Six more days!
James Hammons
smashed or fulfilled. I, for one, am very much looking forward to the
Gathering Storm
James
David DeLaney
I have 8 books and the prequel still to reread. I don't think I'll quite make
it. (I would if it weren't Hallow's End in WoW as well.)
I still plan to be at Waldenbooks at opening time Tuesday though.
Dave
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It's not the clock that slows the hour The definition's plain for anyone to see
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James Hammons
Hehe, awesome. I was a WoW fanatic for awhile. What server? I still
play occasionally, but I had to quit the crack hardcore. Not good for
me.
James
David DeLaney
>On Oct 21, 2:52�pm, d...@gatekeeper.vic.com (David DeLaney) wrote:
>> James Hammons <jwhamm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >Only six more days until we know whether our dreams are going to be
>> >smashed or fulfilled. �I, for one, am very much looking forward to the
>> >Gathering Storm
>>
>> I have 8 books and the prequel still to reread. I don't think I'll quite make
>> it. (I would if it weren't Hallow's End in WoW as well.)
>>
>> I still plan to be at Waldenbooks at opening time Tuesday though.
>
>play occasionally, but I had to quit the crack hardcore. Not good for me.
4 servers. There's a reason holidays are hard on me.
Dave
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...let me know when the hardcover copies are selling for $2...
Matt
Frank van Schie
I saw it at the local bookstore, picked it up. Still slowly re-reading
KoD, but I did a few page checks in the new book.
It seems the writing in the released prologue is of a similar style to
the rest of book. I.e., it wasn't fixed. I don't think I'll like the
feel of the book at all, compared to Jordan.
We'll see.
--
Frank
Steve
"Frank van Schie" <nos...@please.don't> wrote in message
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I expect the writing style to be different...I hope that I'll be comfortable
with it after reading Jordan all these years. sk
James Hammons
> "Frank van Schie" <nos...@please.don't> wrote in messagenews:cf84d$4ae73e3a$5350ebf3$24...@cache100.multikabel.net...
That's what I'm hoping. I know that the style is going to be off,
just hoping that Sanderson was able to at least capture some of the
spirit of the previous novels. Still waiting on my copy to arrive.
I'm being treated to a royal evening, dinner and a nice, comfortable
place to sit and not be disturbed while I start my read.
James
David DeLaney
>> > I saw it at the local bookstore, picked it up. Still slowly re-reading
>> > KoD, but I did a few page checks in the new book.
>>
>> > It seems the writing in the released prologue is of a similar style to the
>> > rest of book. I.e., it wasn't fixed. I don't think I'll like the feel of
>> > the book at all, compared to Jordan.
>>
>> > We'll see.
>>
>> with it after reading Jordan all these years. �sk
>
>That's what I'm hoping. I know that the style is going to be off,
>just hoping that Sanderson was able to at least capture some of the
>spirit of the previous novels. Still waiting on my copy to arrive.
>I'm being treated to a royal evening, dinner and a nice, comfortable
>place to sit and not be disturbed while I start my read.
I've finished it. I think you'll all be pleasantly surprised. Also, that
complaint people had, that Nothing Was Happening in a couple of the more
recent books? That goes STRAIGHT out the window. The style's a little
simpler, overall, than Jordan's ... but it still sucks you right in.
Leighdb, in her blogging for tor.com, got to read it a couple days early,
and the essence of her non-spoiler review posted there is "holy SHIT".
After reading it? I agree. Completely.
Also, I had to - sorry:
The Wheel of Books turns, and series come and pass, leaving reviews that become
legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is forgotten when the series that
gave it birth comes again. In one series, called unending by some, a series
long past, a series yet to come, a sequel arose around the high Tor. The sequel
was not the beginning; neither was it the end. There are neither beginnings nor
endings to the turning of the Wheel of Books. But it was the beginning of _an_
end.
Arno
> James Hammons <jwha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>"Steve" <dcntr...@att.net> wrote:
>>> "Frank van Schie" <nos...@please.don't> wrote:
>>> > I saw it at the local bookstore, picked it up. Still slowly re-reading
>>> > KoD, but I did a few page checks in the new book.
>>>
>>> > It seems the writing in the released prologue is of a similar style to the
>>> > rest of book. I.e., it wasn't fixed. I don't think I'll like the feel of
>>> > the book at all, compared to Jordan.
>>>
>>> > We'll see.
>>>
>>> I expect the writing style to be different...I hope that I'll be comfortable
>>
>>That's what I'm hoping. I know that the style is going to be off,
>>just hoping that Sanderson was able to at least capture some of the
>>spirit of the previous novels. Still waiting on my copy to arrive.
>>I'm being treated to a royal evening, dinner and a nice, comfortable
>>place to sit and not be disturbed while I start my read.
