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Mith: Bakker said it was Meketrig (**** if I can spell that without looking) in the intro
and I figured there was still the "city" of Non-men in the north... so a few hundred -> a couple thousand?
The Book that Erikson just read and loved
#82 Guest_Dark Daze_*
Posted 31 May 2004 - 08:07 PM
If SE liked the book, it must be good. But why stop there? What TV shows does he watch and what music does he listens to? How about his favorite breakfast cereal?
#83 Guest_Aldarion_*
Posted 28 June 2004 - 03:50 PM
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Originally posted by FizbansTalking_Hat:
I've seriously considered picking up these books so many times, but I don't know, I get mixed reviews from people. So here's the thing, I'll list the authors that are my favorite and you tell me if you think it'll fall under my likes.
Tad Williams
George R.R. Martin
Stephen R. Donaldson
Steven Erikson
Maragaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Robin Hobb
J.V. Jones
Orson Scott Card
Eric Van Lustbader
NOw based on those authors and the style of fantasy I Enjoy, you think I can add his name to the list. What are the pros and cons of this book, no spoiler if possibile but a run ddown of what you think of the book.
Of that list, more akin to Martin and Erikson (more toward Erikson, I would say), but here's a better comparison:
Tolkien's worldbuilding combined with Frank Herbert's exploration of ideologies and religion, with a few other influences (I'm curious about this Lamb guy he mentions, seeing as I was a historian in a different professional life - albeit hundreds of years removed from the First Crusade).
But if you liked Tolkien and Herbert, or Martin and Erikson, I think you'll enjoy Bakker's work.
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Posted 02 March 2005 - 11:33 AM
nono... I meant more like what someone will say if they have read/heard of it. Of course, I'm just a raving loon with no faith in Patty Lillis the Third, forgive me.
and its only out in major bookstores, and as fantasy hardly sells across the board in the US...
and its only out in major bookstores, and as fantasy hardly sells across the board in the US...
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Posted 01 March 2005 - 01:11 PM
Why not just order from canada and pay the big bad 2 pound difference after shipping?
#86 Guest_Riot_*
Posted 01 June 2004 - 05:07 AM
Does anyone know when The Warrior Prophet is due out in Australia?? Thanks in advance
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Posted 28 June 2004 - 03:29 AM
"Anything or anyone but Ayn Rand, who's left out of philosophical dictionaries and anthologies for a reason."
Eat it, Goodkind!
Eat it, Goodkind!
#88 Guest_Jon_Snow_*
Posted 27 June 2004 - 09:00 PM
I am now in possession of TWP... A "Do Not Disturb" sign will now be posted on my door for a couple of days...
#89 Guest_Aldarion_*
Posted 28 June 2004 - 05:02 AM
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Originally posted by RodeoRanch:
That was an awesome interview! Thank ye kindly for that!
Bakker sounds like a dude I coud for sure have a beer with!
You're welcome!
As for having a beer with Scott, you most certainly could. Except I drank Coca-cola instead, because I had a long drive back home afterwards.
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Posted 17 April 2004 - 11:07 AM
Very lucky! I have proofs of the first book. (I collect proofs.) So I'm hoping to find one to keep the set going.
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Posted 20 April 2004 - 05:13 AM
I've read TDTCB twice now and I think it's great (yet another book I had to order from the UK). I think Anasurimbor Kellhus is one of the most original characters I've read lately - what is his real mission??? I'm sure I'll have fun finding out...
OK, I think I got it, but just in case, can you say the whole thing over again? I wasn't really listening.
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Posted 01 June 2004 - 07:43 AM
Finally! TDTCB arrived through my letterbox! Oh joy! Why can't I read quicker! Too many books at once... 
Victory is mine!
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Posted 01 March 2005 - 01:24 PM
Well the Trade looks better too actually...plus according to the bookstore here there was no Hardback ever made, because if you look the ISBN of both novels is the same...atleast on Amazon.ca they are.
The cover for Canada also looks WAY better than the UK Covers...so...pay more get better looking book or just wait...
The cover for Canada also looks WAY better than the UK Covers...so...pay more get better looking book or just wait...
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Posted 25 August 2004 - 04:10 PM
Huh. I just picked this book up a few days ago based on an Amazon recommendation.
Never thought to find it mentioned here. Spiffy.
Never thought to find it mentioned here. Spiffy.
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Posted 03 January 2005 - 12:29 PM
Evil publishers! They didn't release any of the novella's in Canada
It's gonna cost, if I buy them, which I won't, around $90 Canadian just for Night of Knives. ITS HORRIBLE! But hey maybe you can wait for Mass Market Paperback to come out in I assume July 2005. So just get it then. It'll be a lot cheaper than 46Cdn
It's gonna cost, if I buy them, which I won't, around $90 Canadian just for Night of Knives. ITS HORRIBLE! But hey maybe you can wait for Mass Market Paperback to come out in I assume July 2005. So just get it then. It'll be a lot cheaper than 46Cdn
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Posted 04 January 2005 - 01:50 PM
Well, had u just said Chapters I would've figured out you were in Canada...since every freaking bookstore across this country is owned by Chapters/Indigo...I thought they were American at first so I hated buying books from there...but hey...they're not
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#98 Guest_Edge_*
Posted 25 March 2004 - 11:25 AM
So I finally got around to reading TDTCB. Let me just echo what everyone else said. Its a very good read. I can't wait for the sequel.
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Posted 27 June 2004 - 04:49 AM
How much does the second one cost after exchange rates and delivery costs?
#100 Guest_LooseCannon_*
Posted 25 April 2004 - 06:55 AM
I finished reading the Warrior-Prophet yesterday and loved it. Bakker basically took everything he introduced in the first one and kicked it up a notch. More large-scale battles, more philosophy, more Consult, more sorcery, more backstory on the No-God, etc, etc. What really made the book interesting to me was a lot of the backstory of the First Apocalypse from 2000 years before. It really fleshed out the story and makes you realize just what might be coming in the next book and after (see below).
On a side note just for anyone interested the author has said that he envisions this Prince of Nothing trilogy as his Hobbit with a second trilogy later down the road as his LOTR. So this series is basically scraping the surface of a much deeper world.
On a side note just for anyone interested the author has said that he envisions this Prince of Nothing trilogy as his Hobbit with a second trilogy later down the road as his LOTR. So this series is basically scraping the surface of a much deeper world.
