I’ve recently gotten into reading. I realised how much I love fiction, and a couple of tropes. So I’m here asking maybe some of you know any books that have them.
I love it when the story focuses more on world building rather than character. The theory crafting I can do in my head, or just before I sleep, is priceless.
Here I’ll contradict myself by saying a character development related point, but the more important one. I’d like to read more works that show some mysterious big-bad first as a rivalry, later as a friend. They soften up with the MC and we they become friends or allies or whatever. We get to see a BBEG of sorts’s friendly and weak side. I get that it’s a bit childish, but I lost my mind of how cool of a character they made the first time I read it. Now, it was in a manga, so I’d love to read an example that made this best or first.
Thank you in advance, even if you just name some genres or authors.
The “Death Gate Cycle” by Weiss and Hickman has all that. Great worldbuilding, bad guys that become friends, etc.
Dungeon Crawler Carl and The Bobiverse are both amazing series that are worth a glance at.
These are probably not what I’m looking for. But now I know where that one wierd first person rogue like came from. Thanks!
Read the Wheel of Time, talk to you in 3 years
I think I heard the name once, but I don’t know anything about it. Why? what
Not the same guy, but I started reading it a few weeks ago and just finished the fourth book last night. It does a pretty good job at both world building and character development in my opinion (though it really shines across books). In my opinion, the first book does a good job of introducing new elements of the setting at a good pace, and uses it’s characters who know little of the world to impart how special/rare some of the things are.
The Expanse by James SA Corey does a fantastic job of world building as well as character building. I highly highly recommend them. That and/or Dune.
The Discworld series has nice world building, however the individual books focus on different characters for telling a story and getting to know that world.
I recommend Locked Tomb series. It has both of youre asking for. Also, such badass protagnist and overall great writing.
I looked it up the the first this I saw was “Doctor Sex”. Peak fiction. Anyways, do I read the “half” books (The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex, As Yet Unsent, The Unwanted Guest)?
I’m sorry maybe you found the wrong series. I’m talking about series with the books-Gideon The Ninth, Harrow The Ninth and Nona The Ninth. Its written by Tamsyn Muir
Holy shit. I just looked up what you’re talking about. I didnt even read those. Those are some random side stories. Start with Gideon The Ninth. Excuse me while I read Doctor Sex now :D
Alright, will do. I have already started Mortal Engines, but this is def 2nd, the covers and titles are way too cool and edgy for me not too read it while im still a teen. Ods are that you’ll finish this sooner than I’ll finish a quartet so if you remember I’d love to hear an updated “what to start with” or if these extra stories are any good.
Thanks for recommending them tho.
PPS, Dr Sex sounds much more scandalous than it is. Its actually Dr Sextus and I dont think he’s ever called Dr Sex in the mainstream books iirc. But Muir is the Mother of Memes so I won’t say it’s beneath her to call him that.
