You see, it was after book 4 that Stephen King was nearly killed after a car ran him over, and this was part of what inspired him to jump back into the series and finish it with surprising speed. My only big piece of advice is to be wary of the idea that there was some sort of quality dip in these final three. There's a particular decision in book 6 that's often described as the series jumping the shark, but which I'd describe as the thing that elevates this series into a full-on masterpiece. The final two books contain some of the boldest writing choices any mainstream author has ever made, and I can't guarantee you'll like them all. Also, King's interest in twins is going to be very important as we enter book 5. These books have minor connections to the main series. Some other books I'd strongly recommend reading at this point (that aren't quite as vital) are "Desperation" and "The Regulators." These are twin novels that were published simultaneously, the former under King's name and the latter under King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman. One of the characters in " Hearts of Atlantis," published by King in 1999, will also turn out to be important down the line. And while you've got the collection in your hands, you should also read the titular story "Everything Eventual" in the collection as well, because that also features connections to the Dark Tower universe.
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If I’d held onto it, I could have awakened him and gotten his help with these freaking gargoyles."The Little Sister of Eluria" is a novella written in 1998, most easily found in King's collection "Everything Eventual." It's another flashback story, but its events take place after the big flashback of "Wizard and Glass." You don't technically need to read this book to understand everything afterward, but it certainly helps. Turns out, the NPC sitting right outside the boss arena is D’s brother, and he’s cursed to sleep eternally, unless I give him … D’s armor. After a few tries, I looked up whether or not I could summon any NPCs to help me get through this fight. They spit out a lot of poison, and there are two of them you’ve got to keep one distracted so you can take out the other. Even with my Mimic Tear summon to help me out, I found it to be a tough fight. The next big step was to battle the Valiant Gargoyles in Nokron. I often sell armor to the blacksmith while I’m upgrading my weapons, because many times I need only a few runes to pay for the job, and he’s got a “Sell” option right there (although, importantly, there is no buy-back mechanic).Īfter selling D’s armor, I continued on in Fia’s questline. I’ve been wearing Radahn’s set of armor since I beat him, and it’s stronger than D’s armor, which was worth thousands of runes. You can guess what I did next: I sold that whole set. If you do give it to him, though, Fia will use it to murder him, after which you’ll be able to grab the armor off of his corpse. She won’t tell you to whom the dagger belongs, but if you happen to talk to a guy named D, you’ll have the option to give him the dagger. I don’t regret my choices - except for one specific moment Once you’ve gotten far enough in the game, if you accept a hug from Fia, she’ll make an additional request of you: Deliver a dagger to someone for her. I don’t regret my choices - except for one specific moment during Fia’s questline when I did, very strongly, regret my choices.įia is an NPC in Elden Ring who offers you a hug every time you visit the Roundtable Hold, a safe area where players can level up their weapons with the blacksmith Hewg, among other administrative in-game chores. At the time of writing this post, I’ve played for 87 hours, and I still keep my inventory as clean as a whistle. I’d like to emphasize that I made it quite far in Elden Ring before my penchant for selling items became a problem. That’s what I’ve been doing in Elden Ring, and it’s all been going great - up until this past week, when I realized I’d made a serious tactical error. Those people who save up all of their potions and power-ups, not breaking them out even when they’re facing the last boss of a video game? I can’t relate. I can’t stand clutter, in real life or in my video games.
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