Ross Steffy
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Nicholas Eames:
I enjoyed Kings of the Wyld a whole bunch and was wondering if you could recommend some books that may be similar to help with the wait for books 2 and 3?
Nicholas Eames
Hi, Ross!
Thanks! I'm really happy you liked KotW! As for similar books...let's see...
I myself was directly inspired by both Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch when it came to writing something with elements of humour, though their books are decidedly more serious than mine. Terry Pratchett, on the flip side, is hilarious, but less serious, and infinitely more witty than me.
The book most responsible for Kings of the Wyld is Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. In case you haven't read it, it's fast-paced, exciting, and essentially a love letter to all things 80's, sort of like KoTW is an homage of sorts to all the things I love about classic fantasy.
Sebastien de Castell is another great author to read. His 'Greatcoats' series (complete now at 4 books) is like a fantasy three musketeers. It's got wonderful pacing and characters, and is very, very witty.
Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen (actually Delilah S. Dawson) is fantastic. It's funny and gritty, with a great 'voice' and a varied array of monsters in a 'wild west' type setting.
Lastly, I've heard Patrick Weekes writes similar to me (or I to him, I should say, since he came first), and I recently bought Andrew Rowe's Sufficiently Advanced Magic which is supposed to be really fun.
Let me know if any of those work for you, Ross! And thank you again for the question!
Nick
Thanks! I'm really happy you liked KotW! As for similar books...let's see...
I myself was directly inspired by both Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch when it came to writing something with elements of humour, though their books are decidedly more serious than mine. Terry Pratchett, on the flip side, is hilarious, but less serious, and infinitely more witty than me.
The book most responsible for Kings of the Wyld is Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. In case you haven't read it, it's fast-paced, exciting, and essentially a love letter to all things 80's, sort of like KoTW is an homage of sorts to all the things I love about classic fantasy.
Sebastien de Castell is another great author to read. His 'Greatcoats' series (complete now at 4 books) is like a fantasy three musketeers. It's got wonderful pacing and characters, and is very, very witty.
Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen (actually Delilah S. Dawson) is fantastic. It's funny and gritty, with a great 'voice' and a varied array of monsters in a 'wild west' type setting.
Lastly, I've heard Patrick Weekes writes similar to me (or I to him, I should say, since he came first), and I recently bought Andrew Rowe's Sufficiently Advanced Magic which is supposed to be really fun.
Let me know if any of those work for you, Ross! And thank you again for the question!
Nick
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Matteo Mazzoli
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Nicholas Eames:
Hello Nicholas! Just finished "Kings of the Wyld" and.. wow, it's awesome! Just a question: as I'm a huge gdr player (born and raised with damned D&d lol), I found in your story a tribute to adventurers of any kind, and I have this thought you were a player too xD is it right, or just something I imagined? Btw, great, great job, you rock man and can't wait to read Bloody Rose (waiting for Italian ed.) ty!
Isaiah
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Nicholas Eames:
Hi, Nick. I recently finished reading both of your novels, and damn, they were some of the most fun I've had reading fantasy in awhile. I also got both my brothers to read them, and they were equally enthusiastic. I can't wait for the next installment! Out of curiosity, what were some of your recent favorite reads?
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