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A shrewd thing to do is read HPMOR's author notes and take reading recommendations from there: http://hpmor.com/notes/ http://hpmor.com/notes/ A few that reall
by radu_floricica 11y ago
A shrewd thing to do is read HPMOR's author notes and take reading recommendations from there: http://hpmor.com/notes/ http://hpmor.com/notes/
A few that really stand out:
The Ethshar books - to parapharse EY, the author creates the world and the characters, then he throws them together and watches what happens.
Vorkosigan Saga - if EY's Harry has an inspiration, it's Miles Vorkosigan.
- mrob 11y agoSeconding that recommendation for the Ethshar series. The setting was originally designed for a tabletop RPG, and the characters often act like rule-exploiting "munchkin" gamers. Eliezer Yudkowsky's recommendation is here: http://lesswrong.com/lw/s7/lawrence_wattevanss_fiction/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/s7/lawrence_wattevanss_fiction/