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[Anonymous No.16387930]

Fantasy edition
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[Anonymous No.16387944]

Any books or even settings where war is waged by small groups of extremely elite warriors instead of 100+ men groups and 1000+ armies?

[Anonymous No.16387952]

>>16387944
Starship Troopers

[Anonymous No.16387953]

>>16387930
Sanderhack a fag
Terry Shitking a fuck
Jemishit a shit
Gurmhack a fat

[Anonymous No.16387960]

>>16387953
you ok anon?

[Anonymous No.16387962]

>>16387944
Forgot to mention, Naruto is only one that comes to mind. And a lot of medieval battles were waged by handful of knights and some rabble.

[Anonymous No.16387965]

>>16387960
Yes, thanks for asking, how are you?

[Anonymous No.16387967]

>Terry Goodkind is dead
lmao

[Anonymous No.16387980]

SFFG Discord:
http://discord.gg/KWPCM7m

Upcoming reads:
Sep 28-Oct 16: The Iliad
Oct 1-?: Uzumaki

[Anonymous No.16387991]

>>16387965
not too bad, excited for a book thats coming out next tuesday, although im afraid you will make fun of me, judging on your other post
>>16387967
old age or something else? dude was kind of a cunt

[Anonymous No.16387994]

>>16387991
Objectivism kills its adherents over time.

[Anonymous No.16388051]

Anons, I am about 60% done with "to green angel tower" and the more i read the more I dislike miriamele. At first I was just fucking bored with her storyline but she is such a fucking cunt.
Who even cares that she wants to talk with her fucktard of a father. As if that would solve fucking anything.

[Anonymous No.16388188]

>>16388051
She’s a cunt. I hope you’re ready for her to never stop being a cunt.

[Anonymous No.16388396]

>>16388188
She is the only POV character I don't like, and the others make mostly up for it.I don't enjoy Simon being a simp though.

[Anonymous No.16388470]

>MC traveling with two other people (healer man and female who is a growing to be a romantic interest but can actually fight too)
>MC gets separated in dangerous area amidst cannibals
>finds their cave
>goes into a red haze and spends appearances for a few chapters going through this cave killing literally every deformed human that moves
>lots of detail toward the condition of their incestuous existence and deformities, as well as the various states of food (chewed faces, cooked hands, legs with chunks bitten out, etc.)
>MC finds cannibal patriarch and spends hours gruesomely torturing him (doesn't go into much detail) to the point where MC is indistinguishable from a red splotch of blood and the canniibal guy is described as a 'skeleton painted red'
>MC is in shock at this point when the party finds them again (with help)
>female out right eventually tells him he's too dark and full of rage to have anything with and leaves him
Neat, first time I've read a book that I remember where a woman tells the MC that he is quite simply too much but his inner struggles are a plot point as well since he's basically not!Punisher
>was waging a street war against this guy for indirectly killing his parents
>turns his war to this insane immortal wizard-king because the wizard-king accidentally killed a 12yo boy in the city while hunting for his last son to sacrifice

[Anonymous No.16388485]

>>16388470
This sounds like trash

[Anonymous No.16388519]

>>16388485
It's nothing crazy but I liked it. I want to see how this fucker pulls it off now. Good thing is that descriptions and scenes are fairly vivid so it'll be nasty.

[Anonymous No.16388639]

>>16388051
I just realised I haven't carried on reading Stone of Farewell for about a month now. The series seems ultimately dull and I don't know why I even want to finish it.

[Anonymous No.16388646]

>>16387944
history of early islam

[Anonymous No.16388808]

Im cureently on book 5 of WoT and hating it more and more with each chapter. Does this shit become not terrible at any point? How could someone read 14 fucking books of this shit without going insane? Do fantasyfags unironically like this trash?

[Anonymous No.16388831]

>>16388808
I’m looking to start the series... if I like GoT will I like it

[Anonymous No.16388844]

>>16388808
pretty sure this shit is unanimously disliked here

[Anonymous No.16388858]

>>16388808
Why did you already read 4 books of something you dont like?

[Anonymous No.16388911]

Anderson is doing an amazing job at making me hate this Polesotchnic League, but I don't think he means to.

[Anonymous No.16388929]

What reader do /sffg/ use on windows? Im using calibre but it's kinda annoying

[Anonymous No.16388941]

anyone into chincfic?

I like it because there's no leftist bullshit
and they're webnovels so you can just read them online (assuming they've been translated)

I've read several so far:
Reverend Insanity (S-tier) - think ReZero minus whining mc who worships women. for ex: at one point he manipulates a grizzly bear to eat a young woman just to refine an item.
Legendary Mechanic (A-tier) - similar as above, but scifi space stuff. MC is a purely benefits MC.
God of Slaughter (B-tier)
Great Demon King (B-tier)
King of Gods (D-tier)

>>16387953
sanderson is pozzed
every western piece of fantasy/scifi from the past decade is pozzed

[Anonymous No.16388948]

>>16388831
No, I enjoyed ASOIAF but this shit is nothing like it, its more similar to trash like harry potter but even more childish
>>16388844
Glad to hear that honestly
>>16388858
I lowkey enjoyed the first 3 books as a light read past time through my slow home office days. It was somewhat fun even though the series is trashy capeshit but its been getting considerably worse since the later half of book 3. It seems to me that this jordan faggot started taking himself seriously while turning this shit into an obnoxious tumblr fanfic

[Anonymous No.16388952]

>>16388941
Are these xianxia?

[Anonymous No.16388990]

>>16388941
You deserve death and I say this with kindness in my heart.

[Anonymous No.16389074]

>>16387953
I seriously do not understand any hate against Sanderson. I mean yeah there are nitpicks but hate?

[Anonymous No.16389314]

>>16387935
Consider simply searching Kindle DRM. I don't think you know what DRM is.

[Donkey !HOTAY/zB0Y No.16389451]

>>16389074
Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan are receiving objurgation too. The SFFG zeitgeist must consider Sanderson to be similar in some respect. I wonder what it could be...

[Anonymous No.16389593]

>>16388941
I tried getting into it but the (translated) writing was nothing like western novella, were they trying to make it like poetry or something I don't but it was bad.

[Anonymous No.16389631]

>>16389314
>buy kindle book on amazon
>go to amazon website on pc, login, go to my account, orders etc
>highlight the said book
>click download
>file.azw3 download commences
>download finished
>import into calibre for transfer, conversion or just open file.azw3 with calibre reader for reading.

[Anonymous No.16389647]

>>16389631
That guy is right. You don't know what DRM is.

[Anonymous No.16389660]

>>16389647
Dear g-d, what drm if I can open the file with calibre reader on my pc?

[Anonymous No.16389676]

>>16389660
What Is Kindle DRM?
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is Amazon's method of physically preventing users from copying its Kindle book files. DRM means you can only read a protected book on a Kindle (or device running a Kindle app) linked to your Amazon account. Not all books have DRM but those that do will usually have a limit on how many devices you can use the book on over time.

[Anonymous No.16389682]

I need a new grimdark or dark fantasy series with horror elements. Please help me

[Anonymous No.16389730]

>>16389676
haha, damn I may have deDRM plugin installed on my calibre that I have completely forgotten about kek

[Anonymous No.16389754]

Anyone read the Rememberance of Earths Past books by Cixin Lui?
Three Body Problem, Dark Forest, Deaths End?

Thoughts?
I've really enjoyed them but I'm new to SciFi, read The Expanse but idk where to go from here?

