r/ProgressionFantasy • u/thegranitenthusiast • 21h ago

I Recommend This Mother of Learning

3rd re-read. Still pretty good. 10/10

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u/AccountantFun1608 20h ago

If you like MoL, give The Years of Apocalypse a go

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u/AmarSofi 20h ago

Or the Hundred Reigns, it's all the rage these days

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u/_DearStranger 20h ago

Throne of time is pretty great too.

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u/breadtrain727 19h ago

The 108 also

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u/wingedwill 19h ago

Love this thread

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u/Dry_Organization9 Author 18h ago

Yup. Adding to tbr!

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u/AccountantFun1608 19h ago

Haven’t tried this one yet, will give it a go cheers

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u/CipheredTales 8h ago

I keep trying to get into Hundred Reigns, but it feels like all the side characters receive a lobotomy any time the MC shows up, so that he can look like a hyper competent mastermind.

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u/Sweat_Tea888 19h ago

Is it finished? It’s one of the strengths of Mother of Learning.

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u/TheWholeFurryFandom 18h ago

Yep, it just finished!

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u/Sweat_Tea888 14h ago

Yay! I’ll check it out. Thank you.

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u/thegranitenthusiast 18h ago

I did! It was very good and very different despite having the same premise. I loved the description of the psychological toll and the darkness of the series - very realistic and I loved the OPness of the MC by the end. But I still prefer MoL because of the premise - Zorian accidentally joining the loop showing that he wasn’t some special chosen one, just a guy made his progression so much sweeter. 

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u/alwayslookon_tbsol 17h ago

Read the first book and dropped it. Not as good of characters as MoL and the same story beats.

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u/CharacterNo2358 20h ago

Definitely this! I just finished it yesterday and I think it's my favorite read of the year.

Bonus points for it is that it's actually finished in this sea of ongoing series that is progression fantasy.

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u/tasafak 12h ago

Glad it still holds up for ya. For me the ending is what seals the 10. Rare to see a long serial stick the landing that cleanly.

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u/Bradur-iwnl- 11h ago

It's like all good endings. Too little text, too much for me to think about what could still be written.

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u/cordelaine 6h ago

Everybody wins… sorta.

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u/effortfulcrumload 21h ago

Yeah. I think every 2-4 years or so I'll give it a reread. I came back to it at the beginning of this year and it was so good.

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u/Augssan 20h ago

I dropped it after book two it was not for me. But I’m glad you got enjoyment out of it.

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u/flapjackdavis 17h ago

Too much of a slog

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u/BattalionX 20h ago

Read Years of the Apocalypse mate. They're both so good.

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u/yawolot 11h ago

10/10 is fair. I still think the character work on the side cast is what makes it special more than the pure progression.

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u/Daf1791 5h ago

My favorite book by far.

Also I kept seeing YoA popping as recommendation and started reading it and partway through the first book. So far MoL is still far better IMO. Perhaps because I love the MC in MoL even in the early part of the series.

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u/logicbound 20h ago

The Years of the Apocalypse is a better time loop story, buy I still like Mother of Learning.

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u/effortfulcrumload 20h ago

Is the third book written yet? Like on RR or patreon or something? I love loved the first book. The second was a bit of a slog for me but clinched it in the end.

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u/logicbound 19h ago

Yes the rest of the series is on Royal Road but I'm waiting for Kindle releases to read 3 to 5.

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u/CharacterNo2358 20h ago

The full series is written. Books 1 and 2 are on Amazon and books 3-5 are on RR.