Its rather unfortunate that this novel is being bashed simply because the author wrote another novel that was better (), which was only due to that novel being a later work.

Other complaints I've seen essentially boiled down to "oMg wHy iSn'T tHe MC jUsT fOcUsInG oN mAgIc aNd bEcOmInG gOd?!"

Again its rather unfortunate as we have plenty of other novels that have instant OP MC's in them that they could read instead...

Especially considering that if this novel didn't exist, the author wouldn't have been experienced enough to write Lord of... more>> the Mysteries as good as it was. <<less

It is this kind of a novel where fights and conflicts aren't even necessary to bring out a great joy while immersing yourself in the story.

The system of progressing in magic is really unique and I've never seen it in any other 800 novels I've read so far.

The fact that mages can create this kind of friendly environment instead of creating factions and slaughtering each other on every occassion feels fresh as well.

The story develops rather differently compared to others and the world seems to be relatively small from reader's... more>> perspective.

MC's way of handling his identities is also different from other novels. Rarely their true identities gain more notoriety than their fake identities.

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Albeit it's a shame that he drops two of his identities because of that (one he abandons faking death, the other is simply outgrown in power by his main identity so loses its use). They had a good spot in the story and I liked both the great musician and Mr. Professor having an impact on other characters.

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Flaws can be ignored including the not-so-great translation quality (poor or bad choice of selected vocabulary words at times). I'm debating whether it is worth to dig into machine translations and destroy a bit of my pleasant experience as I would love to continue reading.

Didn't expect it to be this good. Totally recommended. At the same time, I can kind of guess now why Lord of the Mysteries from the same author is so popular and given its reviews I bet I can expect even more than of Throne of Magical Arcana. Can't wait!

@edit I love both, the Lord of the Mysteries is definitely better, but Throne of Magical Arcana has things I wouldn't want to part with either. Don't miss them out! The remaining novels of the same author pale in comparison to them as well. <<less

It's a fun story but despite how much the MC says music is just a cover for him it feels like the story so far focuses more on music than magic. I guess it's just a slow build up though. At some point he'll leave the musical city he's been living in and then it won't be a center point.