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What is /r/rational's "To Learn How to Write This, Read That" list? (Example -- though I have some problems with the listing -- linked to.)

• Author: u/neshalchanderman *

• URL: https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/3669db/a_to_learn_how_to_write_this_read_that_list/?ref=search_posts

• Score: 24

• Created: 2017-06-17T08:23:05

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u/Charlie___ [+4] (10 hours later)

Hm, do you mean what books teach skills we think are more important here?

Magic and science are obvious ones. Magic made out of simple rules and systems is pretty common here, but it's not necessary for a good story.

Magical magic: John Bellairs - The Face In The Frost, Ursula LeGuin - A Wizard Of Earthsea.
Systemic magic: Brandon Sanderson - Warbreaker, Ted Chiang - 72 Letters.

Gratuitous science: Greg Egan.
Science-based fiction: Arthur C Clarke - The Fountains of Paradise, Andy Weir - The Martian.

u/None [+1] (7 hours later)

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u/Charlie___ [+3] (9 hours later)

Check out the link, maybe. OP's asking for books or authors that exhibit specific skills.

u/TK17Studios [+1] Author of r!Animorphs: The Reckoning (10 hours later)

Oh, whoops.

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