[Anonymous No.16389817]

>>16387980
Tranny

[Anonymous No.16389823]

>>16389730
Case Closed

[Anonymous No.16389915]

I really don't want Foundation and Earth to end. It has been the best Foundation book thus far. I would be completely fine if Pelorat and Trevize went to the other 47 spacer worlds. It's a pretty cool space adventure and oddly comfy. I want to see them go to more dead worlds.

As it stands, they're going to Alpha Centauri and I'm almost done with the book. If that Solarian child screws the voyage up i am gonna be mad

[Anonymous No.16389933]

>>16389754
Read something from the 3 golden age authors
Asimov
Clarke
Heinlein
Pick one of their big works that interest you and go for it

[Anonymous No.16389965]

>>16389915
I dropped Foundation 1/3 through, should I go back

[Anonymous No.16390012]

My novel is past 65k words now. I'm on track to finish at around 70k. Then the second draft.

Why do you read fantasy, anons? What do hope to discover within the pages?

[Anonymous No.16390013]

>>16389965
Yes mother fucker.

[Anonymous No.16390032]

>>16390012
I want wank material disguised as Biblical. So, Wolfe.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !!oI3er5KKetj No.16390037]

>>16389965
If the dryness turned you off, I guess there’s no reason to go back.
The Mule is an interesting character, but it stays with dry conversations throughout

[Anonymous No.16390055]

>>16390037
Fuck right off, you don't belong here.

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !!oI3er5KKetj No.16390071]

>>16390055
I used to read a lot of sff when I was younger. Don’t get all /r9k/ on us.

[Anonymous No.16390077]

>>16389965
Yes. First book is the worst one, especially the first part of the first book. Not till you hit the empire does it start to pick up at all

[Anonymous No.16390094]

>>16390055
It's a disease. It seems to blight everywhere it can

[Anonymous No.16390206]

Fuck E William Brown
His blog is now off Google's first page.

[Anonymous No.16390250]

>>16389817
Hi transphobe, I see you.

[Anonymous No.16390267]

First for e-begging the BotNS chapter guide.
>https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07YMM1NQD/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
All you need is an account, a credit card, Calibre and the deDRM plugin and you could refund it and get the book out in /sffg/ without spending a penny

I'll upload Borksi's Solar Labyrinth (which I got through this method years ago) if anyone's interested.

[Anonymous No.16390389]

>>16390250
Dilate!

[Anonymous No.16390412]

>>16390267
Explain both these items pls

[Anonymous No.16390506]

>>16387944
MALAZAN

[Anonymous No.16390588]

I'm in the process of reading Dune for the first time, and I enjoyed 95% of book one, but I'm instantly turned off by Paul and Jessica swapping roles. Jessica went from basically a matriarch into a weak teenager, and Paul went from interesting teen to know it all teen. I want to keep reading.

What did you guys think of Dune, barring spoilers?

[Anonymous No.16390612]

>>16390412
Eh, the book is a chapter guide by one of the few Wolfe scholars. Solar Labyrinths are some essays trying to decipher some of the plot.

The process of returning ebooks and keeping them is sort of well known. You need a legit or semi legit amazon account that doesn't refund shit all the time.
>
There are multiple methods. With old Kindle 4 PC versions (1.17.1 or below 1.26, this is important or if may not work):
>https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=283371
And this plugin is required:
>https://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/dedrm-tools-6-8-0-released/

Then you just buy the ebook, download it for your PC through the software (think you can even do it from a browser) or on your Kindle (you'd need to plug it in and copy the file to your harddrive as in a pendrive).
Then use Calibre and its plugin to deDRM. Once you can convert that deDRM'd ebook on a different format or, it should be safe to upload.
Ask for a refund in amazon.com/digitalorders/ and that's how you get your money back.

There's Epubor (you can get a cracked version) but I wouldn't trust it.
I haven't done this since I cancelled my credit cards and my government made it an absolute fucking nightmare to purchase shit on the Internet.

[Anonymous No.16390626]

>>16390267
Here's the Solar Labyrinth ebook btw
https://files.catbox.moe/jn0dnh.zip

[Anonymous No.16390637]

I'm going to make my hero's love interest a horny female barbarian. Then I'm going to write some forced drama where she fucks(rapes) some guy and doesn't understand why the protagonist is so mad when he finds out because the concepts of love and sex don't overlap in her mind and sex is just an act of raw physicality and showing dominance. Fuck purityfags and waifufags.

[Anonymous No.16390640]

>>16390588
The whole Dune series for me is characterized by many interesting ideas and images that can provide food for thought and imagination, and which are all the more valuable for having fought Herberts horrendous writing and some questionable decisions.

[Anonymous No.16390651]

>>16390637
based. sounds like a shitty coomer story but still based regardless because waifufags need to stay alway from real literature and stick to their shitty light novels.

[Anonymous No.16390699]

>"Haha yes well... How was Aragorns stool and tax policy, hmm?"

[Anonymous No.16390717]

>>16387967
Oh shit you're actually telling the truth. Thought this was just another meme. I didn't know he was 72 years old though.

[Anonymous No.16390908]

Would a story that takes place in a not!mid-1800s-western be considered fantasy since it takes place technically in a time inspired by the past?

[Anonymous No.16391071]

>>16390908
What?

[Anonymous No.16391080]

>Sanderson
Too YA, boring characters, shitty prose, self-indulgent to the point of being masturbatory.
>Ambercrombie
Edge for the sake of edge, dull as dishwater setting, gritty and 'realistic' but full of anachronistic history and nothing compelling of note. Diet Martin at best.
>Nicholas Eames
DnD turned into a book, but like the DM was foisting shitty characters on you. Reads like a Final Fantasy fanfiction, adventurer bands being like rockstars is dumb and boring. Your setting is as bog standard as it comes so just call your fucking elves, elves, you dumb cunt. I don't care if you give them rabbit ears or not. Also stop fetishizing lesbians, I hate it when men treat gay women like dolls to smack together, like they're totally not just beating their meat to the idea.
>Terry Goodkind
Was never good, plagiarist, thankfully dead.

Am I right or am I right?

[Anonymous No.16391099]

>>16387944
Blackcollar by Zahn.

[Anonymous No.16391102]

>>16389682
Brent Weeks for some really gritty Grimdark. The assassin books, not the color magic books.

[Anonymous No.16391118]

>>16391080
Go gatekeep somewhere else, nobody is impressed.

[Anonymous No.16391132]

>>16391118
>Stop gatekepeeing!
>Says the guy telling me to leave for having opinions

Which of your favorite authors did my dislike cause you to be upset? I bet you're a Sandersonfag.

[Anonymous No.16391147]

>>16391071
A fantasy world that is at an 1800s level of technology, i.e. the wild west, but in a different universe, if that makes sense.

[Anonymous No.16391164]

>>16390389
How's your day been.

[Anonymous No.16391185]

>>16391118
Actually the only one of those I've read I'd Goodkind lol. Go touch some titties, angry internet man.

[Anonymous No.16391192]

>>16391185
Meant for
>>16391132

[Anonymous No.16391193]

>>16391185
GOTTEM, phoneposter /b/ro!!

[Anonymous No.16391202]

>>16391193
Sure thing, bud.

[Anonymous No.16391229]

>>16391185
>Phoneposter
>Terry Goodkind fan
>Can't even reply to the right post
>Unironically using h-have sex! as a retort

Good job revealing how much of a fucking idiot you are.

[Anonymous No.16391281]

>>16391229
Whatever you say, friend.

[Anonymous No.16391354]

I saw someone in the previous thread had mentioned something about Eddings being intentionally formulaic. Can someone explain or link me something? My google-fu turned up nothing.

[Anonymous No.16391367]

>>16390908
Red Country

[Anonymous No.16391436]

>>16391080
It should be illegal for one man to be this based.

