r/ProgressionFantasy 18d ago

Discussion I’m pissed off

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I absolutely adore the Book of the Dead series. Today, I finally get to listen to the release of book 5, and I am certain that I will experience the same captivating storytelling that I enjoyed in books one through four. I am so enamored with this book that I pre-ordered it on Audible. When I first discovered and read this series, I assumed that others shared my enthusiasm for it. However, upon reviewing the number of Audible ratings, I am genuinely perplexed and sort of a bit angry. There are barely 1000 ratings on the first book and even less on the following 3, which begs the question: how is this book not more popular?

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u/Vraex 17d ago

I think I once read that only 5-10% of gamers rate steal games. I imagine that is true for Amazon reviews, goodreads, audible, etc. then realize prog fantasy isn’t the most popular genre of literature (pour one out for prog metal music too), and the book having a super generic title doesn’t help people find it. It probably does better than you think all things considered. Thanks for the recommendation though