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I reread the first two books of the latest trilogy before the last book came out and they’re good but they are also a promise of something the final one doesn’t deliver. Whereas Last Argument of Kings definitely delivered on what the first two books promised. Abercrombie is better at shaping books because each of the first two is more satisfying than the individual books of the first trilogy were but he didn’t have as good an idea of what he wanted to do with the final book so the trilogy as a whole is weaker.
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 19:09 |
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:I really think there was a magic plotline that got cut in TWoC. The first two books have too many random characters making too many references to the House of the Maker opening but in the third book I don't think anyone mentions it except as a landmark. Yeah, agree with a lot of this.
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# ? Jul 28, 2023 19:29 |
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I've been watching The Last Kingdom recently and while I think it's a series that anyone who is a fan of Abercrombie's works would enjoy, it also has Simon Kunz as the perfect Bayaz. quick file upload I've heard Graham McTavish as a possible perfect casting for Bayaz before, but I think this guy's acting is a cut above. He can't play as commanding as Bayaz in The Last Kingdom since his role as Odda is an advisor to a king who is actually just an advisor and not a puppetmaster, but it's almost there.
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# ? Sep 18, 2023 02:47 |
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This may be old news but it looks like we're getting new short stories in a few days?
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# ? Sep 25, 2023 21:40 |
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Hughmoris posted:This may be old news but it looks like we're getting new short stories in a few days? oh hell yes
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# ? Sep 25, 2023 22:33 |
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Hell yeah
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# ? Sep 25, 2023 22:41 |
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gently caress yeah. I loved Sharp Ends.
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# ? Sep 26, 2023 22:55 |
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Shame the stories are only like 15 pages each
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# ? Sep 30, 2023 20:17 |
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Yeah that was good but also short as gently caress, dang.
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# ? Sep 30, 2023 21:17 |
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I was watching a roundtable discussion with Succession's British writing staff and realized how much The Age of Madness characters remind me of the cast of Succession. Leo is Tom, Savine is Shiv, Orso is Kendall, and Bayaz is of course Logan. Not quite 1 to 1 but close enough to comment on.
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# ? Nov 16, 2023 03:00 |
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Progress Report February ’24 Always appreciate insight into his process.
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# ? Mar 1, 2024 20:19 |
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Looking forward to reading The Devils. As for the film, I hope it does get shot and released one day but considering the state of the industry, upcoming potential IATSE labor action, etc, I’m not holding my breath. I work in vfx and the downturn in the industry over the past year as well as the extremely uncertain future due to AI and reduced budgets and consolidation has driven a few of my colleagues to homelessness and even a couple to suicide. Film is in a bad place.
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# ? Mar 2, 2024 05:30 |
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Threads like these always appreciate newbies so Hello, I am a newbie roughly 60% through The Blade Itself. (I have read the Shattered Sea YA trilogy previously, enjoyed it but wanted less YA and more "Yer completely hosed, 'Arry" type writing.) So, where I have left it is Jezal dan Luther just realised he like likes Ardee* ("poo poo"), Logen and Brother Longfoot are to the docks to secure a ship for Bayez, Ferro just encountered two Eaters and Glokta just took an ancient scroll from the science college. *Ardee is also the name of a town in County Louth in Ireland with a pronounced accent even for here so her name has unintentional giggles for me. Best character thus far is easily Glokta, I dig his backstory and his bit about hating stairs hits home as I hosed my back recently and yep, same here. The Union is top heavy with idiots (including Glokta) who do not understand the basics of leadership and just seem to think every day is white boy day and it very obviously isn't. Everyone seems to think Bayez is a good guy despite the fact he never said he was and he is pretty obviously looking to claim that favour he's owed. I have the other two books so I can rattle through them and will keep you updated. That said, I am gonna bow out of the thread because spoilers et cetera.
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# ? Mar 24, 2024 19:37 |
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You'll see...
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# ? Mar 25, 2024 05:16 |
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Glokta and Shivers are my favourite characters. Halfway through Best Served Cold and holy poo poo-
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# ? Mar 25, 2024 09:39 |
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Monica Bellucci posted:Best character thus far is easily Glokta, I dig his backstory and his bit about hating stairs hits home as I hosed my back recently and yep, same here. Funny thing, that. Back pain is exactly what inspired Glokta. See Joe's answer to question 5 Also drat, looking back at his blogging and old Twitter feed makes me wish he was posting somewhere still these days.
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# ? Mar 25, 2024 18:19 |
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# ? Mar 28, 2024 19:09 |
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Xenix posted:Funny thing, that. Back pain is exactly what inspired Glokta. See Joe's answer to question 5 Huh, small world sometimes. So that's me done with the first book and I have now met Bloody Nine. Oddly not a big fan despite being that angry once or twice, you really do not notice damage except as a force that hits you broad or slim and you are supercharged strength-wise for a bit. Still digging the poo poo out of Glokta and I expect the Union to get cockstomped by Bethod's lot up to Bethod doing some dumb poo poo that gets him cockstomped back. Stupidity is universal. I actually was not expecting a Fellowship of the Ring type quest and the House of the Over-arching Plot was kinda fun except I am utterly unconvinced Bayez is Bayez necessarily, just hid him self long ago under that name or took it over or something. I enjoyed it mightily and will get stuck into the next one tomorrow after some shopping and what not.
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