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Ian Cameron Esslemont Interview

#1 Abyss

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Posted 16 May 2005 - 06:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Patch:
...maybe i'll post something when i finish it...

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

- Abyss, watching the countdown on the moratorium on Patch's brains..., but did in fact order NoK on the encouragement from the interview.

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Posted 14 May 2005 - 05:34 AM

didn't i say that y'all would be happy with ICE's efforts? didn't i?...and NoK was just to start with...the next one's a full-fledged epic dealing with...forget it...maybe i'll post something when i finish it...

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Posted 05 May 2005 - 01:18 AM

Dazer

He didn't say the characters we haven't seen yet were main or major characters so you're extrapolating something that doesn't exist Posted Image

It's possible that main characters will turn up of course.

BTW if anyone is wondering where that tremendously arrogant quote came from that ICE was asked about in the Q&A, it was of course Terry Goodkind's Posted Image

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Posted 15 May 2005 - 12:57 AM

True, but then again if no big publisher is taking up these ICE books then I'd be happy for PS to do it, as long as we get a chance to read it.

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Posted 04 May 2005 - 10:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW:
Do you have a favourite MBotF character and what plotlines do you enjoy
the most?

Do I have a favourite? Itâ€™s impossible to chose. With each of the Malaz
novels Steve finishes he always creates a whole set of new characters
who Iâ€™ve never seen before, but a large core exists (some of whom
havenâ€™t even been met in print yet) which we developed together and so
of course I canâ€™t pick favourites.
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"Some of Whom havent been in print yet"

Whats this ? Main/Major characters that we havent even seen or gotten to know... Dang Im looking forward to these peoples. Mayhaps some of these people are certain minor characters we already know who are about to become main ones eg fiddler did from GotM to DG.

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Posted 08 May 2005 - 12:56 AM

@ FF - You mean the Crimson Guard? Prince Kazz D'Avore? Or were you thinking of something else? Posted Image

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Posted 08 May 2005 - 06:33 AM

@FF: Yes, I think that was the Crimson Guard.

NB: The NoK info thread is really tempting... must... not.. give... in...

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Posted 17 May 2005 - 09:41 AM

Nah, I'll read it when I come back - three weeks I'll manage to endure, if only barely Posted Image

I was merely trying to simulate an angry Icarium in my post above ... Posted Image

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Posted 05 May 2005 - 07:42 AM

I suspect Ainu was joking Posted Image

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Posted 07 May 2005 - 07:41 PM

I'd say major characters have been revealed...perhaps not elaborated on, but they've been revealed...ie D'Avore...if thats the name...not sureeee...it's that army that was supposed to join in the war against the Seer in MoI but were dealing with some internal affairs
I wonder what would be more important than trying to save the world Posted Image

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Posted 20 May 2005 - 01:50 AM

@everyone whos still thinking about buying it, it's a great read with lots of interesting info, especially about Dassem Posted Image

, well worth the money.

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Posted 19 May 2005 - 11:44 AM

A very good interview, I enjoyed it almost as much as I did reading NoK (i.e. the last two days ;-)

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Posted 04 May 2005 - 08:16 PM

indeed, very nice interview, well done Posted Image

and thanks to IC Esslemont for putting up with your questions Posted Image

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Posted 05 May 2005 - 02:37 AM

It was indeed an interesting interview.

Thoughts:

Here, I feel that I cant be more direct because even while the novels are all sketched out and agreed between Steve and I, at this point in time with no contract in the offing to develop them, it is all too uncertain

I wonder how this works. Patch has already indicated that certain aspects were much more likely to to be dealt with by ICE than Erikson, for instance The Crimson Guard (a supreme favorite of mine). This has to bring up the question, "what if Esslemont doesn't get a contract" like Erikson has? This would mean that elements that would normally have been in the series proper are now not found at all. For instance, the seeds of the tale of the Crimson Guard have long since been planted in the Malazan books and are continuing to be developed as each book follows. Surely I can expect them to resolved within the 10 Malazan books as well right? Well, if I understand Patch and ICE correctly, maybe not. I find that disconcerting. Does this now mean that Erikson will start holding out on elements related to the CG (or of other ICE-invented concepts)in future books?

After all, by the time it turns out that ICE doesn't get a contract, it may well be too late to add the elements he was going to write about to the still to follow Malazan books by Erikson, crowded as they already are with hundreds of plotlines to be resolved in four more books (post-TBH).

Basically I'd like Erikson to use all the elements at his disposal so that he can follow up on all the intriguing characters and concepts that we have met sofar, instead of having to pick and choose from what he can and can't take because it may or may not be published later.

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Posted 05 May 2005 - 05:34 AM

You've seen it standing around in a bookstore just like that? Posted Image

Amazon still didn't confirm having it and did not ship it yet...

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Posted 06 May 2005 - 08:41 AM

It's like a whole new hobby!! Who needs to discuss timelines when we can scrutinize the works of two different authors for inconsistencies?? Posted Image

I wonder if this is some aspect of a master plan implemented by Patch to get us away from the whole timeline issue

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Posted 06 May 2005 - 08:04 AM

Good interview. Interesting commentary from ICE. I wonder if the GotM comparision means we'll spend the next five years trying to resolve inconsistencies between NoK and later books? Posted Image

But seriously, nice to see some more info about SE's collaborator and the series in general. Hope the product lives up to the expectation.

- Abyss, doesn't have high expectations or anything...

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Posted 08 May 2005 - 06:18 AM

That would be them, they were the army that didn't join rite?

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Posted 05 May 2005 - 02:21 AM

Very interesting interview guys, with special thanks to ICE (not only for the interview but also for co-creating the Malazan world Posted Image

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I'm really looking forward to NoK now, hope it'll arrive soon... well, I've been saying that for weeks now... but I guess it'll be worth the wait Posted Image

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Posted 05 May 2005 - 02:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by MithfÃ¢nion:
Dazer

BTW if anyone is wondering where that tremendously arrogant quote came from that ICE was asked about in the Q&A, it was of course Terry Goodkind's

Oh that is pure gold! That really brightened my day. Thanks Posted Image

. I think i saw NoK in my local store a few days back but it didnt have a price on it so i didnt get it. Although it was number 243 if i remember correctly. I might pop in today or tomorrow and get it actually.

Great interview though, grats to the interviewers and interviewees