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Tyranny of Steel by Zentmeister

Julian Weber is an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a graduate of Westpoint Military... Read more
Julian Weber is an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a graduate of Westpoint Military Academy with a degree in civil engineering. As U.S. involvement in Afghanistan comes to an end, Lt. Julian Weber finds himself involved in a terrorist attack by the Taliban, which claims his life.

However, he quickly finds out that death is not always final as he is reincarnated into the body of a Baron’s son and heir in an alternate Earth set in Late-Medieval Europe. In an era of political turmoil and civil strife, the Baron’s young son is named Regent of the Barony of Kufstein and forced to contend with feudal powers. Will he be able to institute reforms leading his Barony into the age of industry?

Or will he succumb to the pressure of his feudal overlords and a corrupt church that seek dominion overall? Collapse
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    Zopeee
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    The novel is pretty mid; I'd argue it's even below that in many ways. The only reason it reaches a 5/10 for me is that the setting is somewhat interesting. However, it mainly feels like wish fulfillment. The characters are meh—they're pretty inflexible and just follow whatever the author wants or what's convenient for the MC. For instance, the MC's family doesn't realize a key plot twist (which would be huge for them, but not for the reader) until the story requires it, and similar things happen with other characters. The story itself is only so-so, with some parts feeling forced. The MC can do everything, so be prepared for whatever you think might not work to happen anyway, just because the MC makes it happen. (The MC can remember everything and has knowledge on everything that might be useful—it's a bit ridiculous.) The themes lean toward the darker side, but they can feel forced and sometimes downright silly in how they're executed or why they're used. It's like the story tries too hard to make them impactful, but the reasoning behind them doesn't hold up. Overall, it doesn’t deserve the 3.9 rating at all. The worldbuilding is fine, but the rest is really a disappointment. I think the rating could range from 2 to 7/10, depending on how much you care about wish fulfillment, illogical moments, and dark themes (or if you like them). The more experience you have with storytelling, the more likely you are to find it boring or annoying to read. Still it can be interresting for some(even among experienced readers).
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      Walvd
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      "The MC can remember everything"

      Chapter 1-
      "With a photographic memory and an above-average IQ, he could commit these things to his permanent memory."

      ???
      FamilyGuy061
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        Zopeee
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        First of photographic memory doesnt mean anything on its own(it just means(regarding this aspect): "photographic memory and total recall, is the ability to recall an image from memory with high precision—at least for a brief period of time—after seeing it only once"), truly remembering everything permanently perfectly isnt something humans are capable of.
        Secondly even if it was like that, how you explain him knowing enough to just do all the things he did without experimenting this would require him to pretty much have done those things before even if he knows about them(and all the details somehow, for some reason).
        Its just a lame and bad excuse for further bad writting, also even here you still see the could meaing even if he could doesnt mean he wouldve, but apperantly he did, which again is poor writting.
        Also i love how your quote is from me explaining something instead of me saying directly that this part is bad because this is the case. Like it doesnt make much sense to quote that in that way(exept if youre trolling i guess)
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    User396
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    Masterpiece novel.
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    here4mysteries
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    Does this novel... have magic or not? If it doesnt I wont read it, but if it does I will. I prefer fantasy over politics tbh. Though, ofc kingdom building is good but magic is still needed, or else I might as well read a more modern story ryt
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      Omnis Ra
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      Sorta, the MC deals with avatars of gods and those avatars do have powers but no body else
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    reckstar4
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    I don't like incest porn in this novel. Just shoved down your throat. Also, like really? Gods? İt is just stupid forced plot. Too many plot holes for that. peepo004

    7/10. Read if you like German nationalism and a whoAteist hates gods
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      reckstar4
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      One of big reasons why I dropped was there is another reincarnator. 😕
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        User396
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        I also didn't like that, but trust me it's great despite that.
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    cocorico
    + 52 -
    Disapointing ...
    None of us readers, and so no 21 century reborn MC would maķe such absurd decisions.
    The story/author is too lacking in realism.
    Its a story killer when the scenario choices are without logic.
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    Omnis Ra
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    Some parts of this story are ok but if you have a story where the MC interact with other peoples' gods and they are ok with their children being dominated by someone, that proves the author knows absolutely nothing about the civilizations of others
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    Lovidicus
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    Novel written by a neo-Nazi for other neo-Nazi/white supremacists...
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      User396
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      Thanks. That sounds like me! Definitely giving this a read!
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    markus1234m
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    I just clocked it but how is she surviving let’s ignore the fact that the assassin is shit as he failed to even hit his target at point blank but let’s say Henrietta did get in front of the mc in time which body part was the assassin aiming let’s say he was aiming and MC head then Henrietta isn’t all enough to block that with her body and if he was aiming and MC chest then Henrietta should get poped in the head. Coz where else could the assassin be aiming.
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    awesomejerk
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    I loved the time period of the start. It allows you to explore the time period and think and learn about the difference the further along the author got in the story. But it is still considered true that without the dark ages and the religious wars the technology might actually be at the level it states in the book at the end. The characters were well thought out with their personalities that it complemented the story and the other characters so well that you can’t even tell this is the author's first long term novel attempt.
    10/10 for me
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    UrëkMazino
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    Basically a Crusader Kings playthrough written into a novel. Pretty decent as far as English webnovels go, if you ignore the rushed writing that all such novels suffer from. Also, author is clearly a German empire fanboy so if that triggers you don't bother reading it.
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      User396
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      I am both a German empire fanboy and a Adolf Hitler fanboy. I love this novel.
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