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Why fantasy readers skip the prologue

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Authors of sprawling fantasy epics frequently spend agonizing weeks crafting deeply historical, lore-heavy prologues detailing the ancient origins of their world. Meanwhile, ruthless market data suggests a massive percentage of casual readers flip completely past these italicized history lessons, actively ignoring the author's hard work to just start at chapter one where things actually happen.

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Why fantasy readers skip the prologue
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