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I've recently gotten into reading. I realised how much I love fiction, and a couple of tropes. So I'm here asking maybe some of you know any books that have them.

I love it when the story focuses more on world building rather than character. The theory crafting I can do in my head, or just before I sleep, is priceless.

Here I'll contradict myself by saying a character development related point, but the more important one. I'd like to read more works that show some mysterious big-bad first as a rivalry, later as a friend. They soften up with the MC and we they become friends or allies or whatever. We get to see a BBEG of sorts's friendly and weak side. I get that it's a bit childish, but I lost my mind of how cool of a character they made the first time I read it. Now, it was in a manga, so I'd love to read an example that made this best or first.

Thank you in advance, even if you just name some genres or authors.

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[โ€“] UnRelatedBurner@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Still donno why be said see you in 3 years. Is it that long?

[โ€“] JowlesMcGee@fedia.io -1 points 3 months ago

Oh, yeah, they have a reputation for being long. There are 14 books total I believe, and each is pretty long.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time

That said, I was able to read the first the books with an average speed of a book a week (though I spent a lot of the weekends to do so), so I wouldn't say they're crazy huge books.