The Epic of the Atlas Dawn
by Ben Arisson
Klassius Ren has a simple dream—to become the Dauntless, one of the nine legendary Guardians of the Kingdom of Acadia. To make this dream a reality, he must first attend Gran Akademos, a prestigious school for the magical arts, where his skills, ambition, and drive will be tested at every turn. When he is foolish enough to challenge one of the high-ranking students, it looks like his time at the school could soon be over. With the odds stacked against him, Klay has only his stubbornness, and the words of his late grandfather, to spur him on. He must prove that he has what it takes to become the Dauntless while learning what that truly means. Facing the fight of his life, Klay’s very future is at stake. Will he win and protect his vow? Or will his dream fade out like the dying wind? The future is riding on him, and Klay wouldn't have it any other way.
Inspired by series like Harry Potter, One Piece, and My Hero Academia this action-adventure novel proves that through hard work, discipline, and close friends by your side, any dream is achievable no matter how large.
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Well Worth Reading!
Reviewed at: 2-1. Enter Bech Marse
To justify the title of my review, I'll explain.
Style: The story is referential to shounen style series, but it isn't interested in being a direct copy, either. It has an identity of its own and uses that to build intrigue. The whole thing has a sense of fun about it, and that makes the reading experience even better.
Grammar: Nothing to complain about here, really. There's no grammar error that directly impacts the understanding and/or feeling of the scene, and that's what's important.
Story: It's pretty great, in my opinion. The first volume works well to establish the world and give small hints as to where the worldbuilding is heading, and that's one of the most exciting things about it. There are so many places Atlas Dawn could go, so it's easy to trust that the story isn't going to end in a letdown.
Characters: The best part. The story is worth reading just for Gayle and Ayran alone. The characters make me laugh with them while they are also being established as people with specific motivations and areas for growth at the same time. The whole thing is only going to get better.
Additionally, the author of the story is a really great guy who deserves all the support in the world. If you're a person who like to support the work of those you feel are also good people, like I like to do sometimes, you can't do much better than this one.
First off, cool graphics!
Reviewed at: 6. Trouble in the Geford Forest
You can see the effort put into this piece of work in the second chapter, where the author made some comic-book-style pictures to add some flare. The story is well written, with great grammar. So, a well-deserved 5/5 for style (cool pics) and 5/5 for grammar since there were no obvious grammar mistakes that I noticed.
The story is interesting, with some cool magic abilities, great lore expositions and interesting conflict. The only issue I had was, because of the disjointed nature of the first 6 chapters, I had trouble connecting with the story, as you aren't shown enough of Klay (the MC) to really connect to him, and he's not present for about half the first 6 chapters. Other than that issue, the story seems like it's going somewhere interesting as Klay enters the academy.
That said, when you are with Klay, he's written well with the personality of a child (as is appropriate, he is a child). And there are elements of humour in his interactions with his family. There's a bit of humour thrown liberally through the chapters I've read, but I wouldn't call this a full-on comedy.
I recommend this for people who enjoy Manga, as the story elements definitely pay homage to that, and there are even some Manga panels in the story. Overall 4.5/5.
Great Action!
Reviewed at: 13. A Cruel Test
To me, there are two clear standouts in this story: the art from the second chapter, and the dynamic fight scenes. The fight scenes move beautifully and are wonderfully described. However, I do think the magic used in these fights could use some more description and world building. I'm not the biggest fan of minimalist writing, and would love to see more description especially considering this is a fantasy world! It's different from our own drab world, and I'd love to see more about that.
The grammar itself is good. There are some mistakes, but they don't take away from the story itself. The style is also consistent, though I would prefer more description personally. But hey, you do you! It's your style and your story. Thanks so much for writing, and I can't wait to read more.
Brilliant story telling
Reviewed at: 13. A Cruel Test
The prologue gave me a very dark souls origin vibe. While the introduction of the main character gave me a shounen vibe. Overall the plot of the story is good, nothing intresting so far cause the it is still new and not much has developed, I assume that once the story gets further and the plot thickens it will get intresting. Grammar wise a few mistake here and there, but I can't really judge since my grammar is bad as well. Character wise, I find the characters hard to visualise as there are alot of characters being introduced and very little descriptive words about the characters maybe its just me. But the best part about your light novel is the way you write your story, you have a unique way in changing scenes and explaining what is happening at a certain time in two different locations props to that. Keep writing as I see alot of room for growth plot wise.