Until very recently I looked down upon the "original" section of Qidian, and now here's a story that's a straight up fanfic of a videogame. As you could expect, I had very low expectations, but I was blown away. The author has done so many things right with this novel like researching the world of Nirn extensively and describing everything in great detail. Its so much more engaging when a new character is introduced and I can simply look it up and find an image alongside a description of that character (usually on the skyrim wiki). But the plot is not by limited to the lore of Skyrim; extra content such as the 500 plus mods and the hidden clans add a new layer of mystery that makes this novel so thrilling. A Dragonborn Within is a prime example of what all fanfics strive to be, and I hope this level of plot integration and world building will continue to be delivered in the future.
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LIKEWell yes but actually no... if you can pick up stuff from reading you probably can enjoy it even if you never heard of skyrim, but I feel that if you have played it you will have a different kind of appreciation for the novel, just assume this book is what people want their playthroughs to be like (those who take it "seriously" at least)
kqueen05:Do you need to know skyrim to understand this novel?