> I've finished it. I think you'll all be pleasantly surprised. Also, that
> complaint people had, that Nothing Was Happening in a couple of the more
> recent books? That goes STRAIGHT out the window.
Good.
> The style's a little
> simpler, overall, than Jordan's ... but it still sucks you right in.
Well, I liked the world building, characters, etc., but I did not like
the writing style too much.
Arno
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JediWright
I think Brandon did an excellent job at an incredibly difficult task;
anyone would have been challenged by this role, I think.
That being said, it seemed like there was just a lot of detail
normally expressed by Jordan not present, but not surprising
considering how much content needed to be wrapped up. Also, I felt he
wavered a bit at first with getting a feel for the characters voices,
but that also might have just been on account of me needing to adjust
to Brandon's style.
Overall, dreams were not smashed but fulfilled and I can't wait for
the next one!
James Hammons
I noticed that as well, the first few chapters were very shaky, but
did eventually settle down. I managed to keep myself from trying to
figure out what was Sanderson's writing and what was Jordan's. Next
readthrough will be at a more leisurely pace and I will probably try
to make that distinction. I was very satisfied with the novel, and
I'll admit that I was prepared to be let down. I grew up with these
characters, literally, I was 14 when I started the series and am just
a few months away from 31. So I was a little afraid that the writing
style would be so different that I wouldn't feel like this was a true
WoT novel. That fear has been laid to rest and I am eagerly
anticipating the next in the series.
James Hammons
Kathcarian
<slrnhefhg...@gatekeeper.vic.com>...
> Also, I had to - sorry:
>
> The Wheel of Books turns, and series come and pass, leaving reviews that
become
> legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is forgotten when the series
that
> gave it birth comes again. In one series, called unending by some, a
series
> long past, a series yet to come, a sequel arose around the high Tor. The
sequel
> was not the beginning; neither was it the end. There are neither
beginnings nor
> endings to the turning of the Wheel of Books. But it was the beginning of
_an_
> end.
>
Fixed (from the version you posted at tor):
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58170
"The Wall of Books grows, and series come and pass, leaving reviews that
become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when
the series that gave it birth comes again. In one series, called unending
by some, a series yet to come, a series long past, a sequel arose around
the high Tor. The sequel was not the beginning. There are neither
beginnings nor endings to the growing of the Wall of Books. But it was a
beginning of /an/ end."
--David DeLaney (Fixed)
David DeLaney
>>
>> The Wheel of Books turns, and series come and pass, leaving reviews that
become
>> legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is forgotten when the series that
>> gave it birth comes again. In one series, called unending by some, a series
>> long past, a series yet to come, a sequel arose around the high Tor. The
>sequel
>> was not the beginning; neither was it the end. There are neither
>beginnings nor
>> endings to the turning of the Wheel of Books. But it was the beginning of
>_an_
>> end.
>>
>
>Fixed (from the version you posted at tor):
>http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58170
No; no, I had the 'neither was it the end' in there deliberately. thank you
for helping though.
JediWright
Heh, that's funny: I started reading it at 14-yrs old too and will be
turning 31 this December.
>I managed to keep myself from trying to figure out what was Sanderson's writing and what was Jordan's.<
Me too, it was tough not to initially but as the story progressed it
was easy to just get lost in the story again.
As Sanderson said: it's been interesting to grow up with the book and
see your support of characters change.
It's gonna be a sad day when the story finally ends. Would love to see
him continue on writing spin-offs, with both prequels and sequels.
Kathcarian
David DeLaney <d...@gatekeeper.vic.com> wrote in article
<slrnhevmn...@gatekeeper.vic.com>...
> Kathcarian <n...@email.com> wrote:
> >David DeLaney <d...@gatekeeper.vic.com> wrote in article
> >> Also, I had to - sorry:
> >>
> >> The Wheel of Books turns, and series come and pass, leaving reviews
that
> become
> >> legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is forgotten when the
series that
> >> gave it birth comes again. In one series, called unending by some, a
series
> >> long past, a series yet to come, a sequel arose around the high Tor.
The
> >sequel
> >> was not the beginning; neither was it the end. There are neither
> >beginnings nor
> >> endings to the turning of the Wheel of Books. But it was the beginning
of
> >_an_
> >> end.
> >>
> >
> >Fixed (from the version you posted at tor):
> >http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58170
>
> No; no, I had the 'neither was it the end' in there deliberately. thank
you
> for helping though.
Not necessary. Now it matches the quote (in spite of that extra bit at the
end) instead of sorta matches it, with flipped phrases and missing words.
James Hammons
It will be a bitter sweet time when the series ends. Although I
differ in that I do not want Sanderson to write spin-offs or sequels
or prequels. I think that the books should stand on their own and not
clutter the series with lesser works. If Jordan had lived to finish,
I might have felt differently, but what I want is Jordan's vision, not
anyone else. I think his legacy will better stand if others meddle as
less as possible.
James Hammons