The world is in ruins. Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface, making even... Read more
The world is in ruins.Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface, making even simple survival an ordeal. Frozen derelicts of bygone eras span across massive ice wastes. And the elite few hoard any technology rediscovered within.The only escape from the deadly climate is beneath the surface. But it’s another disaster underground. Monstrous machines lurk in the depths. Unhinged demigods war against them, dying over and over, treating it all like a game. The land itself shifts over time, more contraption than rock. And an ominous prophecy states that the key to everything waits at the last level — but nobody’s ever reached that far.When an expedition into the far uncharted north goes terribly wrong, Keith Winterscar and his father get trapped together in a desperate fight for survival. Stumbling upon an ancient power struggle of titanic scale; the two will need to set their differences aside while they struggle against Gods, legends, and the grand secrets of the realm that lies below. Collapse
Artificial Intelligence, Dungeons, Game Elements, Magic, Dark, Male Protagonist, Character Growth, Post-apocalyptic, Dystopia, Survival
Everyone talking about how good this is, but no one reviews it or says anything
Knights Apocalyptica: LitRPG, Power Armor, AcademI found a novel that is very similar to this one, but much more interesting (for me)
can you suggest me some
from what is not on this site and I read here:A Soldier's Lifeby Alwaysrollsaone - We need to look for open chapters/Starborn: Origin of the Starsby Dusky van Doom /Re: Dragonize (LitRPG)by Kuiper /Keiran by EmergencyComplaints if you need to write more from this site
RoyalRoad novels hit different IMHO. RoyalRoad supremacy.
I waited a year to read many chapters at once
You start waiting at December 31
Time to this to start reading this one. It's been rotting in my backlog.
so ? did you? if yes how was it, I am in the same boat as you and thought to get an opinion before starting
I'm around in the middle of Book 2. So far there's no lack of action and the world building don't suffer despite the fact that it's full of tense moment after another. Very vivid setting. The protagonist is young and inexperienced so he makes some reasonable mistakes. The rest of cast are well rounded.I actually decided to read this on Royal Road right after I skimmed through the comments here and saw the author being such laid back guy.It's very high quality and reads like a published book, definitely deserves as one if not Royal Road's best fiction.
Royal Road is truly something else... First, it's free to read, unlike webnovel. Second, its standards are way higher than webnovels. Any book doing slightly well on Royal Road is better than top sellers of Webnovel. On the other hand, if books like these or The Perfect Run is published on Webnovel, they would do shit, cause people just don't have good taste over there...
They love cliche tropesThose immature fools
Looking at the nice review below i'll just bookmark this and read this later when i don't find my other interesting genre novels i like.
Very boring. Aborigines are trying to set up the Internet, as they always fight with each other. Generally velkom tupid
9/11 sadly no towers but top 3 novels on this website
Hot take: this story is going to become a redeemed machines x humans vs the evil godess route, and I'm not a fan.
To be honest I looked at this story several times before giving it time it deserves. Fantastic story. I just finished second book, and it’s well worth reading.
- Chapter 1: Only A Nightmare
- Chapter 4: Father
- Chapter 7: A Monument to the Gods
- Chapter 10: ??
- Chapter 13: A Test of Might and Mite
- Chapter 16: Pyrrhic Victory
- Chapter 19: Maw Of The Drake
- Chapter 22: The Goat
- Chapter 25: Journey
- Chapter 28: Reunion
- Chapter 31: Redemption
- Chapter 34: Crucible
- Chapter 37: Back into the frying pan
- Chapter 40: The mission we came for
- Chapter 43: Relinquished sends her regards
- Chapter 46: The final mile
- Book 2: Prologue
- Book 2. Chapter 3: Questions (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 6: The war underground (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 9: The Occultist's Cookbook, First Edition
- Book 2. Chapter 12: In which an old lady yells at Keith
- Book 2 - Interlude - Atius
- Book 2 - Interlude - Kidra, (1)
