Aspiring fantasy author and geek working on a series under the subtitle "Nothing is Everything". That's the only interesting thing I can think of, but there is always the seldom used option of asking :)
Mastodon: geekdom.social/@NickEast Read my story at: reamstories.com/huom The Last Philosopher is a satirical high-fantasy story with heavy-handed attempts at humour. It revolves around the world of Huom and some of its quirkier inhabitants. It’s the first book under the subtitle, Nothing is Everything. It's been called imaginative, funny, and unique. People have even gone so far as to compare it to Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett. My response to that comparison, is to go hide under the covers for a week with embarrassment.
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Volume 3 of the Otherland series
3/5 stars, I wish I could say they're getting better with each book. Don't get me wrong, they're still good, but the more I read the over descriptions of the virtual environments are getting to me 🤔
Tis a good book
As folktales the stories were so so in quality even if I always find lore interesting. But I found myself curious the theme of missing people? Was children and people going missing super common in these times? Because why else would it be such a common theme in the folktales?
Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days is young adult and fantasy novel written by Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in April 2010. …
In the not-too-distant future, the world is ruled not by governments but by fast-food delivery companies. Only one disgruntled employee …
Just when you think you've saved the world...You will kill her? the Torment asked. Skulduggery sagged. "Yes." He hesitated, then …
This second volume in the Otherland series presents the adventures of a small band of hardy, even heroic folk who …
This second volume in the Otherland series presents the adventures of a small band of …
Just finished the second book in the Otherland series, it came down to the line between a 3 or a 4 star rating. Much of the book seemed to be spent on the descriptions of the virtual environments. I felt it didn't add much to the story since these environments felt like "throwaways", but in the end I gave it a 4 stars because the overall concept is still interesting to me.
Derek Landy: The Lost Art of World Domination
A shot of Skulduggery action for free. It isn't easy to take over the world. First you need the scheme. …
This is a great and extremely funny book that will take you all around Ireland …
#JustFinised the first book in the Skulldugery Pleasant series. Well, after the prequel that is... It's shaping up to be a pretty decent fantasy/adventure series with some under- or over- stated humour. I haven't decided which, maybe both. I'm listening to it as an audiobook, which work well since it's a young adult series and there's no issue keeping up with what's going on.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan …
#JustFinished The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, I always thought I'd read more of Sherlock Holmes. But now I think he has a kind of a mandela-effect of characters. He is so prevalent in storytelling culture I feel like I've read more than I have 🤔 But considering I'm neiter a big fan of detective- or short- stories. This is very good, I can see why it's become such a big precense in #PopCulture
I recently finished "All hell breaks loose" the prequel book about Skullduggery Pleasant. A Y/A supernatural mystery series of books. It started a bit slow but towards the end I started to it's potential. I always prefer a series that gets better and better the deeper I get into it.
Tad Williams: Otherland I (Paperback, 1998, Legend)
The not so distant future where everybody has a second life in cyberspace. A growing sub-culture of cyberfolk and cyberpunks …