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The Judging Eye by R Scott Bakker
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 ordered it from Amazon Canada and had it shipped overnight. $36 and worth every cent.
It's amazing so far. His prose is better and the new characters are quite interesting. There is a very early scene where Saubon (now the Exalt-General and commander of Kelhus's armies) parlays with a northern king with the King's young son in attendance. This scene has been done so many times in many other books but it felt like I was reading something new and fresh and vital. The bastard can just flat-out write!
I'm probably not the best judge as I absolutely love Bakker's work and I'm really not that far into it...but I'm relishing every paragraph, sentence and word.
It's amazing so far. His prose is better and the new characters are quite interesting. There is a very early scene where Saubon (now the Exalt-General and commander of Kelhus's armies) parlays with a northern king with the King's young son in attendance. This scene has been done so many times in many other books but it felt like I was reading something new and fresh and vital. The bastard can just flat-out write!
I'm probably not the best judge as I absolutely love Bakker's work and I'm really not that far into it...but I'm relishing every paragraph, sentence and word.
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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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Outstanding! I'm going to purchase every single one of these in hardback. Once I find an exceptional writer, I like to support them with my wallet. Hopefully, people will return the favor once I publish my own.Brinn wrote:I ordered it from Amazon Canada and had it shipped overnight. $36 and worth every cent.
It's amazing so far. His prose is better and the new characters are quite interesting. There is a very early scene where Saubon (now the Exalt-General and commander of Kelhus's armies) parlays with a northern king with the King's young son in attendance. This scene has been done so many times in many other books but it felt like I was reading something new and fresh and vital. The bastard can just flat our write!
I'm probably not the best judge as I absolutely love Bakker's work and I really not that far into it...but I'm relishing every paragraph, sentence and word.
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Well, I thought I had finally completed my Donaldson collection by finding The Man Who Fought Alone in paperback today, unfortunately I must have given someone The Man Who Risked His Partner, or threw it out. I will try to find another copy. Sorry, as much as I love SRD somewhere between pages 10 and 20 of TMWRHP you don't find the best writing he's ever produced. I will still try to find a copy, again, and try to slug through and finish the series so I can actually say I've read everything he ever wrote (except for his essay in Senoir's book..).
Also bought Event Horizon. I'm not familiar with Stephen E. McDonald by I'm interested to see how he attempts to flesh out Eisner's screenplay...
Also bought Event Horizon. I'm not familiar with Stephen E. McDonald by I'm interested to see how he attempts to flesh out Eisner's screenplay...
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I think I've read Ghost King but I don't remember it. Dark Moon's not one of Gemmell's best, IMO, but I'm fond of the Tarantio/Dace thing.Avatar wrote:Picked up 2 Gemmel books on Friday, Ghost King and Dark Moon. Read them both before, but didn't own them.
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As an aside, does anyone else think David Gemmell looked evil?
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*three months later*danlo wrote:Just bought Ilium by Dan Simmons-love his style and this book looks highly promising.
How was it?
I've read the whole of his Hyperion series and loved it, but not Illium or Olympos.
Any good? If so, I'll check them out of my local library, which has them both in BAP (Big-Assed-Paperback).
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Ghost King is the first of his Arthurian Romano-British series, followed IIRC, by Last Sword of Power.CovenantJr wrote: I think I've read Ghost King but I don't remember it. Dark Moon's not one of Gemmell's best, IMO, but I'm fond of the Tarantio/Dace thing.
Can't say i'm a huge fan of Darkmoon either, but I didn't have it...
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[quote="CovenantJr]
As an aside, does anyone else think David Gemmell looked evil?[/quote]
He looks very scary!
A good friend with an eclectic taste in fantasy (ie he's pointed me to some super books, but a lot of dross as well!) lent me China Meiville's The City and The City (omg can't wait, considering bringing to Glastonbury but worried it might keep me in my tent too long!), Peter Brett's The Painted Man, Mike Carey's The Devil You Know, and Jack Vance's City of The Chasch.
As an aside, does anyone else think David Gemmell looked evil?[/quote]
He looks very scary!
A good friend with an eclectic taste in fantasy (ie he's pointed me to some super books, but a lot of dross as well!) lent me China Meiville's The City and The City (omg can't wait, considering bringing to Glastonbury but worried it might keep me in my tent too long!), Peter Brett's The Painted Man, Mike Carey's The Devil You Know, and Jack Vance's City of The Chasch.
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