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SRD on NPR's top Fantasy/Sci Fi book list
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:13 am
by bossk
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:06 am
by Ananda
I have only read 12 of those listings. Then again, I don't really like scifi or fantasy books usually.
Speaking of that, is it worth buying the gap series? And, is it in ebook format if it is worth getting?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:25 am
by Savor Dam
Gap is absolutely worth getting/reading. Just be prepared for a very wild roller-coaster ride with some rough spots. If the usual objection to TC squicked you out, there will be similar issues in the Gap books. Even if that does not phase you, there are some points where you will wonder what SRD is doing...but trust him!
As for the e-versions, I know there were initially some big problems with the transcription, which was offshored and badly botched. (Don't blame SRD. This is out of his hands, being a publisher issue. He is pretty frustrated about it, as are all of us.) Thanks in part to efforts by some Watchers, I think much of this got identified...but I don't know whether that led to corrections in the editions being sold. Unless someone more knowledgeble chimes in, I suggest sticking to the "dead tree" (or bound paper) versions.
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:16 am
by Avatar
Ananda wrote:
Speaking of that, is it worth buying the gap series?
His best books without doubt. If you thought the Chrons were rough, the Gap is, to quote Cj, (where the hell is Cj?) "brutal."
Can't recommend them highly enough.
--A
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 12:09 pm
by bossk
Yeah, "brutal" is definitely the word. You'll think Covenant was a fairy tale by comparison. But it's so original and brilliant that you should at least give yourself a try on the first book. If you're not hooked by the end of that one, you can stop.
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 3:39 pm
by Vraith
bossk wrote:Yeah, "brutal" is definitely the word. You'll think Covenant was a fairy tale by comparison. But it's so original and brilliant that you should at least give yourself a try on the first book. If you're not hooked by the end of that one, you can stop.
Ditto all of that, except I'd give it to the second where the tension and complexity really starts to kick off before dropping it if not interested.
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 4:36 pm
by wayfriend
Well, let's be fair. If what you enjoy about the Chronicles includes the beauty of the Land and/or the nobility of people like Mhoram and Foamfollower etc. ... well, you're not going to find that.
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:17 am
by Rigel
wayfriend wrote:Well, let's be fair. If what you enjoy about the Chronicles includes the beauty of the Land and/or the nobility of people like Mhoram and Foamfollower etc. ... well, you're not going to find that.
This made me laugh
Not quite fair, though... Warden is certainly a noble character.