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Thank you for replying. At the time of writing my comment I was in a bad mood and now it’s all good.

I know that there are lots of light-hearted AVNs but the “struggle stuff” AVNs are no less enjoyable. Back in Brandon Sanderson’s “The Way of Kings” there is a story of emancipation for one of the main characters - Kaladin. At the end of the book, all the tribulations are repaid and the new found status of the guy is so much more rewarding and the journey worthwhile thanks to the really hard hardships :P on the way. While not really similar to Wartribe Academy, a fulfilling payoff (in Part 2) would make it an overall enjoyable journey, and this is what I wish for this project.

Haappy new year 2025 to everyone! You’re doing a great job with the Warband Academy, Mr Rooster, I hope you are safe from the troublesome coming times and will be able to continue your work on this gem. Cheers!

I’m not certain I can fully recommend.

Wartribe Academy has gorgeous GFX, good writing, well-thought characters. There’s plenty of action, with more-than-usual amount of incest :) But what I personally dislike, is theme:

MC is just a pawn in a matriarchal society. Has almost no agency, except for the part, when he cleans up someone else’s mess. There’s a lot of intrigue, manipulation, deception. Villains are let go with no consequences. MC seems to say and do what the powers that be want and what would give him hopefully the best outcome; is left in the dark and manipulated from the start. Heck, half of the Romantic Interests despise, deceive and use him and later he apologises to them XD

It’s like reading Robin Hobb’s Farseer trilogy once again. Or Song of Ice and Fire, to some extent. If you like misery porn, Wartribe Academy is a gift that keeps on giving. I personally have enough of that in real life and expect something else in my entertainment.

Hats off to the author, Mr Rooster, for picturing what a life of a newbie prince would look like, in a world where dirty politics are bread and butter and intrugue thrives on the unsuspecting / naive (the MC).

It is a solid novel, if you don’t mind the above.