Recommended reading charts. (Look here before asking for vague recs)https://mega.nz/folder/kj5hWI6J#0cyw0-ZdvZKOJW3fPI6RfQ/folder/4rAmSZxb>Archive:https://warosu.org/lit/?task=search2&search_subject=sffg>Goodreads:https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1029811-sffg>Previous:>>24753638>Thread Question:Who is the rising star author within SF&F that you think will become a big name in the future?
>>24767428>books on the short sideshould I check out murderbot diaries? how did the show turn out?
No villain has ever made me clench my butt this hard while reading before. Holy fuck.
>>24767523and we're supposed to know who this is?
>>24767428>Who is the rising star author within SF&F that you think will become a big name in the future?I think Ryan Cahill is well on his way depending on what he does after the Bound and the Broken. He self-published his dream series and attained success out of nowhere.
>>24767428This isn't meant to be comprehensive. It's a post in /sffg/.The names of old are calcified and for many are accepted without critical evaluation. Back then it was different than it is now. The number of readers and authors in relative and absolute terms was much smaller. Commercial success didn't seem to be as important to prestige. Being a "big name" now is mostly about widespread influence among the masses, rather than among those well-read in SFF or authors.Culture is ever larger and more fragmented. I believe that the "rising star", which I'm defining as long-term sustained rise from obscurity isn't as common as it used to be. Today it seems more common to have meteoric rise that often plateaus as the readership moves on to the newest cool thing.Rising StarsAndy Weir, starting from serializing The Martian (2011) and following up with more two more novels (2017, 2021) that are relatively very popular both in mainstream and SFF, and among /sffg/.Brandon Sanderson is probably the clearest case of a rising star in the 21st century for SFF, from Elantris in 2005 to where we are in 2025.Pierce Brown with Red Rising (2014) is an interesting case. Will he be known for a single series, or will be able to successfully do another? He probably peaked in terms of lifetime commercial success with Red Rising.More Recent Rising StarsJames Islington has gone from one series that did well and was originally self-published (2014-2019) to another that's doing well (2023-?).Matt Dinniman was first published 20 years ago and with Dungeon Crawler Carl (2020) has found considerable success, after multiple series. This has especially been the case ever since he was traditionally published. His ascent may only be beginning, especially if the adaptations do well. He can probably be considered the first major success of the webnovel era in terms of mainstream acknowledgment.Travis Baldree has found quite a lot of success with originally self-published Legends & Lattes (2022), thus being doubly successful as a audiobook narrator and author. Quite possibly he's the most successful male "cozy sff" author. Whether he'll be able to maintain it is a different matter.Cult FavoriteChristopher Ruocchio seems destined to be a midlist SFF cult favorite, as his popularity with certain SFF fans is vastly more than his commercial success, which is still a relatively decent amount.Current Year Rising StarsI don't know, but if recent trends hold, it's not going to be from traditional publishing initially.Other Starshttps://graphtreon.com/top-patreon-earners/writingTheir earnings say everything that needs to said about their success. They may not be known in the wider sff community, let alone mainstream, but their income is surely very high relative to all authors.Ways To TellThe new authors in Reddit's yearly polls are an indicator. Awards are not an indicator. Discussion here may be.
>>24767550>>24767562>Ryan Cahill>Christopher RuocchioBoth of these guys' series are derivative as fuck. I assume the only appeal to writers who aren't familiar with much SFF.
>>24767550https://www.ryancahillauthor.com/It's to be seen how well the books do when they're traditionally published next year, starting February 17th 2026. As he is now, seems more like a cult favorite, but that could change. >>24767565Since when has being derivative ever been a detriment to commercial? How relevant is being a critical success these days? I'd say the overwhelming majority of readers, which I assume you meant rather than writers, aren't familiar.
Any books that have very matter of fact, narrative prose? Like in style of fairy tale where events are narrated without any meandering descriptions of things.
>>24767571the* of a* fairy tale
>>24767574the style* jesus christ I'm retarded.
>>24767428Robert Jackson Bennett>recently won the Hugo award >pumps books quickly and all are highly reviewedCurrently reading some of his stuff now and I’m enjoying it. Feels original and not derivative like a lot of modern fantasy
>>24767576>Hugo AwardThe Tainted Cup initially got 470 of 1,658 votes. That's not much at all for a community vote. The Hugo Award especially has an outsized perception. It was never meant to be anything other what an insular group of fans thought. At some point it became symbolic and something to fight over for a narrative, rather than anything else, for multiple groups. The wider community then falsely believed it was something that mattered. It did, many decades ago, when the the fanbase was only a minuscule percent of what it is now. It could properly represent at that time. https://seattlein2025.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-Hugo-Voting-Statistics.pdf
>>24767571That's not popular anymore. Only first person fantasy books where they comment on inane things and lots of quips.Ask your therapist.
