Her Majesty’s Swarm: Volume 1
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Our protagonist is a college student who enjoys playing as the evil-aligned faction Arachnea in her favorite real-time strategy game. One day, she finds herself in a world similar to the one in the game; additionally, her body is now that of a fourteen-year-old girl. While things are a bit different from how they were in the game, one element has remained the same: she is the leader of the Arachnea. The insects under her control, collectively known as the Swarm, praise her and implore her to lead them to victory.
In order to survive, she raises her Swarm and forms friendly relations with the elves of the neighboring forest. But after a slaver traveling through the forest murders one of her Swarm and the nearby kingdom's knights burn down the elven village and massacre its people, she prepares to launch her counterattacks in the name of revenge.
However, revenge is merely a pretense for attacking the countries of this world. Her command is masterful and severe, as one who has played the game in real life...
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4 primary books#1 in Her Majesty's Swarm
Her Majesty's Swarm is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by 616th Special Information Battalion.
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Thanks to NetGalley for the copy of this manga.
5 STAR READ.
I loved this manga. As someone who has spent a LOT of time playing WoW, I have definitely wondered what it would be like to be transported into that world and “play” from the inside.
This story follows Grevillea, as she wakes up and finds herself queen of the Arachnea. A faction from the game she has spent hundreds of hours playing.
She has to learn about the world first hand, and discover if she is truly in the game, or another world, or has gone mad. I loved the concept throughout the book of the hive mind.
This book does have violence and gore. I think the way it was incorporated was integral to the story and our protagonist brings in talks of ethics with each fight.
Can't wait to read the next volumes!
Rating: 5 leaves out of 5
Characters: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Story: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Genre: Fantasy/Military
Type: Manga
Worth?: Yes
Want to thank the publisher and Netgalley first for letting me read this manga. I haven't really read much war/military manga but I have read a good few of people going to their favorite books or games. So when I saw this I was really excited to request it. I wasn't disappointed. I was left wanted to read more. The only thing I had a slight problem with was the cover. It was very busy and all over the place.
Also I suggest a 16+ audience. It can be gore-ish at times.