[Anonymous No.16391759]

>>16391436
Idiocy.

[Anonymous No.16391824]

>>16391102
Tnx anon

[Anonymous No.16391831]

>>16391147
If it has magic it's fantasy, that's the only thing that matters

[Anonymous No.16391836]

>>16391831

>Laughs in the Left Hand of God

[Anonymous No.16391840]

>>16391354
That was me, he talks about it in The Rivan Codex

[Anonymous No.16391845]

Okay Hyperion is amazing so far. The prologue was unimpressive, but the journal really got me gripped. I'll read one part per day cuz that feels appropriate.

[Anonymous No.16391857]

>>16391836
Don't know the book, but if it has no magic it's not fantasy.

[Anonymous No.16391875]

>>16391840
Ah I haven't read it yet. I assumed it was more about the religions of the setting. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.16392197]

>>16388941
Lord of the Mysteries was pretty good and just ended - steampunk lovecraftian horror cultivation where you eat monsters and go partially/totally insane to get magical powers

[Anonymous No.16392220]

>>16392197
>>16388941
Oh, and the guy who wrote Reverend Insanity started a new book called Unlimited Bloodcore. Seems interesting so far, a more "traditional" protagonist, though very slow translations.

[Anonymous No.16392745]

Can you guys read this and tell me what you think? It's only my first draft so be gentle

>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YOcdLNlbXkxrUxk5lK-YamWxGM_0O-l0dcNPlXcmF8U/edit

[Anonymous No.16392746]

>>16388941
I Shall Seal the Heavens is a good one. Anything written by Er Gen is above average in the xianxia world.

[Anonymous No.16392769]

>>16389451
Is it jews?

[Anonymous No.16392944]

What are the best classic plots to rip off that always work? Im creating a nerdshit universe like lotr, harry potter, star wars, avatar the last airbender... and got a ton of ideas for the world itself(mainly in terms of tone and visuals) but no proper narrative. Basically I have a setting but need a proper premise to get things moving.

Slay the monster?
Get the mcguffin or collect the plot coupons?
Save the character?
Escape?
Survive?

[Anonymous No.16392972]

>>16392944
Have the big bad/mcguffin symbolise a part of human sin.
LOTR: lust for power
HP: racism
etc.
Think about what kind of conflict can happen within your world connected to this. If you want to follow the hero's journey, defeating an evil is generally what you want to go with. But, I'll be honest, if you can't make this shit up yourself, I'm afraid you're probably ngmi.

[Anonymous No.16393005]

What do you anons think of my flash fiction? Is there any hope for me?
>>16392259

[Anonymous No.16393033]

I finished Foundation and Earth. It was good. Best foundation book by far, though I'm irritated that daneel did not mention that robots were responsible for earths demise and perhaps basing the entire galaxy off of the philosophy of something that destroyed earth is not a good idea but at least there was reasoning for the decision by Trevizs beyond that faggot's
>dude zeroth law
Exploration of the worlds was awesome and I wish they'd gone to more

Where do I go from here though? I heard prelude sucks

[Anonymous No.16393430]

Bros Player of Games and the Terror showed up today

[Anonymous No.16393622]

>>16388941
That is all shit. Pure, unadulterated shit. Neck yourself.

[Anonymous No.16393631]

>>16389754
I remember my first day on /sffg....

[Anonymous No.16393642]

>>16390612
just fucking pirate everything you absolute mong

[Anonymous No.16393654]

>>16391080
Three well known, successful authors, and one nobody. Based.

[Anonymous No.16393674]

>>16392745
As gentle as I can be, it's not good. Stilted, 5th grade creative writing-level that would earn a "C" at best.

[Anonymous No.16393765]

>>16391080
Reading a few of these threads and reading some Sanderson has basically convinced me that I should just give up and go to Manga for escapism.

[Anonymous No.16393945]

>>16393642
You said the same shit in the previous thread.
How am I supposed to pirate a book that hasn't been uploaded anywhere?

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !!oI3er5KKetj No.16393949]

>>16393033
I found Prelude kind of dull. It is a prelude and adds nothing much new as far as I can remember. Have you read Clarke?

[Anonymous No.16394175]

>>16393949
Not a fan of his stuff. Feels like it's missing something

[Anonymous No.16394295]

>>16387967
was it a brain thing? level of repetition in his last books convinced me he had brain issues.

[Anonymous No.16394310]

>>16388470
>MC traveling with two other people
make it 3 so their is at least some ambiguity about who he ends up with.
>goes into a red haze and spends appearances for a few chapters going through this cave killing literally every deformed human that move
fuck your red haze bullshit. Im sick and tired of protagonist who cant own up to their own desires and actions.
anyways it sounds like a lower end story from a Throne of Bones anthology

[Anonymous No.16394327]

>>16388941
>at one point he manipulates a grizzly bear to eat a young woman just to refine an item.
yeah chincfics are full of amoral faggots who deserve to sympathy and act like tyrants at any perceived slight. that or every character is just there to suck their ego cock

[Anonymous No.16394376]

>>16392944
have something be a part of characters daily life but by the end have it turn to have been contributing to destruction of the world. for example I read a manga where a main character was from a royal family and they all had keys of magic (each for a school of magic) . Mc lost control of his power and accidentally destroyed a town with his void key and before the manga went to shit the plot was about him finding away to reverse it. While the royals had most magic, most people could use low level magic and it was part of their daily life but it turned out magic was not part of the natural world, ancestors of the royal family brought the magic to save their people and it was meant to be a trade between 2 worlds were one would send magical energy to the other and in exchange the void key holder will pay for it all by sending them various stuff by using the void key but since all of that was forgotten the other side is dried out and is about to lose last of its life energy and its efforts is one of the reasons MCs key goes crazy from time to time. In the end mc must chose if he will let his world keep the magic for as long as possible or if he will give back all the magic and bet on technology

[Anonymous No.16394841]

>>16391845
I also enjoyed it a lot

[Anonymous No.16394923]

>>16394310
>Im sick and tired of protagonist who cant own up to their own desires and actions
what
it was more of a "killing everyone in this cave is secondary to my escape but now I MUST kill all these faggots". MC does show introspection and acknowledgement eventually that his revenge and rage is all he has. Unfortunately, MC makes reckless decisions and is saved by plot armor often but the writing overall is decent and flows well for what it is.
I'm in the last ~20% of the last book in the trilogy (that greentext took place during book #2) so I'm excited to start reading what I've been waiting for in regards to plot and greater implications.

[Anonymous No.16394925]

>>16394376
Pandora's Heart?

[Anonymous No.16394978]

Any books with similar themes as this film?

[Anonymous No.16395085]

just finished the trouble with peace. so far this series is ok, do you lads who have read it think glokta knows about superior pike and his resigning is some sort of plot to save the union?

[Anonymous No.16395167]

>>16395085
Probably not.

[Anonymous No.16395170]

>>16395085
i will reply to you in a few days, anon

[Anonymous No.16395172]

>>16394978
As someone who watched the movie and enjoyed it, I know what the themes are. However, you are on /lit/ and not /tv/, so it would have been far better for you to explain themes you wanted rather than expecting people to know them or look them up.

No, nothing comes to mind, but it can be difficult to remember all the short fiction I've read. This certainly wouldn't be a a novel length story to tell.

[The Trouble With Peace - Joe A(...) No.16395185]

>>16377018
PART V

It's not treason! It's not rebellion! It's simply to destroy THE DEEP STATE!

> preferred deck stacked wildly in her favor
This time Savine uses the power of the state to coerce Arinhorm. Concerned about the free market she is not. See someone else being successful? Take it from them. What a kleptocrat.

> circle fight
Might have the best solution on such a short notice. Rather convenient at least.