- Book 2. Chapter 18: The first blade of House Winterscar
- Book 2. Chapter 21: Call the ships to port
- Book 2. Chapter 24: A taste of blood (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 27: Chosen
- Book 2: Chapter 29: Sell you a dream
- Book 2. Chapter 32: Kidra (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 35: Crafting Occult weapons for profit and destruction
- Book 2. Chapter 38: Catch and bag a Winterscar
- Book 2. Chapter 41: The Knight of House Winterscar
- Book 2. Chapter 44: Epilogue
- Book 3. Chapter 1: No time to lose
- Book 3. Chapter 4: Diplomacy (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 7: The beginning of the end times (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 9: Into the city heart (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 12: Deja-vu
- Book 3. Chapter 15: The friends we made along the way (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 18: Fishing for trouble
- Book 3. Chapter 21: Curtain call (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 24: Interlude - General Zaang
- Book 3. Chapter 27: On an adventure
- Book 3. Chapter 30: Trap triggered
- Book 3. Chapter 33: In strange company, walking upon strange lands
- Book 3. Chapter 36: setting a trap
- Book 3. Chapter 39: Numbers in the dirt
- Book 3. Chapter 42: Deceit
- Book 3. Chapter 45: Shadows of older days (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 48: Epilogue
- Book 4. Chapter 1: Another Headache
- Book 4. Chapter 4: A dive through history (T)
- Book 4. Chapter 7: Dinner is served
- Book 4. Chapter 10: Secrets of the machine archives
- Book 4. Chapter 13: The Imperial Church (T)
- Book 4. Chapter 16: Returning home
- Book 4. Chapter 19: Interlude: To'Avalis
- Book 4. Chapter 22: Sneak level 10
- Book 4. Chapter 25: It could be worse
- Book 4. Chapter 28: Planning
- Book 4. Chapter 31: More points into sneak
- Book 4. Chapter 34: Improvising
- Book 4. Chapter 37: Interlude II (Windrunner)
- Book 4. Chapter 40: The final feather
- Book 4. Chapter 43: Into the breach
- Book 4. Chapter 46: The True Forge
- Book 4. Chapter 49: Lion and Wolf
- Book 4 - Epilogue
- Book 5. Chapter 1: Victory
- Book 5. Chapter 4: A strange ride home
- Book 5. Chapter 7: Demons
- Book 5. Chapter 10: Interlude: Hexis
- Announcement - KU launched + Community Challenge!
- Book 5. Chapter 15: Interlude: Hexis II
- Book 5. Chapter 18: Setting out
- Book 5. Chapter 21: Interlude: Sagrius
- Book 5. Chapter 24: Grilling over coals
- Book 5. Chapter 27: The heart chooses first
- Book 5. Chapter 30: A test of numbers
- Book 5. Chapter 33: Children of the Occult
- Book 5. Chapter 36: Trial and error
- Book 5. Chapter 39: Interlude Hexis IV
- Book 5. Chapter 42: Last chance
- Book 5. Chapter 45: The Silver Bullet
- Book 5 - Epilogue
- Book 6. Chapter 2: Revenge trip
- Book 6. Chapter 5: In which Keith and company have a relaxing trip
- Book 6. Chapter 8: Interlude Abraxas
- Book 6. Chapter 11: If it's stupid, but it works...
- Book 6. Chapter 14: The cure to hatred
- Book 6. Chapter 17: Old friends
- Book 6. Chapter 20: Marching out
- Book 6. Chapter 23: Lionheart
- Book 6. Chapter 25: Schemes
- Book 6. Chapter 28: Uh oh
- Book 6. Chapter 30: Conflicting stories
- Book 6. Chapter 33: It gets weirder
- Book 6. Chapter 36: Humans are metal
- Book 6. Chapter 39: Time's ticking
- Book 6. Chapter 42: Legacy of the shrimp
- Book 6. Chapter 45: Playing games
- Book 6. Chapter 48: Interlude: Kres (III)
- Book 6. Chapter 51: Reign of fire
- Book 6. Chapter 54: Arrival
- Book 6. Chapter 57: To'Orda
- Book 6. Chapter 60: Escape with velocity
- Book 7. Chapter 1: Rough Landing
- Book 7. Chapter 4: Don't be a stranger, Bob
- Chapter 2: Prelude To Violence
- Chapter 5: A knife to a dream
- Chapter 8: The Tomb of the Stars
- Chapter 11: The First Mile Below
- Chapter 14: The Face of Death
- Chapter 17: The Way Home
- Chapter 20: They Can Talk?
- Chapter 23: Things of Metal And Pride
- Chapter 26: Root administrator
- Chapter 29: The friends we'd made along the way
- Chapter 32: Three's a crowd
- Chapter 35: Son
- Chapter 38: Too shallow a grave
- Chapter 41: The secret left behind
- Chapter 44: One last act of service
- Chapter 47: Epilogue
- Book 2. Chapter 1: The dangerous message in a bottle
- Book 2. Chapter 4: Wrong Neighborhood
- Book 2. Chapter 7: Homecoming
- Book 2. Chapter 10: The realm of souls
- Book 2. Chapter 13: Elder hermit of the armor, what is your wisdom?
