#seth ring

[random-bookquotes]

“My grandmother said soldiers aren’t murderers. She said soldiers are to be pitied because they’re just tools in a machine of destruction. I don’t really understand what that means, but I know that people who kill to fulfill their own selfish desires and someone who kills for survival are different.”

Seth Ring, Domestication (Battle Mage Farmer #1)

[vryltetotheparty]

I enjoyed the first two books in The Exlian Syndrome series, but Apex was such a let down. The plot is deeply unoriginal, sharing similarities with eveything from Suicide Squad to Ratchet: Deadlocked. On top of the unoriginal plot, there are unoriginal characters. There is a robot that doesnt need to be named in any capacity, but it still has the name of... Mr. Robot. There is another Prisoner named Joker. Joker is a crazed lunatic that loves killing with knives. Wow, I wonder where you got that idea Seth. Also, there is an energy controller named Coral. She controls water that is used both offensively and defensively and pulls it from a container that she carries on her person (much like Katara from ATLA). Maybe the reason the plot and characters are so unoriginal is that this book doesnt need to exist. There are maybe 3 things that are actually pertinent to the over arching plot of the series, two of which are just lines said out loud and the other is a a new plot being introduced. All of these could have been done in a way that actually connects better, but instead they are little lore moments in a sea of useless meandering. God this book sucked. Based on the reviews of the next book, I am not going to continue reading it at all. It is clear Seth Ring is milking his audience for money and I will not participate anymore.

[scififr]

Advent, par Seth Ring (Blackstone Publishing, mars 2025)

Au deuxième paragraphe  « Catching sight of the faintly glowing mana circuit tracing its complex pattern along the ceiling, Mark idly wondered if they had built in the inertia-dampening effect or if the lack of movement was just a by-product of good insulation. » avait fait naitre le doute dans mon esprit mais cela pouvait être une figure de style. Mais quelques pages plus loin « These were humans who had awoken the ability to channel mana directly through their bodies, transforming them into superhumans capable of feats beyond their imagination. »  m’a convaincu de passer à autre chose.

[random-bookquotes]

“As my grandmother said, the past is but an unemployed ghost—it can only haunt you if you hire it.”

Seth Ring, Domestication (Battle Mage Farmer #1)

[random-bookquotes]

“Well, for example, if I have a lot of work to do, sitting down to relax will just create more stress for me, because I’m expecting that the kitchen be clean, or the cows be milked, you know? But let’s say my only job is to clean the kitchen and put dinner on. If I get done with the cleaning and a pot of soup is boiling, I might sit down to have a cup of tea. At that moment, I can experience peace, because my expectations for life, specifically a warm dinner and the level of cleanliness of my kitchen, are met.”

Seth Ring, Cultivation (Battle Mage Farmer #3)