> [Clover] remembered he killed [Wonderful]
Occupational hazard. Logen accidentally killed friends. Clover intentionally did. Which is worse? Hard to say.

> Seff
Will her alleged Long Eye be of any use? I doubt it, but I'd prefer it was.

> Stour says he doesn't want to indiscriminately kill everyone
How generous.

> Savine's greed and ambition overwhelms any sense of rationality
Her supporting the rebellion may well have been have the worst decision of her life in terms of her own personal outcome.

> We have to do the right thing
Leo & Savine deserve each other. They're both self-absorbed idiots with a sense of superiority.

> Sure you aren't hers?
What did Rikke see about Zuri that would have her say that Zuri is more important than Savine?

> this child will change the world
Stallion Who Mounts the World

> Not eating her. Unless you got some plans I don't know about
The sexual humor continues.

> [Savine] is a golden serpent
By the end everyone will have their own animal.

> Nail x Rikke
No.

> Orso's toilet habits were precisely circumscribed, catalogued, and overseen
Same as an Amazon warehouse.

> engine, astonishing progress
The trains are arriving more quickly than I thought.
Was it really needed to show this event from so many perspectives? I think not.

> river-driven mill
Seems it's less prevalent than I thought it was.

> Sulfur
Does it matter he was openly an eater? Probably not. I had to laugh at his casual request afterwards.

> A Great Change
Unclear if The Great Change is COMMUNISM and the Weaver is Karl Marx.

> warning letter
I'm conflicted on who wrote it. They have such terrible operational security though that it could be more people than I would know.

> Orso and Leo off to meet Jappo
Orso has exceeded my expectations of actually doing anything since I wrote that he wasn't going anywhere anytime soon. I know it's silly, but if the map is accurate, Sipani is quite the distance from them, much more so for Leo, so it's basically plot magic that they arrive at the same time. I'm not going to even bother with saying anything about the internal chronology about this because it's clearly irrelevant. Their meeting where they couldn't recognize each other was silly but amusing, so overall I enjoyed it.

> Jurand's bird mask
ONE MIGHT SAY IT'S AN OWL.

> the old dealer
I'll pretend it was Friendly.

[The Trouble With Peace - Joe A(...) No.16395187]

>>16395185


> Leo's negotiations are a complete failure due to his repressed sexuality and he also tells Jappo everything
This has got to be one of the stupidest rebellions I've read about and can remember.
Orso's negotiations go better than expected

I thought it was obvious that next would be Leo catching Jurand with another guy, but I certainly didn't expect it to be Glaward. Jurand probably should have stayed and threw himself at Jappo.

Pike becomes the new Arch Lector as I thought. Glokta's resignation sure was over quickly. I think he's become resolved and is going to make a major move later, but I don't know what it is. Well, if Vick is going over to Styria, why not bring along Glokta as well since he's dispensed with his responsibilities and may be otherwise declared a traitor and collateral damage, he may not have much choice. Easier to strike at Bayaz that way as well. It's not going to happen, but I can speculate about it.

> Tunny stared at him, "We're all doomed."
A wholly appropriate statement from my chosen mascot.

> Gorodets
Since it tends to be obvious with the signaling, I thought he was the closed council traitor at first due to his beard tugging.

> Already various "rebel" leaders have been captured
I really hope this was a honeypot operation to round up discontents and not that they are all so incompetent.

> life is the misery we endure between disappointments
What a summation.

> Vick turned in her brother
Well ok then

> Broad goes Bloody Nine lite
Sure, why not. Will he throw in the with Burners in the end? I don't know.

> Sulfur warns those in Angland the North.
Much like how "God works in mysterious ways" so do the Magi. I don't know what to make of this scene. Doesn't visit Rikke. Curious.

> Corleth
I guess she'll matter in some way or not.

> Leo's Landing
This is what came to mind:
> Commentators and observers, including Guaidó officials who initially contracted with Silvercorp, described the operation as amateurish, underfunded, poorly-planned, having little or no chance of success, and a suicide mission.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gideon_(2020)

My expectations at this point for Rikke to "betray" Leo and Stour, have both of them be wiped out and she becomes the ruler of Angland and the North. That's both what I expect to happen and what I want to happen.

[Anonymous No.16395344]

>>16387980
You trannies

[Anonymous No.16395384]

>>16395344
>You trannies
bruh you already said that
>>16389817
get some new material

[Anonymous No.16395394]

>>16395384
You're groom innocent anons that go there to discuss sff and give them gender dysphoria

[Anonymous No.16395442]

>>16395394
keep developing that story, i want some fanfic, thanks

[Anonymous No.16395516]

Anyone read Susanne Clarke's new book ?

[Anonymous No.16395532]

Does a nautical fiction story set in a fantasy world with magic and shit sound fun at all or should I just pick a genre and stick with it?

[Anonymous No.16395607]

>>16395532
There are fantasy books about pirates. Putting ships in your fantasy doesn't make it not-fantasy.

[Anonymous No.16395849]

>>16395532
Don't forget the rape dolphins.

[Anonymous No.16396028]

>>16395607
That’s a good point. I guess I was looking at it backwards. Like “would fans of Aubrey/matchurin like it with magic?” When I should have been thinking of it fantasy first.

[Anonymous No.16396196]

>>16394327
>simping for a fictional woman

[Anonymous No.16396557]

>>16388941
Yes, though the lack of americanized libshittery is more of an extra to me on top of being much better vignette and worldbuilders on average than nu-fantasy.
>>16394327
That's only a select few works and mostly the bad ones, the good ones just don't go into moralizing a fight over treasure. Reverend Insanity's mc is unironically written as a villain and portrayed as such and not a slaughtering "hero" for instance.

[Anonymous No.16396675]

>>16387930
A brightblade litrpg fag, I see.

[Anonymous No.16396787]

>>16387930
Please recommend good fantasy novellas!

[Anonymous No.16396850]

>>16394978
I loved that movie. I'm sure you've also seen Man From Earth, Primer, Enemy (2013), Circle (2015), Lexx, Time Lapse, Exam, Mr. Nobody, Cube, Source Code, Predestination, and Another Earth.

Have you read Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect?

I also remember another story but forget the name where the MC is immortal and after waiting for eons, he comes across himself again.

[Anonymous No.16397678]

Is Watership Down worth a read?

[Anonymous No.16397788]

>>16388519
Ok, I think "adult" anime might be more your style

[Anonymous No.16397797]

>>16397678
Definitely

[Anonymous No.16397879]

Serialized webnovels are the future , boomers

[Anonymous No.16397884]

>>16391080
3 correct takes. Maybe 4, but I personally do enjoy Abercrombie.

[Anonymous No.16398112]

>>16389074
>regularly breaks the most basic rule of writing, show don't tell
>some nitpicks

[Anonymous No.16398135]

Anyone familiar with the Tales of the Otori series? I'd never heard of it until a few days ago but it looks kinda promising

[Anonymous No.16398192]

>>16397879
That's correct, except it's the present. Phone novels will do better though.

[Anonymous No.16398212]

>>16397678
It's too late for you.

[Anonymous No.16398215]

>>16398212
Huh?
Why?

[Anonymous No.16398259]

>>16398135
>Set in a fictional version of feudal Japan, The Tales of the Otori series tells the story of a pair of Japanese teenagers who become ensnared in a secret war between between two powerful warrior clans, the Otori and the Tohan. It is told from the perspective of Takeo, a young man in whose veins flow the blood of two profoundly different groups: the pacifistic Japanese Christian sect known as the Hidden, and the Tribe, a secret network of supernatural assassins.
Sounds like utter weeb shit.

