(Part 2) Top products from r/Iteration110Cradle
We found 7 product mentions on r/Iteration110Cradle. We ranked the 27 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
22. Of Shadow and Sea (The Elder Empire: Shadow Book 1)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
23. Of Sea and Shadow (The Elder Empire: Sea Book 1)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
24. Sunset: Book One of the Nightlord Series
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
I read [House of Blades] (https://www.amazon.com/House-Blades-Travelers-Gate-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00D52X58Y) the first month it came out. Same for the The Crimson Vault and City of Light.
I however admit that I did not read the Elder Empire series until much later, after I had already started Cradle. I had seen it on kindle while browsing many many times, but it didn't click with me. I very much enjoyed it once I finally started reading it, but I was very hesitant to start it for a couple of reasons I can identify for you.
This puts a little limiter on how complex I want a book to be. If I'm reading fast I don't want to have to remember a dozen different characters and each of their backgrounds and plot lines. The Elder Empire threatened to overwhelm my unprepared mind with lots of POV characters and interweaving plots. It sounded like epic fantasy to me, and don't get me wrong, I love epic fantasy, but I'd read House of Blades, which felt more like Heroic Fantasy or maybe coming of age fantasy, I wasn't sure I wanted to dive into something like that for a fairly new author I'd only read from a different sub-genre. I was somewhat afraid of putting forth the mental effort to read a story I was uncertain I'd like in the first place. I kept putting it off, thinking that I'd read it when I was in the right mood to dive into something more complex plot-wise. Unfortunately, when I'm looking for a book I can really dive into mentally I don't usually look to self-published books. I look for the big traditional names like, Rothfus' Name of the Wind or Oathbringer or A song of Ice and Fire or Malzahan book of the Fallen.
I apologize for the wall of text. There's a few more points I can think of but I'll stop here before my comment becomes too long for anybody to bother reading. Hopefully it helps you in your future marketing endeavors!
Mark Lawrence's Broken Empire series rates a recommendation. High fantasy setting with good world building, dialogue, and a very well constructed main character. It can tend toward the macabre, and the humor often comes off color. However, it's a solid read.
Sebastien De Castell's The Greatcoats finishes this year with its fourth novel. Swashbuckling, adventure sort of book in a fantasy type Europe. Genuinely good character development, excellent action sequences, and hearty doses of comedy to alleviate serious passages.
I started with Shera's side of the story Of Shadow and Sea and immediately switched to Calder's perspective Of Sea and Shadow. I kept alternating between the two points of view to get the whole story before moving forward. Enjoy reading them! They are worth every penny!
Since Will is apparently a better writer than capitalist, I'll at least provide the link here (since I can't on Facebook):
Unsouled
Soulsmith
Blackflame