 35 – Of Teachers and TrialsMar 9, 2023
- Chapter 34 – Of Freedom and FixationMar 9, 2023
- Chapter 33 – Of Markings and MisgivingsFeb 27, 2023
- Chapter 32 – Of Offers and OutcastsFeb 23, 2023
- Character Glossary 1Feb 10, 2023
- World Atlas 1Feb 10, 2023
- Chapter 31 – Of Murals and MorningFeb 10, 2023
- Chapter 30 – Of Vice and VoicesJan 27, 2023
- Chapter 29 – Of Crimes and CrownsJan 21, 2023
- Chapter 28 – Of Tea and TruthsJan 21, 2023
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Hiatus - Updated May 14, 2023
Last updated 12 months ago
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- 54 plan to read
- 4 completed
- 6 paused
- 13 dropped
Having read this Royal Road story up to Chapter 17 as I write this review, I would say it has potential. The plot is rather slow, so it's hard to judge it at the moment because it's only at the beginning, but it's a good start. The universe is deeply constructed and the author strives to be original in every detail rather than copying middle-age human society (or at least its representation in pop culture). For example, toilets are rooms called "green rooms" filled with plants and mushrooms to compost waste. The heroine doesn't have the memories of the previous occupant of the body, so she pretends to have memory problems, and it detracts from the realism a bit that the other kobolds are relatively indifferent to the fact that she has forgotten even the most basic things. But I suppose it's a scriptwriting necessity to make us discover this world at the same time as her.
The only real potential problem is the abundance of neologisms to designate concepts invented by the author such as social structures, rituals, foods, magic items, etc. Warning: they are not useless since they designate things that have no equivalent in our language, but they quickly become numerous and if they are not used regularly, you risk not remembering them. It would be nice if the author added a glossary.
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I quite like the series. It is written well and I enjoy the rich worldbuilding, of which we have seen anly a tiny bit so far. There are elements of mystery in it, which hooks reader well. Characters are interesting.
Would like to read more, but it went on hiatus just as plot started to pick up the pace 🥲
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