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Re:Apotheosis #2
Re:Apotheosis - Aftermath
The Aftermath Begins
The war between the creations is over. The survivors, now known as "Arrivals," must pick up the pieces and create a future for themselves.
In the story worlds, isekai protagonist Daiki Yamato makes his long way home to his beloved Athena. But Daiki's author is dead, and it is up to him to figure out how to give his story a happy ending.
In America, Alice Matson and her creation, monster hunter Jenny Calhoun, make a desperate call for help to mech pilot Atria Silversword Kaguyama and JPRG mage Princess Stellaria, setting off an encounter that will change the course of all of their lives.
And in Japan, Lt. Colonel Atria Silversword falls out of her story into the real world to discover that her author is the legend Atria Silversword Kaguyama, the creation who became her own creator.
The war between the creations is over. The survivors, now known as "Arrivals," must pick up the pieces and create a future for themselves.
In the story worlds, isekai protagonist Daiki Yamato makes his long way home to his beloved Athena. But Daiki's author is dead, and it is up to him to figure out how to give his story a happy ending.
In America, Alice Matson and her creation, monster hunter Jenny Calhoun, make a desperate call for help to mech pilot Atria Silversword Kaguyama and JPRG mage Princess Stellaria, setting off an encounter that will change the course of all of their lives.
And in Japan, Lt. Colonel Atria Silversword falls out of her story into the real world to discover that her author is the legend Atria Silversword Kaguyama, the creation who became her own creator.
300 pages, Paperback
Published February 27, 2023
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About the author
Robert B. Marks
29 books1 followerRobert B. Marks is an author, editor, researcher, and publisher. He is the author of Diablo: Demonsbane, the e-book that launched the entire Blizzard fiction line back in 2000, as well as The EverQuest Companion, the Garwulf's Corner pop culture columns, and he is the co-author of The Eternity Quartet with Ed Greenwood.
As a non-fiction author and historian he is the co-author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Agora: Ancient Greek and Roman Humour, with R. Drew Griffith, as well as the translator of Grandmaison's Training of the Infantry for Offensive Combat, the French doctrine of 1913, and Moltke the Younger's Memories, Letters and Documents.
Put another way, he wears many hats. One is a Stetson, and the other a Tilly. He lives in the area of Kingston, Ontario, with his wife and children.
As a non-fiction author and historian he is the co-author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Agora: Ancient Greek and Roman Humour, with R. Drew Griffith, as well as the translator of Grandmaison's Training of the Infantry for Offensive Combat, the French doctrine of 1913, and Moltke the Younger's Memories, Letters and Documents.
Put another way, he wears many hats. One is a Stetson, and the other a Tilly. He lives in the area of Kingston, Ontario, with his wife and children.
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March 16, 2023
This is an exciting story combining the modern interest in isekai with the classic mythology of Ulysses.
In Robert B. Marks' world, the boundaries between fiction and reality have collapsed. Characters meet their creators with challenging questions about why they are made to suffer for entertainment. Actors meet the person they have been pretending to be. And in this novel the incredibly meta happens where a fictional character has written a story about herself which results in the version of herself she's created falling into reality and struggling to find her own identity.
Big questions are asked in the continuation of this fast paced series.
In Robert B. Marks' world, the boundaries between fiction and reality have collapsed. Characters meet their creators with challenging questions about why they are made to suffer for entertainment. Actors meet the person they have been pretending to be. And in this novel the incredibly meta happens where a fictional character has written a story about herself which results in the version of herself she's created falling into reality and struggling to find her own identity.
Big questions are asked in the continuation of this fast paced series.
December 3, 2023
First of, I would like to thank the author for the ARC of this book. That being said, this is an honest review, and all opinions are my own. This being the second book, I purchased the prequel and read that first. Upon finishing the Afterword from the first book, my expectations weren't that high with this one. I guess that played a factor on how it took me a while to finish this Aftermath. Though the writer said that this book was inspired by the anime Re:Creators, it didn't feel that way to me. After reading Book 1, I checked out the anime and the book felt more like a rip off. The names of the characters, their abilities and the setting were pretty much the same. To make an analogy from the first book, this series felt like the version of the demon lord in the first book, and the anime as the demon lord in this one. If I wasn't made known of that fact, I think it'd be different.
Now that being said, I actually liked the plot of Aftermath better than the prequel. I liked how there were substories. Daiki's story moved slow though and I'm a bit disappointed that that was majority of this book. I admit that learning how this series was based off of the anime and Daiki's story's pacing, I have lost motivation in continuing to read the book. After that chapter, it actually got more interesting. I liked how the first part tied in with the second, and the second being tied in with the third. I would say that helped me power through and finish this book. When it comes to the writing style of the author, the romance and intimate parts were underwhelming. It's either add more to it or just skip it altogether.
Moving on, I have already invested in this book so I am interested to see which direction this story is going. I would keep my expectations low, but hope it'd be more different than the anime. This book has a lot of potential, it just needs to veer away from the show.
Now that being said, I actually liked the plot of Aftermath better than the prequel. I liked how there were substories. Daiki's story moved slow though and I'm a bit disappointed that that was majority of this book. I admit that learning how this series was based off of the anime and Daiki's story's pacing, I have lost motivation in continuing to read the book. After that chapter, it actually got more interesting. I liked how the first part tied in with the second, and the second being tied in with the third. I would say that helped me power through and finish this book. When it comes to the writing style of the author, the romance and intimate parts were underwhelming. It's either add more to it or just skip it altogether.
Moving on, I have already invested in this book so I am interested to see which direction this story is going. I would keep my expectations low, but hope it'd be more different than the anime. This book has a lot of potential, it just needs to veer away from the show.
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