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Another example is "Worm", which I learned of from the author's notes for Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality: https://parahumans.wordpress.com/ https:
by mrob 7y ago
Another example is "Worm", which I learned of from the author's notes for Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality:
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/ https://parahumans.wordpress.com/
- cm2012 7y agoWorm and it's sequel, Ward, are amazing.
- Gatsky 7y agoWorm is 1.6 million words long?? You read the whole thing?
- mrob 7y agoIt was released as a serial. Think of it as a long series of shorter works.
- yxhuvud 7y agoYou read a chapter. Then you read another chapter. Repeat as long as you manage to keep interest. Worm is an awesome tale that have mostly destroyed other stories about super heroes for me.
- cm2012 7y agoYep. About the same length as the Game of Thrones book series (ASOIAF)
- polytely 7y agoYeah, I think Worm really fits the HN crowd. It's a de- and re-construction of the superhero genre, with really creative superpowers. I love the world building in Worm, it's internally consistent which is something that gets hand-waved away in most superhero stories. It starts out as a sort of young-adult superhero story but slowly morphs and escalates to a sci-fi epic. I really admire the work ethic of the author, he has been delivering high-quality chapters every week since 2011, and you can just read it online for free.