Help I finished a book I enjoyed and started a new one and the new book is probably (objectively) good but I am kind of resenting it for not being the previous book how do I fix this?
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Help I finished a book I enjoyed and started a new one and the new book is probably (objectively) good but I am kind of resenting it for not being the previous book how do I fix this?
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@mattdm
I alternate between fiction and non-fiction.
It also stops me getting annoyed that characters from different books don't know each other -
@mattdm have you read the works of Andrew Rowe yet? Might make things pale...
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I have not. Elevator pitch?
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@mattdm high fantasy drifting towards magicpunk, and an absolutely excellent story teller. Think D&D Eberon(big ISH) with a bent on solving problems in the most not expected ways because that's clearly the better way than the status quo
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@mattdm Terri: kid was supposed to get a combat magic proficiency, but gets enchantment magic instead and then devotes his life to breaking everything (for the better / good) by building magicpunk
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Started reading the first one (in the "best crossovers") order. It is fun, but OMG just one paper-thin plot away from being a complete RPG manual.
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@mattdm would it surprise you that he's a DM and some of the characters in the books are players in one of his games?
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Matthew Millerreplied to warthog9 last edited by [email protected]
I generally assume that to be exactly the case for most first-time sword-and-sorcery fantasy authors.
This one is laying it on extra thick with the character classes and levels and _literal mana points_, though.
I'm still enjoying the read, btw, and I appreciate the suggestion.
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Matthew Millerreplied to Matthew Miller last edited by
And that's not even getting into the not-just-a-tiny-bit-roguelike "ascend to the top" puzzle dungeon complete with an economy where you can sell your dungeon loot and get supplies.