- Book 2. Chapter 15: Stay Still, Stay Quiet
- Book 2 - Interlude - Kidra - (2)
- Book 2. Chapter 19: Meaning of life (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 22: Worthy
- Book 2. Chapter 25: You should gloat
- Book 2. Chapter 28: Chosen
- Book 2: Chapter 30: Follow me to the end of the world
- Book 2. Chapter 33: Death (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 36: The best kind of kill is overkill
- Book 2. Chapter 39: Escape
- Book 2. Chapter 42: The Sorcerer Knight of House Winterscar
- Book 3 - Prologue
- Book 3. Chapter 2: A friendly chat
- Book 3. Chapter 5: Long live the clan lord
- Book 3. Chapter 8: The city must fall (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 10: Dealing with difficult neighbors
- Book 3. Chapter 13: Tackling apex predators
- Book 3. Chapter 16: In which To'Wrathh has a wholesome day off (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 19: Interlude - Captain Sagrius
- Book 3. Chapter 22: Counter offense
- Book 3. Chapter 25: Turning point (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 28: How to abuse cosmic space magic and get away with it
- Book 3. Chapter 31: Choke
- Book 3. Chapter 34: It's the neighbors again
- Book 3. Chapter 37: Follow the trail
- Book 3. Chapter 40: Blinded
- Book 3. Chapter 43: The True Fight (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 46: True division (T)
- Bonus Chapter: Interlude (Tenisent)
- Book 4. Chapter 2: Old friend
- Book 4. Chapter 5: The world's greatest con
- Book 4. Chapter 8: A dangerous gamble
- Book 4. Chapter 11: Min/maxing
- Book 4. Chapter 14: New moves
- Book 4. Chapter 17: Destruction (T)
- Book 4. Chapter 20: Resolution
- Book 4. Chapter 23: Sneak level 100
- Book 4. Chapter 26: It got worse
- Book 4. Chapter 29: Outfoxing the fox
- Book 4. Chapter 32: Under the temple
- Book 4. Chapter 35: Flight
- Book 4. Chapter 38: The belltower and the Feather
- Book 4. Chapter 41: Combined arms
- Book 4. Chapter 44: Lurking in the walls
- Book 4. Chapter 47: A weapon like no other
- Book 4. Chapter 50: Winterscar Red
- Book 4. Chapter 28: Turnabout
- Book 5. Chapter 2: Hiding the tracks
- Book 5. Chapter 5: The days are numbered
- Book 5. Chapter 8: Absolute shitshow
- Book 5. Chapter 11: The grand return home
- Book 5. Chapter 13: Gossip never changes (T)
- Book 5. Chapter 16: Soak
- Book 5. Chapter 19: Revelation
- Book 5. Chapter 22: The prior four
- Book 5. Chapter 25: The witch, the wizard and the warlock
- Book 5. Chapter 28: Interlude: Tenisent
- Book 5. Chapter 31: More than meets the eye
- Book 5. Chapter 34: The gauntlet
- Book 5. Chapter 37: I've come to kill you.
- Book 5. Chapter 40: Power leveling
- Book 5. Chapter 43: Soul to soul
- Book 5. Chapter 46: To push the limit
- Book 6 - Prologue
- Book 6. Chapter 3: Luck of the draw
- Book 6. Chapter 6: Treasures
- Book 6. Chapter 9: Journey down deeper
- Book 6. Chapter 12: Romantic Tension
- Book 6. Chapter 15: The quick and the dense
- Book 6. Chapter 18: Deathless and The Deathless
- Book 6. Chapter 21: Negotiations with the neighbors
- Book 6 - Interlude: Kres (I)
- Book 6. Chapter 26: Interlude - To'Wrathh
- Book 6 - Interlude - Kres (II)
- Book 6. Chapter 31: On the road
- Book 6. Chapter 34: Location of interest
- Book 6. Chapter 37: Trust
- Book 6. Chapter 40: Murdering the Murdershrimp
- Book 6. Chapter 43: Wrong address
- Book 6. Chapter 46: Chessmaster
- Book 6. Chapter 49: Change of plans, round two
- Book 6. Chapter 52: The true cure to hatred
- Book 6. Chapter 55: The Icon of Stars
- Book 6. Chapter 58: The Hyper-Weasel
- Book 6 - Epilogue
- Book 7. Chapter 2: On the road (Again)
- Chapter 3: You Should Have Left it Closed, Dumbass
- Chapter 6: The Deathless
- Chapter 9: Never challenge a Winterscar
- Chapter 12: You Don't Belong Here
- Chapter 15: Fight Like You Live
- Chapter 18: A Harsh Lesson To Learn
- Chapter 21: The Meadow Underground
- Chapter 24: Gift Of The Sun
- Chapter 27: Predictive Modeling
- Chapter 30: No plan survives contact with the enemy
