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ZerodotJander posted:Remember, Peter Brett wrote The Warded Man on his Treo phone on the subway on the way to his investment banker job. Suddenly a lot of it makes sense.
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Srice posted:Suddenly a lot of it makes sense. I get it. He's The Bored-ed Man!
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systran posted:The biggest female character is a half demon, and half of her dialogue is just hissing. Murcaddo is the biggest female character in the series (whole book focused on her) and she is none of those. And Ferro, who you are describing, isn't evil.
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Cardiovorax posted:Those count as awful by virtue of terrible Stross prose, plus Bob turns into a super special mega awesome pseudo soul eater after like book two or so. I like Stross prose and Bob gets benched (literally) at the end of the book where he starts to use those powers.
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Fried Chicken posted:I like Stross prose and Bob gets benched (literally) at the end of the book where he starts to use those powers. 
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Fried Chicken posted:First law series by joe Abercrombie I'll check this out. Fried Chicken posted:Dresden files by Jim butcher (though recent books now hint Harry is a special snowflake rather tan bumbling goon) Fried Chicken posted:
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Apr 30, 2014 20:20
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Malazan might count, simply by dint of the baseline competence level being raised so ludicrously high, though good luck figuring out who the main female character is. Or the male protagonist, for that matter.
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Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. This is a pretty obnoxious self-aggrandizing post but I'm excited  As for fantasy with modestly competent characters and well-handled women, as ever, I suggest books by women! Deathless by Catherynne Valente is a brutal fairy tale, The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner is a novel about intrigue and swordplay set in a decadent society, people really adore The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin (though the protagonist is fairly central and 'special', as I recall), and I'm probably forgetting a zillion more.
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Grats dude, that is awesome (I have been following your rise to glory)
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VagueRant posted:I gotta be honest, the Mormon talk is un-selling me on Brandon Sanderson. It's not really a big deal. He's not Orson Scott Card by any stretch of the imagination.
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systran posted:Grats dude, that is awesome (I have been following your rise to glory) So have I. Congrats, General Battuta! By the way, I'm taking your advice to read more short stories, and picked up Peter Watts Beyond the Rift. Yes, I know, even after I didn't like Blindsight—perhaps because I didn't like Blindsight. He's a good enough writer and has all the same scientific interests that I do that I absolutely had to give his work another chance. What's funny is, the first short story The Things, was incredibly fascinating, and I loved the POV and the way it was written, and yet I loving HATED it. But it's more like some hate-crush that makes me want to keep coming back to it, and rebut his ideas with my own fiction. I think I'm going to save his work for days when I don't feel up to writing, because so many of his ideas are similar to ones I've been writing for years and yet I do the complete opposite with them. I need to polish them off and get them out there so I can enter the conversation. His work ignites the fire under my rear end out of sheer petulance. Also, I'd love to have a beer with him sometime.
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General Battuta the other day a friend of mine said to me 'I really like stories by [General Battuta]' (I paraphrase) and I said to myself 'isn't that the guy who posts on SA' and I checked and lo it was. You have already achieved the heights of fame, only immortality remains.
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Heck, that's the sort of thing that you should make that sort of post for. Grats! I assume it's way too early in the process to have an idea of a timeline, right?
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Darth Walrus posted:Malazan might count, simply by dint of the baseline competence level being raised so ludicrously high, though good luck figuring out who the main female character is. Or the male protagonist, for that matter. Male protagonist is Fiddler. Female, arguably, is Tavore.
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Holy poo poo, super congrats, I loved the short. I will buy the gently caress out of the books and I will buy them for presents for friends and family.
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Thanks everybody  Srice posted:Heck, that's the sort of thing that you should make that sort of post for. Grats! Fall 2015's the target. Publishing moves with great deliberation.
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Cardiovorax posted:Those count as awful by virtue of terrible Stross prose, plus Bob turns into a super special mega awesome pseudo soul eater after like book two or so. You are not wrong. I made it through one of these before throwing in the towel. I love things Lovecraft and Stross nailed it with Colder War, but man are these books unreadable. The attempts at drollery in the book are cringe-worthy, as are the nerd references packed in. After reading the first Laundry book and Iron Sunrise (which I didn't find as embarrassing to read but was just very banal; oh and I began to read Glasshouse before giving up at an orgy involving a unicorn) I concluded Colder War was some kind of freak occurrence and I shouldn't bother with anything more from Stross.
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Hell yeah! I love your short stories so I'm super excited to read all 37 novels you will write during your long and accomplished writing career.
