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[2]: 532, 535, 537 A long running series that was set in times contemporary to the readers can be seen as historical if the time in the series progresses very slowly, and it becomes long-running (ex. Alison Uttley’s Little Grey Rabbit series begun in the 1920s and continued into the 1970s, with later books receiving explanatory notes about ...
A book series is a type of series fiction, a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author , or marketed as a group by their publisher .
The plot is told from the third-person viewpoints of eight characters. Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are set in the Grishaverse. The Crows reappear in Rule of Wolves (2021), part of the King of Scars duology where Nina Zenik is a major point-of-view character. Leigh Bardugo has discussed the possibility of writing a third book in this series ...
Parallel novels or "reimagined classics" are works of fiction that "borrow a character and fill in his story, mirror an 'old' plot, or blend the characters of one book with those of another". [2] These stories further the works of already well-known novels by focusing on a minor character and making them the major character.
Raybearer is a New York Times Bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by People, BuzzFeed, New York Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly. [1] The book has received many positive reviews. Entertainment Weekly called the book "dazzling."
An integral aspect of the 'dual narrative' is how both aspects of the narrative interweave with one another to encompass the 'narrative progression' of a story. This progression entails more than just the development of the plot, but rather the characters, the author, the reader, and how each are in constant relay with one another. [2]
The novel has been warmly received by critics. In The Los Angeles Times, Sara Scribner wrote, "Marie Lu has beaten the curse with 'Prodigy,' the second book in the 'Legend' series...Unlike 'The Hunger Games,' which delivers its adrenaline rush by giving kids bows and arrows, this series' power is derived through its layered atmospheres and the way its characters reflect and fight their worlds ...
In the book, Kay includes a list of non-fiction sources about the settings used as background for the book. [1] Kay's use of the supernatural is described as intentionally restrained, [5] and the story has a "light touch with the fantasy". [4] In a review for Tor.com, Niall Alexander describes Kay as "contemporary fiction’s finest fantasist". [7]