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figure what out...?...anything to do with Deadhouse Gates there...and for once I will allow Abyss's insatiable need for Brainz...
Abyss...GET THE BRAINZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
The Healthy Dead discussion
#2 Guest_Anbar Barrule_*
Posted 14 July 2004 - 01:14 PM
No spoilers...
Not as in-depth or suspensful (such a word I doubt but it fits) as the actions in Moll but a *fun* read nonetheless.
The personification of evil meets all the personifications of... well, all the other *bad* things.
It will now sit alongside my other PS ltd editions on the special bookshel, never to be touched again (I had to read it half opened and wearing gloves afterall)
Not as in-depth or suspensful (such a word I doubt but it fits) as the actions in Moll but a *fun* read nonetheless.
The personification of evil meets all the personifications of... well, all the other *bad* things.
It will now sit alongside my other PS ltd editions on the special bookshel, never to be touched again (I had to read it half opened and wearing gloves afterall)
#4 Guest_Pale Remnants_*
Posted 07 August 2004 - 03:05 AM
SPOILERS>>>SPOILERS.
Finished it yesterday, and a very accomplished piece of writing it is too. And it proves Erikson can handle the short form as well as the (very long).
I enjoyed the personification of the Virtues Vice,Sloth (even his armpits ) and the twist with Vice.They reminded me of Neil Gaimans writing, especially how they compere to the "Endless" and the Old myths in "American Gods".
I'd like to see more of the City of Quaint.The Fitness junkie bashing was a breath of durang scented fresh air
Finished it yesterday, and a very accomplished piece of writing it is too. And it proves Erikson can handle the short form as well as the (very long).
I enjoyed the personification of the Virtues Vice,Sloth (even his armpits ) and the twist with Vice.They reminded me of Neil Gaimans writing, especially how they compere to the "Endless" and the Old myths in "American Gods".
I'd like to see more of the City of Quaint.The Fitness junkie bashing was a breath of durang scented fresh air
#5 Guest_Aldarion_*
Posted 15 July 2004 - 07:14 AM
I hope so too! I was thinking about emailing you to see if there had been another publishing delay. Can't wait to read them...oh wait, I have to wait, but still...
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Posted 14 July 2004 - 04:31 PM
Wow! That arrived quickly. Can't wait for them all to get to the US. With any luck my boxes are on the way.
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#8 Guest_Marek of Paxto_*
Posted 01 March 2005 - 03:33 PM
SPOILER>>>
One of my favorite bits is when Bauchelain explains about butterflies to Emancipor Reese. Hee hee hee.
Marek
One of my favorite bits is when Bauchelain explains about butterflies to Emancipor Reese. Hee hee hee.
Marek
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Posted 08 March 2005 - 09:55 AM
BRRAAAAIIIINNNZZZZZZZ!!!!
- Abyss, drive-by poster.
- Abyss, drive-by poster.
THIS IS YOUR REMINDER THAT THERE IS A
'VIEW NEW CONTENT' BUTTON THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW NEW CONTENT
'VIEW NEW CONTENT' BUTTON THAT
ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW NEW CONTENT
#10 Guest_Altahn_*
Posted 15 July 2004 - 07:31 AM
MINOR (IF AT ALL) SPOILER!!! BE WARNED!!!
Arrived yesterday, read it yesterday. It was good, but I was a bit disappointed that Broach didn't appear a bit more. Still, I had a good few laughs and enjoyed it immensely.
Arrived yesterday, read it yesterday. It was good, but I was a bit disappointed that Broach didn't appear a bit more. Still, I had a good few laughs and enjoyed it immensely.
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Posted 14 July 2004 - 02:58 PM
so basically you're bragging about having it and what good condition it's in. Yay. Good for you. Give us details, use spoiler tags, I WANT DETAILS! For starters, I would like to know about the Mortal Sword of the Queen of Dreams, if you please 
Am I bitter? not at all. How much do you want for it? 
Am I bitter? not at all. How much do you want for it?
#12 Guest_Eastern Paladin_*
Posted 27 July 2005 - 05:30 PM
I just ordered it from the UK (I'm in USA) and read it in about an hour and a half; it's a quick read, and definitely entertaining, though there isn't the depth that a full sized Erikson novel contains (and how could it being only 103 pages.) THe story moves along very quickly; I wonder if that's partially because the chapters are so short?
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Posted 25 April 2005 - 04:03 PM
Dissappointingly short, of course (yes, I know it is a novella) and fairly amusing. I finished it a while ago and still cannot decide if I really liked it. Guess it was just a bit too anonymous...please don't lynch me.
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Posted 21 April 2005 - 02:38 AM
Judging by Patch's post above there seems to be at least one valuable hint in there... could also be just another tease though 
Don't have THD available at the moment, so I can't check the whole butterfly thing.
Don't have THD available at the moment, so I can't check the whole butterfly thing.
#16 Guest_korik_*
Posted 20 April 2005 - 06:14 AM
no real any pointers to the on going series, its just a light-hearted yarn.
i too was disappointed emancipor, bauchelain and korbal were not present as much as i would have liked
i too was disappointed emancipor, bauchelain and korbal were not present as much as i would have liked
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Posted 17 June 2005 - 02:47 AM
quote:Originally posted by Fist Gamet:
Dissappointingly short, of course (yes, I know it is a novella) and fairly amusing. I finished it a while ago and still cannot decide if I really liked it. Guess it was just a bit too anonymous...please don't lynch me.
I have had the same thoughts. The story is nice but has a superficial feeling to it. ...please dont lynch me either!
'We all have nukes, and we all know how to dance'
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Posted 29 April 2005 - 05:30 AM
quote:...please don't lynch me.
Damn... and I already organized such a nice mob... with torches and all that...
*stalks off grumbling*
#19 Guest_Mithfânion_*
Posted 09 April 2005 - 12:54 AM
Are there any useful pointers, references to the series itself in THD?
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Posted 10 March 2006 - 10:49 PM
I actually preferred the Healthy Dead to Blood Follows - it was much better written, and more reminiscent of Midnight Tides for me than anything else. Full of humour - and while the story wasn't on the same level as one of the main Malazan novels, it was perfectly appropriate for a novella like this. It was a bit short, but I felt that Erikson did the pacing well - in fact, other than for a few moments, you'd be hard pressed to tell that it was Erikson and not Leiber writing it - and that's a compliment of the highest order, because in short fiction sword and sorcery, there's really no one who can match Leiber.
