and on a personal note, how many females? I swore to myself that if I ever saw a woman reading any of these books (on the bus, subway, etc) I would just have to walk up to her and ask her out..."cold!" No intro or anything...LOL
Sergio
How many readers
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How many readers
Curious, were there ever any stats that indicated how many readers there are of The Chronicles of Covenant?
and on a personal note, how many females? I swore to myself that if I ever saw a woman reading any of these books (on the bus, subway, etc) I would just have to walk up to her and ask her out..."cold!" No intro or anything...
LOL
Sergio
and on a personal note, how many females? I swore to myself that if I ever saw a woman reading any of these books (on the bus, subway, etc) I would just have to walk up to her and ask her out..."cold!" No intro or anything...LOL
Sergio
Re: How many readers
LOL... I wonder about female readers myself... My wife saw the covers of the Chronicles and said, "why are you reading children's books?"Sergio wrote:Curious, were there ever any stats that indicated how many readers there are of The Chronicles of Covenant?
LOL
Sergio
(The ORIGINAL covers, red, blue, green, purple, gold...)
"This is the grace that has been given to you - to bear what must be borne."
My parrot (ca 1983 or so) chewed off the top half of my POWER THAT PRESERVES cover...
I have a matching set of all books except for WGW, that one is in hardcover! <g>
DAMN they all look battered now - my TWL copy is disintegrating, time to apply lots of packing tape...
I have a matching set of all books except for WGW, that one is in hardcover! <g>
DAMN they all look battered now - my TWL copy is disintegrating, time to apply lots of packing tape...
"This is the grace that has been given to you - to bear what must be borne."
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There are plenty of women on the Watch, Sergio! I think you might be out of luck, though. Most are spoken for. 
I think fantasy never has been as appealing to women as to men, though I don't know why. Probably a gender role thing that doesn't allow women as many chances to relate to traditional fantasy characters.
If you want a rough indication of how many people are aware of the Chronicles... Runes was #18 on the best-seller list back when it first came out. Can't say how many actual readers this would be, unfortunately.
I think fantasy never has been as appealing to women as to men, though I don't know why. Probably a gender role thing that doesn't allow women as many chances to relate to traditional fantasy characters.
If you want a rough indication of how many people are aware of the Chronicles... Runes was #18 on the best-seller list back when it first came out. Can't say how many actual readers this would be, unfortunately.
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"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
well i wasn't looking for any. but i always did have that thought (bus, book, female). funny thing is, i am not a huge sci-fi fantasy reader, but this serious just instantly clicked with me. sure, the xanth novels are fun, and the sword of shanara (sp) was also a great. let me not forget elric. and yes, i liked the LOTR.
but the TC series, just went so beyond that with me connection wise that it means so much to me. anyway just a thought. i mean when i was in high school, not one girl knew about LOTR. but now, it's a totally different story.
as for #18, yeah, not a clue what that means. woudl love to know what kind of a fan base it has tho.
but the TC series, just went so beyond that with me connection wise that it means so much to me. anyway just a thought. i mean when i was in high school, not one girl knew about LOTR. but now, it's a totally different story.
as for #18, yeah, not a clue what that means. woudl love to know what kind of a fan base it has tho.
I agree! And I think one of the great things about SRD's work is the themes are to a great extent non-gender specific.KATIE wrote:
It is all about self love and self lothing. women can relate
I am also a female and SRD is my favourite author. Sure, I think there are some things that might put a female off reading SRD's work (rape of Lena, Morn's rape in the Gap are the two obvious ones) but that has never really concerned me. I mean, those things aren't just for the sake of being there.
>>>It is all about self love and self lothing. women can relate
recently have gotten hooked on 'sex and the city' and depsite what some of my ex's say, i am a man!
what i man to say here is that we all think this is a guy thing, this is a girl thing, and in the end we're all messed up the same way...we just come in different packaging
sergio
recently have gotten hooked on 'sex and the city' and depsite what some of my ex's say, i am a man!
what i man to say here is that we all think this is a guy thing, this is a girl thing, and in the end we're all messed up the same way...we just come in different packaging
sergio
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Seareach wrote:Those things are in their to show what type of changes covenant undergoes and if that hadent happened, some crucial story parts would not have happened.KATIE wrote:
I am also a female and SRD is my favourite author. Sure, I think there are some things that might put a female off reading SRD's work (rape of Lena, Morn's rape in the Gap are the two obvious ones) but that has never really concerned me. I mean, those things aren't just for the sake of being there.
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Another female here, Sergio.....
) I just don't see the rapes having that big of an impact gender wise. Just my opinion. 
But Seareach, have you ever read any of those ridiculous historical romances? They are markedted 100% to women and almost all of them involve rape or stop just short there of! (You know how it goes, all of us females have these rape fantasy'sSeareach wrote:Sure, I think there are some things that might put a female off reading SRD's work (rape of Lena, Morn's rape in the Gap are the two obvious ones) but that has never really concerned
) I just don't see the rapes having that big of an impact gender wise. Just my opinion. Be kind to your web-footed friends, for a duck may be somebody's mother.
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I am a female! Interesting about the dating thing. I went out on a date with this guy from yahoo personals just because he had read TCTC. BIG MISTAKE! We ended up in a dispute over just about everything in the books. Hah! We I met Mr. Donaldson and now I know *I* was right! lol So there. Never saw him again. *whew*
Not that this implies any guys on here are like that one. I am sure you are all quite nice. I met some at Eloimfest, so I know for sure.
Not that this implies any guys on here are like that one. I am sure you are all quite nice. I met some at Eloimfest, so I know for sure.
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We forgive and never give up
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Today we remember to live and to love"
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"You can always procrastinate later."
-me
"I'm not fat. I'm FLUFFY!"
- Garfield
"We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love"
-"We Live"
by Superchick
i wonder if it has to do with the fact that we are in two different states? wow, i never realized people would post that in their ad, you know:SoulQuest1970 wrote:I went out on a date with this guy from yahoo personals just because he had read TCTC.
i am ya tall, this color hair, etc....
although actually now that i think about tho it makes sense, things that are important, etc...nevermind
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LOL I guess it was in my ad somewhere. In some section of favorite things. I only learned that he had read the books when we spoke on the phone first. We got to talking about books. I was seriously trying to find things to talk about because it was a really weird conversation. I only went out with him because I figured anyone that had read TC had to be alright. I was wrong lol. Heck, check my personal... it may be on there. It is yahoo personals and my name is... SoulQuest1970... go figure. lol
If women were in charge, the military would have to do bake sales in order to buy more weapons.
"You can always procrastinate later."
-me
"I'm not fat. I'm FLUFFY!"
- Garfield
"We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love"
-"We Live"
by Superchick
"You can always procrastinate later."
-me
"I'm not fat. I'm FLUFFY!"
- Garfield
"We live we love
We forgive and never give up
Cuz the days we are given are gifts from above
Today we remember to live and to love"
-"We Live"
by Superchick
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I'm a girl too, and have been reading fantasy since I was in Jr High school..waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the 70's. The first fantasy I read was The Hobbit...the rest is history.
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
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~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
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What drives me nuts is the concept that some books are girls' books, and a guy reading them is odd - some people think it is odd that I am a massive Pride and Prejudice fan. I think it is easier for girls to read books that are seen as a boys' thing; contrawise, it is more difficult.Sergio wrote:>>>It is all about self love and self lothing. women can relate
recently have gotten hooked on 'sex and the city' and depsite what some of my ex's say, i am a man!
what i man to say here is that we all think this is a guy thing, this is a girl thing, and in the end we're all messed up the same way...we just come in different packaging
sergio