|
One series that I picked up is Craig Alanson's Expeditionary Force. I originally bought the first book in the series after seeing someone mention it here. It had been sitting in my to read pile since then. I think I tried a few pages and then moved to another book. I sat down with it this week. It started slow, and initially reminded me of some guy telling a NSTIW (no s*, there I was) story to his buddies in a bar. But a eventually, the story settled down and became quite entertaining. Not exactly great literature, but I liked it enough that I went ahead and bought the 4 book bundle.
One of the things that I've noticed with some of the Indies is that I'll try an author, the first book I read is ok, so I get the next book and soon get bored with it. It's not so much that the stories are repetitive. Some of my favorite authors, such as David Gemmell and David Eddings, write stories that have plots that are very, very similar. It's how the stories are told. It's a talent that hard to quantify, but easy to see.
|