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Reddit mentions of Cradle, Foundation: Box Set (Cradle Collection Book 1)
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Reddit mentions: 13
We found 13 Reddit mentions of Cradle, Foundation: Box Set (Cradle Collection Book 1). Here are the top ones.
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| Release date | October 2017 |
By the way, in case you are not aware, the Cradle: Foundation ebook (which is the first 3 books of the series in a single ebook) is free for the next few hours, be sure to get it before the deal ends, so you can see for yourself if it's for you without having to spend a dime. Here are the links:
I've bought a fair amount of ebooks on Amazon recently and I think most of them are books that a lot of people here would enjoy (heck I heard about most of them through here!).
The Preorders:
Underlord - The sixth book in the Cradle series which is described as a Western Xianxia series. A lot of people here don't really like the Xianxia genre and I agree with their criticisms of how many main characters are very villainous, under-developed enemies and female characters, the economies of cultivation aren't logical, poor scaling in conflict as you go from one city to interstellar in scope, and awkward prose. But I bring up all of these flaws to say that the Cradle series completely avoids all of the typical flaws in Xianxia and has a very smart character who sets out to cultivate smartly instead of bullheadedly.
And the sixth book is coming out in March! (Get the box set. It has the first three books and is cheaper!)
Exhalation - Who here hasn't heard of Ted Chiang, the master of short stories that perfectly appeal to the r/rational crowd? The same guy that we literally use as an introduction to rational fiction. Well, if you enjoyed his first collection, Stories of Your Life and Others, you'll love hearing that the second collection is coming out in....May! (Ugh....really May? I don't think I can wait that long!)
The books you can read right now!:
The Beginner's Guide to Magical Licensing - Has a similar start to Unsong where a magical college-graduate, minimum-wage, sweat-shop worker stumbles on a powerful spell and sets out to start his own business competing with the powerful. The parts of the story that follows afterward makes a whole lot more logical sense than Unsong however. (Used to be online for free, but now you'll have to pay the price for your ignorance if you want to read it! (Nah, I lied.))
Six Sacred Swords - If you liked the Arcane Ascension series, but wished there was more dungeonnering and less of school shenanigans, then look no further! In some ways it's a lot like reading a very good DnD session played by really savvy players who never follow the 'standard' way to solve problems.
The author of Six Sacred Swords made a recommendation for The Ruin of Kings. He said that it reads like a Locke Lamora-esque rogue protagonist, telling the story in a style similar to Kvothe, in a setting similar to Game of Thrones. I haven't bought the book yet, but the review was interesting enough that I wanted to include it in my list of recommendations.
Senlin Ascends - I haven't read this yet either, but skimming through it, I see some fair bit of social manipulation/combat that I think people here would like. Plus the Tower of Babel setting is something that appeals very strongly to me.
Polyglot: NPC REVOLUTION - A lot of people here seem to really like LitRPG and Artificial Intelligence, but almost no one seem to ever question the implications of the NPCs in LitRPG stories having human-level intelligence.
Small Medium: Big Trouble - It's by the same author who wrote Threadbare that people here really liked. Similar to Polygot where the NPC is the main character who needs to deal with players, but smaller scale in scope. There's a lot of fast-talking to convince selfish sociopaths to do what you say.
Q is for Quantum - I was going through my older ebook orders when I found this one. It's the single best introduction for quantum mechanics that I have ever read (not that I've read too many of those). It focuses on building an intuition for the subject and once you've read through the book, you will understand on a gut level what superposition means. Note that it's meant as an introduction for the subject, so don't expect it to cover everything, just what's need to get started learning about quantum mechanics. But I'd still recommend it to experts if only for a better way to explain their subject to their peers and laypeople.
Cradle currently has a promo until end of Thursday. The first 3 books are free as a box set which is gonna save you some money if you dont have kindle unlimited. I cant stress enough how ridiculously good this series is. I’ve reread it many times. Book 7 is coming out in October
I'm not well-read in the genre so I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but Will Wight's Cradle series sounds as though it might interest you. The series isn't complete, but there are five completed novels in it.
