the library ladder | A Guilty Pleasure That's Actually Amazing! | Review of Heroes Die, by Matthew Woodring Stover @thelibraryladder | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Heroes Die is an epic, hybrid science fiction/fantasy novel that would rank high on my 'guilty pleasures' list for the story premise alone. It's bonkers! Can a book so over-the-top be taken seriously?

Short answer: Yes. The book is so well-written, there's no reason to feel guilty about it. It's an exhilarating pleasure to read.

Find out why authors Steven Erikson, Scott Lynch and Pierce Brown have credited this book with inspiring their respective Malazan, Gentleman Bastards and Red Rising series.

0:33 First impressions
1:01 Hypothetical pitch to publisher
2:04 As bonkers as it sounds?
7:07 Themes
8:52 Writing style
10:24 Worldbuilding
10:39 Acts of Caine series
11:06 Conclusion

Other videos featuring different parts of my book collection are linked below.

Martha Wells Before Murderbot: youtu.be/0sBYuxrcysU

Michael Moorcock:
Enter the Multiverse: youtu.be/F5TTtSWPxQs

Guy Gavriel Kay:
Tier Ranked: youtu.be/WoFYvjIDaCM
GGK Is the Greatest Living Fantasy Author: youtu.be/bgGYciPdEpU

Stephen R. Donaldson's Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever series:
First Chronicles: youtu.be/ir9tAWHqkGg
Second Chronicles: youtu.be/IZNgahJniIU
Last Chronicles: youtu.be/Dcqs-ceM2fE

Brandon Sanderson vs. the Evil Librarians: youtu.be/tKsZKKdEzc8

Channel Overview: youtu.be/KRNfov1qH10
Fantasy Overview: youtu.be/qGu7DZNyv1E
Science Fiction Overview: youtu.be/W2LdYtDl6Ok
Mystery Overview: youtu.be/BoDyF0XF3PE
Adventure/Thriller/Historical Fiction Overview: youtu.be/2Qog48AEREs
Horror and Weird Fiction Overview: youtu.be/MrDGibCAYnc
Children’s Books Overview: youtu.be/G2vc15mSpHM
Literature Overview: youtu.be/7T_XlTnGtJE
Antiquarian Nonfiction Overview: youtu.be/MIRje1_14_E
Illustrated Books Overview: youtu.be/oPiZqPVY53c


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