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fjtorres · 07-08-2014, 10:12 PM

Shared universes?
I have no aversion to actual "shared" universes like THIEVES WORLD, WAR WORLD, MAN-KZINTI WARS, or (my favorite) WILD CARDS.

Corporate universes though, I usually avoid; I've picked up some standalone STAR TREK novels and the NEW FRONTIERS run (Peter David being the main reason). STAR WARS, BATTLETECH, and the various D&D stuff I avoid. Not because I expect them to be bad (I understand most are quite good) but because once you get into them there is no end anywhere in sight and they seem to exist mostly as fan service for followers of the games/movies/TV shows. Not being all that...devoted...to the source material, I'd rather not get sucked in.

07-08-2014, 10:12 PM	#11
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Shared universes? I have no aversion to actual "shared" universes like THIEVES WORLD, WAR WORLD, MAN-KZINTI WARS, or (my favorite) WILD CARDS. Corporate universes though, I usually avoid; I've picked up some standalone STAR TREK novels and the NEW FRONTIERS run (Peter David being the main reason). STAR WARS, BATTLETECH, and the various D&D stuff I avoid. Not because I expect them to be bad (I understand most are quite good) but because once you get into them there is no end anywhere in sight and they seem to exist mostly as fan service for followers of the games/movies/TV shows. Not being all that...devoted...to the source material, I'd rather not get sucked in.