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Posted on 12/16/25 at 7:07 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Haven't heard of Iron Prince, I'll have to look that up.
I'm assuming he was probably talking about Iron Prince by Bryce O'Connor, it's the first book of the War formed Storm weaver series (only two books out so far). It's kind of a mix of Ender's Game and Red Rising a bit, with some progression style stuff like DCC (though the non-annoying, non-distracting kind in DCC unlike some other litrpg).
It's a very good series so far, but given what you were talking about with not wanting to start unfinished series you might want to hold off for now. He took a long time to get book 2 out and 3 is taking quite a while as well. He started a publishing house right around the same time he put out Iron Prince which I think zapped his writing time. I was reading his Wings of War series which is really good too, and he was putting the books out yearly before that.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 12:58 pm to auyushu
Was looking for some stand alone fantasy to read during the series run I've been on and found quite a few obscure ones that are a little weird and dark. Anybody heard of these...
Little, Big by John Crowley (just started it)
The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir (cannot find a physical copy of this anywhere so probably have to do audible)
Little, Big by John Crowley (just started it)
The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir (cannot find a physical copy of this anywhere so probably have to do audible)
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 8:06 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Little, Big is fantastic if you can stick with writing style.
I have not read that Muir novella, but the three novels of her Locked Tomb series so far released are very good. Her characters have strong voices, which can become bruery aggressive in the dialogue. As in, the characters get close to be too annoying for some. I know this has turned off at least one friend from her work.
I have not read that Muir novella, but the three novels of her Locked Tomb series so far released are very good. Her characters have strong voices, which can become bruery aggressive in the dialogue. As in, the characters get close to be too annoying for some. I know this has turned off at least one friend from her work.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 8:50 pm to Jay Are
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have not read that Muir novella, but the three novels of her Locked Tomb series so far released are very good.
I enjoyed the first locked tomb book a decent bit, the second one not so much. I think I stopped in the middle of it. It was a slog and I didn't care for the main character of the second one, which kinda makes that sort of book hard to read. She built an interesting universe with that series, but it's not for me.
Posted on 1/5/26 at 10:33 pm to auyushu
Each of the three so far are extremely different in tone and style.
It took me half the second book to finally wrap my head around what was happening. It was definitely a case of whiplash after the more straight-forward and comedic Gideon the Ninth.
It took me half the second book to finally wrap my head around what was happening. It was definitely a case of whiplash after the more straight-forward and comedic Gideon the Ninth.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 10:14 am to Jay Are
I'm 40 pages in to Little, Big and I've gone back and re-read so many paragraphs because I'm thinking I'm completely lost or wasn't following something. Turns out that's just the writing style. It is definitely odd. but still liking it so far with the little bit I've read.
Posted on 1/6/26 at 11:25 am to iwyLSUiwy
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Little, Big
Little Big you say?
Posted on 1/7/26 at 5:13 pm to Jay Are
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was definitely a case of whiplash after the more straight-forward and comedic Gideon the Ninth.
I think for me it's more I liked Gideon as a character, and don't really like the main character of the second book all that much. Combine that with it being more of a slog plot wise and I was out.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 12:20 pm to Loup
I’m on book 6 of Expeditionary Force - Mavericks. Wasn’t expecting the POV change and not 100% in love with it because I miss my favorite character.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 12:40 pm to Esquire
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I’m on book 6 of Expeditionary Force - Mavericks.
I think that's book 6.5? You can skip the Maverick books and not really be lost.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 12:49 pm to Loup
Goodreads has it as book 6. Looks like there is a book 7.5. I didn’t mind Trouble on Paradise because it was so short but I’m having withdrawals from my favorite beer can. Too late to stop now.
Posted on 1/19/26 at 2:37 pm to Jay Are
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Little, Big is fantastic if you can stick with writing style.
Man this has been a struggle. I was using this as a break in between the Dungeon Crawler Carl books and this is the hardest I've ever had getting to 100 pages in a book. Jumped back into DCC because I was going so slow.
Does the style of writing ever change? Literally 100 pages in and have no idea what the point of the story is and really not even sure if this is a fantasy book
Posted on 1/19/26 at 6:19 pm to iwyLSUiwy
It's been a long time, but I'm going to say no, the style doesn't change.
It is definitely fantasy. I know this will absolutely be a negative for many, but I think of it as something of a fairy world One Hundred Years of Solitude.
It is definitely fantasy. I know this will absolutely be a negative for many, but I think of it as something of a fairy world One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 10:11 am to Jay Are
After a foray into more "serious" literature (working my way through best books of 2025 lists), I started the Bobiverse. Perfect, funny palate cleanser after reading a lot of "heavy" stuff.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 2:25 pm to hogfly
I’m halfway through Shelby Foote’s civil war trilogy. Almost 3k pages with very small print so it’s taking me forever. My YouTube algorithm has been hammering me with fantasy/sci fi suggestions and reading this thread isn’t making it any better I’m going to power through though. I try to mix reading for knowledge and reading for pleasure as much as I can. May try to squeeze in The Library at Mount Char before tackling The Illiad/Odyssey before Nolan’s film comes out.
I’m going to power through though. I try to mix reading for knowledge and reading for pleasure as much as I can. May try to squeeze in The Library at Mount Char before tackling The Illiad/Odyssey before Nolan’s film comes out. Posted on 1/20/26 at 2:47 pm to cfish140
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I’m halfway through Shelby Foote’s civil war trilogy. Almost 3k pages with very small print so it’s taking me forever.
I've started doing a lot of my non-fiction stuff on audiobook when I get tired of podcasts. Currently doing Rise and Fall of the Third Reich on audiobook. My general mode:
1) Fiction and narrative non-fiction on kindle.
2) Historical non-fiction and biography on audio
3) "Professional" books (on leadership and such) with a physical copy of the book.
It's weird, but it works for me.
Posted on 1/20/26 at 8:05 pm to cfish140
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The Illiad/Odyssey before Nolan’s film comes out.
Haven't read these since high school. Was considering listening to the audio for both. That should be the closest format to original intent, yeah?
Posted on 1/26/26 at 9:10 am to cfish140
Ripped through first 3 books of Bobiverse in as many days (thank you snow storm). Did anyone else find the shift in narrative structure and style of book 4 jarring? I’m sure it will pick up, but I loved the pacing of the really short POV chapters of the previous books. With Book 4 it shifts hard to longer chapters and much fewer POVs. I understand why as the number of replicants because unwieldy to juggle all the possible plot lines but I’m just not as invested in the boojums and the megastructure as I was in the previous plots.
Posted on 1/26/26 at 6:36 pm to hogfly
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Did anyone else find the shift in narrative structure and style of book 4 jarring? I’m sure it will pick up, but I loved the pacing of
You definitely aren't alone. It does pick up a bit, but the 4th and 5th books just aren't nearly as good to me. Much like you I blew through the first 3. When the 4th came out it took a while for me to finish it. Same when the 5th came out, though I think 5 might be slightly better than 4.
For me I think just too many of the storylines just weren't that interesting for me, so the extended time with the story made it drag when I was waiting to get back to one of the storylines I found interesting.
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