[Anonymous No.16398398]

>>16398215
>>16397678
You can read it, but you would have enjoyed it more as a kid. As an adult your jaded views would kill your attachment.

[Anonymous No.16398441]

Has anyone read the seafort saga?

[Anonymous No.16398454]

>>16398135
I've read the first few books of it, but lost interest after 3 or 4, can't recall as I last read it several years ago. I'd say it leans toward YA but the early couple books were pretty engaging. I think the reason I lost interest in the story was it jumped too far ahead in time and I felt like I didn't know the characters anymore.

[Anonymous No.16398625]

>>16398259
>Fictional version of feudal Japan
Based
>The Hidden
Pretty based
>War between powerful lords
Alright
>Supernatural assassin network
Lost me there. Yep, pure weebshit.

[Anonymous No.16399058]

Eric Vall and Logan Jacobs are bots or a group of people, right? No way they can put out the amount of books they do as a single person each.

[Anonymous No.16399114]

>>16399058
Ghostwriters maybe?

[Anonymous No.16399184]

>>16391080
Joe Ambercrombie is better than Martin because Joe can actually finish his series'.

[Anonymous No.16399193]

Are there any fantasy authors who are comparable to Gene Wolfe? I think Zelazny is the closest.

[Anonymous No.16399217]

>>16399184
Can he though? Who knows if he'll do a third trilogy or not or other books. Will it really ever be finished?

[Anonymous No.16399220]

>>16395085
>>16395167
>>16395170
> Sometimes, to change the world, we
must first burn it down.

[Anonymous No.16399224]

Imagine being a filthy elf fucker. Knife ear sympathizers need to be purged.

[Anonymous No.16399233]

>>16395085
>>16395167
>>16395170
> Sometimes, to change the world, we must first burn it down.

[Anonymous No.16399243]

>>16399217
He finished the First Law Trilogy, wrote three new books and a dozen short stories set in the same setting, and his now writing a new trilogy, of which the first two books are already published. That's pretty effective writing.

[Anonymous No.16399251]

>>16395085
I was rooting for the rebels just because I hate Bayaz so much. I hope Ninefingers or Ferro kill him in the third book of the new trilogy.

[Anonymous No.16399486]

>>16399251
They aren't in the books and they would be too old.

[Anonymous No.16399498]

>>16399243
The question wasn't about being effective. It was about finishing a series.

[Anonymous No.16399538]

>>16399486
>they would be too old

Ferro is probably immortal and Ninefingers would only be in his 60s by now.

[Anonymous No.16399551]

>>16399498
He did finish the First Law series. Now he is finishing the Age of Madness series.

[Anonymous No.16399643]

>>16387967
And his writing has already improved

[Anonymous No.16399746]

>>16399551
The latter is a continuation of the former. It's still the same story.

[Anonymous No.16399752]

>>16399538
Doubtful and 60s is very old for the setting.

[Anonymous No.16399795]

>>16388948
>like harry potter but even more childish
>capeshit
>obnoxious tumblr fanfic
Is it really that bad? I was considering reading it because I liked how the set up sounded, but now you've got me worried. Care to share any examples of the worst offenses?

[Anonymous No.16399810]

>>16399752
Ferro is clearly no longer human. She is strong enough to kill an Eater with her bare hands. Also Ninefingers isn't that old. He is only 5-10 years older than Bremer dan Gorst.

[Anonymous No.16399858]

>>16388831
Do you like Lord of the Rings?
Would you like the exact same story but ten times longer, badly written, and bled of all its charm? If so, I have just the series for you.

[Anonymous No.16399866]

>>16399810
Fookin pinks

[Anonymous No.16399871]

>>16399752
Aging is very uneven in this setting, Bremer is late 50s and in his prime. A fucking cripple with what we can assume are massive health problems is alive to old age.

[Anonymous No.16399876]

Any of you gods rotted earless bastards read the Chanur saga?

[Anonymous No.16399894]

>>16399184
Martin at least advances his plots, no matter whether he actually finishes it or not...Abercrombie drags things out, he can write hundreds of pages where literally nothing advances in the story

[Anonymous No.16399900]

>>16399551
go suck your gums

[Anonymous No.16399911]

>>16399894
Nah, Abercrombie advances his plots constantly and writes pretty fucking well now with fewer pacing issues (although he started out as a pretty mediocre writer). Thing is, he never advances the plot in a way that the reader wants. His protagonists never achieve anything.

[Anonymous No.16399916]

>>16399900
digits confrim

[Anonymous No.16399925]

>>16390071
*yawn* try harder homo

[Anonymous No.16399978]

>>16399911
>never achieve anything.
Just like real life.

[Anonymous No.16399981]

>>16399876
Yes. It's good.

[The Trouble With Peace - Joe A(...) No.16399997]

>>16395185
The Trouble With Peace - Joe Abercrombie
Part VI

I knew this battle was going to be a disaster, but it was even more so than expected. Also, probably overly long for my tastes.

> weather
Coincidence, meteorology, weather magic, or plot magic? I'd accept all expect for the first.

> Vick manipulation
It's almost beyond belief how she can always use her name and be who she is and just get anyway with doing whatever overall.

> Rikke
Did what I expected her to do. Nice. She wrote the letter as well which is good.

> Leo & Orso convo
Poor Leo, reality is ever trampling on his simplistic fantasy of the world.

> Have I made a terrible mistakes?
Yes, constantly, and this bit of self-reflection doesn't seem to have helped.

> Cannons
Certainly put to devastating use, mostly only on Orso's side though.
I think this rather makes the case for anti-war. Certainly grim and dark and without much humor as was in previous books.

> Hildi
Maybe not much at all then.

> Contrary to all logic, Orso felt no fear at all
Emotional magic from Sulfur being around or just how it is? I can never tell.

> Flag trap
Pity the fools.

> Stour
Had more sense than Leo at least, but that's a very low bar.

> Was it really only a year or two back?
Since the beginning of the first book. Makes sense with how much traveling over long distances there has been, but also doesn't feel that long by the reading at all.

> Nail x Rikke
Still no.

> quantity of death to satisfy
What if magic was powered by death?

> Isher
What a mysterious figure. Started this all then wasn't much involved, Savine didn't know anything about him, and disappeared. I'm not going to speculate.

> What a bloody waste
It really was, in so many ways.

> one of the most infamous defeats in Union history
A tragicomedy of errors.

> Savine & Orso convo
YOU'RE MY BROTHER! I STILL LOVE YOU! What fun.

> Stour betrayal
Nice. Highly enjoyable.

> Sulfur talking to Orso
Their ways are mysterious, but I'm going to go with that Bayaz wants Leo alive for some reason and Sulfur wanted Orso to defy him to make Orso look more powerful and Sulfur and others less so. Sulfur's seeming disapproval is just an act. When Sulfur was in the North he told Calder to flee, which he did, and he tried to stop Leo for Finree's sake. Such were the attempts on their behalf for their long term loyalty, or perhaps some other reason. Was this all to create a reputation for Orso? Was the entire rebellion orchestrated? I don't know.

> Pike is the Weaver
I didn't see that coming. To be seen what exactly Vick does. Seems the third book will be about this uprising. Ever constant is the turmoil.

[Anonymous No.16400052]

>>16399997

I thought Glokta was the traitor in the Closed Council. He certainly doesn't like Bayaz and his own daughter supported the rebels.

I was kinda rooting for the rebels, even though I knew they'd lose. I hope someone defeats Bayaz in the third book, although I doubt it will happen. I have a feeling there will be a 4th series with Bayaz as the villain. I think the last book of the 3rd trilogy will be Orso vs Burners.

