/lit/ - Literature

What's your favorite era of fantasy and scifi? When did it start declining? How were the 80s in particular? I'm interested in reading CJ cherryh because I like alien species/cultures and mysteries as a plot element but perhaps there are more authors, I don't care if scifi or fantasy.

I’d really recommend this storu to people. Post-Apoc in a frozen world where humanity has destroyed itself. A battle between two AI gods; one of whom controls robots beneath the earth. The other is trying to keep humanity alive on a frozen wasteland on the surface. There’s no systems or any other garbage like that.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/42367/12-miles-below

>>22084246
no thanks shill

>>22084246
sounds like Metro 2033

I want to read a fantasy book please

>>22084355
Dungeon Crawler Carl

>I'm so glad AI spent that time reading genre fiction

>>22084355
Bakker

>>22084187
Waybound, the final Cradle book, which I'll be writing about, is releasing next week. After having thought it over for a while I've decided to switch the Self-Pub Month for the /sffg/ Goodreads Group from July to June. The main drawback is Of 20 having less time to finish what he's doing before this arbitary event, but he may not be finished within a few months anyway and there's always next year. Unlike last year I'll only be doing 4 this time. Those 4 slots will be Self-Published Novel, Non-Progression Webnovel, Progression Novel, and Progression Webnovel. If it needs to be changed it will be. I already have some ideas for what they could be, though I'm also open to suggestions. The following have been used before and none of them will be used again.

Self-Published (Originally) Already Used
The Sword of Kaigen
Aching God
Beyond Redemption
Orconomics
Senlin Ascends
Odyssey One
We Are Legion
Wool
The Martian
Theft of Swords
Unsouled (Cradle)
The First Step (A Thousand Li)
Into the Labyrinth (Mage Errant)
Sufficiently Advanced Magic (Arcane Ascension)
Mother of Learning
The Wandering Inn
Worm
A Will Eternal (Desolate Era)
Patriarch Reliance (I Shall Seal The Heavens)
Lord of Mysteries

The Will of the Many released some days ago. It's holding up well so far at 4.69/5 on Goodreads. I liked it and here's what I thought about it: >>/lit/thread/S21635354#p21636452

My current whim is that I'll post a reminder once about the books I've read in advance and liked around when they've released.

NetGalley Requests Read (10)
Dark Angel 4/5
The Tyranny of Faith 4/5
The Will of the Many 4/5
The Dispatcher: Travel by Bullet 2/5
Adventures in Space anthology 3/5
The Sword Defiant 3/5
A Debt to the Stars 2.5/5
Blade of Dream 5/5 Expected publication July 20th, posting about 2 weeks before that
A Harvest of Ash and Blood 4.5/5 Expected publication August 8th, probably posting on Memorial Day
Generation Ship 4.5/5, Expected Publication October 17th, posting in a thread or two

Write-ups, from new to old
>>/lit/?task=search2&search_tripcode=sffg&search_ord=new

Going better than I thought it would. I have one more book approved and two books pending after these. My approval rate, excluding from TOR, which is 0%, is 100% thus far.

I'm going to sleep now. I'll reply shortly after I've awakenee if anyone has responded by then.

Title: Battle Mage Farmer: Fermentation (Book #4)
Author: Seth Ring

[Review]
I have read all four books now and I'm not impressed. What started like a cozy LitRPG OP Mage farm retirement with better planning than Beware of Chicken has turned into some weird Cultivation/Cradle combo with unedning world-ending threats. It fails to deliver on its premise. After four books I'm honestly tired and unsure whether I want to conitnue reading the incoming fifth book.

The romance is awfuly slow, it took the protagonist over a year in book(!) to have a kiss with the woman that lived with him, and after two years it's softly implied they still haven't sleeped with each other. This is some hilarious stuff. If I haven't seen the author's other long litrpg progression series I'd be 60% sure the books are written by a woman. Maybe it's partially ghost-written or his wife/gf provided a strong influence.

Anyway, if you want a litrpg series with a promise of retirement on a farm...skip over this one. The author allows one book according to the description, then turns the story into some post-apo cultivation. The dialogues are good, especially speeches were a pleasant surprise. But the writing still suffers from excessive showing-not-telling.

Series Rating: 5.75/10

Are any of the stories in the same genre as Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage worth reading?

I'm thinking of getting into the works of Ramsey Campbell.
How good are his works compared to the likes of Lovecraft when it comes to cosmic horror and weird fiction?

>>22084765
>>22084450
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>>22084429
your """reviews""" are SHIT
FUCK OFF

>>22084355
The Knight

>>22084429
Waybound is the week after next, it's June 6.

>>22081868
>does anyone have that list an anon made of all those books with milfs?
I have it
>Caught in Crystal (1987) by Patricia Wrede
>The Interior Life (1990) by Katherine Blake
>Raven's Duology (2004-2005) by Patricia Briggs
>Wolfblade Trilogy (2004-2005) by Jennifer Fallon
>Bridge of D'Arnath (2004-2005) by Carol Berg
>The World Gates Trilogy (2004-2005) By Holly Lisle, She wrote Minerva Wakes and the Arhel trilogy, those two books also have mom mc
>Dragonsbane (1985) by Barbara Hambly
>Paladin of Souls and Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold
>Sunrunner Saga (1988-1993) by Melanie Rawn. Mommy Sioned best yandere girl
>The Empire Trilogy (1987-1992) by Janny Wurts
>Liveship Traders (1998-200) by Robin Hobb
>Birthgrave (1975-1978) by Tanith Lee
>Heart of Bronze (1997-1998) by Matthew Stover
>Karavans Trilogy (2006-2012) by Jennifer Roberson
>Skinwalkers (2014) by Wendy N. Wagner, about an ex-pirate Axe wielding mom!
>Frostfell (2006) by Mark Sehestedt
>Legacy of Steel (1998) by Mary H. Herbert
>The Traitor Spy Trilogy (2010-2012) by Trudi Canavan
>Sevenwaters Trilogy (1999-2001) by Juliet Marillier
>Blood songs (1987, third book in the Frost trilogy) by Robin Wayne Bailey
>Bloodsong Trilogy (1985-1986) by Asa Drake
>Gypsies (1988) by Robert Charles Wilson
>Child of Time (1991) by Robert Silverberg
>The Wayfarer Redemption (1995-1999) by Sara Douglass, by book three almost every character is pregnant, after book three there's a 20 year time-skip so all the mcs have grown-up children
>The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974) by Patricia A. McKillip
>The Keys to Paradise Trilogy (1987-1988) by Robert Vardeman, trio of mcs all of the same importance, veterans of the Trans-War that ravaged the country, one of them is a cat-girl who saves a slave kid and adopts him
>Bitter Angels (2009) by C.L Anderson
>The Great Wheel (1987, book three of the Tredana Trilogy) by Joyce Ballou Gregorian
>Daughter of the Bear King (1987) by Eleanor Arnason
>Night-Threads series by Ru Emerson, portal fantasy about a druggie mom, her sister and her teenage son.
>Frostflower adn Thorn (1980) Phyllis Ann Karr
>Fifth Millenium by S.M. Stirling, Shirley Meier, and Karen Wehrstein
>Spellsong Cycle (1997-2002) by L.E. Modesitt Jr
>The Sword of Lyric by Sharon Hinck, christian portal fantasy about a soccer mom and her son fighting against Not-Satan
>Cradle of Sea and Soill (2020) by Bernie Anes Paz
>Boneshaker (2009) Cherie Priest
>The Gap Cycle by Stephen Donaldson, absolute grimdark kino but like most of Donaldson's work it has a happy ending, the main characters just have to go through hell to get it.
>Dragon Gate by Lindsay Buroker, a six book epic about a Mother-son duo
>Memories of Ice (2001 Book 3 of Malazan Book of the Fallen) by Steven Erikson
>To Sail Beyond the Sunset (1987) by Robert Heinlein
>The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott

Can somebody point me in the direction of a decent summary of Prince of Nothing? I'm about to go onto the next 4 books and wouldn't mind a decent summary of the first 3 as I read them around 2 years ago

>>22085280
want them in my face

>>22085280
'luv gilfs simple as

>>22085280
Not particularly interested in this fetish but an admirable undertaking nonetheless.

>>22084236
Definitely the late 19th to early 20th century: Dunsany, Howard, MacDonald etc

>>22085302
Kellhus killed everyone in his way and fucked all the bitches.

>ywnbawkwahocw
(you will never be a warrior king with a harem of child wives)

>ywn ride a fleet horse across the open steppe with falcons at your wrist and the wind in your hair

>>22084236
>Fantasy
I have a soft spot for the 80s and 90s
This too >>22085328 Dunsany is king
>Scifi
60s, 70s
>How were the 80s in particular?
Big boom of D&D style fantasy and fantasy has never moved past that ever since, space opera was pretty big at the time too.
>I'm interested in reading CJ cherryh because I like alien species/cultures and mysteries as a plot element.
Cherryh's great but be aware that even though her worldbuilding is amazing a very imaginative her stories are always more character driven, think Bujold or Hobb.

