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There isn’t much I would use here, personally, but the bits of bear and dragon culture seem stealable, as does the Valkyrie stuff.
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I do like this as a general rule. I wouldn’t say this book was full of Easter eggs, though, compared to one of L Sprague de Camp’s historicals like The Bronze God of Rhodes, which are chock full of them.
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I was a bit surprised at this being a book for young readers, as it seems to dive into subjects I would think young people wouldn’t have much background with (like Ragnarok) but to treat those things as if the reader already knew something about the…
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Michael Chabon’s Gentlemen of the Road also does, though in that case the main characters are not Vikings, but Franks, if I recall. I’m not convinced there’s a fascination with the subject (more a fascination with dragons, I would say, or even bears…
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She grew as a person through all of this. Did I get to know her? I mean, it’s a short book. What kind of knowing are we looking for?
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For me the ending made sense and tied back to the more fantastical beginnings. It seemed like a logical way to end the book. What was the alternative? Have her retire on an island somewhere to live out a mortal life? That would have been less satisf…
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I thought it was odd at first. I found the historical part more interesting, I suppose. It never really left the myth behind, though. Did it work for me? I’m not really sure how to answer that. I didn’t have a problem with it from a plot perspective…
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Hi @MARCC, nice to see you again. Hope all's well.
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New Totals after Barner's vote. Didn't really change the ranking but tightened the race considerably, and now only 5 votes separate first from 6th. However, without a response from Neil in a while, and this now being November, I'm wondering if we sh…
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I’d like to read Vance, but would prefer one I haven’t read. That includes The Dying Earth! And Cherryh I’m open to, including Downbelow. Heinlein I’m admittedly less interested in, but I have a bunch I’ve collected but never read. So I would say ye…
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@clash_bowley Did you ever read this one? Curious if you liked it, or if it had been ‘done before’.
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Current results, and probably final, at least in so far as first choice goes: Lost world - 23 Ancient Sorceries - 17 Mythago Wood - 17 Erewhon - 17 Downbelow Station - 16 Showboat World - 13 Podkayne - 9
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I'm finished
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Making sure @NeilNjae and @BarnerCobblewood are aware of the vote, should they choose to cast.
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My choices are largely mood driven, this being the November pick I’m looking for something mystical I suppose, and not so much SF. But I’ve also read 2 of the 3 sf not so long ago. I also read Mythago Wood, but that was close to 30 years ago and I w…
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I guess we should set this up - doesn't look like there are anymore nominations. Here are the nominated books, arranged alphabetically. Please rank them in the order you'd most like to read them (least liked = 1, most liked = 7). The book with the …
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I actually didn't think as far as step 4 so it's a good question, but that makes sense to me. Whatever the method, we can try if for a while and see how it goes. If we don't like it, we change.
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If we are going with each nominator suggests 3 books, then I believe @NeilNjae is next in queue, if I recall from Richard's list.
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This is the chance for everyone to say what they'd prefer to do. Me, I don't have a strong preference, but if we do it the way Clash suggests we will maximize the chance that everyone gets to nominate a book for everyone to read, but possibly a high…
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No problem - I'd just like to make sure anyone who wants to nominate something gets their chance. There will of course be more opportunities later, and we can keep a running tally, but at some point we need to say 'these are the books this time roun…
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Any other books to throw on the list for voting? @NeilNjae or @RichardAbbott ?
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I had heard the name, but just assumed she was among the many late 20th century fantasy novelists who go largely forgotten now, like Patricia Wrede, Jane Yolen, Katherine Kerr, Judith Tarr, Kara Dalkey, Lynn Abbey, and many more.
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I’ve ordered my copy of Travel Light so ready for whatever happens. The library had it but for reference only (?) I have Mythago Wood and all of mine and Clashes suggestions already. Looking forward to see what else gets suggested.
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> @Apocryphal said: > I will start with Erewhon by Samuel Butler, a piece of Utopian satire, which I think should be easy enough to obtain for everyone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erewhon > > I just read Horror: 100 Best Books and…
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Big Planet might also be harder to find. Not sure because quite a lot of Vance books have Ben re-released by Spatterlight Press, and I know they did release The Showboats of the Lower Vissel, which was set on the Big Planet, but is a separate story …
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> @RichardAbbott said: > (Quote) > Mythago Wood sounds interesting. We read quite a lot of Priest a couple of years back though I don't think we read The Separation - @Apocryphal would know for sure We did The Islanders, The Dream Arch…
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> @clash_bowley said: > I'm thinking Titan by John Varley, Rimrunners by C. J. Cherryh, and Podkayne of Mars. We did Titan already.
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I will start with Erewhon by Samuel Butler, a piece of Utopian satire, which I think should be easy enough to obtain for everyone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erewhon I just read Horror: 100 Best Books and flagged a bunch that could be interestin…
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So, for now I don't think we have a book lined up for October. Should we return to our normal schedule rotation, or everyone nominate some titles and vote on them? We could nominate 3 each, maybe, and pick the top 3 for Oct, Nov, Dec. Please opine …
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For most of the book I felt like it was a collection of linked short stories in a shared world. But I found myself coming around to the idea of it being an episodic novel by the end. Things certainly get tied up in a bow. But almost every chapter is…