[Anonymous No.16400086]

>>16400052
Bayaz has been the villain since his introduction in the first book, more or less.

[Anonymous No.16400114]

>>16390267
>>16390612
>>16390626
https://a.uguu.se/ustjbh.epub
You have 24 hrs until it goes down anon

[Anonymous No.16400130]

>>16400086
Yeah, I'm just saying I don't think anyone will manage to defeat him in the next book. I have a feeling it will take an entire trilogy to finally stop him.

[Anonymous No.16400135]

>>16400130
He's less a character and more an idea now.

[Anonymous No.16400146]

>>16400114
God bless you, anon. You just bump my third re-read by a few months.

[Anonymous No.16400147]

>>16400135
He is manipulating everyone from behind the scenes. Hopefully someone manages to kill him.

[Anonymous No.16400157]

>>16400146
Enjoy, anon!

[Anonymous No.16400181]

>>16400147
Unlikely.

[Anonymous No.16400186]

>>16400181
Ferro could do it. Maybe Monza's Eater.

[Anonymous No.16400196]

>>16400186
Keep dreaming.

[Anonymous No.16400290]

>>16400196
Ferro probably killed Khalul, and Shenkt is tough enough that Bayaz hasn't tried killing Monza. Bayaz isn't unstoppable.

[Anonymous No.16400298]

>>16400290
He doesn't need to be.

[Anonymous No.16400300]

>>16390012
>Why do you read fantasy
I have no fucking clue because it consistently disappoints. Real answer: I'm trying to do justice to a story that came into my head so I figure I should learn from the "greats" or whatever
>What do hope to discover within the pages?
Layers, meaning, a purpose beyond cool sword and woah monster. It's either popcorn or esoteric philosophizing but I've yet to see anything that blends both AKA heady but fun

[Anonymous No.16400311]

>>16400300
>I should learn from the "greats" or whatever
Bad move. You can do it justice by being yourself.

[Anonymous No.16400313]

>>16390012
>Why do you read fantasy, anons
In the hope of a fleeting glimpse of the world as I saw it as a child

[Anonymous No.16400330]

>>16390012
>Why do you read fantasy, anons?
Escapism.

[Anonymous No.16400339]

>>16390012
>Why do you read fantasy, anons? What do hope to discover within the pages?
“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read.”

[Anonymous No.16400356]

>>16400311
Thankfully aside from the actual craft of writing (which I previously had no interest in) I've learned nothing about how to tell my story, only how not to tell it. I'm still reading to try and improve my literal writing (grammar, sentence structure, etc.) because I know I'm shit, but I don't enjoy it at all.

[Anonymous No.16400371]

>>16400356
Why not read "how to write" books then or general similar that focus on literal writing?

[Anonymous No.16400400]

>>16400371
Probably should
Part of it is me hoping I'll stumble on something I actually like, and I'm also not particularly academic so nonfiction is more of a hurdle, especially if it's not directly an aid to the story (in this case, as opposed to the mythology and esotericism nonfiction I typically read, this wouldn't inform the setting/story, but the writing itself).

Any of you guys have "how to write" books you personally recommend?

[Anonymous No.16400462]

>>16400400
There's a chart for that in the mega in the OP.

[Anonymous No.16400471]

>>16387944
Legionnaire

[Anonymous No.16400478]

>>16400462
A lot of shit charts get posted around here (recall a thread or two back) so if anyone wants to warn me or highlight the best of the selection, I'd appreciate it, but I'll check it out. Thanks.

[Anonymous No.16401361]

This is probably the least I've liked any Vance book, which is a shame because because it contains some of his wittiest dialogue and most interesting societies. What really spoiled it for me is almost every notable antagonistic character in Araminta is dishonest to almost a pathological degree. Vance obviously loves these types of characters because they appear constantly in his work, but it's taken to an absurd degree in Araminta in which he has created an entire human sub-race of compulsively dishonest, evasive cheats. I usually don't mind these sorts of characters when their antics are appropriately foiled but this is rarely the case. Also while I'm whining Sessily's murder and its ultimate resolution felt incredibly cheap.

[Anonymous No.16401398]

>>16400471
>Galaxy's Edge
Is that series actually any good? I've seen it mentioned once or twice on /lit/ before but it's usually derided and ridiculed immediately as a cheap Star Wars knockoff

[Anonymous No.16401732]

I read this yesterday and enjoyed it. The plot is pretty simple and mostly episodic, the main character is a human Veterinarian living in the kingdom of not!Sauron. Each chapter focuses on one veterinary case, starting with a dragon with an intestinal blockage caused by eating too many knights in shining armor. It's a parody novel but it doesn't really seem to crutch itself on being a parody, it's still enjoyable enough even without the humor which I appreciate.

Worth checking out if you're looking for some light reading. I got through it in about 2 hours.

[Anonymous No.16402024]

fucking rip in peace longcat
so long, cat
:-(

[Anonymous No.16402168]

>>16402024
Was it covid?

[Anonymous No.16402320]

>>16399981
number one good series

[Anonymous No.16402366]

How do I not have a shitload of characters? I have a lot and while I could cull some there are a lot I feel are necessary... I guess I could kill them but I don't really want to do that

[Anonymous No.16402423]

>>16402366
Have them go on their own adventures in a distant land.

[Anonymous No.16402610]

>>16398112
he must be a revolutionary if he breaks rules frequently and gets praised for his books

[Anonymous No.16402952]

>>16401398
I'm fine with StarWars knockoff. But I didn't find the book well written (only read the first one so perhaps he gets better as time goes on). Plot wise: there were no unexpected turns. A hyper obnoxious officer does not get shot and left for dead like anyone w sense would do. Author writes exposition dumps at times, I wish he had spent more time thinking about how to weave those dumps in more naturally. There's a PoV switch at the end suddenly which was kind of strange, but good since it finally used third person limited. Most of the books is in first person which I hate. So overall, I read it. And enjoyed parts of it, but not enough to seek out the 2nd book.

[Donkey !HOTAY/zB0Y No.16403038]

>>16401361
Subversive elements working to overturn a society are often deceitful by nature.
Dame Clytie might be the exception in this context; while she is a subversive, she does not hide the fact.

Ecce and Old Earth & Throy are usually the less liked books in the trilogy. Do you intend to continue?

[Anonymous No.16403091]

Help me find this fantasy book i read several years ago, the mc was a thief or some shit, i remember that in the final act the good guys used pocket dimensions to win the war, that's literally all i remember about it, pretty sure the writer was from the us or uk

[Anonymous No.16403274]

>>16402952
Different anon, the 2nd book is significantly better. Less exposition, 3rd person, better characters and characterisation. I'm on one of the spinoff books atm (the recommended reading order demands it) following the exploits of not-Boba Fett and while I accept the books aren't for everyone I challenge anyone to say the authors haven't gotten better with experience

[Anonymous No.16403312]

Is this series good? I liked Ender's Game and Speaker of the Dead was okay, it'd have been better as a shot story. Tho, the real reason I'm interested is not the author, it's the narrator of the audiobook. Jesus, his voice is fantastic.

[Anonymous No.16403368]

>>16403091
Althalus?

[Anonymous No.16403381]

>>16402168
Of course! And Trump. They teamed up.

[Anonymous No.16403428]

>>16403368
based anon, that's it

[Anonymous No.16403484]

>has many positive reviews
>protagonist literally wears a trench coat and a fedora
Explain this, /sffg/.

[Anonymous No.16403501]

>>16403484
He doesn't wear one in the books, you readlet faggot. It's the publishers who has him wearing that shit.

