A Parade of Horribles [book, audiobook]

 A Parade of Horribles [book, audiobook]

LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY NEAR THE END, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY THE FILLER BOOK BETWEEN THE FACTION WARS AND ASCENSION STUFF. WHERE THE GAME STUFF HAS ZERO IMPACT AND MOST OF THE FIRST 75% WAS JUST WORKING OUT VARIOUS WAYS TO CUT THE ONE MILLION CHARACTERS THE STORY HAD TO A SMALLER NUMBER WITHOUT JUST KILLING EVERYONE. STILL GOOD THOUGH, IT'S EXTREMELY HILARIOUS THE AUDIO BOOK ACTUALLY GOES FOR IT WITH THE "TAKE ME ON' STUFF. IT'S A LITTLE ANNOYING THIS IS GOING KINGDOM HEARTS OF HAVING STORY BEATS TAKE PLACE IN RERELEASE VERSIONS OF OLDER BOOKS (STORY BEATS ALSO HAPPEN IN THE ADS FOR AUDIO BOOKS, THAT SEEM TO BE CANONICAL BUT DON'T YET COME UP IN THE MAIN STORY). 

PS. I HAVE A VERY POINTLESS CONSPIRACY THEORY THAT WHEN THEY ARE ALL STUCK IN THE WHAT IF ROOMS THEY SAY A REALLY AWKWARD SENTENCE, I AM NOT GOING TO BOTHER TO LOOK IT UP, BUT HE SAY SOMETHING LIKE "IT'S LIKE A VIRAL SWAMP" OR SOMETHING. AND IT FELT LIKE A WEIRD WAY TO DESCRIBE ANYTHING AND VERY "IT'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING LIKE THAT" AND I FEEL LIKE 99% SURE THE AUTHOR WOULD HAVE WATCHED GURREN LAGGEN AND WAS TALKING ABOUT VIRAL IN THE WHAT IF UNIVERSE. SECOND THEORY: EVERY SINGLE BOOK SOMEONE SAYS "SOMETHING AWFUL" EXACTLY ONE TIME