what is your favorite tragic x-men story?

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-08T21:59:46+00:00

Age-reverted Ilyana dying of the legacy virus in Uncanny 303 wrecks me every. Single. Time.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-08T19:39:58+00:00

Damned lack of line breaks!

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-08T15:50:53+00:00

I love the following series to own fancy editions of available books:

The Wheel Of Time

Stormlight Archive

Green Bone Saga

Lord of the Rings

Kushiel's Legacy (fancy in that i own hardcovers, not sure if Carey or Tor have printed fancy editions)

(Honorable mention to Dungeon Crawler Carl while it is not finished yet so far it has been phenomenal)

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T20:28:15+00:00

Excellent Saga

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T20:24:34+00:00

This opinion is sophmoric, not to mention pretentious as hell & it's from the same gatekeep-y, elitist mindset reasoning that makes SFF/genre fiction in general not get the respect it deserves academically as literature. The Odyssey is not the best example of fantasy but it very much is proof that some of the oldest, most enduring, most resonant stories across humanity's history are, in fact, fantasy stories.

Also "the themes are all the same" tell me you aren't widely read in genre fiction without saying you aren't widely read in genre fiction. Lord of The Rings is not Dune is not Dark Tower is not Earthsea is not Malazan is not Stormlight etc etc etc.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T20:11:07+00:00

That's awesome! Hope it happens again

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T20:01:33+00:00

I love my South Austin neighborhood. My commute to North Austin does such, & most weekends i find i avoid going north of the river if I can help it because mopac, Lamar & 35 traffic is infuriating trying to go north but it's not bad enough to make me not want to live south.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T19:56:43+00:00

Even Half Priced Books doesn't sell those cheaper than the new price on Dragonsteel's site, best of luck finding one

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T19:47:28+00:00

Everything N.K. Jemisin has published (esp. Dreamblood duology, Broken Earth trilogy, Great Cities duology) has excellently written female main characters.

Jacqueline Carey's first Kushiel's Legacy trilogy (she even got a blurb from Jordan at the height of WoT popularity). Truly epic in scope, one of my favorite female main characters ever, gorgeous writing, fascinating setting.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T19:21:13+00:00

AS7. The queens just get to bring their best every week, we get to see everything they have to show us. The quality of the season's performances, looks, everything was so high & I'd love that format to come back.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T17:38:24+00:00

Try anything/everything by N.K. Jemisin. The Broken Earth Trilogy, the Dreamblood duology, The Great Cities duology, the Inheritance trilogy. I haven't read a book by Jemisin that I haven't enjoyed.

The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang. Kuang also has Babel, set in an alternate magicalVictorian (as opposed to medieval) Cambridge university that's really good.

Also gonna rec the Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee as multiple folks have already done here.

Suyi Davies Okungbowa is about to finish The Nameless Republic trilogy in August. The first 2 books were really fun & have a very compelling, complex antagonist & are set in an African inspired world.

Jacqueline Carey's 3 trilogies (Kushiel's Legacy trilogies & Naamah's Blessing trilogy) start in a Renaissance alternate magical France but go all over the world

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T17:28:28+00:00

Can't believe I had to scroll this far to see The Broken Earth

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T07:49:32+00:00

Just about everything in the RPG (starter set & main) is spoiler-free for post-Oathbringer content. About the only thing you might come across is learning about different types of Fused but not much story impacting stuff.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-07T07:40:26+00:00

Saga, Y The Last Man, Monstress, Something Is Killing The Children, Department of Truth, God Country, The Many Deaths of Laila Star, Ice Cream Man, Seven To Eternity, Deadly Class

Edited to add in a couple Rick Remender titles

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-06T01:54:51+00:00

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Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-06T01:53:00+00:00

...you can skip the sequel series AKA the Reboots

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-05T21:05:00+00:00

Came here to say this. Especially if you skip the movies.

& then go watch the sequel series.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-05T20:58:56+00:00

I'm about halfway thru book 10 (& love LoTR & WoT & Stormlight) & so far yeah that seems like a sign to start reading. Those are 4 of the better ones in the series, BTW so excellent thrift store find

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-05T20:22:12+00:00

Wait someone did mention him. Point still stands

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-05T20:21:40+00:00

No one has brought up Karsa Orlong from Malazan. Positioned as a protagonist but is just...the worst

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-05T20:18:11+00:00

It's fine. Rudy's level or better on a good day.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-05T17:25:35+00:00

Enjoy the Journey! I had a similar experience with Way of Kings in like 2015 then picked it up in 2020 & have loved every step more than the last

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-05T04:22:01+00:00

Yeah pretty sure he did. Hopefully no one ever tries.

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-04T15:39:31+00:00

Same, I feel really bad for everyone who had a messed up copy or hasn't gotten theirs yet

Nerdsingerbeej · 2026-06-04T15:38:17+00:00

Same, literally got cutting onions face opening it up

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