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On Neil Gaiman's April 29th 2006 entry, Gaiman positively compares the work of a friend to Steve Erikson and Pynchon:
"a sort of literary synesthesia that gave me the same kind of oneiric reading sensation I normally only associate with novels by, say, Thomas Pynchon or Steve Erickson."
High praise, considering the source placing Erikson in the company of Pynchon. Hopefully, this will generate more interest in the US. A lot of people seem unaware of the series.
If interested in the complete entry, it can be found at www.neilgaiman.com/journal/
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Erikson mentioned by Neil Gaiman...
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Posted 04 May 2006 - 08:16 AM
Actually this isn't the first connection I've seen between Erikson and Gaiman. Erikson has written comments and even an introduction for one of Gaiman's The Sandman comics, can't remeber which one. But anyway, both are great authors.
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Posted 04 May 2006 - 08:50 AM
T said:
Actually this isn't the first connection I've seen between Erikson and Gaiman. Erikson has written comments and even an introduction for one of Gaiman's The Sandman comics, can't remeber which one. But anyway, both are great authors.
Really ? I have to investigate on this one. If you remember which one, could you please post it ?
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Posted 04 May 2006 - 11:03 AM
Steve Erickson. A common mistake.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 09:53 AM
Whelp said:
A note on Erikson and Gaiman:
Compare Mogora's ritual of drawing down the Moon with Thessaly's in A Game of You. They are pretty similar (most likely both authors used the same sources).
Compare Mogora's ritual of drawing down the Moon with Thessaly's in A Game of You. They are pretty similar (most likely both authors used the same sources).
I definitely thought of this one (though Thessaly's ritual is... bloodier). We also have Dream (K'rul - ok, it is far-fetched), Desire (Envy) and Death.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 10:57 AM
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On Neil Gaiman's April 29th 2006 entry, Gaiman positively compares the work of a friend to Steve Erikson and Pynchon:
"a sort of literary synesthesia that gave me the same kind of oneiric reading sensation I normally only associate with novels by, say, Thomas Pynchon or Steve Erickson."
"a sort of literary synesthesia that gave me the same kind of oneiric reading sensation I normally only associate with novels by, say, Thomas Pynchon or Steve Erickson."
Yes, just to reiterate that Gaiman was actually talking about Steven Erickson, who is a different entity to Steven Erikson. Got to watch those rogue Cs going missing.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 10:57 AM
And I find it hard comparing Dream to K'rul.. Especially as Dream is one of my all time favourite characters, while my feelings for K'rul are fairly neutral 
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 03:18 PM
So to relieve the confusion, Gaiman was speaking of another guy, NOT the author of the Malazan books.
- Abyss, noted Gaiman and SE do have interestingly comparative themes on the relationship between gods and worshippers.
- Abyss, noted Gaiman and SE do have interestingly comparative themes on the relationship between gods and worshippers.
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Posted 08 May 2006 - 04:55 PM
OK, someone hike over to the wilds of Wisconsin and drop a copy of GOTM in Neil Gaiman's lap.
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Posted 11 May 2006 - 12:03 AM
Whelp said:
namo:
Envy is more decidedly female than Desire
Death is imo vastly different from Hood
Envy is more decidedly female than Desire
Death is imo vastly different from Hood
Yes, there are no "Death's balls" with Gaiman
I wasn't trying to assimilate the characters one on one, I was just building some bridges (it's a disease I caught on this forum, trying to link all the little details with one another).
And you burnt them ! (Sorry, couldn't resist...)
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Posted 30 May 2006 - 11:45 AM
Is it just me, or are there really similarities between Quick Ben and John Constantine (from the Hellblazer comics, not the Keanu Reeves movie)? Mainly their style is very similar (especially facing down more potent enemies, bluffing, constant dealmaking)... Uncanny.
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