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Hel posted:Can anyone recommend a fantasy(any type) book / series(preferably finished) where the main character isn't super awesome at their job stuff and where the biggest female character doesn't turn out to be/or turn evil? I think Robin Hobb might be the author for you. Multiple finished series, main character usually not super competant, female characters not evil. Also some of my favorite books, although doesn't seem to be the majority opinion around here 
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Congrats man that is absolutely fantastic!
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VagueRant posted:I gotta be honest, the Mormon talk is un-selling me on Brandon Sanderson. Nah, don't let that be a reason to not be Sanderson - I love Sanderson, but if you're going to not read/dislike him, do it because you've given it a try and ended up not liking it. He's pretty much not a 'mormon author', just an author that happens to be mormon in that you'd never remotely guess that he's mormon from pretty much anything at all in his books other than 'no real world cussing' and 'no on screen sex' which isn't exactly unique to mormon authors or even that big of a deal. The 'dad humor' bit I've always rolled my eyes a bit at the massive arguments that start in the Sanderson thread over it - I just take it as some characters are terrible comedians and leave it at that - not every joke has to be funny, and it's not like the books really imply that they are supposed to be genuinely funny or anything, or even focuses on it at all other than the occasional terrible oneliner that everyone rolls their eyes at. Mistborn is a good, if initially simple-seeming, that starts off 'pretty good' and becomes 'amazing' in book 2 and 3. He's one of those author that gets better with every book he writes, so his earliest works (Elantris, Mistborn, Warbreaker) are rough around the edges even if they are still very enjoyable, while his latest works (Legion, The Emperor's Soul, Way of Kings/Words of Radiance, Steelheart, Alloy of Law) are considerably better. If you want an excellent sampling of the best of Sanderson, try reading his short story The Emperor's Soul. Short length so it's not too much of an investment, but a really, really good story. Hell, it won a Hugo. Wolpertinger fucked around with this message at 05:03 on May 1, 2014 |
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Wolpertinger posted:Mistborn is a good, if initially simple-seeming, that starts off 'pretty good' and becomes 'amazing' in book 2 and 3. Plus, the ending of the first book really feels like the natural stopping point of the series and I never could quite shake the feeling that everything after it was more or less extraneous.
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Congratulations! ...but you know, that's not obnoxious at all. Looking forwards to putting you in a brand new Goon Authors category in the OP.
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Cardiovorax posted:Funny, I felt pretty much the opposite. Kelsier was about a million times more interesting of a protagonist than whatsherface and the books got way worse after he dropped out. Seriously, I read all three books and I don't even remember her or her boyfriend's name, that's how much of a nonentity they are in comparison. Eh, Most of the first book was so.. stereotypical, almost - For me it was pretty much there to set up books 2 and 3. The consequences of a typical fantasy story leading to something you didn't expect at all. Elend wasn't particularly interesting, admittedly, but I did like Vin, Sazed, and most of the rest of the characters. The plot twists in 2 and 3 were pretty much amazing, especially considering how in many cases they were foreshadowed repeatedly as early as the first book, over and over, and you don't realize the full significance of a lot of things until you read it again.
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I know this is nowhere as cool an accomplishment as General Battuta's, but I just got my first review quote published on a book's back cover  It's such a generic-sounding quote but oh well 
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Hedrigall posted:I know this is nowhere as cool an accomplishment as General Battuta's, but I just got my first review quote published on a book's back cover Which book?
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Wolpertinger posted:Which book? Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards (added a photo to my post above you) but the review quote was about an earlier work of his.
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Wolpertinger posted:Eh, Most of the first book was so.. stereotypical, almost - For me it was pretty much there to set up books 2 and 3. The consequences of a typical fantasy story leading to something you didn't expect at all. Elend wasn't particularly interesting, admittedly, but I did like Vin, Sazed, and most of the rest of the characters. The plot twists in 2 and 3 were pretty much amazing, especially considering how in many cases they were foreshadowed repeatedly as early as the first book, over and over, and you don't realize the full significance of a lot of things until you read it again. I got pretty fed up with the Mistborn books at about book 2, I think? It was right when Sazed read that metal plaque and said "Don't trust anything that's not written in metal, eh? Let me just take a paper rubbing of this and base everything off of it. Yeah. No way that will backfire."
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ZerodotJander posted:Remember, Peter Brett wrote The Warded Man on his Treo phone on the subway on the way to his investment banker job. According to his website it was on his laptop on his way to his publishing job Darth Walrus posted:Malazan might count, simply by dint of the baseline competence level being raised so ludicrously high, though good luck figuring out who the main female character is. Or the male protagonist, for that matter. I don't think there is a 'main' character per say, it's more of an ensemble cast. Feels as much like an episodic TV show as anything, to me.
