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 — 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
Albion inherits Excalibur and a cursed legacy, battling demons and his own past. Also on Audible!
The City of Chipped Hearts
Ruby enters the City of Glass, where prisoners are used as pawns. To stay herself, she must break the game before it breaks her.
Sovereign's Silent Path
Exiled prince Sylas, bound to a dead queen’s will, wields mind‑forging philosophy to outmaneuver laws, heroes and cults.
The Owl's Bastard
Dragos hunts for surviving students after his magic school’s fall, facing choices that may make him Calruthia’s savior or its doom.
Dalliance Rather
Aiming to be a wizard, Dalliance makes his way into the elite King's Collegiate. LitRPG with class-given abilities.
Phoenix Flight
Davi seeks vengeance on a Dragon; Olivia chases knighthood. Together they grow stronger through magic, adventure, and slowburn throuple romance.
Soul Blaze
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.
The Mortal Shard
Transported into a fantsy world and hunted for a stolen gemcore, Olivia must master magic and survive two factions vying for her life.
Chimera Rising
Valoris and her squad pilot reality‑warping mechs against dimensional entities, uncovering that the war hides a deeper truth.
Captured Sky
Sentenced to die, Havoc binds his fate to a Dungeon. On the path of vengeance, he battles monsters and strikes bargains with ancient entities.
The Fate of the Morning
To end the endless night, Hino ventures to the Red Moon Shrine to seek the Dawn Dragon.
Spectacular World
Hope joins Pantheon to defend Oleander City; an adventure‑driven superhero journey with slice‑of‑life and GL.
Romancing Macha
As Claire enters high society and the world of arcane war‑machines, she uncovers conspiracies that threaten the Federation.
The Mage Without a Tower
Singled out for his magic, Selriph escapes brutal Templar abuse. He seeks freedom and a faraway place where his power can grow.
The Black Wyvern
Exiled sword master Tullen faces monsters and war on the kingdom. Atop that, he finds a legendary Wyvern’s egg.
DarkRE: Shadows of Nekrom
Tristessa, immortal through endless death‑and‑reset, must unravel her lost past and stop Nekrom’s collapse while hunted by horrors.
Blue Sky
Marked as cultivators, four recruits choose Strike Force and forge Panda Squad, growing through hardship, trust, and battle to earn strength and belonging.
A Rise of the Cursed
Albion inherits Excalibur and a cursed legacy, battling demons and his own past. Also on Audible!
The Mage Without a Tower
Singled out for his magic, Selriph escapes brutal Templar abuse. He seeks freedom and a faraway place where his power can grow.
Blue Sky
Marked as cultivators, four recruits choose Strike Force and forge Panda Squad, growing through hardship, trust, and battle to earn strength and belonging.
The Mortal Shard
Transported into a fantsy world and hunted for a stolen gemcore, Olivia must master magic and survive two factions vying for her life.
The Owl's Bastard
Dragos hunts for surviving students after his magic school’s fall, facing choices that may make him Calruthia’s savior or its doom.
DarkRE: Shadows of Nekrom
Tristessa, immortal through endless death‑and‑reset, must unravel her lost past and stop Nekrom’s collapse while hunted by horrors.
Phoenix Flight
Davi seeks vengeance on a Dragon; Olivia chases knighthood. Together they grow stronger through magic, adventure, and slowburn throuple romance.
The City of Chipped Hearts
Ruby enters the City of Glass, where prisoners are used as pawns. To stay herself, she must break the game before it breaks her.
Spectacular World
Hope joins Pantheon to defend Oleander City; an adventure‑driven superhero journey with slice‑of‑life and GL.
Chimera Rising
Valoris and her squad pilot reality‑warping mechs against dimensional entities, uncovering that the war hides a deeper truth.
The Fate of the Morning
To end the endless night, Hino ventures to the Red Moon Shrine to seek the Dawn Dragon.
Captured Sky
Sentenced to die, Havoc binds his fate to a Dungeon. On the path of vengeance, he battles monsters and strikes bargains with ancient entities.
Soul Blaze
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.
Sovereign's Silent Path
Exiled prince Sylas, bound to a dead queen’s will, wields mind‑forging philosophy to outmaneuver laws, heroes and cults.
The Black Wyvern
Exiled sword master Tullen faces monsters and war on the kingdom. Atop that, he finds a legendary Wyvern’s egg.
Romancing Macha
As Claire enters high society and the world of arcane war‑machines, she uncovers conspiracies that threaten the Federation.
HALLS OF CRITIQUE
HALLS OF CRITIQUE
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Bardic Planet is a fantastic place to find the next great webstory to read, or advice on writing one yourself. And then there is the Bardic Banter, if you just wish to sit back and be entertained.
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