FaeFire

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I started reading this recently and have been quite enjoying it. The main character is an Engineer from a futuristic space-faring society who wakes up in the body of a child in a cultivation fantasy world. There's action and adventure, but to me it feels quite low-stakes most of the time because the main character powers up quite quickly and has a number of advantages.

I still enjoy it as a relatively chilled out read.

[–] FaeFire 1 points 1 year ago

I've got a lot of stories I've been following off/on for a while, but I'll share a few of the ones I'm quite into these days. (Also, I'm not good at reviews but I'll try my best!)

Mark of the Fool

Before I go into why I like it, note that this story is a "stub", meaning part of it has been taken off of royal road, to comply with Amazon's kindle unlimited policy.

The main character, Alex, trained hard to become a wizard, but unfortunately receives the "Mark of the Fool" from the local that interferes with his ability to cast magic and could rope him into being a lackey for the heroes fighting the "Ravener". But Alex doesn't let this stop him from acheiving his dreams and manages to turn this hindrance into a useful tool.

I really enjoy the characters, and find a lot of the main cast likeable. I like how compassionate Alex is with his friends, and how merciless he is with his enemies. It's a certainly fits within the genre of progression fantasy, and the progress Alex and his friends make towards being all-powerful wizards is exciting to watch.

Surviving the Succession (A Transmigration Fantasy)

Kayla, the main character from Earth, wakes up in the body of a character from a web novel she'd been reading set in ancient China. According to the web novel, this character is doomed to die as a political rival in the imperial family's succession struggle. As Kayla struggles to survive she finds herself more and more caught up in the political intrigue of the imperial family.

I enjoy how well researched this political fantasy is. At the end of each chapter the author provides some cultural notes on ancient china, makes the setting feel very real. There's also a lot of excitement and tension, as each time Kayla solves one problem many others pop up, and she must balance on razor edge considering the others players on the board are the Emperor, the imperial princes, the emperor's mother and others with powerful backing and influence. One wrong move could lead to her death.

Necroepilogos

A dark post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, horror. I was surprised how much this drew me in as when it comes to horror movies or TV I'm usually quite squeamish.

Elpida, the main character, wakes up after dying, in a body reanimated by science so advanced it's incomprehensible. A few others wake up alongside her and she takes it upon herself to lead them through this bleak future where only the undead walk the earth.

 

Share some of stories you're reading now, and what you like about them.

[–] FaeFire 3 points 1 year ago

This story was my introduction to web fiction, and I can't recommend it enough! If you look around online, you should be able to find an ebook version for offline reading on your phone or e-reader.

Fair warning, it is grimdark, and the main character goes through a lot.

[–] FaeFire 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

True, I forgot about erotica websites, I'll add them later today

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Web Fiction Websites (self.webfiction)
submitted 1 year ago by FaeFire to c/webfiction
 

Here are some of the popular websites I've come across where you can find web fiction. If you have any other suggestion please leave them in the comments.

  • Royal Road - Mostly original fiction but also contains some fan fiction. Has a lot of LitRPG, isekai, progression fantasy and a bit of xianxia.
  • Archive of Our Own (aka AO3) - Archive of Our Own (often shortened to AO3) is a nonprofit open source repository for fanfiction and other fanworks contributed by users. It also contains some original fiction.
  • Webnovel - a pay-to-read web fiction website, mostly with translated chinese stories. Usually there will be a few free chapters and you will receive some free credits daily that will let you read the paid chapters. There are websites like BoxNovel which hosts the stories for free.
  • Wattpad - a social storytelling platform, the most popular genres on this site are romance, YA, teen and fantasy/scifi
  • FanFiction.net - similar to AO3
  • FictionPress - a fiction archive, a spin-off of FanFiction.net for original fiction
  • Scribble Hub
  • Sufficient Velocity - forum for fiction, in particular "Quest Roleplays" - a variation on play-by-post roleplaying where the Quest Master (QM) provides a story that includes a voting system for participants to decide how the actions in the scene is resolved
  • Top Web Fiction - a community-run listing of online serials and other fiction by indie authors