Quixotic | Fri 15-Sep-06 10:03 PM |
Member since 09th Feb 2006
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#414, "It isn't just you. Once I got past the"
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first novel, with its Terry Brooks-style purple prose and stock heroes, the series developed noir-fantasy themes and increasingly complex plot structures that I absolutely love. Mixed with a sprinkle of allusions to Norse mythology, Arthurian legend and a quiet acknowledgment of the fantasy canon, this series contains some of the best novels I've read.
Unfortunately, as a series I think the Wheel of Time struggles to maintain both focus and forward progress as its axles groan under its own weight. Since the Source has become cleansed and the Final Battle has yet to occur, what should feel like suspense is more like a feeling that Jordan is getting paid by the word: the storyline has become so bloated with characters and subplots as to make the 18 month wait between books to require an eidetic memory or a user-created reference sheet, the text's glossary being nearly worthless after the second novel.
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Good fantasy!
[View all] , Crysseara, Thu 14-Sep-06 08:40 PM
RE: Good fantasy!,
Pendragon_Surtr,
19-Oct-06 04:50 PM, #49
Read anything I write.,
(NOT Pro),
19-Oct-06 11:38 AM, #47
RE: Good fantasy!,
Algonas,
05-Oct-06 05:47 AM, #46
RE: Good fantasy!,
incognito,
28-Sep-06 04:42 PM, #45
RE: Good fantasy!,
Moridin,
25-Sep-06 05:34 PM, #43
I second that emotion.,
(NOT Graatch),
26-Sep-06 02:56 PM, #44
RE: Good fantasy!,
Eskelian,
23-Sep-06 12:00 PM, #35
RE: Good fantasy!,
DurNominator,
23-Sep-06 01:04 PM, #37
RE: Good fantasy!,
Alenysi,
18-Sep-06 11:03 AM, #30
RE: Good fantasy!,
DurNominator,
19-Sep-06 03:03 AM, #34
Tigana / Alvin Maker,
Valkenar,
18-Sep-06 11:00 AM, #29
RE: Good fantasy!,
(NOT Graatch),
18-Sep-06 10:59 AM, #28
Addendum,
(NOT Graatch),
18-Sep-06 04:22 PM, #31
Runelords,
nepenthe,
18-Sep-06 04:39 PM, #32
I agree.,
(NOT Graatch),
18-Sep-06 05:05 PM, #33
Yeah, I'll second Book of Swords series by Fred Saberha...,
Eskelian,
23-Sep-06 12:01 PM, #36
Harry Potter!,
Marcus_,
18-Sep-06 03:20 AM, #27
RE: Harry Potter!,
n8v_nerd,
24-Sep-06 03:53 AM, #39
Actually, those were written by Chris Claremont.,
TheLastMohican,
24-Sep-06 11:55 AM, #40
Larry Bond.,
Grurk Muouk,
17-Sep-06 06:01 PM, #26
RE: Larry Bond.,
Pico,
24-Sep-06 11:30 PM, #41
RE: Larry Bond.,
Grurk Muouk,
25-Sep-06 07:09 AM, #42
Brust, Leiber, Martin, Tim Powers. Done. nt,
Larcat,
17-Sep-06 05:36 PM, #25
RE: Good fantasy!,
Eshval,
16-Sep-06 11:19 PM, #23
Just a few I've read...,
Saith,
16-Sep-06 10:07 PM, #22
Shannara series by Terry Brooks. Start with the sword. ...,
dwimmerling,
16-Sep-06 09:19 PM, #21
I really did try!,
Crysseara,
17-Sep-06 11:59 AM, #24
Wheel of Time - but maybe thats just me...nt,
Minyar,
15-Sep-06 09:16 PM, #18
RE: Wheel of Time - but maybe thats just me...nt,
Crysseara,
15-Sep-06 09:57 PM, #19
It isn't just you. Once I got past the,
Quixotic,
15-Sep-06 10:03 PM #20
I hear Jordan isn't doing very well, health-wise.,
Minyar,
23-Sep-06 03:44 PM, #38
RE: I hear Jordan isn't doing very well, health-wise.,
Pendragon_Surtr,
19-Oct-06 04:49 PM, #48
Coldfire Trilogy by CS Friedman.,
TheLastMohican,
15-Sep-06 07:43 PM, #16
Gaiman,
Crysseara,
15-Sep-06 08:43 PM, #17
RE: Good fantasy!,
Thrakburzug,
15-Sep-06 07:01 PM, #13
Read Jhereg and the related books by Stephen Brust.,
Theerkla,
15-Sep-06 02:05 PM, #9
RE: Read Jhereg and the related books by Stephen Brust.,
nepenthe,
15-Sep-06 05:52 PM, #11
RE: Read Jhereg and the related books by Stephen Brust.,
Ishmael,
18-Nov-06 06:40 PM, #50
Beelzebub as a golden retriever,
Theerkla,
18-Nov-06 07:20 PM, #51
If you haven't already.,
Shadowmaster,
15-Sep-06 11:44 AM, #7
Some of my favorites,
Lightmage,
15-Sep-06 11:12 AM, #5
Your old man would appreciate the Spider Queen stuff to...,
Lightmage,
15-Sep-06 11:17 AM, #6
AHAH,
Vortex Magus,
15-Sep-06 09:03 AM, #3
Ester Friesner,
Crysseara,
15-Sep-06 05:33 PM, #10
RE: Good fantasy!,
Isildur,
15-Sep-06 12:21 AM, #2
Wherein I blaspheme!,
nepenthe,
15-Sep-06 09:50 AM, #4
RE: Wherein I blaspheme!,
Isildur,
15-Sep-06 01:33 PM, #8
RE: Wherein I blaspheme!,
nepenthe,
15-Sep-06 06:10 PM, #12
RE: Wherein I blaspheme!,
Isildur,
15-Sep-06 07:06 PM, #14
If you valued Ulzammon at all, you will read the last b...,
TheLastMohican,
15-Sep-06 07:29 PM, #15
Three Cheers for George R.R. Martin!,
wretchedmongrel,
14-Sep-06 11:48 PM, #1
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