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#1 pat5150

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Posted 01 May 2006 - 11:14 PM

Hi guys!

Well, it's past midnight in the UK, so the full GRRM interview is now online!

In addition, I have just received ICE's answers, which means that you can expect the Q&A later this week!

Two good interviews! Enjoy!

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P. S. There is also a new contest to win a signed copy of Jacqueline Carey's KUSHIEL'S SCION.

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#2 Illuyankas

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Posted 01 May 2006 - 11:28 PM

Cool beans, Pat. Cheers.

Although, GRRM can't have been the first person to think of the concept of 'the large fortification/wall against ethereal invaders manned by an elite force', can he?

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(yes I know GRRM's was before SE's, OK?)

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Posted 01 May 2006 - 11:38 PM

No that's a Chinese invention to keep the Mongolians out. The concept of GRRM wascopied more or less by Garth "I love Terry Brooks' Magical Kingdom" Nix and other nitwits.
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Posted 02 May 2006 - 01:17 AM

Very decent interview Patrick. I still have my reservations about GRRM as a person, (I thought Erikson was far more humble and forthcoming in his interview), but that doesn't mean I won't clamour for ADWD just like everyone else.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 01:25 PM

He's still too arrogant.
He should learn to be more humble from Terry.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 01:28 PM

Is your other forum dead Veti?

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 01:49 PM

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 03:09 PM

The notion of a wall to keep out an invading force is hardly original. Piers Anthony was doing it in his Xanth series as early as the 70s.

But GRRM does add his own spin to it.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 03:15 PM

And Terry G inspired them all.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 03:21 PM

Actually, the sum total of modern fantasy as the world knows it was inspired by terry goodkind.

oh, look, my eyes are bleeding out....

- Abyss, needs a transfusion.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 06:40 PM

Abyss said:

Actually, the sum total of modern fantasy as the world knows it was inspired by terry goodkind.

oh, look, my eyes are bleeding out....

- Abyss, needs a transfusion.

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Actually, the sum total of the world as we know it was inspired by Terry Goodkind.

I nearly soiled myself in shock and/or horror.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 07:07 PM

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"People will believe anything, either because they want it to be true, or are afraid it might be"

"People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. People can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."

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Actually, the sum total of the world as we know it was inspired by Terry Goodkind.

You better die of fear Werthead. Your stoopid, Tary sez so.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 07:36 PM

Illuyankas said:

Although, GRRM can't have been the first person to think of the concept of 'the large fortification/wall against ethereal invaders manned by an elite force', can he?

(yes I know GRRM's was before SE's, OK?)

I think he meant more along the lines of a 300-mile-long, 700-feet-high wall of solid ice and making it seem credible. Although that said I'm sure walls of solid ice have appeared in fantasy fiction before.

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 08:46 PM

Not a bad interview, but not particularly informative either. Still has absolutely nothing on an R Scott Bakker/Steven Erikson/Jeff Vandermeer interview, or for that matter, a Goodkind interview (ok, for entirely different reasons).

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Posted 02 May 2006 - 09:59 PM

I could have sworn I've read that before.. it be a nice interview nevertheless though

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 02:17 AM

That has to be the lamest interview you've done Pat...I realize you've already begun shifting blame for this sad sad excuse for an attempt at achieving some level of insight into this particular creative endeavor, but ...really! If I was you I'd avoid accepting such deals, in which 'they cook it and you eat it'...it's just ...shameful

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 08:41 AM

Well, guess that are the lamest answers GRRM could give. It's a written interview and it occurred to me he wasn't very responsive.

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 04:09 PM

Werthead said:

Although that said I'm sure walls of solid ice have appeared in fantasy fiction before.

Yes, the first time it appeared was in an essay witten by Terry while he was in 3rd grade.

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#19 Werthead

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Posted 03 May 2006 - 06:29 PM

I agree that GRRM wasn't very forthcoming in the interview, which was a shame. Perhaps ennui with nine solid months of promoting the book have set in? Perhaps next time he should do an Erikson and only do 9 book signings and then go straight home to start on the next book?

Having met the guy at a signing last October, I can say in life he is usually much more responsive and locquacious than that.

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Posted 04 May 2006 - 03:17 AM

Ya, kind of dissapointing interview. I can understand though; it seems he is touring and interviewing nonstop. Its a pity, though, because this interview had great questions, as opposed to the others which mainly asked the same thing over and over (yes, Tyrion is George's favourite character). Oh well, as long as he's working on ADWD, I'm happy.