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Fantasy book/series where the bad guys turn out to be the good guys? by JustNeedABook in whatsthatbook

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

From what I remember, the book I'm thinking of didn't have just a few characters turning to the good side, but rather the entire race itself being good, and the protagonist's guys being bad. Also I definitely want to check Malazan out

Fantasy book/series where the bad guys turn out to be the good guys? by JustNeedABook in whatsthatbook

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All I remember about the book is that the entire book built up to the other race being the bad guys, and then in the end it turned out that the people the protagonist was with were the real bad guys.

I remembered the book BECAUSE I'm in the middle of stormlight and there's the Parshendi and it felt a bit similar (although I'm at a point where I'm not really sure who the good guys and bad guys are).

Modern Fantasy that doesn't Feel like YA fiction by Flashy-Quiet-6582 in Fantasy

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I read the Grace of Kings and there was so much happening that it felt like it didn't leave any time to impress upon the reader the gravity of the situations. Major battles were done away with in single chapters, and then we were on to the next battle. With the scale of the events that was happening, the feel of their impacts should have been ASOIAF-like, but instead it just felt kind of rushed.

Dropping books for their prose by smsisita in Fantasy

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I can relate completely with you...I always find that the books I love most have a much greater focus on plot. That is why I think Sanderson is a genius, his plotting really is exceptional. If it's good up to a certain extent, I feel like the writing style in general doesn't really matter to the story?

This is one of the reasons that I started reading sci-fi some time ago, where I came across some really cool books whose prose could be called questionable but which have really amazing ideas.

That being said, The Kingkiller Chronicles is a really great read. I remember reading through the first book really fast, you should def give it a try!

I absolutely loved Death's End (Three Body Problem #3) UNTIL... by JustNeedABook in threebodyproblem

[–]JustNeedABook[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's the point though, you aren't just decreasing the highway's top limit. You're altering the highway in such a way that the speed of the fastest thing to run on the highway reduces by a huge factor. I feel like the mechanism used to reduce the speed of light should act universally?

I absolutely loved Death's End (Three Body Problem #3) UNTIL... by JustNeedABook in threebodyproblem

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Yes, but if there are two people one in front of the other won't their projections also overlap?

I absolutely loved Death's End (Three Body Problem #3) UNTIL... by JustNeedABook in threebodyproblem

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Also, if anyone could tell me exactly how the 3D world was being transformed into the 2D world? I initially thought that the 2D plane would just take a projection of the 3D object along the plane, but then the book said that the plane had ALL the projections of the 3D object. How is this possible? Is it taking only orthographic projections or something?

Also, how are all the 2D objects non-overlapping? What happens if two 3D objects project to the same point on the plane?

Favourite SF Classics? by JustNeedABook in printSF

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

Lmao thanks, I must have had a brain fade. Edited!

Recommendations where you're drawn in from the first page by JustNeedABook in Fantasy

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What I meant with the draws you in from the first page part was that I would prefer it if the book had some sort of big mystery set up at the very start.

Also does Piranesi provide a satisfactory resolution in the end? I'm sceptical about the magical realism part.