/SFFG/ Recommendations:

Read Reverend Insanity, Lord of The Mysteries, Neuromancer, Hyperion, The Prince of Nothing

Also read The Wandering Inn, Between Two Fires, Mother of Learning, Cradle, I Shall Seal the Heavens, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Poppy

/SFFG/ Recommendations: LITRPG Edition

Read Azarinth Healer, Primal Hunter, He Who Fight with Monsters, Dungeon Crawler Carl

Also read System Universe, Dissonance, Defiance of the Fall, Iron Prince.

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>>22083966
Was there something particular in the book that harmed your mind?

>>22083675
>>22083675
>>22083675

>>22083962
Was there something particular in the book that harmed your mind?

>>22085502
>what are some good [...] films?
go back to /tv/ or whatever social-aggregate you came from, newfag

If anyone is looking for a recommendation, I’ve been reading Pale by Wildbow ever week since it started two years ago. This is the same guy who wrote Worm. This is his 5th novel. The way magic is done in this book is great. I’d love to know some opinions once people check it out. You won’t regret it.

https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/about/

>>22085126

I am looking forward to Waybound so I can download an early copy and paste how many times Lindon says "apologies" again!

>>22085537
Sounds based, we need more respectful protagonists and less snarky ones

>>22084861
I was honestly confused by many of his stories, unlike other writers in that vain. Like I did not understand them for some reason. But I read them a decade ago. Maybe I was more retarded then.

Give me some pulpy sci-fi about two-fisted action heroes saving the world from Nazi super weapons.

>>22085562
The majority of his "apologies" are passive-aggressive, to be fair.

>>22084187
Are there any fantasy books with protagonist like op picture beside Conan and other Howard characters?

Memes set aside, I am thinking about re-reading Stormlight Archive after many years in order to get a fresh, much more clear impression of the series.

While Sanderson is no saint of my devotion due some of his magical practices, as a teenager I loved Way of Kings: the novel felt like an epic in the full meaning of the word, mysterious, captivating, marvelous and even dark in some places. It wasn't until Oathbringer when I felt that the saga was losing its charm, becoming more and a more a rather bland superhero story.

I want to see how much that initial, old impression holds now.

>>22085774
Ya, Wagner's Kane. Cnaiur from the prince of nothing, Druss from David Gemmell's Legend.

>>22085797
Probably should just wait until Knights of Wind and Truth comes out since that completes the first part. Then you'd have 4 read novels and 1 new one to compare. Also the other Stormlight works.

>>22085820
You are actually right.

Honesty I wonder if the crossover is ultimately to blame for the collapse of the series.

>>22085820
Oh did we finally get a title for Stormlight 5? Neat. I do remember it being mentioned somewhere that the first five will have a palindromic name when shortened, so that's fancy that it worked out (TWOK, WOR, O, ROW, KWOT). I still have... Middling hopes for it, admittedly. ROW was just fine. Really hammered in that Sanderson doesn't know how to make character arcs for a character after they already went through one, so he just repeated them.

finishing this up
pretty good, love how different it is from the movie, but in the end it explores the similar themes

my slav ass liked the miserable first half more gotta admit

>>22085840
also my copy looks way prettier than those american versions

>>22085840
Absolute Kino ending, up there with The Stars My Destination.

>>22081875
Taking this guys random rec. >>22082911
Expectations are nearly zero. But it sounds like it has potential, and the ratings are good.

>>22085340
I think that is an attainable goal, it would just take some effort
learn mongolian

Paladin of the Sword by Marvin Knight

[The Story]

Barely escaping into Hell after being pursued by a group of oathbreaking Paladins, Darren and his mother find themselves trapped in the dark. Struggling to survive against First Order Imps and Demons, the two eek out a survivable lifestyle... until returning to the surface. His mother betrayed and killed in the aftermath, Darren is forced back into Hell with no guide but his mother's old skill books and a dagger-turned-sword named Melancholy. For the next 15 years he trained in those infernal pits. Learning and mastering skills to become a demon to literal demons, capable of creating an aura that can kill their weakest without exertion or effort.

Hell hasn't been a challenge to Darren since he was 10 years old, but the surface? Humans? An entirely different story all together. Feeling that he's strong enough to leave Hell and follow his Mother's dying words, Darren breaks out by killing a lesser Duke of Hell and teleporting himself into a forest outside of his destination. Directly on the path of a merchant caravan ran by a gorgeous pink-haired woman named Cassandra and her cousin Callum.

Becoming their defender for the trip to Linedeep, Darren soon becomes infatuated with the pink haired caravanner and vows to protect her. This takes them into direct confrontation with a bandit king and his legion of followers, all blessed by demons... In a world that's been twisted by ambition, there's only one man that truly follows the light. Its up to Darren, Melancholy and his tremendously powerful and purifying cock to save this world. Perhaps even return its people to the Seraph's holy graces...

[The Character(s)]

The only character that exists in this book is Darren, a behemoth of a Stu corded with muscle after a lifetime in a one-man war. A paladin by training, he completely lacks social skills and instead relies on Cassandra, Callum, and a 3rd group member - Morgana. Unfamiliar with the fairer sex and the 'ample globules' they carry on their chest, Darren is at first stunned into silence by the forward advances of these women... until 2 prostitutes show him exactly how to please a woman. These skills come in handy during the first 3rd of the book, requiring a threesome to break a summoning spell for a prince of Hell. Driven into a righteous cock lust, Morgana and Cassandra exist solely to hang off of Darren's arm.

Callum as a character is our yardstick for the common man. Whatever he fails at, Darren succeeds in without effort or trail. The sheer amount of times this man nearly dies in this book and is saved by the strapping paladin is staggering. Believe he's used as the reader's self-insert as he's on a journey of growth and power after meeting Darren.

[Final Thoughts]

Some of the clumsiest writing I've ever read and a plot that goes nowhere. The sex scenes were atrocious and I can't believe I had to listen to a narrated ahegao. Cultivation harems somehow beat litRPG's... Unbelievable.

2/10

>>22086041
My new lowest score for a title that I willingly finished. This shit broke my spirit. Darren takes us such presence and yet has no character, barely any speaking lines, and some of the worst development I've ever read. 'I can't read,' he admits in one chapter. Next chapter he finds a hidden slip of paper indicting a local Paladin guild in profiteering and can read it like an old pro? Character motivations change on a whim, the only exception being Callum who's a delicate little pissant for a bulk of the story. Plot developments come out of nowhere and it's all... just... bad.

I've written better smut while I was still in HS and still didn't refer to anyone's cock as a 'turgid member' or 'pulsating rod'.

>Lord of the Mysteries #1 by Cuttlefish – 9/10
>Dungeon Crawler Carl Series by Matt Dinniman - 9/10
>Cradle Series by Will Wight - 8/10
>Worth the Candle by Alex Wales - 8/10
>Mother of Learning Series - 8/10
>Ave Xia Rem Y by Mat Haz - 8/10
>All The Skills by Honour Rae - 7/10
>Iron Prince by Bryce O'Connor and Luke Chmilenko - 7/10
>Chrysalis by RinoZ - 7/10
>Forge of Destiny by Yrsillar - 7/10
>A Thousand Li by Tao Wong - 7/10
>Retribution Engine by Akaso - 6/10
>Beware of Chicken by Casualfarmer – 6/10
>Wandering Inn by Pirateaba - 6/10
>Virtuous Sons by Ya Boy - 6/10
>Bastion by Phil Tucker - 6/10
>The Primal Hunter by Zogarth - 6/10
>Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe - 6/10
>Heaven's Laws by Apollos Thorne - 6/10
>Battle Mage Farmer by Seth Ring - 5/10
>I Shall Seal The Heavens by Er Gen - 5/10
>Reverend Insanity by Gu Zhen Ren - 5/10
>Soulhome by Sarah Lin - 5/10
>Soulship by Nathan Thompson - 4/10
>Azarinth Healer by Rhaegar - 3/10
>Reincarnation: Threads by Michael Head - 3/10
>Paladin of the Sword by Marvin Knight - 2/10
>Portal to Nova Roma by JR Mathews - Dropped
>He Who Fights Monsters by Shirtaloon - Dropped
>The Elevation Chronicles by Captain Capslock - Dropped
>Last Ship in Suzhou by Lungs - Dropped
>Defiance of the Fall by J.F. Brink - Dropped

>Still Reading (Cultivation)
18. The Human Emperor
19. Way of Choices by Mao Ni
20. Coiling Dragon

>Still Reading (LitRPG)
16. Re-Start (Level Up Series)
17. Dissonance
18. Infinite Realm
19. Mark of the Fool (Formerly: Perfect Run)
20. Dungeon Diving 101

>Currently Reading
Dungeon Diving 101
>Currently Listening
Coiling Dragon

>>22086073
When are you going to read Genius Warlock?

