Isekai non isekai books.
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@dawnaxis I would recommend to anyone who may be tired of the Japanese tropes, like everyone acting like Sir Galahad.
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Would Eric Flint's 1632 series count as an isekai? It involves a whole American town from 2000 being transported to 1632 Germany. There are lots of books in the series and it has branched out to be more of a fan fiction/ collaborative series with multiple authors publishing in the 1632verse.
In terms of adding an isekai character to a novel... hmmm what about Twilight? What if Bella was going to visit her father in Forks but got transported midway into a parallel world without vampires and werewolves. :) The book could then be a reverse harem in the vein of Japanese reverse harems without changing the plot progression too much. ;) hee hee.
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@paulnamida So did you start reading The Guardians of the Flame yet? If you read a lot of Japanese LN you might find the "culture clash" between how they act in Guardians to how a typical LN character acts a little off-putting. I almost gave up on it because of that, they act so differently than what you would expect. Plus some of the common tropes are missing and the girls are much more open about their sexuality. It was written in the early 80s so the "free love" idea is still kind of strong. That they don't even consider that they might get pregnant is almost funny.
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@dawnaxis Started reading the series but by the third book I was done. Karl is insane and seems to think the best solution to any problem is violence/murder. He's nothing but a barbarian and I came to actively dislike him. Even his wife fails to understand that her husband has, or is, losing/lost his mind. The first book was a nice break from the typical Japanese LN tropes but by the second book things start to go down hill, and the third is just garbage. Still, thanks for telling me about it.
