Eli was the highest-ranked warrior in the lands.
Until he wasn’t.
Overgrown magic brings trees and plants to life and mutates animals into otherworldly monsters. All attributes and skills once known are lost. Left with little but his wits and decades of weapons knowledge, Eli scrapes out an existence far from civilization, too old to fight, nursing his grief, unwanted by former allies who chose their downfall with the chasing of power.
Until two children are on his doorstep. A brother and a sister, alone and with their own secrets, dragging him back into the broken magic of their world.
Both bearing the same eyes as his son.
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(The system in this story will take a while to appear properly given the nature of the world-building, and it will be a slow burn, but rest assured there will be stats.)
(Warning: there are plenty of made-up plants here as well as more familiar ones, this is not a world based on Earth so I had fun with the world-building. )
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This story contains:
- a plot-line heavy on the character relationships
- a smart main character who will still make mistakes
- a broken, “overgrown” magic system
- mostly progression fantasy, a little litrpg
- some chapters without stats
- slow burn on the system, no info dumps
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This story will soon be posted on Royal Road as well. If you are reading it anywhere other than Scribblehub, Royal Road, or Patreon, please let me know.
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- 41 | Eternal PoolsJun 30, 2023
- 40 | Wake UpJun 28, 2023
- 39 | Familiar MagicJun 25, 2023
- 38 | CrossroadsJun 23, 2023
- 37 | Sunlight LibraryJun 21, 2023
- 36 | Dwarven TrapdoorJun 19, 2023
- 35 | Eternal SilenceJun 17, 2023
- 34 | Light in the DarkJun 15, 2023
- 33 | Tree ClimbJun 13, 2023
- 32 | Berries & SoupJun 11, 2023
- 31 | Eternal WaterJun 9, 2023
- 30 | MinddreamerJun 7, 2023
- 29 | Music of MonstersJun 5, 2023
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Hiatus - Updated Jul 5, 2023
Last updated 10 months ago
- 47 reading
- 20 plan to read
- 1 completed
- 5 paused
- 2 dropped
*Aiming to be a spoiler free review.*
Thistlelight, what can I say except that I want more, much more! A great tale written by one who knows her craft. This wonderful tale from Emily McCosh, follows Eli, a grizzled survivor of the fall of a world and the gifts that arrive at his doorstep unannounced. Pushed into action out of necessity, he is forced into using skills thought lost. Even at this earlier stage (when reviewing) the story has me by its character driven plot and non-overbearing stat system.
This story is awesome, great action, atmospheric control and a strong sense of voice from the main character. The written style is clean and well presented with strong direction and flow of tension and reveals. For those wanting to get into LitRPG, this would be a fantastic lead into the style. For those familiar with the genre that want more character driven punch and depth, this delivers by the bucket-load.
Characters are well-written with a great sense of being crafted, they are a living, breathing entity in this world and are not purely being supplied as story fodder. Within the span of a few chapters, the characters, with all their faults and foibles are cemented as beings that carve a place to stay. I can’t wait to see how this story unfolds.
Grammar, nothing to say except its clean and consistent.
Overall, Thistlelight is an awesome first attempt into the genre of LitRPG by the author. It is beautifully written, has depth and an emerging system that is both intriguing and mysterious in its learning. Don’t pass this one up, its already demonstrating its going to be an awesome read. I’m onboard to the end!
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