>>22086094
Never heard of it until now. Sell me on it.

>>22086097
I am not selling anything to anyone.

>>22086097
Vhat? Yoh mean Geniwo Wahlok? Vell, yoh see, hiz wok kans bai sihfying zhe sublime an gibbier! IZ not for evrybudy, no, but fow zho seelks somink diffirunt, sumzing more depehn an diklicatd... veel, he kan bai redemptif fohr you, iffen yo azkeet him propwely. He kahn tak yo on aventurez thoghuh vord an image, makink yo fehl somting moahr dan juzt wot ye red. So, yes, geev him a cheenk, who nose? Maybe he vill plesais vous. Or maybe he vil maek jou vork fer et. But eithezay, heez wort rieding.

>>22086041
>Some of the clumsiest writing I've ever read and a plot that goes nowhere. The sex scenes were atrocious and I can't believe I had to listen to a narrated ahegao. Cultivation harems somehow beat litRPG's... Unbelievable.
>
>2/10
You are proving more and more than you have shit tastes. You give shit like dungeon cat carl, iron prince, chrysalis, and bastion good scores, but something that was written to be on the nose you are taking umbrage with it.

The cat genuinely has better characterization than Lindon.

>>22086116
You know we're on a discussion-based board, right? Can't think up a sentence or two on why you liked a book for a pitch? At least the next guy puts some gumption into it.

>>22086117
Dankyee

>>22086124
Everything you listed has a clear story direction and engaging characters with proper storytelling. Paladin of the Sword is a Conan comic except the plot has been watered down in favor of engorged shafts and malleable behinds. Being 'on the nose' doesn't make bad writing and development GOOD just because it's parody.

>>22086133
I'd sooner read a complete Princess Donut solo adventure than I would another book with Lindon as a Dreadgod.

>>22085280
thanks

>>22086144
>You know we're on a discussion-based board, right? Can't think up a sentence or two on why you liked a book for a pitch? At least the next guy puts some gumption into it
I liked it but I am not invested in it too much to do that.

>>22086041
>>22086073
your """reviews""" are SHIT
FUCK OFF

>Its a Eithan Arelius Chapter

Who is really the American Tolkien? GRRM can't be because ASOIAF is still England. The American Tolkien has to use America.

>>22085840
Naw

>>22086291
>>22085924

>>22086277
Jordan and The Wheel of Time.

Rand Al'Thor is a stereotypical anime protagonist.

>>22086338
The wheel of time really should have just been a highschool romcom. All the best parts of the story are always with the characters' conversations and romantic developments.

Idk, maybe there was a good payoff later after the book I dropped (8 or 9)?

Rand just going through stupid anime romcom tropes with his harem would've been a very enjoyable read.

So, has urban/contemporary fantasy fallen by the wayside in the traditional market? I'm hearing some agents are rejecting the subgenre on sight.

>>22086338
The last fight of every book feels like a boos fight from an jrpg

>>22086338
The Wheel of Time adaptation unironically should have been an anime/manga instead of some godawful GoT ripoff

Can I discuss Dr Suess here? Namely the Cat in the Hat. My Cat in the Hat threads never get any replies

>>22086445
>/sffg/ - Science Fiction and Fantasy General

>>22086338
Yeah, it's pretty sweet. He even got the stereotypical JRPG plot, where his home village is attacked by monsters.
It's just good writing.

>>22086453
If Seuss is not fantasy, what is it?

>>22086277
The book I'm writing

>>22086485
>It's just good writing

>>22086519
I like dominant women

>>22084187
My favorites in science fiction are as follows:

1) Wells, The Time Machine. Beautiful piece of work in every parameter.

2) Asimov, Foundation And Earth. The foreground works may be required, but once you get there there's nothing more scenic.

3) Clarke, Rendezvous With Rama. His prose style is awkward, but as visions go, this is unforgettable.

>>22086485
Tales of Symphonia is better than Wheel of Time.

>>22086291
ok it is cool, but does it have cool ass illustrations inside

who would you say is the best sci fi writers who's still working?

>>22086770
C J Cherryh and Lois McMaster Bujold. Don't know who is the chink of your post

>>22086673
*Goethe's Faust pt. II is, oddly, of the kind. He wrote most of in his 80s, and considering how rich it is with outrageous incident, there can be no doubt he lived well, about the best that it's possible to do.

>>22086277
Stephen King and Dark Tower

Lads

Has the time come for me to finally tackle it?

>>22085516
Pale sucks. Annoying main characters, a redundant magic system where anything can do anything when the author wills it, and nonsensical plot progression. Wildbow should have taken some time off after the Ward disaster and reevaluated his writing style, but he didn't, so now he'll be stuck churning out Ward-esque slop forever.

>>22086041
You picked literally one of the worst harem stories in existence. That's on you. Should have picked Prism Academy: Inferna or Fostering Faust, you brought it on yourself.

>>22086804
Sure, why not?

I miss the litrpg general. When do we get another?

>>22086918
When you make it yourself.

>>22086918
there's 24/7 isekai general on /a/
why don't you stay there? It's literally the same shit

>>22086918
>the litrpg hater is now trying reverse psychology to get people to make the general

>>22086941
/a/ do not talk about literature

>>22086918
Make it yourself, halfwit.

>>22086953
fuck off shitrpg fag

>>22084765
Why do you give it a 5+? 1/10 dropped.

>>22086918
There's an entire board just for LitRPG, it's called >>>/qst/

>>22084236
the years between 1975-2000 were objectively the best time to be alive for a fantasy or scifi fan

>>22086770
Stephen Lawhead is still alive so him

>>22085280
older women are based, feet are cringe

>>22087030
Because I'm not a mentally retarded philistine. I read over 500 fantasy books which makes me capable of judging how good something is. Me dropping the story doesn't make it shit, only insufficient for further reading. I saw many books worse than this, I gave it above-average score for a reason.

>>22087139
>I read over 500 fantasy books
I am so so sorry, anon

>>22087097
>the years between 1975-2000 were objectively the best time to be alive for a fantasy or scifi fan
wrong

>>22087097
>Stephen Lawhead is still alive so him
did he wrote scifi? i thought he only wrote fantasy

>>22087162
he's right, great fantasy stories all around and in the 70s was when we finally started getting new editions of old pulp books that were only published in magazines

>>22087165
he's only written 2 (well, three if you count the two parts of his Empyrion saga) scifi books: Dream Thief and Empyrion, but he's still active so that technically makes him the greatest living independent science fiction author, unless you count authors who write licensed books for franchises

i like sand dan glokta!

Why is 12 Miles Below actually good. I thought that dude was just shilling. I wanted it to be bad.

>>22087310
He probably wasn't shilling, but you are shilling it now. And we both know you and he are the say person.
>frostpunk
We will not read your shitty post apocalyptic book. If we wanted shit written like traditional publishers, we would have read it.

22087334
look at the antilitrpgfag in his natural unmedicated habitat

>>22087339
>look at the antilitrpgfag in his natural unmedicated habitat
>He probably wasn't shilling, but you are shilling it now. And we both know you and he are the say person.
>And we both know you and he are the say person.

>>22085302
Each of the last four books starts off with a "What Has Come Before" summary section for everything previous to itself, written by the author himself

Is there a novel where a robot deals with racism?

wasn't expecting footfaggotry in such an old novel
https://youtu.be/i4eNRcXbYpk?t=33142

>>22087139
But it is shit. It's a shit book. It's lost its own reason to be, any depth the characters suggested has dried up, the premise has been discarded and replaced with something duller than generic. If you rate it higher than 3/10 you are in fact a mentally retarded philistine.

Reading Tigana and gonna read Lure of the Labrador Wild next. Next:
Chronicles of Amber
or
Thomas Covenent

>>22086226
your """discourse""" is SHIT
KILL YOURSELF

>>22086837
Where are you people when I'm asking for recommendations? Never even heard of these, only Bruce Sentar titles alongside 1 or 2 others like Paladin of the Sword.

what do you want from a barbarian story?

>>22087519
cool guy, hot chick, fast car

Is it worth it to read the horus heresy series? I only read the Descent of the angels and it was fucking good but i don't want to read 63+ books

>>22087552
>fast car
damn. sci-fi barbarian story. fund it.

>>22087557
For me? I fucking hated Warhammer 40k. But if you like that kinda thing I guess go for it. Holy fuck its pure garbage though. Enjoy it man.

>>22087519
I want a freebooter out for himself, not a white knight do-gooder or a society man on a mission from corporate.

Are there any fantasy series that deal with:
>Generic fantasy world (swords & magic) getting modernized with industrialization, automation, corporate culture
>MCs would be denizens of this fantasy world learning to cope (or failing to) this new world
>I'd hope for a comedic tone

I'd love to read a story about a generic adventurer or hero suddenly having to deal with their guild turning into a modern corporation with stupid corporate culture building, paperwork, and their jobs getting automated by magic golems or something too.

