Kevin's Watch

Hiro wrote:'The Claw of the Concilliator' by Gene Wolfe

I read one of those...think it was "Sword of the Lichtor" maybe?
Never found the whole series yet, but I liked the one [I need to shop online for books more, instead of at used stores and garage sales.]

Vraith wrote:

Hiro wrote:'The Claw of the Concilliator' by Gene Wolfe

I read one of those...think it was "Sword of the Lichtor" maybe?
Never found the whole series yet, but I liked the one [I need to shop online for books more, instead of at used stores and garage sales.]

That must have been confusing, reading The Sword of the Lictor w/o reading The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator beforehand. Gene Wolf is already a bit of a mind-bender as it is.

wayfriend wrote:

Vraith wrote:

Hiro wrote:'The Claw of the Concilliator' by Gene Wolfe

I read one of those...think it was "Sword of the Lichtor" maybe?
Never found the whole series yet, but I liked the one [I need to shop online for books more, instead of at used stores and garage sales.]

That must have been confusing, reading The Sword of the Lictor w/o reading The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator beforehand. Gene Wolf is already a bit of a mind-bender as it is.

/nod

Vraith wrote:

wayfriend wrote:

Vraith wrote: I read one of those...think it was "Sword of the Lichtor" maybe?
Never found the whole series yet, but I liked the one [I need to shop online for books more, instead of at used stores and garage sales.]

That must have been confusing, reading The Sword of the Lictor w/o reading The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator beforehand. Gene Wolf is already a bit of a mind-bender as it is.

/nod

So far, I prefer 'The Claw of the Concilliator', I didn't care so much for 'The Shadow of the Torturer'.

I just recently read the whole series, including the later one, set ten years after "Citadel."

I like 'em. The first was probably my favourite actually. but yes...somewhat mindbending.

--A

Currently reading the emergency Budget just recently announced by our newly elected ConLib government here in the UK!!

Definitely should be filed under 'Fiction-Fantasy'

We have a socio-political forum too. Just click on the link in my sig.

--A

Tombs of Atuan in preparation for my next chapter dissection over on the Hangar...

Reading a book called "Circle at Center". A lot of the characters seem very old, and desperate to try new things.

Avatar wrote:I just recently read the whole series, including the later one, set ten years after "Citadel."

I like 'em. The first was probably my favourite actually. but yes...somewhat mindbending.

--A

I love that series. Definitely made for re-readers. I've heard Urth spoils everything so I never read it, but recently I had to find out what happened so I finally caved and looked on a website.

Spoiler

I never noticed the flood would occur, but I did expect that Urth would have a sad ending, so to speak

Seeker of Truth wrote:Currently reading the emergency Budget just recently announced by our newly elected ConLib government here in the UK!!

Definitely should be filed under 'Fiction-Fantasy'

Why are you reading it. Do you work for the government?

I don't think the authorities will accept it as fiction fantasy. I tried to run Moby Dick by as fantasy once and Stephen R Donaldson (on the GI) slapped me down. He referred to the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Iliad as ancient works of fantasy instead...

Re Moby Dick: if the whale could talk, it would be fantasy.

Started The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood yesterday.

Little Fuzzy by H.Beam Piper

Now on ER Edison's Mistress of Mistresses. It's an interesting book, contains romance that I find reasonably compelling though also fear-inducing (as there's a great focus on the whole 'when desire is quenched you desire something new' theme). The language is unmitigatingly rich and well-structured. My only problem so far is that he occasionally includes letters in medieval'ish spelling which become difficult to understand.

Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibonè.

First time I've ever read any of his Elric books.

--A

Avatar wrote:Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibonè.

First time I've ever read any of his Elric books.

--A

oooo! awesome. i loved those books when i read them lo these many
years ago. my favorite moorcock (gee that sounds funny to say )
is The Warhound and The World's Pain.

i sent the Martin books to a friend in kentucky and he's reading them now so i am taking a break in the malazan re-read to read them along with him.
we're on A Clash of Kings at the moment.

Avatar wrote:Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibonè.

First time I've ever read any of his Elric books.

--A

I have read the first two, and like them a lot. I also have the first three Corum books and plan to read those soon.

Holsety wrote:

Avatar wrote:Michael Moorcock's Elric of Melnibonè.

First time I've ever read any of his Elric books.

--A

I have read the first two, and like them a lot. I also have the first three Corum books and plan to read those soon.

Finished "The Machine Crusade" [herbert/anderson....meh]

Haven't read the Elric books, but am right now 1/2 way through "The Cornelius Chronicles" vol. 1. This Moorcock is an odd duck...haven't decided if that's good yet.

I'm enjoying it so far. Touch old fashioned in the style, but still enjoyable. I've got a bunch more too...got 6 in one volume, which is itself vol 8 of the "Eternal Champion" series, all Elric stories.

--A

for any of you Moorcock readers that are interested in critical and theoretical essay on the subject of epic fantasy (as i am) i'd highly
suggest Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy

the link is a decent review of the the book which has a forward by China Miéville.

lucimay wrote:for any of you Moorcock readers that are interested in critical and theoretical essay on the subject of epic fantasy (as i am) i'd highly
suggest Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy

the link is a decent review of the the book which has a forward by China Miéville.

Not at all fair, Lucimay, you know how stirred up I get when people say "Critical and theoretical" ....
It does look interesting from the link. [and from his fiction so far, I'm not surprised he'd write something like that].

lucimay wrote:for any of you Moorcock readers that are interested in critical and theoretical essay on the subject of epic fantasy (as i am) i'd highly
suggest Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy

the link is a decent review of the the book which has a forward by China Miéville.

I read one essay where he criticized Tolkien and said Mervyn Peake was a lot better. I'm not a Tolkien hater but the essay was well written and made some good points. Maybe I'll pick up this book sometime Luci, thanks for the recommendation.