Hello all!
Not sure if this will get results here or not but I recently read these two comics listed below and am really thirsting for a novel or novella with similar but engaging plot lines. I love seeing where characters are given the opportunity to advance or grow (not becoming over powered right away) or have to learn new skills. I appreciate stories that have tightly knit groups of relationships but also realistically showcase power and greed. Give me sword fighting, social mobility, war, hierarchy etc not even just within the fantasy/medevial genre. If it has good character development, power progression, and of course a very creative world building I'm all into it (no light novels please!). It's nice to read something that does not have a system, reincarnation, or transmigrator tropes as one does sometimes find within fantasy. I'm okay with a romance sub as long as it does not feel forced.
Becoming the Monarch
- When Chris, a one-armed mercenary with considerable experience and skills, swallows an artifact after an unlikely encounter with a savage looter, he finds himself back in the past as a 15-year-old lowly foot soldier… with both his arms. This time, he will not let his life take an unfortunate turn. This time, he will not let his friends die in vain. This time, he will use his knowledge and reach for the sky.
The Stellar Swordmaster
- The so-called “Lighthouse of the North,” the prosperous trading town of Schoarra, hides a dark underbelly: seedy slums ruled by five ruthless crime bosses. When streetwise orphan Vlad finds the brothel he works for decimated by a disgraced knight, he turns to the path of the blade, pledging himself to the pursuit of power by sword. Blessed with the ability to seek wisdom from his sentient sword, Vlad embarks upon a journey of growth and peril as swordsman in service to the powerful House Vayezid.
I'm sorry as I know this may be too specific but thought I would just put it out there within this flair as I am not looking for manga/comics/manga etc. I love a physical book lol. Thank you for your time!
by Logical_View__