Daniel (@dungeondive) admits to separating the channel’s books from its games, and it didn’t work. The algorithm hated the mixed medium approach, so he tried creating a separate book channel. Turns out, nobody knew about it, the growth stalled, and he’s bringing fiction back to the Dungeon Dive where it belongs—because no other tabletop channel actually talks about books the way he does.
He also recommends two recent reads that hit differently: Scott Seagler’s Aliens: Failings (xenomorphs versus medieval castles—yes, really) and David Gemmell’s Against the Horde, featuring Drus the Legend leading a desperate siege with incredible moral complexity. Both are page-turners that demand thinking about the next chapter. Daniel’s enthusiasm is infectious even discussing how Gemmell somehow wasted an amazing female character, or how the Aliens book maintains relentless tension without relying on stupid character decisions.
The bottom line: books and games share neural real estate in his brain, and pretending otherwise was a tactical error. Expect more literary content, handled on his terms.
What’s a book that fundamentally changed how you approach gaming or storytelling?