>>24767571J a c k V a n c e
>>24767571Isn't this why Malazan is a bitch to get into?
>>24767440I've enjoyed them. There's some weird woke culture shit (e.g. Non-nuclear families and non-binary genders in some weird cultures) but it's all sort of a capitalist dystopia anyways so it's not terribly jarring.They're not particularly clever or thought provoking, but they're well paced scifi in the vein of the paperback thrillers that folks like Patterson or Grisham write, but 150 pages each instead of 450.Fuck paying $10+ each for a 150 page novella though, go pirate that shit.
>>24767585grateful a straight white man beat a fat dyke foid.
Islington sucks shit
another scifi book that uses too many words i don't know and makes me feel like a braindead retard moron with exactly 0 redeeming traits and triggers my suicidal thoughts just what i fucking needed i might do it this time
>>24768033Bit of an overreaction
>>24768033Chill, daddy. Chill.
>>24767576>MCs are all girlbosses>plots are paint-by-numbers thrillersOops! All Pandering!
>>24768033Filtered by BotNS, eh?
>>24768033aww, I love finding new words while I'm reading. it's part of the fun.
Red Rising bros, PB announced that all the other books are getting a deluxe edition. Red God WHERE
>>24768352What does that mean? Like we are getting more content?
>>24768379The deluxe editions are mostly for shelf fags but they come with fancy art and other shit. Not sure if there’s anything new but the first one is out next week so who knows.
>>24768033That's why I love reading on my kindle I can just highlight a word I don't know and get a dictionary definition of it
wow I can't believe this came out I thought the series was dead dead>inb4 cuckbut that's the best part
>>24767440Redditbot. I only read the first one but found it fairly cringe. I don't know the technical term for it but all the abbreviated proper nouns make me seethe and mald for some reason. It feels like the author it trying too hard to make it sound scifi/futuristic. >SecUnit>MedUnit>HubSystem >GreyCris Red Rising does the same damn thing
>>24768570That's doublegood wrongthink.
I haven't read a full sci fi book in about 10 years. Every time I try im recommended some millenial gay quipshit with "irreverent" humour and it makes me feel sick. are the hugo awards good again or is it full gay reddit tier.I want male authors. this is a male genre. a good adventure with sci fi concepts out the ass. give it to me.
>>24767428any dark fantasy recs? Not in a 'horror writer writes a fantasy book that's basically still horror' but something along the lines of sword and sorcery with evil witches/demons/presences with war and violence as well?most books with art like pic related fail to deliver on the dark aspect
>>24768599I assume you read Kane?
>>24768594>year 10 of zoomcucks still not realizing they're on a millennial website
>>24768602Never heard of it, appreciate it. On first appearance it looks great
>>24768352>Red God WHEREYou weren't here when the final draft of Red God was leaked here?
>>24768641Well, that's impossible. I'm not even done yet.
How are some of you niggas reading Shadows Upon Time already?
Any other kino's like pic related.
>>24768599Chronicles of Thomas Covenant would be a good pic.
>>24768657ARCs/DRCs exist.Advanced Reading Copies and Digital Reading copies.
The Gap Cycle > Thomas Covenant
Anyone know of any sc-fi series that take place 1 million plus years into the future? Just anything that would mention how the continents have drifted apart.
>>24767440I heard herr book the city of bones is way better
>>24768594Peter F Hamilton: Commonwealth Saga, Fallen Dragon or Night's Dawn trilogy + A Second Chance at Eden I read a lot of SF and no one does autistically detailed concepts like Hamilton
>>24768352That's cool. I'm really looking forward to seeing what Golden Son looks like
>>24768843Nta but man does PFH know how to waste hundreds of pages on superfluous nonsense but also write some of the coolest chapters I've read in scifi
I'm 9 chapters into Project Hail Mary and while I'm liking it so far, the fact that Ryan Gosling is making all these discoveries and not recording ANY of it so far is driving me mad. Hopefully this dope scientist character has an 'oh yeah' moment soon
>>24768855I'm mad you said Ryan Gosling...I'm geeyon off that.