I'd find it hilarious too if the ancient evil also awakens and has to deal with stupid modern day society as well.

Tl;dr are there any stories with fantasy satires of our modern day society?

>>22087654
> generic adventurer or hero guild
it's already shit

>"Fuck it, Im just gonna use Chatgpt."
--- George R.R. Martin,
28 May 2023,
page 27 of Winds of Winter

>>22087564
>sci-fi
>car
Make it a flying car at least.

>>22087654
>I'd love to read a story about a generic adventurer or hero suddenly having to deal with their guild turning into a modern corporation with stupid corporate culture building, paperwork, and their jobs getting automated by magic golems or something too.
Not really it but it made me think of I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.

Any good loli recommendations?

>>22087909
Glen Cook

>>22087654
I'm baffled why would you even want something like that. It sounds awful.

>>22087791
Curating the literary vomit of a chatbot is pretty close to what he has been doing for all these days.

What will people think of me if the only fantasy books on my shelf are Tolkien's major books, Asoiaf, two Black Company trilogies, His Dark Materials, and the Icewind Dale trilogy?

>>22088010
you let other people into your house?

>>22088010
Who gives a shit?

>>22088010
If you have those books on your shelf I seriously doubt you're having any non-geeks in your house.

>>22088010
who cares?

ignore anyone who tries to act like a intellectual using the hobby of reading as a shield

This bloke is such an insufferable prick on twitter

>>22088141
If you use twitter with any regularity chances are you are also an insufferable prick

>>22088010
do you have autism? Who cares

>>22088194

>>22084187
A Harvest of Ash and Blood - D. J. Molles (2023)

A Harvest of Ash and Blood is a white-knuckle ride that gets your heart pounding and your pulse racing as it rampages through the hell that is the battlefield. D. J. Molles has written around twenty novels prior to this, almost all of which seem to be some flavor of military thriller. Maybe it's because I haven't read much like this, but I'm thoroughly impressed by the book's continuous intense action from start to end except for a few breaks for the characters to rest for a bit. The fantasy elements are well-integrated, though those looking for a typical epic fantasy adventure may find themselves with a rather different narrative. This is almost entirely a series of brutal military engagements that reminded me of a mix between twentieth century and medieval wars.

Depending how caught up the reader is by the action there may be little time to think about what is happening, why it is, or what it means. Although many details are stated directly, the implications are left for the reader to determine and the real-world similarities may not be immediately obvious. The narrative walks a fine line between being morally repugnant and awesome, though depending on your sensibilities it may only be the former. I chose to see it as more the latter, if only because the characters reacted what they had done and had great interactions between them. This is as much about the characters as it is about what they do.

The fantasy elements serve both practical and metaphorical functions. The former is how technology is powered by magic, which is a properly deceptive term on multiple levels. A select few individuals have specific magical abilities. Magic is mostly used by the enemy forces, though the allied forces have a few that can. As for the latter I found that there's surprisingly a lot to consider when making real world connections that go deeper than the surface level statements. There's a lot of social commentary, though it's often presented in ways that could be easy to overlook. For those who want it, it's there, and for those who only want the action, it's not difficult to let it all pass by.

This is listed as a standalone on the author's site and it works as a self-contained story, as long as you can be satisfied with many of the worldbuilding specifics being left unexplained. The opening map depicts a tidally locked planet and it's implied as such in the text, though that may not be evident if you didn't already know what that was. There's more than enough left for it to become a series, though that's probably dependent on how well this one does. If there are more, I'll definitely be reading them. If nothing else, this may get the author a few new readers for his primary series who otherwise wouldn't have known about them or gave them a try. I'll certainly try reading what else he's written.

Rating: 4.5/5

I received this DRC from Blackstone Publishing through NetGalley.

>>22086837
I will fucking strangle you anon, I wrote a bigger post with a few different recommendations for you. Check the heckin thread. Instead you ignord it and chose the biggest turd around.

Ancient goo master

>>22088363
>>22086041
Fuck, it was meant to # you, not me
Anyway, check my old post >>/lit/thread/S21983306#p21987310

>>22086073
Opinion on Infinite Realm so far?

>>22088582
>female on cover
>kang on cover
stopped there

>>22084187
Conan the barbarian is cool.

Which one of you faggots told me that Brian Aldiss was decent science-fantasy? Hothouse is a mess.

>it's a Neil Gaiman foreword

>>22088010
That you should probably hide the Icewind Dale trilogy.

>>22088355
your """reviews""" are SHIT
FUCK OFF

>>22087654
Discworld is pretty much exactly that, though the characters are a little more self-aware and prepared and it's not QUITE a generic fantasy world, but after a while a lot of books are just "modern thing gets introduced to the Discworld and people have to scramble to figure out how to adapt to it", like the newspaper, banking, rock music, a shopping mall, a gun, etc.

>>22087926
How's the black company? I have an itch for mercenary stories. I heard it compared to Berserks early Band of the Falcon arcs?

>>22088363
>>22088544
Damnit, I should've paid better attention. I got Dungeon Diving from you and Paladin of the Sword from another to try and cast a wide net when taking in recommendations... I'm holding you personally accountable for the quality of Dungeon Diving 101 however, got it?

>>22088582
Have not yet started it, actually fucked up the name field when posting. I'm currently reading a physical copy of Dungeon Diving 101 (no audiobook) and listening to Coiling Dragon through Audible.

>>22087909
Philip Pullman's Golden Compass

>>22089186
Black Company is written in an usual way, as the main literary conceit of the story is that it is a chronicle written by a member of the company. So some entries are laconic, while others are more rich in detail, and there's a lot of jumping around to different times and places. I'd say that the first few books of it are pretty compelling, but I kind of lost interest with the Books of the South.

Personally, I feel like Cook's far better fantasy mercenary story is Instrumentalities of the Night, which is tragically unfinished but I found it nonetheless thoroughly enjoyable as a medieval history buff.

>>22087909
if you like chinkshit xianxia there's "Against the Gods".
pic is an official art piece commissioned by the author.

>>22089186
Never read Berserk, but I like it including the later books which aren't as popular. One thing to keep in mind is it isn't very action focused for the most part. A lot of it is big dick wizards killing each other while the Company just tries to get as far away as possible so they can survive. A major battle can be a single paragraph followed by two pages of the cast sitting around playing cards while bullshitting and wondering which part of the front they're going to be sent to next.

>>22089190
>I'm holding you personally accountable for the quality of Dungeon Diving 101 however, got it?
You can take choose Dungeon Diving if you want a decent harem with litrpg elements and decent story, but I personally recommend Fostering Faust. It's just more interesting book, even if overall the trillogy falls off. Otherwise consider System Overclocked, by the same author as Fostering Faust. But if you want light, somewhat pulpy harem take Dungeon Diving, it's at the very least not bad (I admit to skimming some battles, but I do that in a lot of books these days).

What's a series that absolutely no one gives a shit about. Like the author just put out so many books but has like a smattering of fans and maybe a lukewarm reception via reviewers?

>>22089445
I guess Lord of the Isles by David Drake. Nine book series started in the 1990s that literally nobody talks about. Drake is a prolific author, too, he's written dozens of sci-fi and fantasy novels over a 30 year period starting from the late 1980s and I don't really see any hype around him. I only got into his books recently, when I found some nice hard cover editions of Lord of the Isles for cheap at a library sale.

>>22089445
literially me

>>22089734
I always think about Terry Goodkind, every time I go to the shop I see his books, but they are never moved, never out of order. Meanwhile other fantasy series are either missing or in few quantities

litrpg general where

>>22089751
Terry Goodkind did have a fairly loyal following for a while, plus additional attention after the Legend of the Seeker TV show, even if it was godawful. Meanwhile, Drake has labored in obscurity with incredible output for over 3 decades.

> Night Angel Trilogy.

There's parts I like and parts I don't like. Rec me something better.

I don't like the magic system and how people come back from the death. It feels like lazy writing.

I do like the plot though. On the second book now. 6/10 so far

>>22089929
The name and everything sound just as generic slop as everything else right now. I hate that lazy shit just to sell. Also having "the boy/girl" in title. Disgusting

>>22089734
I like this guy.

>>22089999
It's not terrible, it's just not good. Gonna drop it for David Drake I think. Hopefully his books are better.

>>22090005
Why not try Harrison's The Pastel City? 4 books total

I have read Reverend Insanity, Infinite Bloodcore and the Prince of Nothing, plus Aspect Emperor series. Where do I go from here?

>>22090076
reread Reverend Insanity

>>22090103
I am already doing that, but I don't want to spend 100% of my reading time rereading.

Looking for fantasy recs similar to Dunsany pls bros

>>22090139
The Worm Oroborous

>>22090116
how did you find RI? If you liked it then there is really nothing else that will come close to it.
Read Martial World, Divine Throne of Primordial, The Human Emperor.

I can't really recommend any western lit because it's all about progressive issues or even if the novel is semi good eventually it will turn into retarded moral garbage.

