Duke Pendragon

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The demonic army is where the worst of the worst gather. A man who survived for close to ten years, the illegitimate son of the Valt family, Raven Valt, is assigned to accompany Duke Alan Pendragon, the contractor of the white dragon, and be his guard. But due to an unknown conspiracy he is killed along with the duke and his dragon, Soldrake. When he opens his eyes, he’s back seven years in the past, and even more strangely, as Alan Pendragon…

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DPD
백룡공작 팬드래건
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Nightwing
Nightwing rated it
April 14, 2022
Status: c309
Notice my stopping point. 309/370 chapters, followed daily for nearly a year. And I dropped it right before the "climax".

Hard to see novels fall apart like this. Good for the first half, weakens for the next 1/4 (leaving you hoping it gets better), and by the last 1/4 you can't bring yourself to keep reading.

Waste of time to pick up, unless you like reading part of a good book and then watch it flounder halfway through. Also just horrible romance. He marries the large breasted, but zero personality, maid and... more>> ignores at least three women that are at least capable of holding an independent thought. Like at least go for the dragon that you can share a conversation with. <<less
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bleakdays
bleakdays rated it
April 7, 2022
Status: Completed
10% of this novel is an admittedly intriguing world and premise, 50% is the traditional plot beats you find in all novels in this sub-genre, and the rest is the strangest and most uncomfortable "harem" set up I've ever seen (outside of abuse situations).

This being said, I think the author's writing might be legitimately poor. The familiar tropes in the genre have been made nonsensical or boring. For example:

  1. The "noble but powerless family" is a trope that's common... but a dukedom that's centuries old that doesn't have an army of 100? That's pushing beyond belief.
  2. The "emotionless MC with a harem" is a stock character trait, but even when he has his (supposed) emotional epiphany, the only thing that changes is that he sleeps with the harem members (when his sister isn't purposely blocking him, which... ick). The female characters have personalities that range from "cardboard" to "smart until the author wants to get rid of her".
  3. Of course, the "MC recruits his enemies as allies" trope is here... but he tends to get them in the Ash Ketchum way (through random luck and plot convenience rather than skill), which clashes with the supposedly mature tone of the novel. Might as well have gotten these allies through the power of friendship.
The author clearly gave up on this novel after... chapter 150, maybe?... more>> This would have been an average/slightly below average novel if it had stopped there, though. <<less
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ansonwhale
ansonwhale rated it
February 25, 2022
Status: c153
I was pretty excited to binge this after the translations completed but now I'm just disappointed.

Some complaints:

  • Little to no tension. Arcs start off with a potential conflict or mystery, then the MC shows that he isn't bothered (so why should we be), then the problem gets wrapped up neatly after occuring. Not to mention the get out of jail freecard that is Soldrake. So boring
  • Female characters provide nothing to the plotline. Please tell me why these characters might like the MC, show us what their goals are or how they grew up. We know pretty much know nothing about the princess and the cousin. Soldrake is only getting a free pass because her backstory seems to be tied to the main plotline. It's annoying how these characters are constantly present and are known for nothing but their hair color and their love for MC. The male characters are alot more fleshed out in comparison.
  • The (S) ick (D) ucking man. Literally every chance there is:
    MC: This tomato is green and therefor unripe
    Someone: How insightful, truly worthy of the legendary Pendragon name
This is my lowest effort review and it's honestly all I can say. Read Tales of the Reincarnated lord if you are looking for something like this but with alot more depth and drama.
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MonkeDanana
MonkeDanana rated it
May 5, 2021
Status: c35
Pacing is very slow. I read 35 chapters but nothing's happening. MC had just made contract with the dragon. I also don't understand the purpose of the contract for the MC or the Dragon. The contract don't have function and there's seems to be no benefit for both parties.

The power of human is also pretty low. There are magic mentioned somewhere but human knights and the so-called demonic army where MC belongs to only use physical power. Large war is also fought by these ordinary people.

I also don't like the... more>> MC's personality. He got angry at his maid (in his mind) because he felt insulted to be spoon fed by someone who is younger than him. He also has the JP-protagonist-like reaction to women.

