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Towers of Midnight Prologue, chapter 1, chapter 8, and 2 reviews

#21 User is offline   Terez 

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Posted 09 October 2010 - 08:27 PM

I find it hard to believe that they would

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Posted 09 October 2010 - 09:44 PM

View PostTerez, on 09 October 2010 - 08:27 PM, said:

I find it hard to believe that they would

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i meant that after the fact, sanderson decided that there are still uses for that character.
and decided to correct his mistake (if it was so) in a nicely done method.

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Posted 09 October 2010 - 09:46 PM

He's following a strict outline, so there's pretty much no chance of that.

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Posted 17 October 2010 - 07:17 PM

Pat of the Fantasy Hotlist and Larry of the OF blog have the book, and both of them have been dropping comments in various places about the book. I've summed them up here on Theoryland, for your reading pleasure.

Everyone seems excited about the fact that Larry stated that Asmodean's killer is revealed in this book. It's also in the glossary. But I'm not sure why people care.

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Posted 17 October 2010 - 07:21 PM

View PostTerez, on 17 October 2010 - 07:17 PM, said:

Pat of the Fantasy Hotlist and Larry of the OF blog have the book, and both of them have been dropping comments in various places about the book. I've summed them up here on Theoryland, for your reading pleasure.

Everyone seems excited about the fact that Larry stated that Asmodean's killer is revealed in this book. It's also in the glossary. But I'm not sure why people care.


tnx.
i have to admit that after years of resentment to the series, i find it easier to admit how important it is to the genre.
i wish some things would have been rewritten , but in all, as complete saga is always good.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:01 AM

We should be getting chapter 2 and at least one more early review this week.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:09 AM

You should post in other threads.

Also, I kind of figured that:
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I'm amused at the reader who despised Pat's review of TSG and is untrustworthy of anything he has to say about ToM.
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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:14 AM

View PostH.D., on 18 October 2010 - 09:09 AM, said:

You should post in other threads.

Every time I come here, I try to find another thread to post in. I'm looking for one now. I just usually can't find anything relevant to say. I feel out of the loop.

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I'm amused at the reader who despised Pat's review of TSG and is untrustworthy of anything he has to say about ToM.

She has a point. And if it makes you feel any better, she says the same about Jason's reviews. We all noticed the style difference with Brandon, but Pat went a little off the wall with it in some people's opinions. Deadsy preferred Wert's and Ken's reviews, since they were more middle-of-the-road and reflected her own views more accurately.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:28 AM

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View PostTerez, on 18 October 2010 - 09:14 AM, said:

View PostH.D., on 18 October 2010 - 09:09 AM, said:

You should post in other threads.

Every time I come here, I try to find another thread to post in. I'm looking for one now. I just usually can't find anything relevant to say. I feel out of the loop.


We need to get Gem active again.... :p

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I'm amused at the reader who despised Pat's review of TSG and is untrustworthy of anything he has to say about ToM.

She has a point. And if it makes you feel any better, she says the same about Jason's reviews. We all noticed the style difference with Brandon, but Pat went a little off the wall with it in some people's opinions. Deadsy preferred Wert's and Ken's reviews, since they were more middle-of-the-road and reflected her own views more accurately.


Nevermind, that was actually a very valid disagreement. TSG was pretty good, and fairly smooth compared to other volumes. I liked its balance in action, dialogue, and description. It was the spoiler comments that amused me.
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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:35 AM

Even more amusing was Larry's response. Or at least, it was more amusing to me. I posted a response to him on Westeros.

As to Gem...let me guess. She hasn't been around since the C vs E thread came to a shuddering halt? :p

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 08:25 PM

Interesting article

Somewhat and unnecessarily, to my mind, hagiographic but it's still a diverting read.
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Posted 20 October 2010 - 12:37 AM

Chapter 2 is up:

https://docs.google...._latest#Perrin2

I've also included all of the other free preview material in that doc, including the two prologue scenes that were read at DragonCon (a video was posted).

Also, another fanboy review from Matt Hatch at Theoryland:

http://www.theorylan...read.php?t=4217

And 'not a review' from Pat:

http://fantasyhotlis...ght-update.html

And most certainly not a review from kcf:

http://nethspace.blo...f-midnight.html

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 09:06 AM

View PostTerez, on 20 October 2010 - 12:37 AM, said:

Chapter 2 is up:

https://docs.google...._latest#Perrin2

I've also included all of the other free preview material in that doc, including the two prologue scenes that were read at DragonCon (a video was posted).

Also, another fanboy review from Matt Hatch at Theoryland:

http://www.theorylan...read.php?t=4217

And 'not a review' from Pat:

http://fantasyhotlis...ght-update.html

And most certainly not a review from kcf:

http://nethspace.blo...f-midnight.html


thanks for this
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Posted 25 October 2010 - 07:01 PM

And now...the moment you've all been waiting for....MY REVIEW!

http://www.theorylan...read.php?t=4270

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Posted 25 October 2010 - 07:09 PM

View PostTerez, on 25 October 2010 - 07:01 PM, said:

And now...the moment you've all been waiting for....MY REVIEW!

http://www.theorylan...read.php?t=4270



neat.
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Posted 26 October 2010 - 01:01 AM

Hell yes. Your review is my favorite one yet since I love teasers so much.
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Posted 30 October 2010 - 04:02 AM

As an old rasfwrjian (and, really, that's the only kind anymore, the froup is pretty much dead), I was mildly pleased with Sanderson's first WoT novel, though I thought it was a bit ... workmanlike. From these samples, he's obviously gotten a better feel for the world, and is, frankly, writing in it better than Jordan did after FOH. Jordan's pacing was wildly inconsistent, but Sanderson sets up the story nicely, and not just in random bursts punctuated by turgid filler.
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Posted 02 November 2010 - 07:22 AM

Purchased just now. Bring on the Mat goodness! :(
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Posted 03 November 2010 - 09:23 PM

Got it, started it. Just thru prologue and chunk of first chapter.

Liking so far.
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The great big chunk of waste between books 7-10 notwithstanding, it is really great to be seeing progress with this series.
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Posted 04 November 2010 - 12:28 AM

I got the notification to say it's been dispatched this afternoon; I'm hoping I'll have it on Monday though that might not matter as I still have half of DoD to read first...

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