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General Battuta posted:Thanks everybody Awesome. Having a commission is a great feeling, as you know the work you put in will be rewarded in the end. Looking forward to seeing the end results!
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Congratulations and thank you for the recommendations added Deathless and Hundred Thousand Kingdoms to my next book order, couldn't find The privilege of the sword though. Blog Free or Die posted:I think Robin Hobb might be the author for you. Multiple finished series, main character usually not super competant, female characters not evil. I loved the Assassin & Fool trilogies, thought the Liveship traders were ok, and couldn't even finish the first soldier son book. I actually think I've got the Rain wilds book but I never started them , thanks for reminding me.
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Hel posted:I loved the Assassin & Fool trilogies, thought the Liveship traders were ok, and couldn't even finish the first soldier son book. I actually think I've got the Rain wilds book but I never started them , thanks for reminding me. A third Fitz trilogy is coming out this year. Am i the only one who loovvvvved her liveship books? Haven't managed to go far into Soldier Son, though, mainly because of the haters.
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As well as The Expanse (SF series by James SA Corey), SyFy is now turning Lev Grossman's The Magicians into a TV series! Exciting times http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/04/the-magicians-lev-grossman-television-adaptation
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Hedrigall posted:As well as The Expanse (SF series by James SA Corey), SyFy is now turning Lev Grossman's The Magicians into a TV series! Exciting times That sounds awful and depressing.
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Fantastic news! Congratulations!
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General Battuta posted:Hahahaha holy poo poo I just got a three book offer from Tor for The Traitor Baru Cormorant and whatever I do next. I'm stratospheric. I never thought this would happen so fast. Congrats!
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I thought the Mistborn trilogy was pretty good with a slight slog in the middle but Alloy of Law was firing on all cylinders. I loved it and hope he writes more such shorter stuff in between the epics.
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Wolpertinger posted:Eh, Most of the first book was so.. stereotypical, almost - For me it was pretty much there to set up books 2 and 3. The consequences of a typical fantasy story leading to something you didn't expect at all. Elend wasn't particularly interesting, admittedly, but I did like Vin, Sazed, and most of the rest of the characters. The plot twists in 2 and 3 were pretty much amazing, especially considering how in many cases they were foreshadowed repeatedly as early as the first book, over and over, and you don't realize the full significance of a lot of things until you read it again. Without him, the final two books turned into the most generic "special kid saves the world and grows up" story imaginable. I don't think I even remember any of twists, because I either thought they were uninteresting or telegraphed so hard they were completely obvious. Sazed being the one who turns into god at the end while everyone else dies caught me a bit by surprise, but at that point, the books were over and there was nothing left to save.
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Hedrigall posted:As well as The Expanse (SF series by James SA Corey), SyFy is now turning Lev Grossman's The Magicians into a TV series! Exciting times Didn't this actually make it to the pilot before? Well, good for Grossman, I suppose.
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Lowkin posted:Just started reading the final book of wheel of time after a 5 year hiatus. Can't believe I wasn't as bothered by "he does rose petal over the moon" as I am now. Anyone else hate the way he describes sword fights? are these real sword moves or is he just making up stuff? Playing Lute  (a mostly defensive stance) and Snake Parts Grass  (a very low forward-moving stance, which can be followed by a lifting punch or leaping kick.)If you're not a little versed in martial arts I'd imagine that Jordan's fake-fu gets annoying and may not necessarily make a ton of sense. The main thing to keep in mind if you want to attempt to visualize his fake-fu names, is to look for the action words, such as "Rose Petal Over the Moon" would likely be some kind of overhead sweeping deflection (over the moon) which doesn't require a great deal of force (rose petal) to stop a blow, since it's merely redirecting it away from the target.  Phoon posted:Re: Sex & Sanderson I always thought it was funny how in Mistborn the two heroes are in love and live together but don't even seem to consider having sex until they get married and then its like they realise they can and immediately do  I wasn't hugely impressed with Mistborn - its shine wore off after the first book, and I just sort of lost interest toward the end of the third. I really liked The Way of Kings and Words of Radiance, although WoR felt very much like an episode of DBZ by the climax. Cardiovorax posted:Funny, I felt pretty much the opposite. Kelsier was about a million times more interesting of a protagonist than whatsherface and the books got way worse after he dropped out. Seriously, I read all three books and I don't even remember her or her boyfriend's name, that's how much of a nonentity they are in comparison. coyo7e fucked around with this message at 17:12 on May 1, 2014 |
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