Mortal: A Xianxia/Cultivation Novel (The Seven Realms Book 1)
MrdojoOn modern day Earth, a world renowned archaeologist, Olapa Asan and his team wander into the ancestral grounds of a fallen civilization. A series of near death encounters force Asan to flee from his world with a sacred item that once belonged to a legendary figure from an ancient clan.
Transported into the World of Realms, Asan wakes up in the body of an assassinated ten-year-old boy. He finds himself thrown into a strange new world— A world of cultivation and magical beasts. Thrown into the world as a mortal, Asan struggles to survive against the various powers that seek to destroy him.
With the help of a highly-feared cultivator, he must battle to transcend his mortal roots and understand the mysteries of the World of Realms.
This a story that has a fantastic blend of Western and Eastern themes. Those who love Wuxia, epic, and dark fantasies would definitely enjoy this novel. It could also be regarded as a coming of age novel in a mythical and dystopian world.