Overall, kinda meh for me. I don't feel any fun or enjoyment reading this. <<less
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Kibaki12
Kibaki12
June 13, 2021
Status: Completed
Okay story is good but I hate how the author introduce women on the story if he doesn't like harem route anyway and I really hate how he treats woman like that... well you guys just read it untill you got triggered... recommend for those who doesn't like harem... but not recommend for those who are soft hearted and rather choice every than a single one... you'll understand what I mean after reading
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H i r a e t h F l o x
H i r a e t h F l o x rated it
May 9, 2021
Status: c121
To be frank this novel is good, enjoyable & intriguing at some points. But after 100+ chapters, it failed to keep me entertained enough to read further.

I liked the MC, he's cold & practically a god with OP plot armors. Then comes the romance part, and sad to say it failed horribly in this regard. Maid & master romance is just horrid here.

May be because of this Imma gonna drop this.
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Zakorak
Zakorak rated it
May 9, 2021
Status: c142
Good early on, not worth reading the rest. Some plot holes and dumb author choices.
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Drake888
Drake888 rated it
March 28, 2021
Status: c101
An interesting idea with bad writing. Standard story about reincarnated MC doing broken things. But I like that kind of story, so I liked this. At first anyway. The MC has some Mary Sue qualities, especially in regards to his love interests, but that would be acceptable if the rest of the story was good. Unfortunately the side characters are strange and not very bright when interacting with the MC, which becomes obnoxious after a while. Also, despite being rather dimwitted around the MC those same side characters are still... more>> incredibly good at what they do, whether it's managing, leading, or fighting. The world-building is also problematic with weird issues in how the author portrays combat, armies, and territory management. The issues aren't too bad at first but they don't hold up under scrutiny. This is a problem because the story starts with the MC's territory in a ridiculously bad condition that doesn't get fully explained until several chapters later. This leads the reader to wonder how such a thing is possible. Frankly, it's not. The author's eventual explanation makes a little sense but there are still plot holes and before I can finish ignoring them, more little issues pop up.

There is no single unforgivable issue with this story but there are numerous small problems with the author's writing ability which make this mediocre at best. It might get better as time goes on but it also might not. If you don't like the first 20 chapters you can just pass on this one because while the quality goes up and down, it never really gets much better than it was at the start. <<less
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samurai99
samurai99 rated it
July 28, 2022
Status: --
Well, the plot was a generic one, but it was still ok. MC dies but gets resurrected years before his dead and tries to stop these events from happening (not a spoiler I think since it's pretty much the frist couple of chapters).

The good point in this genre that I like is the absence of any sort of power-level, xp-system ect. (No bs powercreep like in the chinese cultivation novels).

As far as I have read, it seems the novel is focused on kingdom-building rather than solo adventure.

The reason I personally... more>> rated the novel 1* is because of the MC. I can't stand beta-males whatsoever. He is introduced as a cold-blooded demon of the battlefield, who has years of experience in warfare and bloody battles (also very first chapters), but he behaves just like a generic japanese beta soyboy male if the matter is anything but warfare, let me explain :

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He got a new family since he got reincarnated in the body of a duke, and as far as I understand, he also got the memories of the young duke after he seeks the white dragon. So I think the MC is the duke and his past self at the same time but he behaves like his is only his past self and sees his mom and sisters like a burden. He got a concubine for some reason but mister soyboy does not dare to even look at her in her eyes and he blushes and stutters when she wants to get intimate whit her husband (ultimately they never do the deed either bcs the MC runs away or bcs they are interrupted, haha so funny)

What I cant's stand at all is the fact that he got a new life, second chance, brand new beginning, and instead of living his life to it fullest because his previous life was miserable, mister soyboy fake-alpha is obsessed whit the event of his previous life and says "he got no time for matters such as family and kids". Well why not? I cant get the logic behind it. What prevents you from having a family life and also seeking revenge at the same time???

I'm not saying that he should just be an as*hole who f*cks everything that moves (uhm uhm Road To Kingdom uhm uhm) because I think it's disgusting, but at least be a man for f-sake. If there was no love-interest I would not rate it this badly, but since the author decided to add some romance, why some half-baked not funny at all cringe romance??

