The Kings Justice......
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- peter
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The Kings Justice......
......and the Augers Gambit.
Has anybody read the two new(ish) Donaldson novellas yet who could give them a quick review for me. I'm in two minds whether to spring for them or join the reservation que at the library and wait a further 3 months. I was not a Mordants Need fan and Augers Gambit sounds a bit along those lines to me (not to pre-judge or anything ) but the first one does sound intriguing.
Any comments guys that could help me decide.
Has anybody read the two new(ish) Donaldson novellas yet who could give them a quick review for me. I'm in two minds whether to spring for them or join the reservation que at the library and wait a further 3 months. I was not a Mordants Need fan and Augers Gambit sounds a bit along those lines to me (not to pre-judge or anything ) but the first one does sound intriguing.
Any comments guys that could help me decide.
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
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....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
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I would wait. They're fine, but you should get a nice block of cheese instead...for I can not get any here!
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Govern the reasoning creature, man.
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The Auger's Gambit is a little like Mordant's Need...but not that much like it. The King's Justice got a little intense toward the end.
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That's intriguing Ali. From the eyes I'm guessing it was a little 'not to your taste' intense?
A place without cheese Orlion: as Foamfollower would have asked, how do you survive?
A place without cheese Orlion: as Foamfollower would have asked, how do you survive?
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
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Hi Z. Simple prose from Donaldson - what, no long obscure words! Seriously though, I seem to remember reading one of his 'teaser' trailers from TKJ and being as you say, drawn in pretty fast.
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'
We are the Bloodguard
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Nah -- I didn't have a problem with it. But I read some reviews by readers who complained about a key, but quite bloody, scene toward the end. Clearly they hadn't read any of the Malazan books.peter wrote:That's intriguing Ali. From the eyes I'm guessing it was a little 'not to your taste' intense?
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Lots of inferior cheese. Lots of it.peter wrote:That's intriguing Ali. From the eyes I'm guessing it was a little 'not to your taste' intense?
A place without cheese Orlion: as Foamfollower would have asked, how do you survive?
To give you an idea, there was a brief time that I could get Cathedral mature cheddar, and thought "wow, this is some of the best stuff I've ever had!"
I expect that to be depressing to you.
'Tis dream to think that Reason can
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley
Govern the reasoning creature, man.
- Herman Melville
I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all!
"All creation is a huge, ornate, imaginary, and unintended fiction; if it could be deciphered it would yield a single shocking word."
-John Crowley