Amazon link for the first book, Unsouled
Amazon link for the first three as a package deal.
I would recommend it if you're a fan of cultivation, spiritual techniques, and the zero to god journey. It also has a more western style prose that for me was more enjoyable to read.
If you're Canadian and reading this, it's free on Amazon.ca too!
https://www.amazon.ca/Cradle-Foundation-Collected-Book-ebook/dp/B076G8DVN6/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=Cradle+series&qid=1567468886&s=gateway&sr=8-8
Just a few updates.
Been playing Everquest's TLP server with my brothers. Really fun. My brother just got crack, so we're all happy.
Dark Souls remastered is a bit silly. I'm running my SL 20 sorcerer that can only have +5 weapons through to get Dark Bead and blow up some lowbies. Basically just have to down Four Kings and Artorias. Shit is hard. The online community is huge right now. It's seriously the best its ever been in any Souls game because it actually fucking works for once.
New Path of Exile league comes out Friday. I took Monday off and am working from home on Friday. Doing some 10 hour shifts so I can get off work earlier, too.
Will Wight's new book also comes out Friday and the first three books in that series will be free on Amazon. If you like Wuxia at all, you should read it.
If you like Savage Divinity and don't like MMO-ish rulesets, you might considering checking out Xianxia. I'd consider it kind of a LitRPG-adjacent genre, I guess? Clear stages of power progression without any sort of Game Mechanics or blue boxes at all. There a quite a few web novels translated from Chinese you might like, but the starting point I recommend is Coiling Dragon (on the web here or on KU here), and if you like it you have a TON of web-based reading material ahead of you my friend. If you want an English-native take on the genre /u/Will_Wight is doing a great job with his Cradle series.
For those interested in reading Will Wight's Cradle series (xianxia) the first 3 books are free until Thursday.Link.Edit: dead
some of the more popular ones:
Cradle: journey of a young man as he grows to become ever more powerful, first 3 books are free on Amazon right now:
https://www.amazon.com/Cradle-Foundation-Collected-Book-ebook/dp/B076G8DVN6
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Riyria Revelations, starting with Theft of Swords, follow the adventures of a warrior and an assassin with a mysterious past.
https://www.amazon.com/Theft-Swords-Revelations-Michael-Sullivan-ebook/dp/B005N6MDBA
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If you like RPG computer games, there is a whole section of fantasy and SF books categorized as litRPG or gameLit which are easy to pick up and are fun to read. Some examples:
-Awaken Online
-Limitless Lands
-Everybody Loves Large Chests (can also be read for free online)
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/8894/everybody-loves-large-chests/
Will Wight's "Cradle Foundation." Free on Amazon today. https://www.amazon.com/Cradle-Foundation-Collected-Book-ebook/dp/B076G8DVN6
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One book that I think handles power creeps in a really interesting way is the Cradle series by Will Wight. The MC starts out the most weak and useless member of his tribe, all of whom have some magical ability, except him. Through an encounter with a basically godlike being from another world, he learns that his clan, which he thought was the strongest in his world, are actually babies compared to the real forces at play. He learns that if they continue to live in ignorance to the world around them, they'll eventually be wiped out, and is given the chance to grow strong enough to save them.
What I like about it is that the MC becoming almost godlike is kind of a given right from the time you learn about the rest of the world, but it's the journey and path he takes to get there that really drives the narrative. Its also got a kind of video game feel in the way it's structured, there are specific 'levels' and ways to 'power up', but still retains enough softness in the system that you're never quite sure how it all works.
First books are also on sale at the moment. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076G8DVN6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4bMxCbB5AFRQB
Starts slow but really picks up when it gets going.
My favorite book series is getting a new book.
Cradle by Will Wight. r/iteration110cradle