Name: The World Only I Know
Author: Ghost Tamer

Synopsis

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As time passes, thousands of years can change many things beyond recognition. For example:

The so-called elves are all weak and kind, getting sold off every day; the so-called orcs are all musclebound and dim-witted;

The so-called nobles are all scheming, cruel, and perverted; the so-called popes and bishops are all presumed to be supervillains;

The so-called giants are either legends or descendants of the gods; the so-called dwarves are all honest, simple folk who can do everything from mining to smithing.

But what were things like before all that?

In any case, this book will show you heroes losing their illusions and legends falling from grace. Elves who worship war; upright human nobles; considerate giants; shy succubi; assassins afraid of blood; handsome white horses...ahem, centaur princes; angelic lesbians who love beautiful women; compassionate necromancers; hot-tempered dragon girls; innocent empresses with no imperial bearing; vampires who faint at the sight of blood; and all sorts of similarly topsy-turvy settings.

Basically, this is a fantasy story that claims to be retro but turns tradition on its head.

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