Of course, I'm also disappointed that Martin's "other cultures" all sort of roll into one melange of "exotic decadence". Sure, there are a few "distinguishing" features of different cultures, but the names all still sort of sound the same, and the cultures all feel like they're poorly distinguished.
World building is important in fantasy, and problems with world building tear down the ability of the reader to suspend his disbelief.
World building is important in fantasy, and problems with world building tear down the ability of the reader to suspend his disbelief.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
Maps of Ice and Fire (update!)
- 06/03/2012 02:46:03 PM
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Shouldn't Essos be, you know, bigger? Way bigger?
- 07/03/2012 08:14:03 PM
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It is huge. But Westeros is much bigger than most people realise.
- 07/03/2012 11:06:22 PM
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I know - but Essos is supposed to be much bigger still.
- 08/03/2012 07:08:42 PM
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Agreed.
- 08/03/2012 08:06:40 PM
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Looks like someone took a pair of scissors and cut the top half of Essos
- 15/03/2012 12:38:00 AM
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