Anybody remember Farley on SNL interviewing stars like he was a fan-boy? Just asking stupid question, then smacking himself in the head, yelling, "Idiot! What a stupid question!" The interview might go: "Remember in that movie when you cut that guy's head off? That was so cool!"
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SRD quotes from today's reading (more explosive news!)
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WOW .. <is jumping out of skin!!>
far freaking out!! excellent summation of the juicy good stuff ringthane!!
.. and thats one of the things I love about Donaldson!!
He is a true craftsman .. and artist of the highest accord!! Truly a genius in the purest sense ..
Thankyou so much for this excellent summation and tasy tid-bits .. its not as good as being there .. I am sure .. but it softens the blow somewhat of not being there!! many many thanks for your interesting and well written infomation delivery!!!
far freaking out!! excellent summation of the juicy good stuff ringthane!!
i know it to my very core!! SRD to me is an author above authors .. an aritsan of integrity .. I liked what you said in one of your earlier posts .. that Donaldson writes for himself .. his own sense of personal commitment to his art .. not for his publishers or even .. us poor hungry for TCTC readersringthane wrote:he was passionate and engaging. You can see he has a very strong sense of conviction and doesn't ride the fence.
.. and thats one of the things I love about Donaldson!!He is a true craftsman .. and artist of the highest accord!! Truly a genius in the purest sense ..
Thankyou so much for this excellent summation and tasy tid-bits .. its not as good as being there .. I am sure .. but it softens the blow somewhat of not being there!! many many thanks for your interesting and well written infomation delivery!!!
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That doesn't surprise me in the least, nor does the fact that he's quiet and reserved. I think it all comes through in his writing.And yet during the reading, he was passionate and engaging. You can see he has a very strong sense of conviction and doesn't ride the fence.
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Ringthane:
I've read Gardens of the Moon, I've read its three sequels (Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains) and I'm eagerly anticipating its fourth (Midnight Tides). I've said it before, I'll say it again: Erikson's Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen is far and away the best thing happening in fantasy today.
Here's Donaldson himself saying more about Erikson in his introduction to Blood Follows, a novella set in the same world as the Malazan Empire: "Some of Erikson's compulsive hold arises from the sensation, so acutely conveyed to the reader, that his invention is spinning out of control; that his imagination is so rife, so fecund, that it can't be contained within the normal structures of story-telling. Reading him is like watching two massive locomotives powering toward each other on a single track; you find that you simply can not look away from what will inevitably be a spectacular and hideous catastrophe. And yet, somehow, astonishingly, the inevitable does not occur: at the last instant, a hand rises to the instrument panel, a lever is pushed, a switch closes; and the locomotives howl past each other with frightening velocity, full of force and intention, and - you can see at last - perfectly under control."
I've read Gardens of the Moon, I've read its three sequels (Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains) and I'm eagerly anticipating its fourth (Midnight Tides). I've said it before, I'll say it again: Erikson's Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen is far and away the best thing happening in fantasy today.
Here's Donaldson himself saying more about Erikson in his introduction to Blood Follows, a novella set in the same world as the Malazan Empire: "Some of Erikson's compulsive hold arises from the sensation, so acutely conveyed to the reader, that his invention is spinning out of control; that his imagination is so rife, so fecund, that it can't be contained within the normal structures of story-telling. Reading him is like watching two massive locomotives powering toward each other on a single track; you find that you simply can not look away from what will inevitably be a spectacular and hideous catastrophe. And yet, somehow, astonishingly, the inevitable does not occur: at the last instant, a hand rises to the instrument panel, a lever is pushed, a switch closes; and the locomotives howl past each other with frightening velocity, full of force and intention, and - you can see at last - perfectly under control."
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WOW...sounds like yet ANOTHER set of books that I have to read 
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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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OH, so they are not available here in the States yet? No wonder I can't find them 
And I believe in 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.
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.
I got both Gardens of the Moon and Deadhouse Gates through Alibris. I tried through Amazon but was unsuccessful. Alibris got them to me within 2 weeks.
Having read both I would call them solid but unspectacular. They are full of imagination and the world is amazingly detailed however I found the books to be confusing at times probably due to the large amount of characters and place names. I have read Martin's ASOIAF which had a tremendous volume of characters and places however I found that I could follow Martin more easily. I guess I wasn't able to distinguish between each characters "voice" as easily as I would have liked. Characters seemed too similar or not distinct enough for me quickly recall their situation and motivations.
Having read the glowing reviews (especially Donaldson's) I was eager to read and enjoy these tomes but ultimately I don't think they reached the level I was expecting. Read them and decide for yourself...I'll be interested to hear others opinions!
Cheers!
Having read both I would call them solid but unspectacular. They are full of imagination and the world is amazingly detailed however I found the books to be confusing at times probably due to the large amount of characters and place names. I have read Martin's ASOIAF which had a tremendous volume of characters and places however I found that I could follow Martin more easily. I guess I wasn't able to distinguish between each characters "voice" as easily as I would have liked. Characters seemed too similar or not distinct enough for me quickly recall their situation and motivations.
Having read the glowing reviews (especially Donaldson's) I was eager to read and enjoy these tomes but ultimately I don't think they reached the level I was expecting. Read them and decide for yourself...I'll be interested to hear others opinions!
Cheers!
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Thanks Brinn I think I'll look for them at the library before buying them.
I want to read Martin and Le Guin first anyway...after The Dark Tower. I'm at the end of book III now.
I think I'll look for them at the library before buying them.I want to read Martin and Le Guin first anyway...after The Dark Tower. I'm at the end of book III now.
And I believe in 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.
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.
Cool Furl...What do you think of the series thus far? Have you found that it improves after The Gunslinger"?
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. John Stuart Mill
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I didn't get past The Gunslinger. It just didn't do it for me. OTOH, I think that Firestarter and Dead Zone are incredible!!!
Furls Fire, you may just as well read the Earthsea books first. Much shorter, after all. lol
Furls Fire, you may just as well read the Earthsea books first. Much shorter, after all.
lolAll lies and jest
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