almost1337 comments on What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? July 28

[–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago (8 children)

I've been re-listening to the Cradle series by Will Wight. It makes me wish the series had gotten even a tenth the attention DCC did.

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[–] TheFerventLion@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

How would you say it compares to DCC? I've been looking for another DCC-like in the litrpg space.

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[–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

It is less of a litrpg and more of a Xianxia/Cultivation story. It still has some very strong systems and power progression, but it is just a part of existence and not a literal game system overlayed onto existence.

If you're looking for more progression fantasy I can strongly recommend it and the various series in the Arcane Ascension universe by Andrew Rowe. If you want more of a game system style adventure I enjoyed the Noobtown series, All The Skills, and the Divine Dungeon/The Completionist Chronicles.

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[–] TheFerventLion@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Got it, neat. Thanks for the overview. So similar in concept, but different trappings and structure. I was seeing YA tags on a few places I looked. Does it lean into that style of writing heavily?

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[–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I wouldn't place it strongly into the YA category, especially not in terms of themes. I think it's more that the writing is approachable and doesn't contain any overly adult themes.

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[–] TheFerventLion@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Cool, appreciate the recommendation :)

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