>>22089734
>I guess Lord of the Isles by David Drake. Nine book series started in the 1990s that literally nobody talks about.
It reads like it was written by a woman.

>>22087654
you have awful taste

>>22090165
>how did you find RI?
Saw it on a /lit/ meme chart and the xanxia mc donalds burger copypasta was at its height so I gave it a spin. My expectations have been subverted.
>If you liked it then there is really nothing else that will come close to it.
Yeah, I tried reading I Shall Seal The Heavens, but it wasn't to my taste. Too much of a clusterfuck. Illogical, retarded characters, actions and plot. I didn't even reach chapter 100.

I'll look into your recommendations. I gotta say prince and emperor series weren't all that bad when it comes to progressive shit although it does make you wonder if 90% of the male characters having gay sex at some point was really necessary, funnily the cuckhold is one of the few who go booty unbothered. Thinking about this made me remember the events of a certain character and his "friends" who gayly participated in sausage train nights. Progressive politics in RI?!

>>22090230
>Thinking about this made me remember the events of a certain character and his "friends" who gayly participated in sausage train nights. Progressive politics in RI?!
What are you talking about?

>>22090230
ISSTH starts getting good after the first book but it's a lot more comedic than the author's two previous books Renegade Immortal and Pursuit of the Truth which I would recommend over ISSTH, though those take a while to get going as well. His newest work Outside of Time is pretty decent, at least better than his couple previous ones, from what I've read.
Chinese web novels I would recommend (in no particular order) and I've shifted through a lot of shit:
Tales of Herding Gods
Way of Choices
Nightfall
Path Toward Heaven
Sword Dynasty
Tales of Herding Gods
Kingdom's Bloodline
Super Dimensional Wizard
Death Sutra

>>22090252
There is this group of rogue cultivators who go around raping girls. They happen upon some guy who fell from the heavens, since he survived the fall they think he is an immortal. As they pretend to be good guys to garner favor from him, an immortal from a sect comes and fucks with them as they try to rape some girls. From that point on they are physically forced to have gay sex at night or they die, but the Gu didn't actually work on their new friend. He just has buttsecks with them, because it feels good to him. lmao It's something along those lines.

>>22090284
Friend, I do not think we read the same novel, that or my memory has genuinely failed me because I don't remember any such events happening in RI.

>>22089445
Sword of Truth maybe

>>22085280
The fact that this instant copy and paste list exists brings a smile to my face every time I see it just out of sheer amusement.

what's the name of that book where a modern day group of US marines or something get teleported back in time to the roman empire era? or am i making it up

i'll mention other comparable books i've read, both I found very entertaining and amusing, but also surprisingly well written considering what they are about. if anyone knows other similar works please let me know

Ranks of Bronze
a roman legion gets sold as slaves/mercenaries to aliens, they are forced to fight other iron-age civilizations across the universe while trying to gain their freedom

The High Crusade
a minor noble was getting his men ready to march men to jerusalem but aliens land on his territory, so he boards the ship, kills everyone and tries to conquer the alien empire instead. the whole thing is very amusing, and jokes aside it has some very well developed characters and subplots going on as the eternal battle of christians vs sarracens goes on

>>22090053
I'll try it out. Thanks anon. My sci-fi I've truly enjoyed is most limited to Robert Heinlein. I appreciate the recommendation.

>>22090479
rome sweet rome?
was a reddit story that they were going to make into a movie but it fel through years ago

Just Finished The Wandering Inn volume 7.
I'm continually amazed at how the series hasn't turned to shit yet. Sure, it's a bit predictable at times, and there are barely no stakes To the point where I'm pretty sure the only meaningful character death in the last 4 volumes (Maviola) won't be permanent, but Its fun. And it seems like there are wider plot things kicking into gear with Gods and the Blight King's Sacrifice which have me hooked for better or worse.

>>22085450
>>22087066
I started reading Reverend Insanity because of these spammers, currently 2/3 of the way into it. It is actually much better than i thought it would be.
Ranks 1 to 5 of the "mortal realm" were the most enjoyable to read, the MC has to work and struggle. After Rank 6 things seem to snowball and just get handed to him.
Treasure yellow heaven was a cool concept, like a WoW auction house that services the whole world.
It's too bad the MC has no sex drive, he basically has a harem but doesn't take advantage of it.

>>22090655
>It's too bad the MC has no sex drive
there is nothing bad about it, it's too bad that every single mc in every novel other than RI is coomer.

>>22090690
I want to read about Giant Sun Immortal Chad and his harem. any recs?

>>22090655
>I started reading Reverend Insanity because of these spammers

Wait does people here really read books recommended by the /sffg/ recommendations fag? i thought it was all a joke

>>22089445
Chronicles of an Age of Darkness by Hugh Cook, ten volume epic that was malazan 12 years before GoTM was published,
>The Chronicles of an Age of Darkness began with an ambitious outline for a series of twenty novels. This would have been followed by two equally long series, The Chronicles of an Age of Wrath, and The Chronicles of an Age of Heroes. This sixty-volume scheme ended with the publication of the tenth volume because of disappointing sales.[4]
The last book has an ending, no cliffhangers like fat Martin.
Hawklan by Roger Taylor (1988 - 1999) starts as a fantasy trilogy by the numbers with an amnesiac protagonist but evolves into an 12 books epic where each book has a new mc.
Three Worlds Cycle by Ian Irvine (1998-2017) 13 books
>>22090166
Is that good or bad?

>>22090711
No.

>>22090636
Volume 7 was the end of the golden era of TWI. Volume 8 is brutal in comparison, the stakes gets exponentially bigger and it just keeps going and going and going...Not that's it's BAD bad, it's still miles ahead of most of the fantasy you will ever read, but volume 8 in general was a mistake at work. In my opinion, at least. Some chapters are among the best in the story, though, pure diamonds.
Alas, the story suffers gretly from what you've noticed, don't expect characters to die, basically never. But if you adjust your expectations for that TWI is fucking great.

Thankfuly, Volume 9 is back to the form, for better or worse.

I got over half way through Way of Kings and stopped.

I want to read it again but I cannot be bothered to start from the beginning. However, I need my memory refreshed.

Is there a website that gives a QRD of each chapter or something?

>>22090926
https://coppermind.net/wiki/Summary:The_Way_of_Kings

Here you go, anon

It's happening.

Empire of the Daned (Empire of the Vampire book 2) releases on Feb 2024.

Only 400 pages, not as long as the first which is good because it is 750 pages.

Thoughts about Beastborne Chronicles?

Thinking about reading this while i wait for Cradle Waybound release next week

>>22090880
>the stakes gets exponentially bigger
Oh yeah, it certainly seems like it with the end of Vol 7. I'm a worldbuilding slut so it appeals to me in a sense, but I do feel like Pirate has a hard time managing really expansive plotlines.
> Volume 9 is back to the form, for better or worse
Do you have a ranking for the volumes? I remember someone posted one here a while ago, but I can't find it, but i remember Vol 8 and 9 were surprisingly well rated. Tbh I don't think I could rank them myself cause they all blurred together in the three months or so since I started reading

>>22090950
author claimed that's incorrect
https://twitter.com/misterkristoff/status/1662634784861097984?cxt=HHwWgMDU7ePh7pIuAAAA

>>22090926
I feel this way but with Name of the Wind, except I'm 70 chapters in and bored to tears.

>>22090926
Wait until he's done with it or you'll just be doing this over and over.

>>22090961
>I do feel like Pirate has a hard time managing really expansive plotlines.
Volume 8 can be described as 'Pirate gets too cocky and wants to juggle several plotlines at the time, rolls 1 and achieves near-total failure.' I guess it won't be as drastic if you binge-read it all, but as someone who read it chapter by chapter...it was brutal. Especially at the end. It was supposed to be finished before the end of 2021, instead it ended in JUNE 2022. It was that much of a shitshow.

>Do you have a ranking for the volumes?

Easy. V6 > V7 > V9 > V8 = V5 >V1-4

>>22084187
What are some quality reads on the subject of alternate histories

>>22090747
There's a reason spam is still used for advertising. If you shove something in people's faces enough eventually some of them will bite. On a site like this, you can usually count on the sheer indifference of the moderators especially on neglected boards like /lit/, so it's a self promoter's paradise.

>>22090166
In my experience, female fantasy authors have way more explicit sexual material than does Drake.

>>22091144
Ah, damn. Yeah, that's a bummer, though if you're placing it above Vol 1-4 it's not as bad as I expected.
> Vol 6 at the top spot
Vol 6 was Wistram Mages in the Inn, Witches in Riverfarm, and ends with the battle against the Adult Creler right? It was a pretty good volume, I'll have to agree

Though related to the earlier volumes, did you read the Vol1 rewrite? It came out two weeks after I finished reading volume 1 so I didn't think it was worth it, but I'll give it a shot if it adds anything to the story (probably once I'm caught up though)

Any urban fantasy worth reading?