[Anonymous No.16403503]

So what is with Harry Potter? I thought the point was that wizard society was concerned with keeping things they are instead of trying to be moral. If change would happen, would be from the outside as Muggle society documents and understands magic using technology faster than the MoM could cover it up. If high magic interferes with electronics, perhaps the reverse is true and electrical fields interfere with magic.

[Anonymous No.16403535]

>>16387930
>a world where birds have magical properties and can impart unique abilities to humans they have forged a bond with
>birds cannot speak physically, but once a bond is forged, they may speak telepathically in a voice that is subconsciously chosen for them by the human
>hawk-bearers are mighty warriors with superior strength and reflexes
>dove-bearers are empaths who can sense the emotions of others and even manipulate them upon touch
>owl-bearers are oracles and scryers
>raven-bearers can shroud themselves in shadow to become unseen and move silently in darkness
>etc etc
>all can reach a point of mastery them to borrow the gift of flight from their bird companion, causing the bird to become flightless, but allowing the human to fly so long as they maintain contact
>the world is hilly and mountainous, with most major cities located on mountain peaks, cultural emphasis on the relationship between humans, birds and the sky
>valleys are home to depravity and the lowest of humanity
>the MC discovers the phoenix, king of all avians, who has been reborn ceaselessly since the beginning of time, only appearing to forge a bond with a human in times of great change and hardship
>the phoenix grants its partner great power both physically and magically, as well as the power to regenerate through flame, but the power comes with an expectation: to burn down this world and create something new from the ashes.
>the phoenix-bearer is both destruction and rebirth, but one cannot exist without the other

[Anonymous No.16403581]

>>16387930
Is it based, /lit/?

[Anonymous No.16403726]

>>16403535
begone with you birdfag

[Anonymous No.16403756]

>>16403484
Are Dresden Files worth a read?
They seem like typical YA trope stuff, but I see them everywhere in recommended.

Also; what about Laundry Files?

[Anonymous No.16403785]

>>16387980
You have to go back faggot

[Anonymous No.16403790]

>>16403484
protagonist is insufferable most of the time, also the books are very mild, like there is a comedy element but there is no that seriousness, no grit, even when they describe some bad characters or maybe murder or killings it just feels very fantasy-nous. Also too much attention on women, Butcher should just for a book or two say to hell with all the womens feelings (that often influences the plot ALOT), get the fuck out of my my so I can act like some badass wizard and do some hardcore shit, but no, the moment it gets intense some woman shows from nowhere and has to tell everyone how she feels (or narrator does it for her).

[Anonymous No.16403813]

>>16403756
If Dresden files is somewhat Ya but fun at times, Laundry Files is just insufferable, boring and dull, also has somewhat liberal themes and plot elements

[Anonymous No.16403916]

>>16403790
Harry would be literally Hitler if some shrew didn't real him back every book

[Anonymous No.16404020]

Give me some self pubbed smut that isn't shilled here regularly. I read everything on here and I need more (amazon authors only please).

[Anonymous No.16404027]

>>16404020
Do you mean smut as in Amazon trash or smut as in actual smut? If the former then I can go through my goodreads and make a list of everything I've read that was worthwhile.

[Anonymous No.16404038]

>>16404027
If it was entertaining, rec them.

[Anonymous No.16404071]

How do I write a gay mc without it feeling like wokeshit pandering?

[Anonymous No.16404090]

Is Red Rising worth a read?

[Anonymous No.16404102]

>>16404071
By having him be normal.
Being gay is not a personality trait as much as being straight is not a personality trait

[Anonymous No.16404116]

>>16404020

[Anonymous No.16404126]

>>16404071
by not writing gay mc

[Anonymous No.16404162]

>>16404116
I don't like how those covers look. Is it fantasy? Looks like SJW shit.
Also don't trust authors who are named nick.

[Anonymous No.16404178]

>>16404126
But having him gay is important to the plot. He was in the navy but fled to a life of piracy since sodomy is a crime punishable by hanging.

[Anonymous No.16404182]

Private trackers have gone to the dogs. Fucking curries everywhere. What do /ptg/?

[Anonymous No.16404186]

>>16404162
its sci fi, I read the series many years ago and I don't remember it being sjw.

[Anonymous No.16404189]

>>16404182
wrong board, friend

[Anonymous No.16404203]

>>16404038
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9717483-bayne-s-climb
>part 1 of 3 and fairly short alltogether, has some other stuff I can rec if you like the author
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40101657-broken-stars
>part 1 (of 3 currently), humans get quarantined to their planet by aliens and use magitech from an alternate universe (human universe has technology only, no magic) to maintain their own autonomy
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39328479-runeforged
>trilogy, notMistborn, it was an easy read and fun enough
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34532979-battle-mage
>takes a bit to get going and stays sasuga for most the early bits but it develops into its own
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42267952-into-the-labyrinth
>kids go to magick school and do things, 4th book came out last month
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51279226-the-choice-of-magic
>book 1 (of 3 currently), only worth it for the goddamn cat and the mentor character
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34399276-awaken
>trilogy, nothing special but the MC is competent and it was fun enough
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44300799-spark-city
>honestly not at all what I expected for the most part, only the first book is currently out
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53094150-first-orbit
>part 1 (of 3 currently), guy has to help protect the last sentient ship for the Bad Guys but also ship harem because ship can make splinters of her main body to hide on worlds not really there's no sex or anything explicit but some review complained about it being a harem which was lol
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50786800-soul-weaver
>just read the first book (of two) recently, it's litRPG but not overtly intrusive considering the characters don't know why the RPG elements exist

[Anonymous No.16404216]

>>16404203
>for the Bad Guys
from*

[Anonymous No.16404296]

>>16404203
>book 1 (of 3 currently), only worth it for the goddamn cat and the mentor character
kys, it's very good except book 3

[Anonymous No.16404398]

>>16404071
Just don't mention it until it becomes relevant. Write him as a normal dude and if a dude comes along in the story that he would be attracted to, let the story reflect that. If not, just don't bring it up. If you wanted to be a bit more on the nose with it, you could include a homophobic character to call him a faggot or something, but it could descend into some pandering territory if you were to do something like have your gay dude beat the shit out of a bunch of guys calling him a fag. It might be a nice subversion to just have him be like "at least I'm fucking" and let it slide off him. But I think the most important takeaway is that it shouldn't be that big a deal and it should only come up sparingly and organically, just as romantic thoughts would for any other character.

[Anonymous No.16404505]

>>16389074
fuck /lit/ and fuck hating stuff. sanderson writes some epic moments.

[Anonymous No.16404539]

>>16404505
But I like hating things. It’s fun.

[Anonymous No.16404553]

>>16404203
>>16404027
Why does your explanations make me feel like they are PG YA kiddie books?
I know for a fact that Into the Labyrinth is YA tripe, so everything else is suspect.

[Anonymous No.16404597]

>>16404020
Anyone actually read We Are Legion? I've had it on my to-read list for literally years but never found it in my Jack Sparrow expeditions and not sure if it's worth actually buying.

[Anonymous No.16404746]

>>16404090
yes

[Anonymous No.16404750]

>>16404597
Yes. No.

[Anonymous No.16404758]

>>16404090
For You.

[Anonymous No.16404858]

>>16404296
>MC makes retarded decisions: the story
The magic system has some nice perks like insta-casts after enough usage but it's really all about the goddamn cat.
>>16404553
I'm not the best at explanations and clearly they weren't helpful so just read the summaries, then get off your "my Amazon trash is better than yours" throne, dum-dum.

[Anonymous No.16404883]

>>16404858
How does it feel being >18?

[Anonymous No.16404911]

>>16404883

[Anonymous No.16404947]

Seriously. How does Eric Vall and Logan Jacobs put out such trash at such a speed?

