Sword of Amber

Amber Sword (originally titled Project Vaund) is a long-form isekai fantasy novel by Feiyan, serialized on Qidian from December 2010 to December 31, 2016. At roughly 5.7 million Chinese characters, it is regarded as the founding work of the "Amber genre"—in which a gamer is reborn into a game world. The story unfolds on Vaund, a continent of swords and sorcery. In the Year of Flowers and Summer Leaves, the Black Rose War breaks out as the legions of the undead realm Madara bear down on the human kingdom of Eruin, whose survival hangs by a thread. Brando, a young man from the border town of Bucci, awakens on the brink of death during an undead raid with the memories of a player from the real world, and thereby comes to know the future course of this world. Armed with foreknowledge of history and a warrior's experience, he gathers strength piece by piece from the town watch, mercenary bands, and exiled nobles, turning the tide of the Black Rose War. He then rebuilds the Tonigel domain and is drawn into the layered intrigues among nobles, the Church, traveling mages, and the divine folk, drawing ever closer to the truth of the "Twilight" and the King of the End. The work is celebrated for its rigorous system of elemental laws, vast worldbuilding, and vivid ensemble cast, with characters such as the Valkyrie Freya, the merchant lady Roman, and Crown Princess Griffinhart especially beloved by readers. Since July 2012, Xianxian Culture has published a traditional Chinese print edition in 13 volumes, the first subtitled The Hour of Daybreak, with illustrations by SADON.