>>24768795is there a point to writing a setting like that? Either things have regressed to whatever aesthetic you like or have progressed into apotheosis
>>24768852I enjoy the superfluous nonsense as long as it's reasonably interesting. IIRC Name of the Wind and ASOIAF do the same thing. Recommendations for books with well-written superfluous nonsense?
>>24768599checked. I second Kane. and Bakker of course
>>24768599R. Scott Bakker's Prince of Nothing Trilogy...
Reading Golden Son and really feels like there should have been another book in between it and Red Rising. I get that it's supposed to be the point but it's pretty jarring to start at a one year timeskip at the end of Darrows time in the warship academy with a couple of new characters that just pop up like we're supposed to know them.
>>24767543That's Blasphemer Amon from Lord of the Mysteries. He's a pretty great antagonist.Though I finished the series and am still not sure why there is chinese fanart of him as a cuteboy yaoi blorbo.
>>24769192i'm still surprised how webnovels are so popular with their endless nonsense where the plot goes nowhere.
>>24769211LoTM is one of the better ones and actually has a planned out plot and a real climax. You still have to read about 1,400 chapters of middling-quality translation to get there though.
I found this book at value village and loved it. Haven't read anything else by Vance. What else should I check out?
>>24769306The two dying earths before that one. Specifically pic related
>>24769183I think he just wanted to distance the series as far as possible from the institution. Honestly, it works for the best all things considered
>>24768570You didn't read the second book when you get a poly "family" of researchers with ter pronoun. Somehow, it doesn't across as annoying, though.
>>24768352>>24768413These super duper deluxe editions are such a waste. You're paying a ridiculous price so it can sit on the shelf. Great.
>>24769438>You're paying a ridiculous price so it can sit on the shelf.Yes, its a vanity item.
>>24769438brown poorfag detected
>>24769445What wealthy people spend their money on>Vacations >House upgrades (You do own your house, right?)>Vehicles, both main car and hobby ones>Gourmet foodWhat poor people who are going to be poor their entire lives but want to look wealthy spend their money on>Pointless deluxe editions of books and video games>Doordash>Weed>Gacha rolls
>>24769455seething brown poorfag detected
>>24769455say that to my face not online see what happens
>>24769468>not uniform sizewhat is masterworks thinking?
i finished this today. i think ubik is a better book and more trippy. I think i missed the point of what eldritch was doing and why?
>>24769183Having a whole book of Academy shenanigans come right after the Institute would have come off as derivative and beein a mistake, I feel like. With what we got in Golden Son and onward, I just do not think we really NEEDED to see that in between period. And by having that gap there, you leave a lot to the imagination for the reader, and even as an author if you ever want to go back and put some scenes there.
>>24769513i read ubik when I was eighteen and didnt finish because I had to return it to the library. The whole talking with the dead thing was some of the coolest shit ever thoughever.
It is so rare finding good sffg art
>>24769183>>24769535I think this is what the book of Lorn prequel shit is supposed to be that will be released soon. It's half a story about Lorn and half a story between RR and GS with Darrow learning under him.
>>24769543Yeah. My hype definitely died when I found out it was some weird hybrid kind of thing instead of a novella to hold us until Red God.
>>24769468Won't lie I wish they gave the binders more unique covers. Not a fan of the yellow.
So i heard a new witcher book came out. Anyone read it?
I stole a bunch of fantasy recs from this thread btw
>>24769574Give them back you thief.
>>24769573If it's anything like the others, then it's not worth reading past the first two short story books.
>>24769599While i agree, storm of seasons was especially bad, i still crave for more witcher
>>24769574
>>24769306It's a sequel to Cugel the Clever/Eyes of the Overworld. You're not missing out on much plot. Great book.
>>24767428Anyone know if the newer Solaris translation is in an affordable book form yet? Or if there really is that much difference between translations?
>>24769306I've yet to pick up a book by Vance that I didn't like. Read the rest of the Dying Earth books, then you can read stuff like Demon Princes, Planet of Adventure, Lyonesse, Emphyrio or any of his other series/standalones. He was very prolific, theres a ton to choose from.
>>24768352If he's so successful now why doesn't he go back and rewrite the first book?
>>24767570>Since when has being derivative ever been a detriment to commercial?fair
>>24770040When has that ever gone well? I know of a few times where a sff has done that and it went badly. It goes badly regardless.
>>24770040What would you change? Even though I think it's the weakest book, it sets up the rest of the series perfectly fine.
