Kevin's Watch

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:29 am

well i will try book 1 this weekend. i just usually don't like science fiction. too much of it bogs down on trying to explain how the science is possible. i just want a good story, i am willing to believe in space flight, lasers and wookies.

Post by **aliantha** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:08 pm

No wookies in the GAP books, sorry. But SRD spends very little time explaining the science, so that should make up for it.

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:50 pm

aliantha wrote:No wookies in the GAP books, sorry. But SRD spends very little time explaining the science, so that should make up for it.

good. i always was of two minds with Chricton. enjoye dthe story parts of hi swriting, then would bogged down with his explanations. kind of like the attempts to rationalize Superman's powers...

Post by **Cagliostro** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:57 pm

Yeah, the final book of the Gap series is one of the most intense books certainly of his career thus far, but is definitely in competition with at least two other books I can think of.
It's true that it does take a couple books to really ratchet up the excitement. I remember when originally released, I read the first one going, "Oh.......well, I suppose I'll see where this is going and see if it improves." The second book is definitely an improvement, and it just keeps getting stronger from there. But the first one isn't bad. It just isn't especially likable right off the bat. It is definitely his most well crafted story, in my opinion. While Covenant goes for the heart, the Gap goes for the brain (and the throat

).
And I'm pretty much feel the same about reading about spaceships and stuff, although I am fond of watching movies/television with this.

Post by **Rigel** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:13 pm

Vraith wrote:
Avatar wrote:Sell you on it? It's easy. Open book 1 and start reading. It's SRD's best writing.

--A
Overall...I bounce around on that...
It doesn't really build up steam till 2/3rd through book 2, I think. Fortunately book 1 is really short, so doesn't take long to get there...and I can't say enough good things about 3,4,5.

While that's definitely true, my favorite individual scene is Warden's at the end of Forbidden Knowledge. His little speech stuck with me

Post by **sgt.null** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 2:43 am

cags - sounds good, i will find it this weekend. (i have lots of books...)

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:44 am

Vraith wrote:
Avatar wrote:Sell you on it? It's easy. Open book 1 and start reading. It's SRD's best writing.

--A
Overall...I bounce around on that...
It doesn't really build up steam till 2/3rd through book 2, I think.

I'll concede that. For me it only becomes really intense in book 3. But from there on out, it's edge of your seat stuff. Every time I read it.

--A

Post by **Cambo** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:16 am

I don't think I've ever read a series that kept me on the edge of my seat as consistently and for so long as the Gap. Those last three books just keep building and building and building.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:31 am

Anybody notice that we've turned this into a 2-page thread and the original poster still hasn't been back?

--A

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:05 am

seems typical for us. lol

Post by **Cambo** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:12 am

Well, you can post pretty much anything in a thread named "Hi" and not be off topic.

Example:

"Hi"
"Hi. You should go read the Gap."
"I remember when I read the Gap."
"The Gap was awesome. I like from the third book onwards best."
"Hey, where'd the new guy go?"

Post by **Rigel** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:02 pm

Cambo wrote: "Hey, where'd the new guy go?"

Hopefully he's off reading The Gap!

Post by **sgt.null** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:16 pm

hi - send me white gold dollars!

it does work cambo...

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 4:54 am

Maybe we scared him away.

Post by **sgt.null** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:04 am

MsMary wrote:Maybe we scared him away.

shouldn't you be posting on the "i see you" thread?

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:01 pm

sgt.null wrote:
MsMary wrote:Maybe we scared him away.
shouldn't you be posting on the "i see you" thread?

I would. But I don't see you.

Post by **sgt.null** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 5:32 am

MsMary wrote:
sgt.null wrote:
MsMary wrote:Maybe we scared him away.
shouldn't you be posting on the "i see you" thread?
I would. But I don't see you.

mayhaps i should be there instead of here then?

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 4:12 am

sgt.null wrote:
MsMary wrote:
sgt.null wrote: shouldn't you be posting on the "i see you" thread?
I would. But I don't see you.
mayhaps i should be there instead of here then?

Mayhaps!

Post by **sgt.null** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:20 pm

and thus we lose another thread...

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:32 am

Rigel wrote:
Cambo wrote: "Hey, where'd the new guy go?"
Hopefully he's off reading The Gap!

--A