>>22091078
Why don't you like it? I admit there's some boring parts. Especially if you are used to Brent Weeks or GRRM.

I think the prose makes it interesting though. What do you usually read?

>>22091401
Jonothan Strange & Mr Norrell

>>22091401
"The Shadowed Streets" by Jasmine Banks: Set in a gritty neighborhood plagued by crime, this story follows a young woman who discovers she has supernatural abilities. As she navigates the dangerous streets, she becomes entangled in a war between rival magical factions, uncovering secrets that could change the fate of her community.

"City of Shadows" by Malik Thompson: In the heart of a neglected city neighborhood, a young man with a troubled past discovers a hidden world of mythical creatures and magic. With the help of a diverse group of friends, he must protect his community from supernatural threats while unraveling the mysteries of his own lineage.

"Hoodoo Chronicles" by Tyrone Anderson: In a run-down housing project, a teenage girl with a gift for African American folk magic confronts dark forces that threaten her family and friends. Drawing upon her ancestral powers, she battles supernatural entities while struggling with the challenges of everyday life in the hood.

"The Enclave" by Marcus Rodriguez: In a forgotten part of the city, a group of misfit supernatural beings form an unlikely alliance to protect their community from paranormal threats. As they navigate the complexities of urban life, they uncover a conspiracy that endangers not only their neighborhood but the entire city.

"Street Sorcery" by LaToya Jackson: This series follows a talented graffiti artist who discovers her spray cans have magical properties. She becomes the guardian of her neighborhood, using her street art and newfound magical abilities to fight against a hidden world of dark sorcery and protect her community from supernatural harm.

>>22091465
>google Tyrone Anderson
>a bunch of different mugshots come up

>>22091465
Nice ChatGPT response.

No god trilogy fucking never

>>22091503
i thought it was funny because none of them are real.

Book of the new urth good ?

>>22091531
Did it interpret 'Urban' to mean Black authors? Or was that part of the prompt?

>>22091453
>why don't you like it
I suppose the simplest way to put it would be to say that since he joined the University nothing interesting has happened plot wise. It's all very mundane day to day activities mixed with a romance plot that just doesn't hold my interest andflirting/courting that verges on cringeworthy too often. I do like the way Rothfuss writes though (which is the only reason I've continued this far) and generally I don't read first person POV novels. It's actually funny you mention GRRM because I'm coming fresh off a reread of the main ASOIAF series, so maybe my expectations are skewed because of that.
>what do you usually read
Big scale multi POV series are usually what I tend to gravitate to (ASOIAF, The Expanse, Revelation Space etc.) especially if they're rich with well thought out world building I can get immersed in.

>>22091545
Yes.

>>22091523
Sometimes you just lose interest in your magnum opus.

I'm like for something very specific, a war of sexes book or series, with a Romeo and Juliet "Enemies marry/run away together". Does that exist?

I spent the entirety of may reading this guy's books and let me tell, it's fucking grabs you by the eye balls. Read The Stand, Carrie, 'Salem's Lot and The Long Walk. I was going to start The Dead Zone, but I think I'm all Kinged out right now.

>>22091585
Forgot the pic.

>>22091549
It does get slow. The chick lit romance plots are annoying. I would tell you the second book gets better, but it only has a couple good parts.

I think Pat is trying to make a point that Fantasy doesnt have to be violent all the time, but his fight scenes are some of the best parts of book 2.

I like KKC, but im super surprised any one else does. im not blind to the flaws either.

> all these chicks wanna bang Kvothe, but hes gonna just pine over Denna.
> The music scenes are odd if not bad
> orphan boy goes to a school of magic

>>22091645
But just so I'm not shitting on it, the good parts

> magic system is intricate and interesting
> world building is well done and thought out
> prose is thoughtful, if sometimes too flowery
> stories within stories that mirror each other is something not done often and I like it.

I feel like if he had an editor that could talk him out some of the dumber parts, like Tarbean, it would've been better. It still has potential, depending on book 3. Maybe some of the stuff in Tarbean will loop into the third book and be meaning full, like the couple that saved him in thr snow.

BORN TO CANT
CONSULT IS A FUCK
鬼神 Kill Em All 4132 Year-of-the-Tusk
I Am Mandati Man
478,637,782 CULLED SRANC

>>22091781
based and Mandatepilled

>>22084861
>How good are his works compared to the likes of Lovecraft when it comes to cosmic horror and weird fiction?

He's readable, but all of his cosmic horror is smothered in its crib by his repulsive neoliberal Boomerism. For one of his better ones, read "The Doll that Ate Its Mother" and ignore the rest.

He's just a British Stephen King. Only his edgy early stuff is good.

Xianxia
"The Lotus Sovereign"
A humble lotus farmer discovers a dormant lotus seed containing the spirit of a fallen sovereign. As he cultivates his spiritual energy, the seed blossoms, granting him incredible powers. With his newfound abilities he battles malevolent forces that seek to upset the cosmic balance.

LitRPG
"Empire of Dreams: Conquest of the Shattered Realms"
Players enter the immersive VRMMORPG Empire of Dreams They must rebuild their own fallen empire, forge alliances, and wage wars against rival factions in a race to claim dominion. With each conquest, they gain power, recruit legendary heroes, and shape destiny.

Harem
"Arcane Bonds: Mystic Consorts": Set in a magical academy, this story follows a gifted sorcerer who forms a mystical bond with a diverse group of magical maidens. Together, they unravel ancient secrets, confront dark forces, and forge unbreakable bonds of love and loyalty.

Magical Engineering
"Arcane Innovators: Unleashing the Power of Magical Engineering": Avenaria is a magical engineer prodigy who embarks on a quest to uncover the secrets of the encrypted blueprints found in the ancient ruins of Zevardia. From steam-powered golems to airships fueled by ethereal energies, this book showcases a diverse range of detailed diagrams, enchanted contraptions, and awe-inspiring inventions.

Kingdom Building
"The Architects of Dominion": Lyra is young and resourceful architect who possesses a talent for architectural design that blends the intricacies of magic and innovation to create awe-inspiring structures. As her designs take shape, her kingdom becomes a symbol of hope and unity. The structures they build are not merely physical marvels but also serve as functional hubs for knowledge, trade, and diplomacy.

Dungeon Core
"The Heart of the Labyrinth": At the center of this tale is the awakening of the sentient dungeon core, Delsar. With a strong desire to protect himself and his newfound existence, Delsar begins expanding his domain, crafting treacherous traps and monsters to thwart intruders.

Isekai
"Rebirth of a Hero: Knowledge is Power":
College student Ethan Harland is reincarnated in the war-torn continent of Eldoria as its greatest scholar and hero. With the help of newfound allies, including an alluring yet demure elf named Elara and a gruff but loyal dwarf named Grimnor. He encounters powerful wizards, fearsome beasts, and treacherous villains.

Superheroes
"Extraordinary Times" begins with the Genesis Wave, that triggers a transformation in every human being, granting them a superpower.

The story revolves around four characters:

Emily Hartfield: A shy and introverted influencer with the power to mind control.

Marcus Stevens: A former army veteran able to summon military armaments.

Olivia Carter: A private investigator who acquires the power of problem-solving.

Malik Patel: A paraplegic anime fan who can form a Mecha around his body.

I'm about to read The Hobbit. Wish me luck.

>>22090973
Damn, so 800 pages then. Oh well, I really enjoyed the first book so I'm sure I'll cope.

>>22091861
oh nice I too am 10. have you ever read harry potter or narnia?

>>22086277
L. Frank Baum. I'm not joking. Not even a single whiff of British influence in his 19 Oz books.

>>22091886
Yes, i liked very much!!! Thanks for asking Anon!

Anyone read Red Rising and its sequels? The first book felt like a more brutal knockoff of Ender's Game, but Golden Son and Morning Star were genuinely fun.

>>22091908
>Anyone read one of the most popular books of its genre of the last 10 years that's talked about here a lot?

>>22091899
This is an imposter who is imposing as me.

>>22091879
You think it's going to be 800 actual pages or 800 pages but like the last book was? My copy of book 1 probably has at least 100 pages of non-prose filter when you count book breaks, illustrations, and tons of short chapters that take up page count. Plus the line spacing is a bit larger than I'm used to.

>>22091955
Not actual 800 pages full of text.
I bought the kindle version and apart from the illustrations I didn't notice any gaps or anything.

>>22091305
I did not read rewrite, only some fragments, though I'm aware of minor changes it brought, changes that are mildly relevant at some points. I.e. if i understood it correctly, Ryoka met Yvlon's sister, Ysara, on the bloodfields. But it's mentioned in the story.

From what I've seen, the rewrite left a lot of the story as it is, but the writing changed a bit and resembles Pirate's current style in many cases. Which I dislike in some ways. It might be original V1 is a better choice to read (rewritten original that is, the current rewrite is a second one, version 3.0)

>>22085340
>ywn crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women

>>22087371
Any and all of Asimov's Elijah Bailey novels.

