Mother of Learning

Mother of Learning is an uncommon find among fantasy stories, and one that enamoured me like no other.

Try as you may, but you will find no major fault in this story. All the plot points are well thought out, leaving no questions regarding what exactly is happening to our dear friend Zorian. All of the characters have proper motivation behind their actions, and there is no obvious deus ex machina that pops out for conveniences sake, at least until the point that I read. Which, if you were curious, was chapter 23.

Though the blocks of text may seem intimidating, and may even cause your eyes extreme fatigue (as it did mine), I can guarantee that the read is more than worth it.

Can't stress how good this is. The world building, the character development, the twists and turns of the story, the grammar, everything is top notch.

One of the best web fictions there is.

This is definitely my favorite web serial of all time, and it's great to see it appear here at last.  I believe the story is almost finished, but I could be wrong.

This is my first review on RR, so if I screwed it up, it should have 5 stars.  There's really nothing bad I can say about it...  It does the whole concept of time loops extremely well, great characters, plot, world building, etc.

If you haven't read it, you should.  Unless you have extremely specialized tastes in writing...

Better than most published fiction...

(Even though I haven't done any reviews previously, I've mostly lurked here for a few years.)

Although the older chapters are flawless gramatically, some of the new chapters, right after being posted, do have a few typos & errors.  The author seems to do a good job of fixing them eventually, and they never are very bad.  It's quite possible that all of them will be fixed before being posted here.

a must read for everyone, this is bound to be a classic in a few years given how amazing this story has been. We are currently 10-15 chapters from the end and i never got such a blast reading something (and i'm a big reader. I read hundreds of books in my life so i'm not saying it lighly).

the story follow zorian, a teenage mage having some family troubles and kinda self-centered, as he grow through a time looping world where he found himself without knowing anything. We follow his struggles (and struggles there is, holy shit :o) and internal changes while we learn more and more about the people living in this world. This is a page turner, most people starting to read it have a point where there can't stop reading and waste whole weeks of free time just to get their fix. 

If there a novel you must try in your life, this is it. I'm not kidding at all xD

I have been a follower of this novel for years. I was lucky enough to run into it when I first started reading web novels, and have periodically checked back and read updated chapters about once a month. This novel excels on a plethora of fronts. The author uses impeccable grammar and structure that makes reading easy and pleasing, and it is rare to find a spelling mistake or word oversight.

Pacing as well is accomplished phenomenally, with both character personality and power growth occuring at an onverall consistent rate with small breakthroughs at well-placed and natural intervals that are just enough to keep them moving forward without overreaching.

When I have the time I will come back and do a more in-depth review, because this story is one that deserves to have it's virtues extolled at length, but for now I will just say this: Mother of Learning is a fantastic story that consistently ranks itself among my favorite three web novels, often holding first place. It has been the story that I have returned to most often over the years, and I have never once been disappointed with it. If you want a good read, you'll find it here.

-Seirnos

So this is my first review so take anything I say/write with a grain of salt.

So "Mother of learning" is in my opinion a pretty good novel which I like.

Mol has much potential to be one of the best novels on this site (in my opinion at least) and is unique in it take on time travel since I don't know of manny with such story element.

The chapter are all pretty long so one chapter feels to me like three and our protagonist feels like a human being, which goes frome being a a social jackass to a teenager a little bit on the awkward side, so character development is there.

Grammar, well what can I say, my mother language is not English and I am not extremely good at English and I didn't find any misspelling or if I found any those would have been insignificant since I forgot them, so in my opinion pretty good.

And I would everyone recommend to read or to give it a try.

I'm not an exaggeration when I give this story all 5 stars, it's really that good. The over reviews do a good job of telling you how well the time loop mechanic is used, the brilliant plot and the sidestepping of OP character pitfall so I'm just going to mention my favourite thing about this fiction that I have not seen mentioned.

People have already said that the characterization is good, but that does not quite do the story justice. Zorien grows a lot throughout the story and I'd even go so to say that he grows more in character then inability (which is saying a lot). He starts off a bit of an ass. Relatable? yes (especially for RR readers). 

He's anti-social hates his family, has few friends to mention and isn't really all that close to them. His priority is studying and getting away from his family. And he has a brother complex of the inferiority kind. As the story progresses you see him change, his worldview expanded and his relationships depend. He comes to face with his own Biases and really grows as an individual.

The best part is? You actually believe it! Zorian doesn't just change out of nowhere and it all happens gradually; there is no chapter where all of a sudden he's "a new man"

hope this helps :)

I can't believe that this has come to Royal Road. This is my all time favorite fiction ever. The story is amazing, the characters change and develop, and the world around the story  is well built without getting bogged down.

If you want an amazing story set in an awesome fantasy world with well thought out characters  this is it. This story is one of the few time travel stories that doesn't get stale or remove any tension, in fact when the characters learn about the nature of the time loop it dramatically notches up the tension. The only criticism I can give is that there are occasional mistyped words/sentences, and some words can be repeated a little too often or too soon. This doesn't keep the story from being the masterpiece that it is in any way. Go read this now.

I can't get enough of this story!

I have been following this story on Fiction Press for several years and I anxiously await every chapter release. The story, environment and characters are brought to life with a level of quality that is rarely seen in fiction these days. The Author's dedication to quality and substance in this story is on par with the Masters of the Golden Age of Science Fiction and Fantasy from the mid 20th Century.

Each chapter is something that you can sink your teeth into, and unlike most long form fictions or web serials this story has not suffered from any loss of pace or Author burnout.

The characters are fully fleshed out and their personalities are consistent throughout the story. The growth of the main character is not just in his personal power level either, but through his personality and how he views and interacts with the world and characters around him.

The story itself is amazing and I cannot recommend it enough. As I said above, I can’t get enough of this story.

This story was a rather interesting change of pace from all the books I've read recently and even more so for the Royalroad platform. It produced a new take for a magic system that was thoroughly refreshing. This change isn't left only to the magic elements, but also in the assimilation of the some what modern technologies and their overall use.

What I'd say was the impliminatation of a time travel aspect that wasn't either extremely boring or filled with plot holes is lack for a better word impressive. On the topic of plot holes, this story did rather well staying away from such things and shows actual thought being put into each chapter to avoid complications with future or past information, with minor exceptions of course.

If there would be much to complain about It would definitly be the interaction between characters. Interaction has felt somewhat stale. The more interesting parts of this story are in Zorian's own head and a lot of characters have just come off as walking encyclopedia, each with there own specilizations and missing pages, but encyclopedia all the same. Some characters are saved from this fate such as classmates and antagonists, but even still these characters are forced into a show and tell ordeal which usually ends with the character being pushed to the back of the mind for a potential reappearance or further fleshing out.

With all that said, I've only gotten to the currently avalible chapter and what I've said so far is likly to change in the future. Still, as of now, I'd recommend this to anyone even slightly interested in a fantasy driven story with hints of sci-fi thrown in or maybe just to anyone looking to pleasantly surprised, as I was.