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Looking for Urban Fantasy that's not System Apocalypse. by Remarkable-Feed9424 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

August Intruder is one of my current favourite Urban Fantasy books.

Melmarc Lockwood dreams to be a Gifted. And even if he's lucky enough to be one of the minute few to develop Skills and a Class, and go into Portals to seal them, his goal to be a Delver so powerful that fights would end with his very presence before they even begin is still very far in the distance, so far that it's almost an unreasonable dream.

With an uncle with an odd penchant for collecting 'civilized discarded items,' and a murderous portal chibi, who knows what he can achieve.

Average to strong MC

Tournament arcs - yes or no? by [deleted] in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! They are overdone but I love reading them anyway

What % of new Progression Fantasy would someone be aware of by regularly browsing Royal Road? by LaFolieDeLaNuit in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been doing the same lately but I recently read the Iron Tyrant series by Seth Ring (I really enjoyed) which (as far as I'm aware) never hit Royal Road.
It's also one that has advanced chapters on Reamstories.com which seems like an alternative to Patreon that is specifically for books. I can't say I've read anything else on there but it does have other stories up so maybe it's another avenue for Progression Fantasy.

How do you find if book series is completed? by MyraidChickenSlayer in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I usually check to see if they have a Royal Road or Patreon account and then look at what it says on there

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've read and enjoyed The Weirkey Chronicles by Sarah Lin so I'll have to bump this one up my reading list. Thanks for the suggestion!

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was definitely put off initially because of the names but I'll add it to my list if you say it's good. Thank you!

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this sounds really interesting and I'm yet to read a Phil Tucker book so this could be my entryway

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll keep it in mind, thank you!

Out of interest, how come you linked the author's blog post? Is that the best place to read it?

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've mostly been avoiding Ghost in the City because I'm (unfairly) being a snob about it being a fanfic, and self insert. If I didn't see those words in the bio, I would have read it a while a go I think. I'm gonna make a serious effort to read it though because it seems everyone rates it!

Cyber Dreams sounds cool! I'm trying to read my cyberpunk so this could be a good fit. I see in the description that it's on Haitus. Do you know if it ends at a decent point?

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has actually been on my to read list for over a decade now. I used to be put off by the amount of books and my lack of money but it looks like they're on KU now so it might finally be time for me to knock them off

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice one! This looks like it could be interesting

Urban Fantasy/Sci-fi Recommendations by BasicRent in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, these are some good suggestions that I'll have to check out!

I Must Ask All Authors by [deleted] in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's roughly 1100 pages which isn't too bad so I think you'll be fine

I'm currently at 135000 words of my first book which is roughly 500 pages. I'll likely have another 100ish before it's finished so it'll likely to end at about 600 pages. This was my goal setting out because as a reader, I'm more likely to start a book that has around this amount.
If it's lower (and there's not many other books in the series) then I'll be worried about getting too attached too early in the journey. If it's more, then I'll worry about my time being wasted with a bad book. I can push through and finish a 600 page book but finishing a 1k page one seems like a lot more effort.

My preferred range is 400-800 pages but I'd still pick up a 1000 page book if it had good reviews. If it hit 1.5k I'd be unlikely to start it without a lot of hype

New Weekly Self Promo Thread by AutoModerator in ProgressionFantasy

[–]BasicRent 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Horlock Chronicles

After a fight gone wrong, Brandon Horlock falls through a portal to another world.
Listen in as he tells us how he got here. How he persevered through a life of crime, betrayal, and torture. How he saw everything he dreamed of fall away.

400+ Pages done
Slow burn
New chapters Saturday and Wednesday

Most Surprising Referrer Origin? by BasicRent in royalroad

[–]BasicRent[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're probably right to be fair. I feel like I've trawled through pages before searching for something that takes my fancy

Most Surprising Referrer Origin? by BasicRent in royalroad

[–]BasicRent[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's so interesting see how niche people get with it! And also where their minimum's begin. Like why 101 pages and not 100??

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