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RichardAbbott
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That is a seriously comprehensive post about the book @Apocryphal :)
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I got hung up in salmon mode again - Jemisin is clearly trying to introduce more "science words" in this book, eg polymers made an appearance early on. But (if this were a realistic society) I don't see that polymers can exist without a th…
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I've started reading on Kindle, so a page number is not so helpful... a section / chapter break would be much more helpful. So I can work with "the end of the second part of Stone Telling's story"... though I don't promise not to read beyo…
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A fine pic, on a fine day! I've often thought when passing there that if I'd come up from Rome I would like the Hardknott Pass on a day like this, but not so much when the icy winds are whistling down the pass, and the frozen fog is seeping into you…
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Having not heard of Eveling before now, I did some searching and rapidly found https://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/eveling-cumbrias-faery-king-and-celtic-god/ which others might enjoy. I particularly liked the connection between Ravenglas…
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Many thanks all for your thoughts and comments, very much appreciated :)
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Hi all, just a quick catch-up note for folk in TTRPBC, by way of apology for not turning up at the virtual pub yesterday. I ended up going through a lot of the formal process yesterday following my father's death just over a week ago - not at all…
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Hi all, just a quick catch-up note for folk in TTRPBC, by way of apology for not turning up at the virtual pub yesterday. I ended up going through a lot of the formal process yesterday following my father's death just over a week ago - not at all…
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(Quote) As a matter of interest, when you run procedurals, how do you tackle the issue which came up in another thread about getting the players to be aware of and stick to the rules of procedure?
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> @NeilNjae said: > (Quote) > Very true. I think the only time he really takes initiative is when he realises there's a mole in his investigating team. His handling of the conflict between the Thameses happens mostly off-screen. It wou…
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(Quote) Please don't be sorry... I for one wanted to hear a bit more about Liminal and the choices you had made. With "the supernatural elements having a strong sense of place", are you saying that, for example, the various river deities …
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(Quote) That's a really interesting point. I'd say that Grant has a definite personality, but not strong in the sense of dominant or abrasive.
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That's interesting, I hadn't heard of that one before
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Something that comes out a little bit in this book, and more so in the next, is that the relationship between the rivers has been made more complicated by millennia of human activity - rivers canalised for transport, tributaries linked up by artific…
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I guess you could say Sherlock Holmes was a maverick loner, but I agree, most British cop stories highlight the bright guy or girl ably supported by a committed team
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I think the Tyburn / Folly thing is one of the items that @NeilNjae referred to as laying pipe for another book
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Some crosscross-cultural interpretations... Yorkie bars (a particularly large and chunky chocolate bar) were originally advertised as "not for girls" with the implication that not even all blokes would be able to tackle them... only rea…
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Discussion starters now posted in the appropriate group area! Only a day later than I originally intended...
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On a trivial point, I think this will be #88 not #87 :) Either way, I now have the book.
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(Quote) Hah! What a tease... And those of us reading on kindles can't look it up :)
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Bought it (but not yet the final volume so as to spread out the cost in these straightened times :) )
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A splendid summary by @clash_bowley ! To which I would amplify "stylistic decisions based on coolness... This world is unbelievable in every way". I flicked open _The Trigan Empire_, like you do, and the planetary map is almost identical t…
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Ok sounds good thanks @Apocryphal
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If others want to continue then I shall join in out of solidarity. On the other hand, whilst I used to be a completist like @Apocryphal, I gave that up a few years ago, and have no problem with cutting my losses early - so this is no longer a factor…
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(Quote) Back at the end of February, @dr_mitch said "I feel bad about not joining in this read. I really enjoyed the trilogy , but only finished it late last year and I'm not ready to read it again."
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> @Apocryphal said: > (Quote) > What kind of books warrant 1 and 2 stars in your system? I don't ever use them... in such a case I wouldn't have finished the book, so couldn't be sure it didn't startlingly improve at some point. Also i…
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I guess a lot of my thoughts on this are pretty clear by now. The book would have been hugely improved for me by just casting it as a graphic novel. Let me take The Trigan Empire as a parallel. The diversity of setting is striking, and the design fo…
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> @Apocryphal said: > Reminder to @clash_bowley and @RichardAbbott and anyone else interested (@Michael_S_Miller ?) that this is on again today. 9pm GMT or 5pm EST. Ahhh, sorry all, I have kind of lost track of days with all this self-isol…
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Well, hmm, big battle for the end of level boss. Syenite turns warrior, discovers all manner of abilities she never knew she had. Ok. I looked back at the prologue and could see how Alabaster fitted, though I don't think it was possible to guess …
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I can always hold back a day or two if that's the consensus