>>24770040>just rewrite the startThe only time this has worked, if with Magician's Apprentice getting its original version released.Rewriting a perfectly fine/good book is just a time waster.
>>24767428How much is not being a /sci/ nerd gonna hamper my enjoyment of these books or is that aspect just overhyped?
>>24768602Why are copies so fucking expensive? Any Wagner book I see online is almost always 50-100 bucks
>>24769543>>24769547This is going to be one of those deals where you're promised a prequel about Lorn's exploits and Darrow's training but what you get is 50% Mustang being a whore on Luna
>>24770487Instant pre order for my size queen goddess if that’s the case.
I'm reading Sufficiently Advanced Magic, and I feel it's one of those stories that fails to make their protagonist seem smart, and in their attempt moreso succeeds in making everyone else look a bit.
>>24770577A bit dumb.
Recommend me early science fiction from the 30s to 60s
>>24767440>marthashan't read
>>24770487Virginia is NOT a whore. You are thinking of Victra. Victra has kissed and thrown the box at Sevro, Darrow, AND Cassius while being in one fewer book than Mustang.
>>24770195I stomached half the novel and dropped it, it's very generic and full of oh my science shit. Maybe I'll finish it one day cause it supposedly gets better later
>>24770594All golds are whores. It’s literally their culture.
>>24770594Fuck off horsefag
Now that I am finished with Wheel of Time, let me just say that I genuinely despise Tuon. I do not know how Robert Jordan thought this was going to be a compelling and likeable character who was in any way worthy of spin-off books. Every character that interacts with her gets significantly worse, and the biggest victim is Mat. There is no reason for Mat to even like this bitch, let alone love her. I understand Jordan wanted to saddle him down with a woman who is the opposite of everything he likes, but he made her short, skinny, bald, spoiled, cruel, and domineering. It would have been fine if his inner monologue was that he was only doing this because the prophecy says so and he actually fucking hates her, because that would be in character and be fucking hilarious, but for some reason he is head over heels in love with this fucking awful person and it makes no sense. Like this woman wants to put leashes on every woman who can channel on your home continent. Do you know who can fucking channel, Matrim? Your fucking sister. The only commonality he has with tuon is that they both hate aes sedai, which is valid, but that should instantly be negated by the fact that Mat had four friends who are aes sedai, and one sister. Most of the girls in the two rivers could channel.
>>24770624Victra kissed and threw the pussy at all three of the best boys at some point in the series. Cassius pre-series, Darrow in Golden Son, Sevro from Morningstar onward. She is canonically a frivolous and free whore. And thats okay!
>>24770620Yeah wasn't Mustang legitimately surprised that Darrow was even upset and stopped fucking around upon learning it bothered him?
I've been on a Thief bender lately, what books can provide a similar vibe?
>>24770658Mistborn, lies of Locke Lakota, gormenghast, black tongue thief
>>24770639Trash take with hideous fan art. Darrow is a sad sack and pairing Victra with that wormy loser Sevro made me lose all enthusiasm for the series.
>>24770594This. Virginia only got fucked silly by Cassius because it was necessary to maintain the facade of their relationship...
>>24767523He was only interesting to me because his arc was within the freeing of the people in that fog thingy, which I loved. Adam was even more boring. True Creator was more interesting.
>>24769445>>24769462Retarded nigger
i finished this the other day, it's extremely entertaining and very funny at times. i also read Episodios Nacionales a while ago and felt the same although the tone is not as much tongue in cheek. The Long Ships had me laughing out loud at several times in some conversations between the vikings and the priests. they are good adventure books in a historic fiction setting. another advantage of this kind of book is that it lets you spend a lot of time in wikipedia later, reading about the real characters and things which i also enjoy a lotother similar recs?
>>24770669>black tongue thiefinteresting premise I'll check it out
>>24770674Sevro was based in Golden Son and early in Morning Star. Once PB pivoted to showing Sevro failing to uphold his father's mantle, the character became self-serious and unbearable. He's been completely worthless in the sequel series and after three books of him doing fuck all I'm not optimistic about him getting any better in Red God. Victra is among the best characters in the series and deserved better.
>>24770737>other similar recs?viking or historical in general?
>>24770749In the sequel series Severo comes off as a bit of a whiny brat more interested in throwing his weight around and lashing out then fixing issues. Similar to Darrow he feels like his character somehow regressed after Morning Star.
>>24770749>>24770770Both Darrow and Sevro’s sequel arcs are literally about being better men.