Time to go to bed and read more RI

>>22086268
>eithan vs sha miara

>>22086953
I don't think that's reverse psychology, I think it more counts as just plain falseflagging.
He'd probably have better success with his scheme if he could keep a lid on autism instead of sperging out and gloating/seething every five minutes

>101 different posters
cant be right

>>22092238
Of course it's not, there are 102 now you silly baka

>>22092238
Rule of thumb is to divide the IP count by the number of days the thread's been up.

>>22091886
B&

>>22092104
>rewritten original that is, the current rewrite is a second one, version 3.0
Wait really? I'd no idea there had already been a rewrite.

>>22092618
Well, not a big one. Mostly just retouching stuff to bring it up to speed around time volumes 4-5 were written, iirc. Removing mentions of Antinium mages and adventures, stuff like that. Early volumes had a lot of retcons, not that recent volumes don't.

Recommend me something similar to the show Farscape? Not interested in harem or any anime-esque novels. Would like something with action and also character driven. The only scifi i have read is the first three Dune novels. What o really like about farscape;
>living ship
>many different alien species
>many different planets
>morally ambiguous characters
>”this is so crazy it just might work”

this year's nytimes summer reading list for ssfg is absolute dogshit. any recs for the actually good books to read while on vacation with family?

>>22092998
>this year's nytimes summer reading list for ssfg is absolute dogshit
Is it ever good? It's goyslope. Read some sword and sorcery. On vacation? Read robert mccammon's Boy's Life

So Zerg Not Bug.
Like Ant Lion.
Think Like Creep.
See Ant Lion.
Know One Thing:
Zerg Not Bug.
We are Good.
So we Hug.
Skull is Gone.
Whoops So Sorry.
Marine is Sad.
No More Horry.

>>22091401
Dresden Files

>>22092895
https://www.goodreads.com/series/56112-farscape-novels-guides

This has just been added to Netgalley. I could request it and probably get it, but I thought Senlin Ascends was only decent so I doubt that I will.

On a similar note of previously self-published books, Travis Baldree's next book is on there, Bookshops & Bonedust. He's being published by TOR books now. It really seems that many successful indie authors become traditionally published if they can be. Though maybe that's a skewed view.

>>22092895
Best part about the Farscape was the Crichton's descent into madness as well as Scorpius as the villain, I would like something like that in a book form
this is the only Farscape reaction image I got on my laptop

>>22084246
good start but like all web novels it begins to drag after book 2, losing its way with travel arcs and side character overservice.
>>22084384
Don't it's shit.
>>22086041
You have been dropping the soap on your reviews for a while now senpai, improve your mind.

>>22088010
They will be sure to talk about of you behind your back. Expect to be excluded from several upcoming dinner parties, and for your social status among the dignitaries to be severely revoked.

>>22093228
If it's a standalone I'll buy it to see how/if Bancroft has improved as a writer, but who am I kidding, no one writes standalones anymore.

>>22093472
>who am I kidding, no one writes standalones anymore.

>>22093472
It doesn't seem like it will be a standalone, though it could be.

I recently wrote about a few standalones, or at least they are for now, but I think they will remain as such. I'm thinking a making a standalone self on my GR account or otherwise having a list, though my idea of standalone is more restrictive than I tend to see here.

>>22092998
Considering who wrote the list that's to be expected.

>>22091162
Turtledove is the most mentioned/popular, but I don't tend to like his stuff.

>>22090926
And that's the best one in the serie so far, i still can't belive i manage to go through oatbringer

>>22084429
As per this post, the tentative four books for self-published month, June, will be:

The Dragon's Banker
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Worth The Candle
[Non-progression webnovel]
If I don't find a suitable non-progression webnovel, I'll probably either put another self-published novel or one of the erotic romance novels that have been written about here or whatever they are.

The four criteria considered were:
A general sense of how much stuff is posted about
This list >>22086073 and the other posters of self-published books
/sffg/ Goodreads bookshelf
What I've read

Feel free to suggest different choices.
I'll be posting this in the next thread as well as it should still be this month by the time it starts.

what an utter disappointment the second half of the book is, I seriously consider dropping this because of the shitty forced romance

>>22093706
You probably read the gay censored/abridged version

>>22093650
>[Non-progression webnovel]
Consider 'This Used To Be About Dungeons' by the same author as Worth The Candle. From what I've heard it's a cozy story about a young guy coming to a city away from the capital to start a dungeon delving team, except it's in a semi-advanced world made of hexes(?) or something like that. Mostly character drama, as far as I know. As in title, little actual dungeoning.
Haven't read more than a few dozen chapters, though. But heard only good opinions.

>Worth The Candle
Btw, read the online version. The version on amazon has some changes due to copyright problems. Can be found on AO3 or RR.

>>22093734
the protagonist feels like a raging pajeet
>she le cut the tablet in half and gave other half back to me
>I'm gonna smash her head against the rock a couple of times to teach her to not play with my feelings!
>how dare this ungrateful bitch not do the needful and accept my generosity! Here let me forcefully french kiss her with my gag worthy disgusting breathe (did I mention I haven't brushed my teeth nor mouth for like a month)
>also salivating nice feet the girl has would gladly dip them in my mouth to wash them from dirt YUMMY!

>>22090952
idk maybe should read the captain instead

>>22090952
I read book one, and I'll give it this, it does a lot more overtly 'video game mechanic' stuff than a lot of other LitRPGs. Not sure if that's necessarily good or not, but hey. It also just... Sort of blatantly wholesale lifted its version of goblins from Final Fantasy XIV. Like they talk the same, have the same naming scheme, look largely the same (not a huge dig, goblins tend to look the same of course) have the same culture of wearing these sort of gas-mask-looking things, etc. It's just a little weird how overt it is.

>>22093896
well i play final fantasy xiv, maybe i will try it just to see how the goblins are

>>22092998
I can't remember a year it looked good.

>>22093767
fuck you bloody

>>22093746
That's what I'll go with then unless there are other suggestions then I'll consider it, because I'd prefer not to have two by the same author, but if that's how it is, that's how it is.

I'm still open to suggestions from anyone for replacing any of the four mentioned. I realize that Xianxia is missing this year, but I'm not quite sure which I'd put there and it'd probably have to replace Worth The Candle. The likely candidates for that would be Ave Xia Rem Y, Forge of Destiny, or Virtuous Sons I believe. Something originally in English anyway because of previous ones listed and typically low quality translations.

>>22090274
I am trying to read Super Dimensional Wizard. It somewhat interesting but the translation is absolutely horrible. I found two versions one (which I am currently reading) is from sumtlman, the main issue is incorrectly used tenses, the other version I found had names of characters/places constantly changed every chapter (from Mora, morrar, morrow, mara etc), is there a good translation of this novel?

>>22084187
I really liked reading the black company when I was in junior high
, even though I felt some story lines were not finished. I was thinking of re-reading them and other books by that author in that universe. Do you guys think they are worth it? Which of Glen cook's books are worth the read?

''On Amazon, they’ll be listed for free on May 31st! That’s it. It’s just like buying the ebook except it costs no money.''

Cradle and everything else for free tomorrow

>>22094052
I'll also be giving a serious try to read some again, though it probably won't go well. There aren't really many perspectives on this sort of works aside from those who are really into them. I've written some stuff before about them briefly that wasn't favorable. Mostly I just posted excerpts.

>>22094067
It has been years since I've read it, but I don't recall the translation being that bad. You might want to search for "Warlock Apprentice" actually, I think that's the translator decided to call it

>>22093361
The hell does 'dropping the soap' mean? However, I HAVE noticed that in the interest of keeping my review to a single post, I'm not as thorough as I want to be and over-parse the content that's there. Since I use 2 posts anyways, perhaps I'll go back to long form... Also, it's impossible to improve your mind when reading this genre.

>>22094111
He's done this almost every time there's been a new book. He wants to max out the sales for each new book.

>>22094226
Your "review" includes a three paragraph essay giving a plot breakdown. Cut that shit out. Three brief sentences. If people want to know more then they can get their ass to google.

>>22093361
Which would be good choices/what do you prefer?

>>22094226
It means that your """reviews""" are SHIT and you should FUCK OFF

>>22094453
nta
Are you saying the plot breakdown shouldn't be more than three brief sentences or the entire review?

>>22094453
Fair point and fair critique, appreciate it.

>>22094465
Your """discourse""" is SHIT and you should KILL YOURSELF. Why don't you try to start another /litrpg/ general? I'll still be right here.

>>22094475
Not the original poster, but he meant plot breakdown.

>>22094465
How many times have you been warned or banned since starting this gimmick/forced meme?

