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Liquid Earthpower of SRD's Land.
Struck me as an interesting concept in the book, that the Earth itself could somehow offer it's own life blood to those worthy/brave enuf to make the attempt.
Then there was that whole thing with High Lord Elena.....
Wolves of the Calla Sept 2003
Song of Susannah Nov 2003
The Dark Tower March 2004
Also The Matrix II and III in March and Nov this year, Harry Potter V (book) June 21, and Harry Potter III (movie) October, The Return of the King this Christmas, and SRD working on a third Chrons...
It's gonna be a good year!
(Yes I like Harry Potter , please don't stone me!)
"If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do."
You mean... *gasp*... that :hail: SDR is ACTUALLY working on a 3rd chronicle?!?! I thought that was all wishful thinking!!!
Too...much...excitement... *Faints*
I read the dark tower books at my wife's insistance. Not being a big King fan, I was pleasantly surprised. They are quality fantasy... but then, Eyes of the Dragon and The Talisman were pretty good, too (though it's probably been over ten years since I read them)
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
<U>The Gunslinger</U> (isn't that the first book of the series?) didn't do it for me. I was sorry that it didn't, because I think King is fantastic at times. <U>Firestarter</U> and <U>The Dead Zone</U> are, imo, the best books of the genre. <U>The Stand</U> fascinated me throughout, although the end kinda let me down.
But then, some of King's books are not much to speak of. (My opinion again ) <U>Bag of Bones</U> is a good example. His style is still great - good flow, enough human interest and mystery to keep you going - but I don't really remember much about it. Nothing stands out in my mind, as it does with the books of his that I love. (Although I like the few sentences where he explains what sex is for men. Women should know this. I'm not saying it's good or bad, it's just the way we are. And if I had the book, I'd type it here.)
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
my name jedi_gms is the same as my e-mail address which was supposed to represent "Jedi Grandmaster" i.e one step above a jedi master, but jedi_gm was taken so i used gms to represent the grandmaster title
At the time I joined, most people were named after TCTC characters/features, and I was looking for one not quite that obvious. I chose Roger, but I couldn't call myself Roger in case people thought it was really my name, and Roger Covenant sounded lame, so I went with the next thing that came to mind (not mention the advantage of this name being slightly silly)
I've always liked villians and Kinslaughterer is about as despicable as they come. I also liked his little rhyme for calling the sea too.
Perhaps it has meaning on a subconscious level as well...
"We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and remember:X never, ever, marks the spot."
- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
Ylva means wolf, therefore I chose the Kresh as surename. And are not great evil yellow wolves cool??? Kresh sounds like they are crushing something (or someone...). Or it could be the sound of throwing up something small and not so tasty/important.
Ylva means wolf, therefore I chose the Kresh as surename. And are not great evil yellow wolves cool??? Kresh sounds like they are crushing something (or someone...). Or it could be the sound of throwing up something small and not so tasty/important.
Brinn...My favorite Haruchai from my favorite race in the Land. Brinn who succeeds in defeating Ak Haru Ardenol Kenaustin. Brinn who becomes perfection.
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
I always loved harsh sounding names. Tulizar is a name I made up when I was in grade school (many years ago) for a D&D magic-user. Of all the characters I played and wrote about, that name always stuck with me. Probably because that was the most carefree time of my life--good friends and memories and all of that.
Proverbs for Paranoids #3.
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
When first joining this board all the good names were pretty much taken. I love the giants and wanted a giant name. But wanted a giant name that would fit the giants and my own personal passion. Thus Seafoam a good giantish name and Understone my passion: caving.
Still trying to figure out a good title to go with the name. Should have enuff wgd to do so.