>>24770772Ok, but it feels like the writer artificially made the worse just so he can give them an arc.
Something I found funny about the sequel series is that it shows the villains where right to say Republics and Democracies are stupid but I don't think that was the intended message.
>>24770788The books are quite critical on democracy in the purest respect of where people can be trusted to do the right thing. Even Darrow struggles with it later in the series wondering if it was a mistake to let so many idiots have a vote in things they do not fully understand or appreciate. But I can’t help wonder if that is by brute force of gold society shenanigans where they’re constantly interfering into the republic where it’s making the main characters question it’s legitimacy.
>>24770674Nothing in my post was wrong. You are correct on that victra and sevro take though. sevro does not deserve her.
>>24770780When were they ever good at anything but war. From Red Rising to Morningstar all they do is fight. We do not know how good they are as men at peace, not to mention fathers, because that was never shown in the original series.
>>24770752historic, or at least somewhat grounded in reality
>>24770749It doesn't even make sense to pair them because Victra is very clearly the kind of girl who goes after the most dominant guy in any situation and Sevro is a low-status midget.
>>24770877Isn’t their whole thing about opposites attract and they both give each other what they need, plus they’re both obsessive and passionate which helps.
>>24770788I'd say its intentional by Pierce.
>>24770892Opposites don't attract though.
Just finished pic related and loved it. Besides the rest of her series, what should I read next? It's simultaneously sci fi and a history book as well given the setting
>>24770866eric brighteyes for more historic viking stuffwalter scotts fiction in general
>>24770915I feel like when people asks stuff like this, they're relying on other anons being familiar with the specifics book. You'd probably have better luck explaining what you liked about it and then asking.
>>24770915go ask on tiktok roastie
>>24770915>>24770935Fair enough point. What really sold me were the characters, honestly. Really relatable and sometimes funny. I could really empathize with all of them. That and the evocation of a certain time period not only with descriptions of the area but the antiquated language as well. It was sci fi but I'd definitely consider soft sci fi as it was more about the character interaction and drama rather than the time travel technology
>>24770957>>24770915Pavane by Keith RobertsThe Deep by John CrowleyHard to be a God by Strugatsky
>>24770630>Like this woman wants to put leashes on every woman who can channel on your home continent. Do you know who can fucking channel, Matrim? Your fucking sister.Robert Jordan is an edge lord and it shows with the seanchan. Deeply unpleasant empire, very morally repugnant. Have practices which are worse than slavery, which systematically dehumanizes and degrades channelers into a state less than animals.For some reason they're painted as morally grey, capable of reform and an ally of the Light. Just why?
At what point does a fantasy story with science it become sci fi? At what point does a sci fi story have too much fantastical elements to be anything but fantasy?
>>24771029When I decide it to be so. All fantasy and science fiction novels are sent to me prior to publication to receive official classification and judgment.
Are Stephen R. Donaldson’s books that aren’t lord fouls bane worth reading?
>>24771029When the magic becomes rule based and explainable it’s science and therefore sci fi.
>>24771048Yes the Gap Cycle is an excellent space opera
>>24771048All of the first chronicles of Thomas covenant is excellent.
>>24771029they are all the same thing, speculative fiction. Don't think too much about it.
Started Children of Dune. I was expecting it to be painful, but it's actually been fine. It's Still infinitely more enjoyable than "peak" LotR painstakingly describing character's foot journeys for 500 pages straight.
>>24768855 I DNF at around page 50, its reddit-tier trash.
>>24771110Can you read those in any order?
>>24769468fuck Masterworks, id rather have books looking different on the shelf than their soulless yellow and white spines.
>>24771088Harry Potter has rules, is that sci fi?>>24771125Sounds like some gay shit you'd use to justify calling your work 'literature'.
>>24768599Not exactly what you're looking for, but look into the Grail Quest series by Bernard Cornwell.
>>24771192No.I'm a fan of the second trilogy as well, third set of books wasn't great.
>>24770737Hawk Quest by Robert Lyndon, Eaters of the Dead by Crichton
what's some uplifting sci-fi? I'm tired of dystopias and pessimism regarding the future
PSA They restocked the good red rising covers
>>24770915The Baroque Cycle and Ken Follett's body of work
>>24771170Dune is just as bad with descriptions of escarpment and other bullshit sand scenery. I liked the first 4 books, Messiah being my favorite
The red rising shill campaign on sffg is totally not obvious, keep going buddy
>>24771502I love how you're STILL seething about it
>>24771414sci-fi can't be uplifting because it isn't about people or personal triumphs, it is about ideas and how people live with and engage with technologies and the novel social structures created by suchThere are authors who ascribe intelligible and ethical motives to all of their characters and explore the conflicts that arise anyway, but you would have to be retarded to find such uplifting.what you're really asking for is capeshit.
