Man. . . somebody posted at Westeros that Waterstone sent their book already (probably arriving tomorrow) and somebody else got a call from the local bookshop that their copy was ready to be picked up and meanwhile, Amazon doesn't even have my copy (of ADWD) "shipping soon."
Buffy: He ran away, right? Giles: Sort of, more. turned and swept out majestically, I suppose. Said I didn't concern him. Buffy: So a mythic triumph over a completely indifferent foe? Giles: Well, I'm not dead or unconscious, so I say bravo for me.
'Same Time, Same Place'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
sumi - Jul 08, 2011 12:04:11 pm PDT #15622 of 28297
Art Crawl!!!
sumi - Jul 08, 2011 1:32:24 pm PDT #15623 of 28297
Art Crawl!!!
sumi - Jul 08, 2011 1:51:32 pm PDT #15624 of 28297
Art Crawl!!!
Interview with GRRM's editor.
Gris - Jul 08, 2011 2:19:12 pm PDT #15625 of 28297
Hey. New board.
I just finished my re-read of Ice and Fire.
I have to say, there are a lot of criticizers of A Feast for Crows, but I think it is one of the best books in the series. Yes, I wish I saw more of the missing characters, but the scope of the series is so thoroughly expanded in the book that I just don't mind.
Do we know how many books are planned? ADwD is supposed to cover all of the AFFC timeline plus some more, I know. How much longer before the climax?
Pix - Jul 08, 2011 2:39:46 pm PDT #15626 of 28297
The status is NOT quo.
How much longer before the climax?
She screamed.
t /12
Volans - Jul 08, 2011 5:26:35 pm PDT #15627 of 28297
move out and draw fire
I started reading "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" but stopped about a third of the way in.
I've heard this from a bunch of folks, but the whole presentation of the book is right up my DH's alley, so I got it for him. He actually quite liked it.
It is the first in a series, though, and doesn't even make a pretense of ending. Basically, it's the "inciting incident" for the overall story. Yes, the whole book is the inciting incident.
erin_obscure - Jul 08, 2011 5:52:18 pm PDT #15628 of 28297
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Gris, i read that the goal is 7 books (7 kingdoms, 7 aspects of the divine..)
And given how long #5 took, i think we can all safely assume we will not live to see the climax.
Rayne - Jul 08, 2011 6:19:28 pm PDT #15629 of 28297
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
It was originally supposed to be a trilogy, then a four book series, then six. Hopefully seven will stick. I'm hoping that the final two books will be easier for him to write because hopefully he has a clear end game. I think the middle just got away from him a bit.
sumi - Jul 08, 2011 6:33:39 pm PDT #15630 of 28297
Art Crawl!!!
He is only about 100 pages into Winds of Winter.
Polter-Cow - Jul 08, 2011 10:09:41 pm PDT #15631 of 28297
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just finished Pretties, and, ah! I did not see this coming, and yet I totally should have seen this coming.
It's kind of distracting how much I'm reminded of Hunger Games, even though this came first. I think it's just that they use a lot of the same genre tropes.