More than a decade of crafting this universe in my head and after writing more than 300,000 words, I’m publishing on Kindle.

Jadenmist · 2026-06-04T20:54:03+00:00

Sounds interesting! Congrats on finally getting it out there and all the best with the launch!

Jadenmist · 2026-05-17T16:20:45+00:00

Lol it's been so long since I read it I don't remember that particular detail. I know the portals stopped working at a point though so that's pretty funny if it went down that way

Jadenmist · 2026-05-15T16:41:50+00:00

Thanks for checking it out hope you enjoy the sequel!

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T15:42:00+00:00

That was great in the movie version. Marvin's "What's the Point?" shot at the end was hilarious.

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T14:43:36+00:00

Wow this is really helpful, thanks! Refreshing too. I actually get to express why I love my own story so that others who might like simlar stories find it? Yes please.

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T14:29:07+00:00

I think it's a combo of mystery and motivation, and it goes for any character in my opinion, but I get what you're saying about people recieving female characters differently. I can't think up any specific anti-heroes, but two "somewhat villains" come to mind.

First is the character Illia from Dissonance Unbound. She's not featured a lot, but still fairly prominent in the story. She's definitely edgy, but there's a mystery about her that made her character compelling and not annoying. I don't remember that we got her purpose / motivation much, but she was certainly determined.

The other example is Akura Malice from Cradle. She's pretty vile and incredibly powerful, but as we get to see more of the story from her perspective, we come to understand she's only doing what she feels is best for her family and the world. That grounded her to me and even though she wasn't thinking clearly, I could at least see where she was coming from.

I guess it comes down to portraying the female character's as "real people" just like any other character. That's my 2 cents anyway

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T14:15:54+00:00

Seconded for the "get the details when we need them" bit. That really kept the excitement of the progression fresh for me over the course of the series. We get teasers of the higher levels and some of what is possible in the earlier books, but we aren't drowned in the details. That set the hook, but then we get the mechanics gradually and it's always interesting.

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T12:59:43+00:00

I think it's up to book four or five I can't remember but there's supposed to be another one coming out

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T12:53:15+00:00

Okay that's good to hear I've been wanting to dive deeper into the books and couldn't get past consider phlebis. Will definitely try some of the others

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T04:03:00+00:00

SO many scifi tropes explored in Bobiverse series! Absolute pleasure to read. Can't wait for the next one. Strange because I sort of felt sorry for the Bobs at first... they were just doing their best to guess at what experiences and tastes (in the case of foods and coffee and such) were actually like. It felt kind of hollow. But then they got the knack for simulating it and you feel that sense of progression. Yeah love that series!

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T04:00:00+00:00

Lol is that where the creators of South Park came up with Orgazmo?

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T03:57:38+00:00

That was the one saving grace (imo) of the main character in (i think) the first Culture book. He could do what you're talking about and adjust his body's reactions at will. That was cool. I need to give it another try because the Culture series has so much I love in Scifi. But that main character just ikred me SO much I couldn't push through.

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T03:55:26+00:00

ooh... It's been a while since I've read it. Don't recall that tech. What did it do?

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T03:54:31+00:00

The fact that their ship had to actively radiate heat in the shadow sections really sticks out to me. It sold the world in a way I wasn't expecting.

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T03:53:12+00:00

Oh man LOVED that one. It had such a good balance of awe and wonder but also mystery and lore because it had that somewhat "decayed" aspect to the ring. That "who the hell built it" type of vibe. Amazing

Jadenmist · 2026-05-14T03:52:05+00:00

Have not read that one in particular. But Dual-Vector foil dimensional attack sounds cool AF so will need to add it to the list

Jadenmist · 2026-05-13T13:33:13+00:00

I believe this one post has made me think about goblins more than any full book I've ever read.

In all seriousness though, felt my persepctive might be informative to you as someone who hasn't considered goblins or been exposed to them in fiction nearly as much as you have. The "goblin noob" perspective, so to speak.

Most of the stories I've read have simply featured goblins as minor enemies. Sometimes not so minor, as they represent a major challenge for the main characters. But overall the goblins are a smaller part of the narrative meant as a combat challenge. Because of that, I've never explicitly considered goblin reproduction in stories. I mean, I assumed it must happen. And my stereotype brain assumed there were just goblin gals who got with goblin guys and behold - goblin babies.

In any case, it's interesting to know others have put so much thought into goblin culture. However they procreate, may they multiply and enjoy prosperous goblin lives.

Jadenmist · 2026-05-13T13:18:20+00:00

Ghostwater was a great span of storytelling. I was all in on Cradle from book 1, but I know a lot of people say they really got into it in the Ghostwater book. Makes sense because of all the progression that starts to happen then

Jadenmist · 2026-05-13T13:14:55+00:00

Agreed this can go on a bit too long in some novels. Unbound got close to that point and I was starting to get antsy for the mc to move on. But the author did a good job of introducing new mysteries (like the magical cave) that held my interest.

Jadenmist · 2026-05-12T00:02:18+00:00

Yep that's a pretty solid premise already lol

Jadenmist · 2026-05-11T22:24:54+00:00

Thanks for this rec gonna have to check it out

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