>>24771436When will they restock the Red Rising that's good between the covers?Never.
>>24771414Picrel, though it's a thinker.
>>24770877Gorydammit, I'm gonna write a Victra/Cassius fanfic, change all the names, and make millions. You'll all see.
>>24771619This just arrived after I bought it.What am I in for?
Newest Sanderson video >I will finish Mistborn Era 3 book 1 by the end of the year, but I'm intentionally delaying its release by until 2028. TOR was trying to release my books as quickly as possible, but now I'm in control of when they release.
>>24771785He does not need that much time lmao what is the holdup even? covers?
why does it seem like a lot of women hate name of the wind?
>>24771795Women would be right in this instance. Rothfuss is a faggot and his prose is shitty
Reading the short story collection The Origins of Science Fiction. It collects proto to early sci-fi stories from the 1830s to the 1920s. It's interesting to see the genre develop. Aside from the obvious like Shelley, Wells, Poe, there's also writers here who I never knew wrote Science Fiction like George Eliot, E.M. Forster, W.E.B. Du Bois.
>>24771802i have never actually read it, but ive seen a lot of people say this, and that it is boring as shit. disappointing desu
>>24771805Surprising you've never heard of The machine stops by E.M. Forster. It's a very famous dystopian science fiction short story. Also way more relevant to today than 1984 or Brave New World.
>>24771817The Name of the Wind is a really great book, there's a reason an unfinished trilogy from almost 20 years ago is so frequently discussed. Give it a try and see if you like it, don't listen to doomer posters.
>>24771824Never heard of it, the only Forster I've read is A Passage to India. The Machine Stops is in this collection so I'll be reading it tomorrow.
>>24771502Do anons ITT seriously think anyone but literal who self-published authors care enought to shill to their shit to the 20 or so posters here?
>>24771828He still shouldn't read it considering rothfuss bailed on the series.
>>24770195Not really. It's set in a place where a lot of laws are bent.
>>24770658I'm wary to bring it up, but there's a Youtuber who wrote a novel heavily basing it on Thief games.
>>24771795The only women I know of who've read it and liked it are women tbqhwy. One girl in my writing group shilled it to my friend who DNFed it twice, and I never touched it bc I saw the writing on the wall with Fatrick Rothfuck.
>>24771414Blood Music. I think it's really good
>>24771794>what is the holdup evenProbably doesn't want his books to compete with each other.
>>24771944>using his edgy-ass username as his author name.kek
>>24771944>RazorfistWorth reading just to see how bad it gets
>>24771558It definitely can, you're a reddit spacer and a pseud.
>>24771882It's so good he should read it despite that imo
>>24772276reddit spacing is useful when you have reason to believe that the person you are replying to can't parse more than one sentence at a time
Any recs for fantasy that takes place in deserts with ancient ruins etc.?
>>24772862Malazan, specifically deadhouse gates
Oi, fantasy folks.What is a good compilation book of the original Conan stories?Are they worth a damn prose-wise?I don't expect them to have any deep meaning, but I hope that they are well written, at the very least.
>>24772939Pic related. And yes, quality pulp is written surprisingly well-written.
>>24772940Thank you, /lit/erarian of the Fantasy General.
>>24771795It's basically a self insert story from a virgin teenage boy, not surprising they didn't like it
>>24771502A bit useless too, it took me 15 pages to cringe out
>>24770207Very limited historic print runs due to his estate being difficult. They're also the reason new print is not happening, they want too much money to make it viable
You guys think I can get away with having an entire fantasy series with zero gay people?
>>24773254Yes, but if you try to get it published their people will likely not so subtly push for you to change that.
>>24773254A bit unrealistic but sure. It's your story.Do you have any actual ideas for character and plot or are you starting with "no gays"?
>>24773254Just make sure your self insert is a major character and your gay quota will be covered
>>24771558>can't beYou are a fiction writerA story about people being raped to death can be uplifting.Science Fiction is not tragic as watching people die.
>>24773254What's the Sanderson quote? "Their absence says more about the author than their presence" or something like that.But you also have to pre-plan your politically correct answer when someone inevitably asks you why there's no gays in your story.
