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[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Finished The Strength of the Few by James Islington on Monday.

I need some time to digest. I don’t know if I’m gonna get anything else read this week as I need a palate cleanser from reading so many heavy and dark books lately, but I also can’t imagine anything but a direct sequel to be a satisfying follow-up after that book.

[–] AldinTheMage@ttrpg.network 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

That one has been on my list for a bit. I read the Licanius trilogy by the same author and loved it.

[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

If you liked Licanius, good chance you’ll love Hirarchy.

[–] blueduck@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just finished The Will of the Many on Monday and started Strength. There’s a lot going on in this second book and I’m only 10% in

[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The end of The Will of the Many really puts a spin on everything that happened prior, and The Strength of the Few runs with it and it's insane. I don't know how Islington does this, his books are amazingly paced and plotted.

I have to admit, I had to take periodic breaks while reading Strength, no spoilers, but it's extremely involved with separate concurrent plots that are all in depth.

[–] blueduck@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I listen to audiobooks and the interweaving plotlines with similarly named characters is confusing

[–] tomkatt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trying to remain spoiler free here, but how does the audio book handle the… context switching, shall we say, when there’s a perspective change? I’m curious since I recommended the series to my wife who also enjoys audio books.

On the written novel there was a icon below the chapter header to signify.

[–] blueduck@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

No helper audio to indicate the difference.

a different narrator, for example, would REALLY help