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Codex Alera
I recently finished my reread of Codex Alara by Jim Butcher after going on a Roman Fantasy bender after Will of the Many. I’d forgotten how much I liked this series. Progression Fantasy Scale : 1 Fantasy with progression elements This series is Fantasy with progression elements because while the main character grows in power…
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Dear Spellbook 2: Wizard Released!
Dear Spellbook Volume 2: Wizard is for sale today on the links below. Volume 1 is on sale for $0.99. Audible link is still pending but should be out today. You can buy signed paperback copies below for the same price as from Amazon or buy signed copied of both volumes together and save $5
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A Guide to Goodreads
Goodreads is incredibly handy for tracking what you’ve read and finding out what to read next. I’ve been using it for both for over ten years. Here’s a rundown of the things it can do. For the most part, the mobile and desktop versions of the site are the same, but I will point out…
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Tech Uplift as Progression
I’m an engineer and I love tech uplift stories. I personally classify them as progression but generally refer to them as progression adjacent when recommending them to avoid getting in arguments online. What is a tech uplift story? Essentially it’s any story where the main character(s) rapidly increase the technology of a town/city/nation/civilization. Usually this…
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Dear Spellbook 2: Wizard is out!
Volume 2 is out today and Volume 1 is on sale for $0.99! Signed paperback copies of Volume 1 are also for sale here. The books are the same price as on Amazon $20 (shipping included) but you get a signed copy and I get a larger percentage. This is priced for US only. If…
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The Will of the Many
I’m going to try something new and post some book recommendations here. I won’t be giving ratings or reviews, but brief summaries along with pointing out similarities between other existing books. All the books posted here will be books I strongly recommend and I don’t want to nitpick over rating scales. I recently finished The…
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Progression Scale
I’m going to be writing book recommendations here and want a simple way of conveying how closely a story aligns with the progression fantasy genre. I’ve developed a scale 0-5. This is not a measure of quality of the story or of the progression system but instead a measure of how important the progression is…
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Site build in progress
I’m working on getting a site up prior to the launch of Volume 2 on July 25.
Peter J Lee - Author 