[Anonymous No.16404962]

>>16404858
I wanted smut aka adult books, I did read the blurbs for all those books. They sounded stupid, and some where even listed under the YA genre. I don't want YA books.

[Anonymous No.16404987]

>>16390077
It was the complete opposite for me, the first book was my favorite. The second one had a nice ending but was pretty dull. The third and fourth were fine but not as amazing as the first one. I dropped the series after that. Still unsure about picking it up again.

[Anonymous No.16405005]

>>16404858
>>MC makes retarded decisions: the story
>The magic system has some nice perks like insta-casts after enough usage but it's really all about the goddamn cat.
It's funny and interesting to read, the story flows, not once I felt it was dragging, even though it is not a great work of literature, it is still somewhat of a gem compared to most modern fantasy.

[Anonymous No.16405016]

>>16404962
>smut aka adult books
do you mean porn? because adult books don't necessarily contain sex.

[Anonymous No.16405059]

>>16404962
>I wanted smut

>>16404038 after literally being asked if you want actual smut or typical trash

Are you a literal woman? Are you shitposting just to shitpost? Are you genuinely autistic (not 4chan autism)?
>doesn't communicate basic want after being directly asked
>expects me to only give you smut after posting a shitty recommendation chart full of self-pub trash like CRADLE
>asks for trash and gets mad when receives trash after sitting on a throne full of garbage like We Are Bob

Poison your parents for giving birth to a talking vagina then headbutt a railroad spike.

>>16405005
I don't disagree with you. It flows well and the pacing seems decent, never really a dull moment or outright boredom, but the plot isn't the overall best nor are character behaviorisms.

>>16405016
I asked if (he/she/it) meant actual porn and they never clarified.

[Anonymous No.16405113]

>>16405059
You sound upset you got called out for reading YA, which is the lower than trash.

[Anonymous No.16405162]

>>16399997
I miss Logen so goddamn much. I never realized how hard he and Glokta carried the first trilogy until now. All the new characters besides Orso are trash.

[Anonymous No.16405281]

>>16405162
So go the risks of changing characters. I don't really see it as any different than the interstitial books having different protagonists.

[Anonymous No.16405338]

>>16405059
>Are you genuinely autistic
Shouldn't you be able tell since you are genuinely autistic as well?

[Anonymous No.16405358]

I think he/she/it is a tranny. Probably from the discord too.

[Anonymous No.16405377]

>>16405358
Nice Othering.

[Anonymous No.16405379]

>>16402610
Not even the vapid fanboys praise him for his shitty writing. It's always praise for autistic shit like worldbuilding and magic systems, everything orthogonal to actual storytelling.

[Anonymous No.16405390]

>>16405379
Storytelling is irrelevant in our modern times.

[Anonymous No.16405405]

>>16404505
>le ebin moments
Must be nice being wowed by even the most average schlock.

[Anonymous No.16405415]

>>16405390
Now this is some lazy shitposting.

[Anonymous No.16405429]

>>16405415
Effort posting is irrelevant in our modern /sffg/ threads.

[Anonymous No.16405525]

>>16405162
>>16405281
I think the new characters are fine. Gunnar is arguably a more complex character than Logan anyway, and I like Clover quite a bit.

[Anonymous No.16405581]

>>16387930
what do you guys think about penguin galaxy harbacks? I want to buy myself Dune.

[Anonymous No.16405671]

>>16405581
>paying the mark up for a hardcover of a shit book

[Anonymous No.16405821]

>>16405671
> not caring about aesthetics

[Anonymous No.16405883]

>>16405821
Ah, yes, the 'aesthetic' of having a book with the name Neil Gaiman engraved on its cover. The 'exquisite taste' and pleasant look of an 18 dollars mass printed hardback with shit binding you can literally buy at Target lmao.

Shit like this should make you wonder if you're any better than the retards on /v/ and /tv/ who collected kitschy plastic memorabilia and "collector editions" made to rip manchildren out of their space bucks.

[Anonymous No.16405907]

>>16405883
Sorry that you are unable to enjoy things.

[Anonymous No.16405930]

>>16405907
>THE AESTHETIC OF A PINK LUCYTE PROTECTIVE CASE

[Anonymous No.16405974]

>>16403785
seethe more

[Anonymous No.16405994]

>>16405821
>this thing looks nice but is actually shit
You probably chase thots with caked on makeup.

[Anonymous No.16406016]

>>16405581
>reading on dead trees in [current year]

[Anonymous No.16406162]

>>16405994
"caked on makeup" is not aesthetic. In the hands of a master, makeup can be high art.

[Anonymous No.16406173]

>>16406162
Ask me why I suspect you're into k-pop.

[Anonymous No.16406349]

>>16404020
Primaterre series, man. Fecking awesome.

[Anonymous No.16407071]

What you cunts reading?
Any thing recently released?

[Anonymous No.16407092]

>>16405162
glokta is arguably one of the best characters in fiction

[Anonymous No.16407136]

>world building

[Anonymous No.16407198]

>>16407136
>orders a burger without any of the ingredients that make it a burger

[Anonymous No.16407249]

>>16407198
Not a very good analogy. If a burger represented a story then the buns would be the world-building and no one wants to eat a hamburger that's 80% bun.

[Anonymous No.16407253]

>>16406016
lol gonna post this gif to r/me_irl, thank you sir

[Anonymous No.16407278]

Which Peter F Hamilton books should I read?

I liked Great North Road

[Anonymous No.16407281]

>>16394978
Dark Matter. Not a great book, but its somewhat fun

[Anonymous No.16407314]

>>16388808
I got around 200 pages into the first book before I gave in and read reviews to see if other people had the same problems that I did. Glad that I did because it seems like every positive review liked the stuff I hated. My biggest gripe was how self indulgent the author was with how he told the story. The particular scene where the main character is dragging his dad into town and the chapter ends with an implication that the next chapter will progress the story but instead he is still on that road dragging that guy into town. This seemed to happen constantly in the book where the authors inability to skip mundane bullshit ruined the pacing. I have seen the series referred to as the perfect example of the sunk cost fallacy but with your time rather than money.

[Anonymous No.16407653]

>>16407249
I even usually get proton style

[Anonymous No.16407851]

>>16407314
You're ignore the comfiness.

[Anonymous No.16407888]

>>16407653
What is proton style?

[Anonymous No.16407891]

>>16407253
>reddit

[Anonymous No.16407896]

>>16407071
The Trouble With Peace

[Anonymous No.16407902]

>>16406173
Why do you suspect that I'm into k-pop?
(I'm not)

[Anonymous No.16407906]

>>16406016
> relying upon electricity in [current year]

[Anonymous No.16407916]

>>16407092
Shame that's stuck with one of the worst authors in fiction.

[Anonymous No.16407919]

Bump Limit

[Anonymous No.16408010]

/sffg/, what are your favorite myths/fairy tales/classics?

personally, my favorites are
>The Wizard of Oz, for being such a good satire on portal fantasy that people don't realize it's a satire
>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, for every single thing about it except Uncle Joe who can go fuck himself
>The Book of Exodus, for having been one of the most metal antihero stories of all time before thousands of years of sanitization, revision, and religious incompetence ruined it

[Anonymous No.16408318]

>>16408010
Tamlin and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

[Anonymous No.16408484]

>>16407071
I finished The Guns of Dawn yesterday and it's the best thing I've read this year

[Anonymous No.16408713]

>>16407916
you havent read gene wolf yet, have you?

[Anonymous No.16408737]

>>16408713
Who's Afraid of VirGENEa WOoLF?

[Anonymous No.16408842]

>>16404020
Can I advertise myself? I'll send you a copy if you're interested.