Curse

Captain Arne Is PRO · Feb 03, 2007, 08:51 PM // 20:51

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Originally Posted by johnactor

Orbberius are you mad, the first book was good, the last was continuing a descent into self indulgent excess lacking an editor with the guts to upset an author forgetting that there are readers out there less than impressed with dense pages of ordinary, indeed, florid prose, cliched metaphors, wooden characters and narratorial tics used excessively to the point of nausea.

If you want decent fantasy try Robert Holdstock, Phillip Pullman or Ursula LeGuin at least.

I love reading literary critique when it's one big run on sentence.
It makes me giggle.

Ashleigh McMahon · Feb 03, 2007, 09:01 PM // 21:01

'Abbadon' has religious reference..check here

wetsparks · Feb 03, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42

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Originally Posted by Conn

I cringe everytime I see a supposed reference to Martin's books, the man is a hack same goes for jordan btw, neither can finish a story and have way to many characters running around. Martin's last book had absolutely zero story progress in it. While Jordan's last one did progress somewhat the 4 before that hardly did. So why the debate about who is better is pretty futile to me, since neither are that great to begin with IMO

Its been a while since I've read GRRM's books but that guy kills off characters faster than he can develop them. It goes, "Hi I'm JimBob, I'm going to be a lead character here. (twang) AH!! I got shot! (dead)."

I do agree that Jordan is having problems finishing the series, I think it got so big that he has to be very careful about what he does (and the fact that he in undergoing kemo doesnt help). Book 10 in WoT started before where book 9 ended and maybe progressed two days after words, or so it seemed, but at the end of book 11 you can definitely tell that the next is going to be the last. Which would make sense because the number 13 is significant in WoT and 12 books + 1 prequel = 13 in the series.

GRRM can finish a series, he has made it clear that he is only going to write six in the series and he has done four so far, two more and its done.

brokenmonkey · Feb 03, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

I wonder if Gaile just left a reply like this "Wtf?" and thats all, lmao.

Melkorium · Feb 03, 2007, 10:07 PM // 22:07

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Originally Posted by -Loki-

There's a metric assload of references in Guild Wars. My particular favorite is all the Firefly stuff in the Jade Sea, and the dead ale wives stuff in TopK and over Tyria.

I Love the Xeno's Squad and the parallels with the Life Aquatic

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Originally Posted by Longasc

Regarding YOREN/GOREN: Martin's Yoren would feel insulted or amused - he is not as naive and dumb, a totally different character.

I love Goren! I was laughing my a**e off when I read "I don't want the world to end, it's where I keep all my stuff"" (or words to that very funny effect).

Edit by Ashleigh McMahon: Merged your double posts. Please use the edit button to edit your post if no-one has replied after you submitted your first post. Thanks.