Often perplexed by Esmer but that was a good thing. I am sad his voice is no longer. My belated condolences to his family and friends.
-MEL

So far I will say..Donaldson's other works are analogous to a machete' in that his style hacks thru the dense themes creating paths of understanding and enjoyment by and for the reader.Donaldson's style in The Great God's War so far, is analogous to a fish fillet knife,,leaner, thinner,sharper , and...

TWW is Queen Estie's book. Her growth is the backbone of the tale;her intuitive powers mature . And, those powers are remarkable.The author takes her from a 16yr old to a 30 something. I have a favorite or two "Within Moments" of her's. Her take down of Chancellor Postern is a great displa...

An excerpt from TWW that supports the idea of Estie being able to gift sorcery to others...or maybe a gift to amplify anyones sorcery??..with a hint of possible seeing in to the future..Remember her father knows she has the gift but she doesn't in this scene where Estie learns what the Deal is from ...

Fallen..Yes I can see the Preisthood and The Hater Invaders being intertwined..Perhaps the Priesthood Sorcerers actually control the Haters....kinda like the Flesh devotees but in a Spiritual/Faith way..The thing is that we haven't seen anything new from the Haters and Priests..just much more strong...

This is odd..When I went to buy T7thD no hardbacks were available in bookstores near my home.One Hardback existed 20 miles away..so I bought the last paperback available at my local Barnes and Noble..When I went to buy TWW..same local Barnes and Noble had their last remaining hardback available........

..Well NBC played the fans of APBio out pretty darn well...First NBC announced that APBio was not renewed for a season 3 on network...Apparently nobody at NBC wanted to mention APBio's HULU's numbers. So..a fan based, originated by Patton Oswalt, internet based attempt at getting APBio renewed was l...

Savor Dam, that would be exquisite. If..to save the Library, Amika, Belleger et al...Bifalt had to accept a "gift" from Estie...surpassing himself indeed!..oh well, he really does need to grow up a bit more.

First, a Thank You to Avatar for helping me access my original account! Thanks! Second,,I think I pointed out the author's humor or " the Narrator's" humor discussion on his other works. There is some humorous Subjective Narrator in The Last Chrons and I believe there is some sneaky snarky...

Im a little confused Vraith. Your shift of tense makes me think you have read the book then maybe you haven't read the book. Austere seems like a word that describes The 7th Decimate. It fits the writing style the author uses in the book (in comparison to his other works if thats fair)AND it also fi...

Another way to put it is..

What is a Decimate or what is it to Decimate?

What are the first 6 Decimates?

What Is The 7th Decimate?

Does Prince Bifalt's Quest for the 7th Decimate Succeed?..literally and figuratively?

Well sure HC, there is a clear picture of "knowledge" being without one political persuasion or another in the tale. There seems a more caring eye put to ,,what one does with Knowledge imho. The author goes to a bit of length detailing out the Bellegian want to use sorcery(Knowledge) to de...

Magisters Avail and Rummage..one is deaf,one is mute. Its not what they lack, but its what they have done with what they have ,that makes them talented and when unified,,of special value. As one, they strike me as a great metaphor for..intuition..Rummage is defined as a unsystematic search (a System...

Hey Cag!,,Yea I can't believe it either but every morning I wake up still breathing...so I found my way back to here. Howdy!I hope you and yours are doing well! Folks are saying the best way to watch season 1 of APBio is a one session binge watch..Thats not a bad idea cuz there is a arc of sorts fro...

Savor,,Of course the Larger theme of Knowledge Vs ..Not Knowledge makes any specific time applied..small, yet still applicable. I mean try to imagine when " alchemists" were considered Satan worshipers ,when in their mind, they were just trying to figure things out. Today the theory of dis...

Somebody keeps saying they are ready but they are not. I don't expect anybody who has not read 7th Decimate to grasp any Larger Point I make in my postings here..but a real life example of a Prince Bifalt makes for some surreal "entertainment." Elgart replied to the Prince's stunned confus...

ON September 9, 2009 During President Obama's Speech To A Joint Session of Congress on Health Care, South Carolina's 2nd District's Representative Joe Wilson Shouted Out " YOU LIE!"..twice I believe.. Prince Bifalt when confronting The Librarian for the Truth was told no Amikan Had seen th...

Tonsure...okay ,,off the top of my head I couldn't recall the definition of that word, tonsure, the first time i encountered it in 7th Decimate....I'll meet you half way Savor,,and even tho I should apologize for the pun, I rather like it , so I won't...Anyway, I looked up " tonsure" and w...

Is it so wrong for me to have enjoyed Prince Bifalt's many frustrations? I caught myself more than once snickering at his blindness as he walked into another literal or figurative trap. I mean, its one of my rooms..that apparently the door is never really closed and locked. I can enjoy the music in ...

Its a comedy..a dark comedy at times. The 2nd season starts early March 2019. You can stream the 1 st season on NBC.com or what ever. The premise is..a College Professor has issues , gets fired, and ends up as a high school teacher of Advanced Placement Biology class..hence APBio.. Its inside out an...