Original ► I wrote a book on FFIX, and it's out in the wild!

[Ajexmi]

Hey people,

I hope this isn't against the rules, but I just wanted to drop a vanity post to say that my book, Melodies of Life: A Final Fantasy IX Retrospect and Analysis, is out now in paperback and eBook editions (links at bottom of post).

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I thought I'd drop the contents breakdown here, so if you're interested in checking it out - just so you have an idea of what you might be in for:



Contents:



A Voice From the Past, Joining Yours and Mine...

Foreword

Introduction

The Party

Plot Summary

What it Means to be Alive

Authenticity & The Artificial

Either You Do, Or You Don't

The Iifa Tree & The Angels of Death

Identity & Autonomy

Raison D'être

Vivi: Golem Among Golems

The Genomes With Soul: Zidane, Kuja and Mikoto

Garnet x2 (or x3 or x4!)

A Knight's Duty

Lost & Forgotten

Music & Narrative

Echoes, Reflections and Foreshadowing

Not Alone

Melodies of Life

Something to Protect

The Storybook Motif & Nostalgia

Legend, Lore and Callbacks

Life's a Play, The World a Stage

Who's the Bad Guy?

Hierarchy & Rebellion

Decadent Jesters

The Will to Live vs. The Will to Power

Et Tu, Kuja?

Life Cycles & Internal and External Conflict

Gaia & Terra

Eternal Life/Strife

Existentialism: The Reality of Mortality

Love, Fealty & Self-Determination

Relationships

Why These Characters Work (And Work Together)

Romance

Personal Influence

Respect

Camaraderie

And So it Goes, On and On...

Afterword

A Few Things You May Know...

Acknowledgments


Thanks for indulging me, and I hope this of some interest! A lot of work went into it, and any feedback/criticism/reviews are welcome. I am going to take a nap now....

US link: https://www.amazon.com/Melodies-Lif...keywords=jamie+L+cruise&qid=1611656028&sr=8-2
UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TS5DY7B/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611577360&sr=8-2
DE link: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08TW5GTM2/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=jamie+L.+Cruise&qid=1611656250&sr=8-2

 

[2 quid is good]

Hey people,

I hope this isn't against the rules, but I just wanted to drop a vanity post to say that my book, Melodies of Life: A Final Fantasy IX Retrospect and Analysis, is out now in paperback and eBook editions (links at bottom of post).

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I thought I'd drop the contents breakdown here, so if you're interested in checking it out - just so you have an idea of what you might be in for:



Contents:



A Voice From the Past, Joining Yours and Mine...

Foreword

Introduction

The Party

Plot Summary

What it Means to be Alive

Authenticity & The Artificial

Either You Do, Or You Don't

The Iifa Tree & The Angels of Death

Identity & Autonomy

Raison D'être

Vivi: Golem Among Golems

The Genomes With Soul: Zidane, Kuja and Mikoto

Garnet x2 (or x3 or x4!)

A Knight's Duty

Lost & Forgotten

Music & Narrative

Echoes, Reflections and Foreshadowing

Not Alone

Melodies of Life

Something to Protect

The Storybook Motif & Nostalgia

Legend, Lore and Callbacks

Life's a Play, The World a Stage

Who's the Bad Guy?

Hierarchy & Rebellion

Decadent Jesters

The Will to Live vs. The Will to Power

Et Tu, Kuja?

Life Cycles & Internal and External Conflict

Gaia & Terra

Eternal Life/Strife

Existentialism: The Reality of Mortality

Love, Fealty & Self-Determination

Relationships

Why These Characters Work (And Work Together)

Romance

Personal Influence

Respect

Camaraderie

And So it Goes, On and On...

Afterword

A Few Things You May Know...

Acknowledgments


Thanks for indulging me, and I hope this of some interest! A lot of work went into it, and any feedback/criticism/reviews are welcome. I am going to take a nap now....

US link: https://www.amazon.com/Melodies-Lif...keywords=jamie+L+cruise&qid=1611656028&sr=8-2
UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TS5DY7B/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611577360&sr=8-2
DE link: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08TW5GTM2/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=jamie+L.+Cruise&qid=1611656250&sr=8-2

Wait, yo are you the same Ajexmi who took part in those KH13 Pokemon tournaments??

Also I haven't finished FF9 yet but I would love to check this out once I'm done with it, it looks seriously interesting!

 

[Ajexmi]

Wait, yo are you the same Ajexmi who took part in those KH13 Pokemon tournaments??

