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Arya Stark, yes... Shannow Send a noteboard - 10/12/2009 08:48:32 AM
From one sentence to the next, Arya captivates the reader. Ready to explode with unpredictable actions at any moment.

In contrast, Frodo is a real mood dampener with his constant whining, Belgarion is a bumbling idiot, the hunt for Prestor John and his Dragonbone chair is about as boring as a Shakespearian play and Thomas Covenant should just commit suicide and get over it.

David Gemmell and George Martin are my favourite two fantasy authors. Jon Shannow, ah, well, I like that character so much that I named myself after him.

"The wages of sin is death!" and all that. Classic stuff.
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The Wheel of Time's Great Themes, Edited to Include Those I See. The Name With No Man - 06/12/2009 05:58:08 AM 876 Views
So, What Are They? The Name With No Man - 06/12/2009 09:36:56 AM 612 Views
Putting names into a blender isn't the same as weaving together great themes. Tom - 06/12/2009 03:17:05 PM 540 Views
No, Indeed It Is Not. The Name With No Man - 06/12/2009 04:37:23 PM 434 Views
Oh my God...trying to use agape in context of this series is overkill to the nth degree. Tom - 07/12/2009 04:12:56 AM 453 Views
It may not provide intrinsic value to you. But for me, yes. redhand - 07/12/2009 06:06:40 AM 484 Views
Jordan May Not Always Execute It Well, But I Believe It's There (Now We Face Details in TGS.) The Name With No Man - 07/12/2009 04:28:05 PM 643 Views
Read what Larry's Short History of Fantasy says about Jordan. Tom - 07/12/2009 05:56:03 PM 527 Views
Oh some book says it, so it must be true! fionwe1987 - 08/12/2009 05:57:14 AM 407 Views
I Have to Agree With Fionwe's View the Characters Are Deeper. The Name With No Man - 08/12/2009 04:19:07 PM 506 Views
I'm done with this thread. Tom - 08/12/2009 06:21:41 PM 433 Views
Goodbye then! *NM* fionwe1987 - 08/12/2009 06:45:25 PM 158 Views
Fair Enough. The Name With No Man - 08/12/2009 07:02:04 PM 788 Views
If it were just about Jordan I could ignore this last ridiculous comment. Tom - 09/12/2009 03:56:47 PM 512 Views
Louis La'mour said about himself he wasn't an author so much as a storyteller... Shannow - 06/12/2009 03:41:09 PM 477 Views
It's a Popular, If Perhaps Suspicious, Claim. The Name With No Man - 06/12/2009 04:55:25 PM 506 Views
Ha. Funny, I feel the same way, and come to the opposite conclusion. Fanatic-Templar - 08/12/2009 08:42:41 AM 440 Views
Amen to that. Lord of the Rings rules! fionwe1987 - 08/12/2009 09:03:33 AM 400 Views
I've never been able to finish the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Too boring, with fairy tale characters Shannow - 09/12/2009 12:28:26 PM 399 Views
That Is a Great Shame. The Name With No Man - 09/12/2009 01:27:44 PM 396 Views
I enjoyed the Silmarrilion though...the part about the Valar and their comparative strengths... Shannow - 09/12/2009 01:39:47 PM 385 Views
Tulkas Was All Brute Force. The Name With No Man - 09/12/2009 02:48:46 PM 544 Views
That's.. too bad, I guess? Fanatic-Templar - 09/12/2009 08:40:49 PM 388 Views
Arya Stark, yes... Shannow - 10/12/2009 08:48:32 AM 400 Views
Re: Arya Stark, yes... Fanatic-Templar - 10/12/2009 04:56:07 PM 428 Views
Seems to me you've inverted it. Fanatic-Templar - 08/12/2009 08:48:07 AM 389 Views
One Way or the Other Their WoT Origin Must Be the Stories We Know (Slight Spoiler Alert.) The Name With No Man - 08/12/2009 03:18:30 PM 482 Views
I have no idea what you are trying to say, sorry. Fanatic-Templar - 08/12/2009 08:12:35 PM 404 Views
I'll Try to Rephrase Then (Including the Spoiler. ) The Name With No Man - 09/12/2009 12:49:55 PM 404 Views
I don't really see any "great" themes per se, just an enjoyable story, like the pulp serials. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 07/12/2009 03:32:43 PM 430 Views
*Agrees 100%* Tom - 07/12/2009 06:04:31 PM 386 Views
I Think He Set Out to Write Epic Fantasy, Yes. The Name With No Man - 08/12/2009 04:25:36 PM 373 Views
Re: I Think He Set Out to Write Epic Fantasy, Yes. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 08/12/2009 07:26:30 PM 393 Views
True, and That Can Be Very Hard to Separate. The Name With No Man - 09/12/2009 01:14:57 PM 475 Views
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