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Old 02-21-2009, 07:29 PM   #1151 (permalink)
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It had style I must admit.
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Old 02-21-2009, 07:30 PM   #1152 (permalink)
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Finally! Someone has taste!
I'm busy with other series so I'll just read the wikipedia summaries in preperation for a Dance Of Dragons or whatever they're calling it now.
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Old 02-21-2009, 07:31 PM   #1153 (permalink)
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It had style I must admit.
how so?
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Old 02-21-2009, 07:42 PM   #1154 (permalink)
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I grew up on Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber, so of course I went by Gemmell eventually. It wasn't that good, but the blunt, greek style to it made it a generally fun airport read to say the least.

It was during a vacation to Jamaica that I read that and Piers Anthony's "On a Pale Horse."
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I grew up on Robert E. Howard and Fritz Leiber, so of course I went by Gemmell eventually. It wasn't that good, but the blunt, greek style to it made it a generally fun airport read to say the least.

It was during a vacation to Jamaica that I read that and Piers Anthony's "On a Pale Horse."
I think the historical backdrop adds a lot more credence to the novel and adds extra significance to his words. I love his pragmatic approach.
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I think the historical backdrop adds a lot more credence to the novel and adds extra significance to his words. I love his pragmatic approach.
To bad it can't add to that with some more compelling characters. It is the gap in most fantasy which led me to my point of inspiration.
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To bad it can't add to that with some more compelling characters. It is the gap in most fantasy which led me to my point of inspiration.
Connavar is NOT compelling? wtf? maybe it's a European thing but the book (and the Rigante series) is a thinly veiled history of dark age Britain and the Roman Empire and I find that compelling.
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Connavar is NOT compelling? wtf?

Mythologically inspired badasses have been used so many times that their names meld together.
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Mythologically inspired badasses have been used so many times that their names meld together.
The historical connatations endear me more personally within this series of 4 novels.
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The historical connatations endear me more personally within this series of 4 novels.
Quadrilogy is the word I think. . .
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