Blade of the Blue Star

An Academy Light Novel LitRPG (The Duke’s Unlikely Heir, Book 1)

De: Kal Griffith

Narrado por: Andrew Pond, Hannah Trusty

'Blade of the Blue Star - The Duke's Unlikely Heir - Vol 1'

Meet Reinhardt Blazkowicz. Orphan. Hero. Warrior. And now, the unlikely heir to the legendary Blue Star Duchy.

Found by the Duke himself on a battlefield, surrounded by enemies, Reinhardt's life is about to change forever. Plucked from the ashes of war and thrust into a world of unimaginable wealth and privilege, he must now trade his battle-worn armor for the hallowed uniform of Aegis Crown Academy.

There, in a world of magic, combat, and courtly intrigue, he'll need more than just his battle-honed instincts to survive.

Reinhardt is no ordinary student. Hardened by his past and wielding a raw, untamed power, he's both feared and revered by his classmates. But he's not alone in this strange new world. With his loyal roommate Baldric, the mage Xenia, and a colorful cast of companions by his side, Reinhardt will face challenges he never imagined.

At Aegis Crown Academy, Reinhardt must:

Dominate the Legion Arena: Test his mettle in the academy's intense battle sport, where strategy, teamwork, and sheer grit collide.

Master the game of nobility: The Nobleman Arts Building is his worst enemy, a series of pitfalls around etiquette, politics, and manners. Can Reinhardt navigate this 'elite' landscape?

Indulge in Chef Jason's magical feasts: In a world of nobility even the food is something else, like a chef from another world.

But Reinhardt's greatest trial may lie within himself. Can this battle-hardened survivor adapt to life among the elite? Will the academy force him to choose between the warrior he was and the leader he's destined to become?

©2024 Kal Griffith (P)2024 Royal Guard Publishing LLC

Fun story can’t wait for book 2

Story felt a little rushed but I enjoyed the journey can’t wait to see more adventures and character growth!

A Harry Potter like story with intrigue

love the story and the relationship and world building. I also like how the story focus on after the battle withe demon lord most fantasy story the defeat of the demon lord is the climax and concludes after it good see a story that focus on life afterwards.

amazing

I can't wait for book two to come out this was so good action adventure Romance I'm really loving it can't wait for book two

this is a waste of time. skip this story.

MC is a racist, arrogant war orphan who can't be bothered to learn anything about the world he lives in, yet everyone loves him. couldn't get to the halfway point.

Unfortunately Misleading

I understand this is subjective, but the way the description of the book is written makes Reinhardt seem like this battle hardened badass who can bear the ignorant gossip about his commoner origins and life experience. Nope. I love this kind of stuff. It's reading junk food and I understand the kind of stuff these kinds of books usually have in them. All the expected clichés are there, but it's all off. My biggest issue is just Reinhardt's personality. He's just this big golden retriever kind of guy with no consistency on what he knows and does not know. " Hardened by his past and wielding a raw, untamed power, he's both feared and revered by his classmates." -from audible description. HAHA he sure is. I lost track of how many times the author uses the word "awe." If you are overhearing any conversation from the other background characters they are "looking at him with awe." It will drive you nuts. He also is just this big dumb goofball. The characters are alright. The magic system makes no sense. He basically just snapped his finger and suddenly because he's in a spar he learns multiple spells from nowhere as if he didn't spend his whole life fighting around/with people who can use magic and never learned it then?? I really wanted to like this book, but he just comes off as a good intentioned immature child trying to look flashy and that's not fun to read. After the 20th "I puffed my chest out from the professors praise as everyone looked at me with awe and fear" I had to take a break.
2 Star -- It's Okay. Other reviews talk about the pacing issues and wild story/plot consistency so just scroll through them.

Missing gaps

There plenty wrong with this book, but in the last few hours of the book I noticed that the author kept referencing events that didn’t happen or at least weren’t mentioned anywhere else, and they write it as if it was mentioned or did happen on screen. Very confusing.

Did not enjoy

Simplistic immature writing and story. It feels as if this was written by a middle schooler

High school academy

Hour by hour, day by day, high school drama that doesn’t cover much of a time frame.

decent start but after the first half it gets bad

it was good until he gets to the famous academy. mind you i really enjoy most books in an academy setting. but his entire personality changes from battle harden veteran to a cringe lord simp. he is immediately "forced" into a deal with a merchant princess and then starts the apology tour from there. then he gets to first day of sword practice class and guess what the sword instructor is a female. then guess what happened. this little girl sword instructor who is an absolute nobody kicks the ass of "the hero of the demon wars" freaking please shove that crap where the sun doesn't shine. I'm done.