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#1 pat5150

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 06:19 PM

Yep, that's right!

You can read it here.

Though there are no spoilers per se, please refrain from reading it if you don't want to know anything. . .

This one is the shit!

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 06:27 PM

9/10 - sounds very investable in; how do you personally score ICE's first two and Erikson's just so this score is put in perspective?

Edit: Oh, and does it have spoilers for DoD, I've yet to read it and wasn't clear on whether I could read this first or not.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 06:51 PM

This news, it is good.

Thank you Pat.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 07:33 PM

Great thoroughly encouraging review Pat. Thanks muchly.

Your ref to Kiska is REALLY encouraging. I liked her in NoK, i liked her more in RCG (albeit briefly), so yay!

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 07:46 PM

The thing with Kiska is that her storyline has nothing to do with the main plot. That's when I realized that there is a bigger, overall story arc to ICE's books. Then, as you discover where she goes and who's traveling with her, well. . .

Never liked her much, but she went up quite a few notches in Stonewielder. . .

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:06 PM

Sounds really really good Pat, I liked the review....
now we'll wait for the book itself, eh ?

In any case

Thank you, for this review

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:09 PM

Wait... Corlo's alive?

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:10 PM

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:17 PM

Good review, liked it a lot
With regards to Kiska, I've always thought there was more to her than was in the books, especially with her 'lineage' and the like....

Looking forward to it big time..... roll on release day (and Amazon better deliver it in time)

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:18 PM

D, on 18 October 2010 - 09:09 PM, said:

Wait... Corlo's alive?

LOL what made you think he was dead?

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:21 PM

Obviously he just used his diamond pick to chew a hole out of the Azath and fled through some random cave that the builders forgot to block off with cobblestone.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:26 PM

MTS, on 18 October 2010 - 09:18 PM, said:

D, on 18 October 2010 - 09:09 PM, said:

Wait... Corlo's alive?

LOL what made you think he was dead?

I don't know about him but I was under the impression that he drowned like the rest of Iron Bars' Guardsmen. Since even High Mages can die like bitches in this series. I'm pleased he made it, though.

Also Apt, it's Corlo, not Cowl.

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 09:31 PM

I. am. so. EXCITED. I love the hints about the hints about the Vow of the CG. By far my favorite faction in the series (obviously sans BBs/BH).

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Posted 18 October 2010 - 10:42 PM

What about the Timeline? It starts about two years after ROTCG but where is it compared to Eriksons work, TTH/DOD? Do we get reactions to events like Rake's death and Draconus return?

What about Ammanas/Cotillion, do they put in an appearance?

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 06:57 AM

Just ordered the hardcover from Amazon. A week's worth of food, that! Better be worth it!

Release date is still a month away, though, which makes me a sad panda...

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 07:13 AM

Just ordered it too. Turns out I had just enough remaining on Amazon vouchers from the past to cover the cost

If I win Pat's competition then... well, I'll let Apt know I live in the same city and have two copies, then stop short of giving him my actual address

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 07:45 AM

Hah I'm not worried about winning the competition, I blew all my luck allocation for the month already

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 07:58 AM

Gothos, on 19 October 2010 - 06:57 AM, said:

Release date is still a month away, though, which makes me a sad panda...

haha we use that term all the time at work - sad panda!!

I've booked off a week from work for SW, cannot wait for both reasons, a week off and SW!

Counting down the days!

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Posted 19 October 2010 - 01:40 PM

Quick update:

Just heard back from Esslemont, and the Darujhistan novel will be next.

Although everything hinted at the Assail book at the end of Stonewielder, I guess that ICE will now tie all the loose ends from TTH...

Patrick

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