The City of The Bells (Vol 1)
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Book by: Charlotte Braun
YOU MAY EXPECT A NEW CHAPTER EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY
A thrilling page-turner? Nope.
A complex story with in-depth character building, including many of the secondary characters, that lets you re-read the book and find something new each time? Yep. If you like a story spanning
hundreds of years that leads up to an unexpected climax - this may be for you.
Is there an underlying plot that gradually becomes apparent as the story progresses? Absolutely! There's a touch of fantasy here, but it is part of the world rather than the focus of the story.
Likewise there's even a little bit of sci-fi, though it's there to clarify the framework of the story rather than an intimate part. Not to mention some romance, multiple weddings, and the
occasional attempted murder and banditry.
Please join me for the journey.
As always, comments are welcome (especially if you find one of the dreaded mistakes in punctuation or spelling.)
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Recent Comments
Thank you for letting me read your story! You have a deeply contextual and fascinating story at work here. Good start! Good writing, and Keep writing. Aldus Ringvold: I like that name.
Thank you
Tim
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Much appreciated! I can't wait to see what tasty story you come up with next.
I wish i could write english like you, makes me feel a tad inferior.
Oh well, thankfully i live in beautyful Norway.
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Yes. Norway is a beautiful country. I love the photos I've seen. Thank you for your comment!
Thank you for bringing this to my attention, I really enjoyed the intrigue and mystery of the City.
Your writing is amazing, I feel like my own writing in comparison is nothing but child play.
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From where I sit, good writing is the result of doing it...over and over and over again. Some of the best advice I ever got was to write whatever is in my mind. Get it down, now, so it won't be forgotten. After that, edit, edit, edit, and then edit it again.
Frankly, I'm in awe of those writers who can get things polished with only three or four editing passes.
Intriguing start, I'm clicking over to read chapter 2 in a moment!
I love the fact that the people who designed the presentation were lazy, and left in anachronisms. Sweat pants in Italy 500 years ago? Haha!
I'll send you a more detailed review privately, I don't want to clog up your comments with a 500 word nitpicking session ;)
I think you have a real talent for world building from the get go and as a reader I'm left curious as to what exactly is going on in the City. It's clear you've spent a lot of time thinking carefully about the world which your characters inhabit.
I'll send some more detailed feedback in a private message but thought I'd put some thoughts out there so more people have a read!
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You're right. There is indeed something going on behind the scenes, though what it is won't become clear in this first volume. (Though there are hints.)
I don't know how to put into words how thrilled and elated I am to have found this book. I absolutely love the world building and characters so far, and those are always the main things I look for in any literature I read. I can tell you've put a lot of work into this, and your creativity is nothing short of phenomenal. This is a book that I would enthusiastically recommend to anyone who likes fantasy and even to those who don't make a habit of reading this genre. I just thank my lucky stars that I came across your book. It's original, detailed, well-written, elegant, and, most of all, it transports to me another world entirely. It's a world that I hate to leave once I'm reading it, and when I put it down, it consumes my thoughts. This may just be a work born of genius. You and your work have inspired me to create, to push myself, and to be gracious. I'll definitely be recommending your work to all of my friends.
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Awwww. You're gonna make me cry...seriously. Thank you so much!
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