I realised that what I really hate about Lysaer et al is the hypocrisy. It's ok for them to go off and slaughter an entire clan, including women, children and babies, but as soon as those same clans defend themselves, or harry the army, they're evil, vicious brutes. Drives me nutty. Wurts does that very well!
I'm finding that the explanations of magic are just a little too jarring at the moment. They interrupt the flow of the story a little too much and feel artificial. I like her ideas, just not how they're presented as yet.
I also can't decide whether the towns' hatred of the clanborn is realistic or not, whether it's too extreme or sensible considering the history Wurts created for them. More thinking is needed.
I'm finding that the explanations of magic are just a little too jarring at the moment. They interrupt the flow of the story a little too much and feel artificial. I like her ideas, just not how they're presented as yet.
I also can't decide whether the towns' hatred of the clanborn is realistic or not, whether it's too extreme or sensible considering the history Wurts created for them. More thinking is needed.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Janny Wurts: The Wars of Light and Shadow. Rebekah's reread.
25/04/2010 10:11:41 AM
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Book One: The Curse of the Mistwraith.
25/04/2010 10:22:03 AM
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Eh it didn't really capture my interest. Her prose is difficult to read
25/04/2010 04:29:08 PM
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My brother found that initially but soon got used to it.
25/04/2010 04:30:13 PM
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See, I like these books, but looking back at it, the first book seems... underdeveloped.
25/04/2010 08:45:27 PM
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About that flying below the radar of most readers...
25/04/2010 05:10:40 PM
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That's interesting.
25/04/2010 08:27:40 PM
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That seems unlikely, she is American after all...
25/04/2010 08:56:53 PM
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It is possible for an American not to sell well in her own country. *NM*
25/04/2010 09:12:36 PM
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Just finished reading Stormed Fortress, after waiting YEARS for it to come out in the US
05/05/2010 06:17:58 PM
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I bought that a couple of weeks ago, hence the reread. I hope it's better than Traitor's Knot *NM*
18/05/2010 01:12:08 PM
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Book Two: The Ships of Merior.
18/05/2010 01:13:43 PM
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Finished this today.
21/05/2010 12:44:58 AM
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This doesn't have anything to do with the Ships of Merior, but...
21/05/2010 01:36:54 AM
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Book 4: Fugitive Prince. (Or: Book 1 of the Alliance of the Light)
07/06/2010 08:13:08 PM
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Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
24/06/2010 07:56:36 PM
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Re: Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
26/06/2010 11:27:57 AM
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Re: Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
27/06/2010 10:59:17 PM
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Re: Book 5: Grand Conspiracy (Book 2 of the Alliance of the Light). Little thoughts.
30/06/2010 08:06:37 AM
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Also: is it just me, or is Wurts really rubbish at writing about sex?
24/06/2010 08:03:46 PM
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She writes about sex??
24/06/2010 10:50:20 PM
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Occasionally.
24/06/2010 11:00:27 PM
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Book 7: Traitor's Knot - The crappiest near ending in the world. Perhaps.
18/08/2010 06:43:04 PM
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