Also I haven't finished FF9 yet but I would love to check this out once I'm done with it, it looks seriously interesting!

I recognised your username as soon as the notification came up. Yes, it is I, of KH13 mythology. It has been quite some time since the days of Pokemon Showdown!

I hope you do check it out, especially with the game fresh in your mind. The introduction to the book has a summary of the story in broad strokes, but nothing really compares to the true experience first hand

 

[2 quid is good]

I recognised your username as soon as the notification came up. Yes, it is I, of KH13 mythology. It has been quite some time since the days of Pokemon Showdown!

I hope you do check it out, especially with the game fresh in your mind. The introduction to the book has a summary of the story in broad strokes, but nothing really compares to the true experience first hand

Haha, I didn't expect to be recognised at all so that was nice, and yeah I haven't gotten very far in the game but have absolutely enjoyed what I have played, I did read the preview however and I enjoyed your writing style quite a lot!

And just for the record I'm definitely not as bad at Pokemon as you might remember

 

[Ajexmi]

Haha, I didn't expect to be recognised at all so that was nice, and yeah I haven't gotten very far in the game but have absolutely enjoyed what I have played, I did read the preview however and I enjoyed your writing style quite a lot!

And just for the record I'm definitely not as bad at Pokemon as you might remember

Hey, peak KH13 days, of course I remember. I haven't played Pokemon Showdown since 2016 so you're very likely a lot better than I am now anyway!

Glad you liked what you read (even if it was just my foreword on getting into Final Fantasy) - I also put out content via my website (www.ajexmi.wordpress.com) that is free, and you can follow on Twitter/Facebook for updates (Ajexmi/Ajexmi Arts). I hope you do get around to finishing FFIX though, would love your feedback on the book.

 

[Ajexmi]

Wow, this is a great book! Thanks for sharing it here, otherwise I might never have known about it!

Thank you for reading it! If you enjoyed it, please do leave a review on Amazon/Goodreads when you get the chance. It helps the book appear more often in recommendations so other people can find it too

 

[Ulmer White]

Hey people,

I hope this isn't against the rules, but I just wanted to drop a vanity post to say that my book, Melodies of Life: A Final Fantasy IX Retrospect and Analysis, is out now in paperback and eBook editions (links at bottom of post).

View attachment 13519 View attachment 13520​

I thought I'd drop the contents breakdown here, so if you're interested in checking it out - just so you have an idea of what you might be in for:



Contents:



A Voice From the Past, Joining Yours and Mine...

Foreword

Introduction

The Party

Plot Summary

What it Means to be Alive

Authenticity & The Artificial

Either You Do, Or You Don't

The Iifa Tree & The Angels of Death

Identity & Autonomy

Raison D'être

Vivi: Golem Among Golems

The Genomes With Soul: Zidane, Kuja and Mikoto

Garnet x2 (or x3 or x4!)

A Knight's Duty

Lost & Forgotten

Music & Narrative

Echoes, Reflections and Foreshadowing

Not Alone

Melodies of Life

Something to Protect

The Storybook Motif & Nostalgia

Legend, Lore and Callbacks

Life's a Play, The World a Stage

Who's the Bad Guy?

Hierarchy & Rebellion

Decadent Jesters

The Will to Live vs. The Will to Power

Et Tu, Kuja?

Life Cycles & Internal and External Conflict

Gaia & Terra

Eternal Life/Strife

Existentialism: The Reality of Mortality

Love, Fealty & Self-Determination

Relationships

Why These Characters Work (And Work Together)

Romance

Personal Influence

Respect

Camaraderie

And So it Goes, On and On...

Afterword

A Few Things You May Know...

Acknowledgments


Thanks for indulging me, and I hope this of some interest! A lot of work went into it, and any feedback/criticism/reviews are welcome. I am going to take a nap now....

US link: https://www.amazon.com/Melodies-Lif...keywords=jamie+L+cruise&qid=1611656028&sr=8-2
UK link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TS5DY7B/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1611577360&sr=8-2
DE link: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08TW5GTM2/ref=sr_1_2?__mk_de_DE=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=jamie+L.+Cruise&qid=1611656250&sr=8-2

I congratulate you, I want to read. I love this book so much that I have already written an essay, which remains to be corrected and sent for review by my teacher. The company https://edubirdie.com/correct-my-essay helps me with editing and correcting my text and I hope it turns out very good.

 

[Ajexmi]

Thanks! It's crazy that it's been out for almost 9 months now Hope you enjoy it when you get around to it.