A Library of Webfiction
and the Critics Who Chronicle Them

Dear Travellers,
this is a gate to slip between worlds. Here, you will find works from fellow webnovel writers, and an expanding list of curious digital archives where other scribes share their thoughts and guidance.

In these times, it is a quiet marvel that anyone may cast his stories into the great wide web β€” no gatekeepers, no gilded halls, no need to bend one’s voice toward the fashions of the marketplace. A tale can be written simply because it wishes to exist, because a writer’s heart insists on it. Across continents, authors and readers gather on sites such as Royal Road, exchanging passion, encouragement, and the small sparks of inspiration that keep a story alive. It is a fellowship of wanderers, each carrying a lantern of his own making.

WEBNOVELS

WEBNOVELS

Publishing on Royal Road, I had the privilege to meet wonderful writers and wander through the worlds they shaped. Here is just a small selection of the many webnovels Royal Road has to offer. Click on the respective cover to learn more!

A Rise of the Cursed

cursedclarke

Albion inherits Excalibur and a cursed legacy, battling demons and his own past. Also on Audible!
Read on RR

Our Right to Surrender

Emu2thethird

Homeless and hunted, Lisa shelters two human sisters. Together they build found family amid slow growth, rising war, and gritty fights.
Read on RR

Sovereign's Silent Path

Idiot Muffin

Exiled prince Sylas, bound to a dead queen’s will, wields mind‑forging philosophy to outmaneuver laws, heroes and cults.
Read on RR

The Owl's Bastard

Ghostcat

Dragos hunts for surviving students after his magic school’s fall, facing choices that may make him Calruthia’s savior or its doom.
Read on RR

Dalliance Rather

Minichirops

Aiming to be a wizard, Dalliance makes his way into the elite King's Collegiate. LitRPG with class-given abilities.
Read on RR

Phoenix Flight

RainyLiquid

Davi seeks vengeance on a Dragon; Olivia chases knighthood. Together they grow stronger through magic, adventure, and slowburn throuple romance.
Read on RR

Soul Blaze

Imeru

Reborn into a new family and magical world, Tao secretly builds his powers as a child. Detailed worldbuilding and slow growth within slice‑of‑life.
Read on RR

The Mortal Shard

Svenwritesbooks

Transported into a fantsy world and hunted for a stolen gemcore, Olivia must master magic and survive two factions vying for her life.
Read on RR

Chimera Rising

Khetienn

Valoris and her squad pilot reality‑warping mechs against dimensional entities, uncovering that the war hides a deeper truth.
Read on RR

Blue Sky

Tequilama

Marked as cultivators, four recruits choose Strike Force and forge Panda Squad, growing through hardship, trust, and battle to earn strength and belonging.
Read on RR

Captured Sky

Clone_v2

Sentenced to die, Havoc binds his fate to a Dungeon. On the path of vengeance, he battles monsters and strikes bargains with ancient entities.
Read on RR

Wings of Reckoning

Shelli Ingle

Prince Kasander, reborn part-dragon after a wedding betrayal, leads a rebellion against machines in a dragon-vs-machine war.
Read on RR

Spectacular World

RainyLiquid

Hope joins Pantheon to defend Oleander City; an adventure‑driven superhero journey with slice‑of‑life and GL.
Read on RR

Romancing Macha

Gray Word Arts

As Claire enters high society and the world of arcane war‑machines, she uncovers conspiracies that threaten the Federation.
Read on RR

The Mage Without a Tower

MagicalWhispers

Singled out for his magic, Selriph escapes brutal Templar abuse. He seeks freedom and a faraway place where his power can grow.
Read on RR

Abdicator's Reign

Arkias

William, suicidal, wakes as Raziel, the Mad King vampire. He must rebuild a vampire dread state, and seek what makes life worth living.
Read on RR

The Black Wyvern

Tim Wood

Exiled sword master Tullen faces monsters and war on the kingdom. Atop that, he finds a legendary Wyvern’s egg.
Read on RR

DarkRE: Shadows of Nekrom

SOMBRAcorpDT

Tristessa, immortal through endless death‑and‑reset, must unravel her lost past and stop Nekrom’s collapse while hunted by horrors.
Read on RR

A Rise of the Cursed

cursedclarke

Albion inherits Excalibur and a cursed legacy, battling demons and his own past. Also on Audible!
Read on RR

The Mage Without a Tower

MagicalWhispers

Singled out for his magic, Selriph escapes brutal Templar abuse. He seeks freedom and a faraway place where his power can grow.
Read on RR

Wings of Reckoning

Shelli Ingle

Prince Kasander, reborn part-dragon after a wedding betrayal, leads a rebellion against machines in a dragon-vs-machine war.
Read on RR

The Mortal Shard

Svenwritesbooks

Transported into a fantsy world and hunted for a stolen gemcore, Olivia must master magic and survive two factions vying for her life.
Read on RR

The Owl's Bastard

Ghostcat

Dragos hunts for surviving students after his magic school’s fall, facing choices that may make him Calruthia’s savior or its doom.
Read on RR

DarkRE: Shadows of Nekrom

SOMBRAcorpDT

Tristessa, immortal through endless death‑and‑reset, must unravel her lost past and stop Nekrom’s collapse while hunted by horrors.
Read on RR

Phoenix Flight

RainyLiquid

Davi seeks vengeance on a Dragon; Olivia chases knighthood. Together they grow stronger through magic, adventure, and slowburn throuple romance.
Read on RR

Our Right to Surrender

Emu2thethird

Homeless and hunted, Lisa shelters two human sisters. Together they build found family amid slow growth, rising war, and gritty fights.
Read on RR

Abdicator's Reign

Arkias

William, suicidal, wakes as Raziel, the Mad King vampire. He must rebuild a vampire dread state, and seek what makes life worth living.
Read on RR

Spectacular World

RainyLiquid

Hope joins Pantheon to defend Oleander City; an adventure‑driven superhero journey with slice‑of‑life and GL.
Read on RR

Chimera Rising

Khetienn

Valoris and her squad pilot reality‑warping mechs against dimensional entities, uncovering that the war hides a deeper truth.
Read on RR

Dalliance Rather

Minichirops

Aiming to be a wizard, Dalliance makes his way into the elite King's Collegiate. LitRPG with class-given abilities.
Read on RR

Captured Sky

Clone_v2

Sentenced to die, Havoc binds his fate to a Dungeon. On the path of vengeance, he battles monsters and strikes bargains with ancient entities.
Read on RR

Soul Blaze

Imeru

Reborn into a new family and magical world, Tao secretly builds his powers as a child. Detailed worldbuilding and slow growth within slice‑of‑life.
Read on RR

Sovereign's Silent Path

Idiot Muffin

Exiled prince Sylas, bound to a dead queen’s will, wields mind‑forging philosophy to outmaneuver laws, heroes and cults.
Read on RR

The Black Wyvern

Tim Wood

Exiled sword master Tullen faces monsters and war on the kingdom. Atop that, he finds a legendary Wyvern’s egg.
Read on RR

Romancing Macha

Gray Word Arts

As Claire enters high society and the world of arcane war‑machines, she uncovers conspiracies that threaten the Federation.
Read on RR

Blue Sky

Tequilama

Marked as cultivators, four recruits choose Strike Force and forge Panda Squad, growing through hardship, trust, and battle to earn strength and belonging.
Read on RR

HALLS OF CRITIQUE

HALLS OF CRITIQUE

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