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raiha88
raiha88 rated it
March 9, 2022
Status: --
As what others have pointed out, the story has signs of lazy writing and nothing much happens to character development as the chapter increases. The MC should have been cruel, only relying with himself but as he lived as Alan he somewhat degraded. The dragon, Soldrake, sounds powerful and majestic, well she is but the MC relies on her too much. Other reviews have already mentioned the glaring plot weaknesses so I won't be adding much since I've only read less than 50 chapters.

I was first interested when this novel... more>> was recently released. I checked the tags and there was no harem. It's not that I hate harem (I certainly have a growing dislike for them) but the male MC and the female characters have to be written well. Anyways, much later when I read about (maybe not a spoiler to some but..)
Spoiler

Lindsey being chosen as Alan's concubine

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, my senses told me this was leading to a harem. (This novel's type of story/genre, a fantasy-hero-western-tragedy story, usually ends up in a harem like Memorize and another work by the same author.) And then, I dropped this novel. <<less
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Plopthedog
Plopthedog rated it
May 16, 2021
Status: c140
A revenge focused story centered on the illegimate son of a noble, who upon betrayal and dying wakes up to find himself as a the successor of a Duke who is close to apex of the food chain. Whilst in title he is may seem influential and powerful, the duchy has been languishing over the years due to no male successor. On his journey to consolidate power, he stomps on those who lead to his demise in his past life whilst saving his past comrades.

I'd argue that this novel is... more>> better than what most reviews around 30 or so chapters suggest but then again a review is subjective and I encourage people to read a bit first before forming conclusions based on reviews. This story is more akin to a cinema blockbuster; good action with a straight forward plot.

The pros:

    • Nice worldbuilding
    • Good arcs
    • Good characterization for supporting characters
The cons:

    • Romance (IMO this is literally a small issue seeing how this is a revenge story not a Romcom. Either way with it or without it, it doesn't make a huge difference)
    • Characterization of antagonists (Often at times may seem like cannon fodder but then again MC has decades of war and battle experience under his belt, whilst his enemies are the typical brash, bold and arrogant nobles inexperienced in war and battle.)
EDIT: 200+ chapters and it has declined quite a bit. Lot of cliches, plot holes and mentioned cons become more apparent. The writing quality literally did a nose dive. <<less
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Pranefuji
Pranefuji rated it
April 16, 2021
Status: c119
This is a story that's about the following character.

Raven, a dark and brooding killer, with a super tragic past, who has like really powerful regeneration, and uses these really cool scimitars to fight, who happens to time travel to the past into the body of a duke, who inherits the Queen of Dragons as a companion who's the most beautiful woman in the world and becomes incredibly smart, learns dragon magic, and recruits the smartest and strongest subjects and warriors, and... and... etc.

I'm not going to sugar coat this. It's... more>> junk food. For what it is, it's been enjoyable. There's been one kinda crappy homophobic scene so far, but beyond that it's been fine. There is worst stuff out there for sure. <<less
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orpheus_rm
orpheus_rm rated it
April 7, 2021
Status: c44
Seems decent so far. Not a huge fan of the first few chapters but it's been steadily improving. Will update.

Update: Good translation, but every conflict feels horribly artificial. It's like every other man not directly connected subordinated to the MC is a cannonfodder, death-seeking villain who only seek after women and power (The MCs women and power obvs)
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Asphyxia778
Asphyxia778 rated it
November 28, 2023
Status: --
Came from the manhwa. The plot is good but the romance really throws off the story and doesn't make sense. Dumbs down the characters. Honestly this story would be better as a action revenge story only. Also some settings don't make sense like The Pendragon is a ducal household how do they not have soldiers and control over their own villages. It's absurd.

The story could have been better
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Reader coming through
Reader coming through rated it
September 12, 2022
Status: Completed
I realy liked this novel. The world building is amazing and the story is very good.

