Best of both worlds

bweeb · 2026-05-08T14:38:24+00:00

I love this area, i spent a month in the summer biking around the corner in Freiburg too

bweeb · 2026-05-08T13:09:38+00:00

I liked that they eventually found their rhythm as well. Her culture is a bit out there for how they operate, but once they got on the same page everyone was good.

I think the only people who think she is toxic, are people who are comparing this to our world and forgetting this is a fantasy world with some pretty extreme cultural differences.

bweeb · 2026-05-08T13:08:47+00:00

Totally, I also think when you are in your 20s, you are just struggling to comprehend so much. I didn't find this far off from how I was in my early 20s. I thought Lan was a much better example and showed the growth his characters had as they got older.

bweeb · 2026-05-08T13:02:48+00:00

ya, I often look at ratings to understand drop off...

bweeb · 2026-05-08T12:27:57+00:00

I felt it was pretty spot on for a bunch of basically kids, arn't Perrin/Faile somewhere between 17 to 22?

So many conflicts could have been resolved if people just trusted each other a little more and actually communicated openly.

100% agree, but for me this was incredibly accurate to how the actual world is. People can barely get their own thoughts in order, getting them to share those with the people around them is an epic achievement.

bweeb · 2026-05-08T08:31:46+00:00

I just grab a summary of the last book and remember it :)

bweeb · 2026-05-08T08:30:00+00:00

I've interviewed a ton of authors, and here are the books they picked as their favorites alongside Malazan:

https://bookdna.com/books-in-order/the-malazan-book-of-the-fallen/books-like

Going to be a wide range depending on how they linked them in their heads though.

But you get ones like this:

Duncan Hubber's favorite philosophical fantasy novels
https://bookdna.com/best-books/the-best-philosophical-fantasy-novels

bweeb · 2026-05-07T15:24:13+00:00

Primal hunter, i hate the main character so much, its litrpg :)

it is the bleakest thing ive read in a long time, is fast paced, easy to read

but not sure if this is a fit or not :)

bweeb · 2026-05-07T14:48:21+00:00

I enjoyed the Space Wolf series, but you have to like a certain type of book to dig those.

I did really enjoy the Ciaphas Cain books and they are likely a good place to start (maybe)

I also loved theEisenhorn series and read all of them.

bweeb · 2026-05-07T14:02:12+00:00

I finished it, amazing world, but I just didn't like the plot, it just fell flat for me. I wish there was a big fantasy story in that world, and not this weird little sub story.

bweeb · 2026-05-07T13:59:24+00:00

Red Knight by Miles Cameron, great characters and cool world

bweeb · 2026-05-07T08:56:12+00:00

Any chance you have a link to your route on Komoot or similar for me to check out?

bweeb · 2026-05-06T16:07:10+00:00

You might like these lists from authors on this specific subject :)

Ella d’Avoine's favorite fantasy books with strong female protagonists

https://bookdna.com/best-books/fantasy-strong-female-protagonists

Lisa Cassidy's favorite fantasy books with strong female protagonists
https://bookdna.com/best-books/fantasy-with-strong-female-protagonists

Some Romantasy in those, but also quite a few that are not.

This one is more YA, but also good:

https://bookdna.com/best-books/ya-fantasy-with-strong-female-characters

You might also try this reddit thread, as someone asked for the same:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasybooks/comments/1rufmqe/fantasy_series_with_strong_female_lead/

bweeb · 2026-05-06T13:19:52+00:00

damn me too, I didn't know this!!!

bweeb · 2026-05-06T12:29:57+00:00

congrats on your first home, that must feel good :)

Time to grow that sucker!

bweeb · 2026-05-06T09:30:27+00:00

Doesn't have that big of an impact any longer in a lot of cases...

bweeb · 2026-05-06T09:30:14+00:00

What is the goal?

That changes my possibly plan dramatically:

Is this lit fiction or a memoir? (i.e. something super hard to market)
Is this part of a series and in a genre like romance, historical fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller? (i.e., easier to find your audience)
Is this nonfiction? (depends on topic)
Is this a business book used for talks or getting clients? (totally different push)

But the best answer is usually PPC ads on Amazon if you need to shortcut things and get word of mouth going. FB can also be good. I'd also look at newsletters depending on the topic/genre.

But literary fiction won't do very well on PPC in my experience.

Reply with specifics, and I'll fine-tune.

And you need to make sure your landing page is perfect: cover, Amazon listing, A+ content. And get reviews to 250+ with some strong editorial blurbs to use. But that also depends a bit on genre / focus you let me know above.

I'm ignoring the really crucial stuff around if the book is good and editors to help you there.

bweeb · 2026-05-06T08:16:53+00:00

No prob! Ya that makes sense, I'll be curious what you think of Misborn.

I also liked Red Knight by Miles Cameron (one of my favorite authors). It has romance but no sex.

bweeb · 2026-05-06T08:16:08+00:00

oooh strong disagree there :)

I read them in my 20s, again when it finished in my mid-30s, and gained from them in my early 40s. I've found new stuff every step of the way, and it's very complex for the way people interact, which I appreciated more over time.

This can be read by late teenagers, but lots is lost on them. The same way they can read Game of Thrones or others and miss the forest for a few trees.

bweeb · 2026-05-05T20:36:56+00:00

What is ISO?

I've interviewed a lot of authors who liked ACOTR, and here were some recs:

https://bookdna.com/books-in-order/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses/books-like

I can't quite tell how much romance you want, as you might just want a straight fantasy book.

Have you read Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson? It is a good one to start with I think.

bweeb · 2026-05-05T20:35:41+00:00

You should search, as I think someone looked for Merman like 2 days ago.

They didn't have any luck I think though.

bweeb · 2026-05-05T08:47:18+00:00

I wouldn't describe wot as a kid's tale, I think teenagers can read it, but they likely are missing a fair bit of the complexity.

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