>>22094482
>Your """discourse""" is SHIT and you should KILL YOURSELF
You will always be a subhuman reviewfag
Atleast the other reviewfags don't review shitrpg chinkshit
you do
so you're at the bottom of the shit smeared totem pole
and so you should fuck off
>Why don't you try to start another /litrpg/ general
I didn't make the shitrpg general
Lots of people in this general hate you shitrpgfags, not just me
Faggot

>>22094484
????
Mods are fine with these subhuman reviewfags shilling their swill and they're fine with /sffg/ reccomendations faggot, they're fine with bakkerfag, why the fuck would they care about me?
>muh gimmick forced meme
notice how you call out my crusade but fail to mention the other reprehensible subhumans who infest this general
Spastic

>>22094434
yeah? i prob missed the last one, i started reading cradle 1 month before reapear release

will get everything this time, maybe i will finally read travelers gate

>>22094492
>At least the other reviewfriends don't review LitRPG or Chinese works.

>>22094497
>and they're fine with /sffg/ reccomendations faggot, they're fine with bakkerfag, why the fuck would they care about me?

funny how everytime someone points the finger at u, u will ALWAYS complain about bakkerfag, Reverend fag and /sffg/ reccomendations fag

>notice how you call out my crusade but fail to mention the other reprehensible subhumans who infest this general

Prob bc they just recommend the book they like and leave the general free of pointless discussion? hmmmmmm

>>22094492
>>22094497
You're a low effort shitposter in a genre general that has accomplished nothing in your 'crusade'. What makes you better than the Bakkerfag? I've at least seen that piece of shit string 3 coherent sentences together about the books he defends. What exactly are you accomplishing? Better question - what the fuck are you looking to get out of these threads?

Do you read? Do you stir a discussion, inspire more interest in YOUR favorites instead of chink shit and litRPGs? Maybe there's a reason the progression fantasy genre is catching on here and why you're treated as the thread shitpig. So again - your """discourse""" is SHIT and you should KILL YOURSELF.

First for Bakker

>>22094528
There are a few who don't review that swill
They are shit but far less shit
>>22094541
Go back to your discord hugbox, faggot
>>22094542
You will always be a subhuman reviewing swill written for subhumans
If you think this shit is good you are a subhuman. a fly eating shit has more worth and value than you will ever have
it takes me less than a minute to write 6 words. it takes you hours to read the swill you love so much and review it. 6 words and your reviews are utterly destroyed
you can seethe, you can cope, you will always be a subhuman reading shitty novels written by and for subhumans

>>22094564
It's really like I'm on Twitter with activists who think anyone cares about their slogans or their impotent rage.

>mfw the bakkerfag, Reverend Insanity fag and /sffg/ reccomendations fag can make the your """reviews""" are SHIT fag have a meltie without saying a word

Just go read a book man

>>22094588
It's a glaring newfag who can only interact through disingenuous assumptions and insults, in bad faith, upon his self-righteous throne. I don't know why you interact with it.

>>22094588
Go back to your shitrpg circlejerk discords
Get the fuck out of /sffg/
I have more respect for women who read trashy romance novels than people who think fang yuan cultivating cicada or litrpg leveling up and killing monsters is "kino"
It's the dumbing down of humanity. internet brained zoomers can't read anything without thinking of levels and xp and video games
kill yourself

>>22094592
at this point im sure hes jealous, the other fags can post the same shit every thread without starting a war, but if he says something theres multiple anons telling him to fuck off

now i get it why he always talks about them while defending himself kek

>>22094593
Cope shitrpger
>>22094592
samefag shitrpgfag

Time to read some LITRPG KINO hahaha Derek is such a funny guy!!! Really like him good lad

>>22094564
RI is comfy
>fang yuan murders a bunch of people and dumbledore can only look on with extreme rage but not do anything

Oh sweet /sffg/ is getting spicily autistic again

>>22094605
you will never not be subhuman
you will never be able to read old fantasy
internet brained zoom-zoom
>but if he says something theres multiple anons telling him to fuck off
????
Most of my "your reivews are shit posts" get no responses
It's only butthurt zoomers like the shitrpg fag who keeps impotently seething over my posts

>>22094548
Can you imagine having that dream every night?

>>22094601
100% this. All litrpgfags get the rope

Shills are blatant on 4chan and on this general in particular
90% of the time if somebody is "reccomending" a self published amazon book they're shills
Which is why they seethe so hard at my six words
imagine wasting your time writing a shitrpg "novel", shilling it on here and raging at one anon
pretty sad

>>22094564
You've destroyed nothing. You've accomplished nothing. You are a failure who takes pride in typing 6 words on one of the most meaningless venues available to us online. The chink shit you posted is better composed than anything you've delivered here or elsewhere. You are a deeply troubled autistic child and I'd sooner re-read Reverend Insanity than engage with you for another minute.

>>22094611
Fang Yuan is the more engagingly 'out there' protagonist compared to the rest of the Chinese shit I've read. Kind of makes me want to read the 2nd book, just to see how much further it goes off the wheels.

>>22094592
And the best part is, I'm the reviewfag but I wasn't even part of this conversation. reviewsareshitfag is literally boxing with shadows kek

Gonna start reading Reverend Insanity, really curious how a book can get the same anon to rage so hard in this general, i will prob try some LITRPG as well

>>22094636
>You've destroyed nothing. You've accomplished nothing. You are a failure who takes pride in typing 6 words on one of the most meaningless venues available to us online
It takes me a minute to type out 6 words.
You spend your free time reading the novel equivalent of toilet paper. I have more respect for pajeet subhumans than i do for people who read shitrpg trash
>The chink shit you posted is better composed than anything you've delivered here or elsewhere
Yup, you are a shill who spends their time shilling their shitty books on here
Nobody wants to buy your books

>>22094651
RIfag was one of our first ritual shitposters. But that isn't why antibooksfag is currently sperging out.

>>22094651
Read Dungeon Crawler Carl. Something about Princess Donut makes him sperg the fuck out too.

>>22094656
>It takes me a minute to type out 6 words.

Damn homie, are u 70 or something? Slow fingers lmaoo

>>22094668
IS HE THE ONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE THE CAT kek

>>22094665
It's because of shills and their seething over six words written in order
I can't image the mental state you have to have to read dreck like "reverand insanity" and pretend it's anything other than lower than the worst pulp fiction

>>22094665
>>22094668
idk he seems reeally mad about the reverend insanity fag and the /sffg/ fag

i will prob try Dungeon Crawler and Wandering Inn as well

>>22094640
pretty normal, broo is having melties 24/7

>>22094686
lol bottom is me. he is painfully obvious when he appears, due to his newfag vocabulary of about fifteen different words.

>>22094686
>>22087334
>>22087339
>He probably wasn't shilling, but you are shilling it now. And we both know you and he are the say person.

Just take the meds man

>>22094686
That wasn't even me
Schizo retard confuses multiple people who think your shillposts are cringe
>>22094689
>newfag
You will never fit in, shill
You will always be a shill
Nobody wants to buy the shit you peddle

Thoughts on pic related? it won my uni's sff book club vote for the month, and I'm not sure if I should read it or just tick to my current read.

>>22094711
It's a pop sci fi thriller. Some love it and others hate it.

Just finished Joe Abercrombie’s First Law triology and god damn was it good. First book was a little slow, second one was extremely enjoyable and I just ate the third one up because the characters had such a fantastic arch.
Overal, the plot was unexpected but well build up. It’s really the characters that made it stand out

>>22094772
overrated
was told it was some grimdark masterpiece and it really wasn't all that dark
only read the first book so maybe the latter two are better

>>22094772
>second one was extremely enjoyable
the glotka siege arc. das it mayne

Anyone here read Viriconium or the rest of M John Harrison's works? Currently making my way through The Centauri Device pretty fun ride but Viriconium has peaked my interest since the backdrop reminds me a lot of Peake's Gormenghast

>>22094841
ya. Also has my favorite cover art. It looks like Dying Earth meets Yellow Submarine

>>22094797
First book was just introduction to the characters. I remember finishing it and thinking “okay but what ACTUALLY happened here”. The only dark parts were with Glockta, though those were my favourite parts. Second book is where morality dwindles and the third is what I would actually call grimdark.
>>22094808
By far my favourite arch of the second book with such a satisfying ending. Cosca and Glockta were amazing characters

>>22084187
Read Penric. It's written by an old lady who fantasises about being a demon inside a young man's body, as he undresses himself.

>>22094998
I read Penric's Labours and quite enjoyed it.

>It's a "story introduces a cute young woman who dotes on her old man only to be killed by Fang Yuan without a second glance" chapter

>>22094616
>Again

>First Martial Meeting
>it's another "Lin Ming tramples over a sect's genius" chapter

>>22094872
>The Poster who Saved /sffg/
How's the shelf going man? Anything new?

Chinkshit is only tolerable in comic form, im Reading Ancient Sovereign of Eternity in this form and its pretty comfy desu

>>22092207
Its a Kellhus chapter

New rocket bread
>>22095341

not on page 10? not interested

>>22094711
I enjoyed it, reads like a 7/10 sci-fi movie.
It is kind of similar to Gone World which is actually really good.