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Michael_S_Miller
Michael S. Miller has played with stories all his life. As a game designer, he has published the superhero role-playing game With Great Power. As a writer, he pens the sword-and-sorcery tales of Oshala the Hex. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, three cats, and far more books, comics, games, and movies than his grandchildren will possibly want to inherit.
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Discussion questions are up! If anyone is interested, my highlights and notes are up on Goodreads. I've got a demanding week at work coming up, so I might be delayed in joining in the discussion.
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Happy December! I hope you are all enjoying our return to Earthsea! I've still got a few chapters to go (November was a very demanding month). I expect to have discussion questions ready by the middle of the week.
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Welcome back, @WildCard ! This month we're reading Ursula LeGuin's third Earthsea novel, _The Farthest Shore_. I'll start the discussion in early December.
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I see I forgot to mention I would also be interested in N.K.Jemisin's Broken Earth. I've heard nothing but good things and it would be interesting to do a slow read of something more recently published.
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FWIW: I'd be most likely to participate in: Iliad/Odyssey, Moby Dick, Dune, Once and Future King. Least likely: Amber (it's a whole rant) Trivia: I have not read Cloud Atlas, but I did typeset it. Quite a challenge.
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Real Life has gotten the better of me for a while now, so I'm not working on finishing the first draft of my first novel, nor am I tinkering with an RPG inspired by our LotR slow read. Alas! Hopefully I'll get back to one or both soon. (Everyone el…
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(Quote) You have a point. We do know that the Toremi's biology changes from time to time. It's possible that they were not always a species of zealots. Maybe that is a post spaceflight development. It's inaccurate to project present day status quo i…
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I used random.org and ... C'mon, baby. Papa needs to read LeGuin's The Farthest Shore ...I got a 12.
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(Quote) While I agree that a writer has an easier time with that sort of thing than a GM, it's still possible. To me, the key is not to plan how the pieces will fit together, just lay down that a number of pieces will need to be brought together and…
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(Quote) My impression of the Toremi was that they are so focused on uniformity that they can't even see non-Toremi as people. Even the New Mother looks at the GC as a tool or weapon to aid her in her struggle against the other clans. And those who a…
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Sure, if you can stomach my progressive, low-conflict space opera and still want me in the rotation, I'm on-board! (Sorry for the delayed response. It was a rough week at work.)
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My sense of the Toremi was that they were obsessed with agreement and integrity. They speak about whose thoughts are stronger, and it seems that those with different opinions over major issues break off and form new clans of their own. And their dri…
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I really like the world-building in this book. Part of that, I’m sure, is because the politics of the setting agree with my own. But also, I am not a big fan of setting exposition in books (or games, for that matter). I think that dividing the setti…
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Oh, and the Toremi. I like them as antagonists, mainly for thematic reasons. For a setting where difference is commonplace, like the GC, a species that insists on uniformity-or-death, is the perfect counterpoint. But I also like that their insistenc…
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One of the things I loved about this book was its presentation of an optimistic future (yes, it shares a place with Star Trek in my heart). Not just the idea that tomorrow can be better than yesterday, but also that certain things we are doing today…
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Huh. I thought I had my preferences set to get an email any time a new thread was started in "Nominations and Suggestions". I'll have to check again. I remember enjoying the Ross MacDonald book I read when I first learned about Sorcerer's…
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The end of the month already? Impossible! So, time got away from me. I'll get discussion questions up over the weekend.
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Way to ace your perception check, @clash_bowley ! I just finished my rereading, so I've got a few weeks to come up with questions. ... Or just goof off and read the sequel.
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For me, it's been a matter of wanting to read a book, either for the club or just for pleasure, but not having the time. However, my commute is about 25 minutes each way, so audiobooks allow me to turn that time into reading time. The experience def…
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I can understand your opinion, @NeilNjae It is definitely not a plot driven book. Despite that, I found the conflicts inherent in the situation compelling enough to keep going, and liked the characters. I can certainly see where someone else might n…
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June is pretty packed for me, but I'll give it a try. Chances of participation: 40% I seem to recall I committed to running the July book, didn't I?
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Thanks, @RichardAbbott ! I typeset books and make e-books professionally, so it was a nice opportunity to use my skills on something that meant something to me.
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Welcome @BenM
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Very cool. Thanks for posting.
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Hey, all! I found a few hours and finished the e-book versions. Files are available here. There's both an epub and mobi/Kindle version, depending on which e-reader you prefer. Also included is an XML file, using the particular flavor of XML that I…
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Thanks for the recommendation! I will definitely check it out. My feelings on setting are complex, contradictory, and difficult to articulate. I am put off when world building (and the exposition of that world building) overshadows character and …
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I'm so glad everyone is enjoying their copies. It makes the effort worthwhile. One of the most fun parts for me was coming up with the thread titles for the various little discussions that weren't related to a specific chapter. The e-book vers…
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Thanks for linking this, @RichardAbbott I agree with your point that history is never free of mythology, even what passes for "current events". I seem to recall reading that he had started on a story set in the Fourth Age of Middle Ear…
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Read it, @clash_bowley ? you wrote a significant chunk of it! Glad you like it, @dr_mitch . I'll say "maybe" to the Silmarillion next year. I'm sitting out this year's Slow Read, so maybe I'll be up for it next year.
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:) It may not be a field of Cormallen, but I think it's a fitting celebration of our labors (enjoyable though they were).