Only some points made me frustrated

One

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The ending made me think of the last season of G.O.T. We have two great Nemesis that appears : The Evil Queen and The Nameless Necromancer. But rather than eliminating one after another they got eliminated quite fast. Especially the Nameless Necromancer who was a pain from the beginning to the end. I was a bit disappointed.

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Two

Spoiler

The wife of Pendragon!! Even in the side story there are still no one. At one point especially in the side story, I thought it would be Soldrake. And we are made to hope but no. Lindsay made a f**cking paragraph where she totally stop the idea. Whyyy ? I mean she even want at one point to have a baby with Raven, who didn't deny. So why can't you make me happy?!

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Three

Spoiler

In the side story he came back with a total different appearance, why is there no opposition or doubt ? I mean why not because of the dragon spirit but all the neutral or ennemy noble doesn't feel it weird or use it ? And no one in the population talk about it...

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Four

Spoiler

I can understand the frustration of others readers about the female characters. Apart the fact the few who are disociated from their fated half part or unrequired love, some character like Iriya who should (in my opinion) become even more independent at the end. I felt a bit disappointed that Mia who is reserved but also eccentric doesn't fight but hope for other to make her wish comes true (it's like she didn't change from her first apparence which she actually did and a lot. From mutism to protecting her nephews and so on).

For once, I wouldn't mind a Harem tag but it's like the Author hesitate until the end and we get sometimes a understanding of duties and a natural advancement towards it and others times because Raven is a shy, resolute type, Lindsay is portrayed as the true love... For me, Soldrake would also fit the criteria which was why I've been so unresolved with the end

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But enve through I have some complaints I took great pleasure reading it. Thanks Author-nim and Translator-nim <<less
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Temp950
Temp950 rated it
August 6, 2022
Status: c37
I swear sometimes the ratings on this website make no sense to me... I was expecting something truly awful when I saw the 3.5 rating, but this is a pretty interesting story with perfect translation. Usually when the rating is this low the work is full of errors or the story itself feels like it was written by a child, but this isn't one of those. I can only assume that the initial reviews were low for whatever reason and the people following just joined the bandwagon. I can understand... more>> a 3/5 if the story wasn't that good, but just from the start it seems pretty engaging. <<less
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Shaze
Shaze rated it
March 25, 2022
Status: c6
This just feels very lackluster. Nothing really happens at the beginning to keep you interested.

I mean, yes, there is a Dragon, but due to 'plot' it can't be around. Aside from the MC having an immortal/fast healing body, he doesn't have anything else aside from experience.

Since the first chapter left a massive cliffhanger, I'd hoped that the rest would keep thing interesting, but no. The pace of this is slow and tedious, with nothing that stands out as amazing or different. Just the usual regressor in a fantasy world setting.

There... more>> is comedy, that part I liked, but the rest is just too dull. It's true that I haven't read far, but the general feel is more slice of life laziness, and I prefer more action. <<less
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MTMB
MTMB rated it
February 11, 2022
Status: --
So does he ever, like ever man up or keeps on hesitating under the pretence of not understanding Female feelings.

The story is very good no doubt but there is this one glaringly obvious flaw which isn't much in the beginning but if the same flaw is repeatedly shown and repeated again and again and again then it becomes bad and lazy writing and the story itself starts to feel like tiring regardless of how good it might be.

So does he ever get better or stay the same till end?
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f0Ri5
f0Ri5
September 24, 2021
Status: c200
I think this novel is ok.

Some people have called out the romance as a weak spot in particular. I don't feel it's any worse or better than any other harem novel.

For me, I can't help but feel that it gets boring after a certain point. I started skimming through pages around chapter 100, when the kingfom building starts. Kingdom building has never been a favourite of mine.. I can't think of a novel that made it interesting anyway.

All in all, an above average experience. There's worse things you could read,... more>> for sure. <<less
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Rechargeable
Rechargeable rated it
September 8, 2021
Status: c95
The Premise Is Interesting but I feel like they focused too much on the romance part of the story and the romance isnt even that good. Girl break of enggagement, guy become powerful girl fall in love bla bla bla sh*t like that, it wouldve been better if they focused on the world building and more of MC personal thoughts.

The story is alright beside that
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