- Chapter 33: Nothing Personal
- Chapter 36: Darkest before dawn
- Chapter 39: The Supernatural Tag
- Chapter 42: Solaris imperium
- Chapter 45: Demi-gods
- Extra - Book 2 Video Trailer
- Book 2. Chapter 2: Five Simple Letters
- Book 2. Chapter 5: Enemies today, allies tomorrow
- Book 2. Chapter 8: In which Keith has a wholesome day off
- Book 2. Chapter 11: The empty throne
- Book 2. Chapter 14: Blood to iron
- Book 2. Chapter 16: Trial of the Occult blade
- Book 2. Chapter 17: Sneaky bastards
- Book 2. Chapter 20: Fish and letter
- Book 2. Chapter 23: Defeat Means Friendship
- Book 2. Chapter 26: The names we carry (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 28: The danger of an honest man
- Book 2: Chapter 31: Bargains offered by the devil
- Book 2. Chapter 34: A major test of strength (T)
- Book 2. Chapter 37: Tango for two
- Book 2. Chapter 40: Last stand
- Book 2. Chapter 43: Damage control
- Book 3. Chapter 1:
- Book 3. Chapter 3: Self delusion (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 6: The new prophet
- Chatper 9 - Into the city heart (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 11: Talk is cheaper than snow
- Book 3. Chapter 14: Alone (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 17: Chasing down a rogue airspeeder for loot and profit
- Book 3. Chapter 20: Et tu, Brute? (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 23: Grand Theft Speeder
- Book 3. Chapter 26: PROPHESY (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 29: Dinner is served early
- Book 3. Chapter 32: Like Father, Like Son
- Book 3. Chapter 35: Regrets
- Book 3. Chapter 38: Joyride
- Book 3. Chapter 41: The teacher's legacy
- Book 3. Chapter 44: Encore (T)
- Book 3. Chapter 47: Clean up
- Book 4 - Prologue
- Book 4. Chapter 3: Never leave two schemers alone together
- Book 4. Chapter 6: Mother pays a visit (T)
- Book 4. Chapter 9: Training inside the gates of hell
- Book 4. Chapter 12: Dead legends (T)
- Book 4. Chapter 15: To'Sefit (T)
- Book 4. Chapter 18: Run with the winnings
- Book 4. Chapter 21: The Temple
- Book 4. Chapter 24: Tried
- Book 4. Chapter 27: Unpayable cost
- Book 4. Chapter 30: Interlude - Clan Knights
- Book 4. Chapter 33: The Mite Forge
- Book 4. Chapter 36: Interlude I (Windrunner)
- Book 4. Chapter 39: Oblivion
- Book 4. Chapter 42: Rest before the storm
- Book 4. Chapter 45: The long way down
- Book 4. Chapter 48: Return
- Book 4. Chapter 51: The end in sight
- Book 5 - Prologue
- Book 5. Chapter 3: Destress
- Book 5. Chapter 6: Mission start
- Book 5. Chapter 9: Wrapping up loose ends
- Book 5. Chapter 12: Strange culture (T)
- Book 5. Chapter 14: The true enemy
- Book 5. Chapter 17: Gossip
- Book 5. Chapter 20: The big stick
- Book 5. Chapter 23: Interlude: Hexis III
- Book 5. Chapter 26: The human condition
- Book 5. Chapter 29: Welcome the warlock
- Book 5. Chapter 32: Plan foiled
- Book 5. Chapter 35: Resolve
- Book 5. Chapter 38: Polish
- Book 5. Chapter 41: Time's up
- Book 5. Chapter 44: Old and new monsters
- Book 5. Chapter 47: Trial Passed
- Book 6. Chapter 1: Destiny
- Book 6. Chapter 4: Side quest
- Book 6. Chapter 7: A farewell to arms
- Book 6. Chapter 10: Family matters (T)
- Book 6. Chapter 13: Food obsessed machines
- Book 6. Chapter 16: Interlude: Tamery
- Book 6. Chapter 19: Effective intimidation
- Book 6. Chapter 22: In which the neighbors learn a lesson
- Book 6. Chapter 24: Chasing after embers
- Book 6. Chapter 27: Falling off cliffs for profit and nostalgia
- Book 6. Chapter 29: Stranded
- Book 6. Chapter 32: Jackpot
- Book 6. Chapter 35: Shellfish is not on the menu
- Book 6. Chapter 38: Interlude: Kres
- Book 6. Chapter 41: Rest for the wicked
- Book 6. Chapter 44: Plan going according to plan
- Book 6. Chapter 47: Complications (T)
- Book 6. Chapter 50: Interlude: To'Orda
- Book 5. Chapter 53: Sweet dreams
- Book 6. Chapter 56: Incoming
- Book 6. Chapter 59: Beginning of the end
- Book 7 - Prologue
- Book 7. Chapter 3: Communicating with eldritch entities