The Dave of Time
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Fantasy and sci-fi guy, Jordan, Martin, Le Guin, Cixin Liu, Ian M Banks and whatever my five year old's reading (currently Tintin)
Totally, the Shadow Rising reads like a screenplay. It's very tight, four concurrent and interesting storylines that pay-off and offer character development, and expand the story scope. Even books 5 and 6 will need a lot of editing for screen, and books 7 to 10 are as tough as 1 to 3 to adapt.
March 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Totally, the Shadow Rising reads like a screenplay. It's very tight, four concurrent and interesting storylines that pay-off and offer character development, and expand the story scope. Even books 5 and 6 will need a lot of editing for screen, and books 7 to 10 are as tough as 1 to 3 to adapt.
Or Game of Thrones! It is its own thing
March 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Or Game of Thrones! It is its own thing
I didn't like the E02 opening for just that reason. I had the thought that maybe Morgase won't be killed off and will have a fuller arc. In the books it never felt like she needed to be humbled, she was a good person who had bad/terrible things happen to her. Here her character has room for growth.
March 15, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I didn't like the E02 opening for just that reason. I had the thought that maybe Morgase won't be killed off and will have a fuller arc. In the books it never felt like she needed to be humbled, she was a good person who had bad/terrible things happen to her. Here her character has room for growth.
Really nice questions, the new aspect ratio and improved aesthetics have been mentioned a few times now, you really allowed them to wax lyrical on that. They both seem to respond so well to book fans, a real testament to all the background reading they've done. Looking forward to the rest!
February 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Really nice questions, the new aspect ratio and improved aesthetics have been mentioned a few times now, you really allowed them to wax lyrical on that. They both seem to respond so well to book fans, a real testament to all the background reading they've done. Looking forward to the rest!
Wait till you listen to her shout battle cries in the old tongue and sing bawdy tavern songs...
November 29, 2023 at 9:28 AM
Wait till you listen to her shout battle cries in the old tongue and sing bawdy tavern songs...
Oh snap, my reading comprehension went walkabout. Well you left before it got really boring at least! That's probably the weirdest thing that happens in the series, Mat being.. yeah, and the author playing it for laughs?
November 1, 2023 at 6:23 PM
Oh snap, my reading comprehension went walkabout. Well you left before it got really boring at least! That's probably the weirdest thing that happens in the series, Mat being.. yeah, and the author playing it for laughs?
Others disagree but the first book is not great. Like second worst book in the series for me. The last 1/3 is good though, it really picks up the pace once they stop going to so many inns. If you don't like book 2, you might not like the rest of the books, but you just want to get past the first...
October 31, 2023 at 2:44 PM
Others disagree but the first book is not great. Like second worst book in the series for me. The last 1/3 is good though, it really picks up the pace once they stop going to so many inns. If you don't like book 2, you might not like the rest of the books, but you just want to get past the first...
Article doesn't know anything, there's been no leaks. No way we're not getting the twisted doorway, clearly setting up moiraine and lanfear rivalry, even showed Lanfear throwing M through a magic doorway in s2e8
October 27, 2023 at 7:07 PM
Article doesn't know anything, there's been no leaks. No way we're not getting the twisted doorway, clearly setting up moiraine and lanfear rivalry, even showed Lanfear throwing M through a magic doorway in s2e8
This is one of the most loved books and I never got the hype - basically nothing happens besides three (monumental plot altering) things
October 14, 2023 at 7:20 PM
This is one of the most loved books and I never got the hype - basically nothing happens besides three (monumental plot altering) things
After how the Lanfear casting went down, I just WAFO
October 11, 2023 at 4:13 PM
After how the Lanfear casting went down, I just WAFO
Me reading Hyperion cantos: "this is great! Why is Mars so warlike though? I thought that's where the Muslim colony is?"
Me reading Illium: "this is great! Strange plot point around armagedon though. An islamic Prophet nuked everyone? Oh. Oh no" 😞
Me reading Illium: "this is great! Strange plot point around armagedon though. An islamic Prophet nuked everyone? Oh. Oh no" 😞
October 11, 2023 at 4:11 PM
Me reading Hyperion cantos: "this is great! Why is Mars so warlike though? I thought that's where the Muslim colony is?"
Me reading Illium: "this is great! Strange plot point around armagedon though. An islamic Prophet nuked everyone? Oh. Oh no" 😞
Me reading Illium: "this is great! Strange plot point around armagedon though. An islamic Prophet nuked everyone? Oh. Oh no" 😞
I don't believe Musk thinks the human race is going extinct. The planet is literally full of people. We've been adding a billion every dozen years and it hasn't slowed down. So it's clearly racial coded language, the number of white people (humans) are decreasing. Urgh.
October 11, 2023 at 6:06 AM
I don't believe Musk thinks the human race is going extinct. The planet is literally full of people. We've been adding a billion every dozen years and it hasn't slowed down. So it's clearly racial coded language, the number of white people (humans) are decreasing. Urgh.
Dont worry, she's been cast!
October 9, 2023 at 3:25 PM
Dont worry, she's been cast!
The American accents do subvert that a but though?
October 9, 2023 at 9:22 AM
The American accents do subvert that a but though?
Listening to most audio audiobooks I just waddle along. Listening to Rosamund Pike I'm all ears, sitting straight and unable to do other things. It's wild. Just wait till she does her battle cries!
October 4, 2023 at 4:23 PM
Listening to most audio audiobooks I just waddle along. Listening to Rosamund Pike I'm all ears, sitting straight and unable to do other things. It's wild. Just wait till she does her battle cries!
Definitely the goofiest ending, I've no idea how the horn/sky stuff could possibly not be goofy
October 3, 2023 at 7:22 AM
Definitely the goofiest ending, I've no idea how the horn/sky stuff could possibly not be goofy
I used to love him as a teen too, maybe as he felt so unusual for a fantasy character back then. Then on rereads he's not that unusual - after book 4 he just mopes and regresses before Sanderson picks him up. I'm enjoying him in the show though, he probably has my fave storyline this season.
September 26, 2023 at 10:13 AM
I used to love him as a teen too, maybe as he felt so unusual for a fantasy character back then. Then on rereads he's not that unusual - after book 4 he just mopes and regresses before Sanderson picks him up. I'm enjoying him in the show though, he probably has my fave storyline this season.
The whole Urgh men are so! Bloody and ashes, women are! x infinity gets so old
September 26, 2023 at 9:54 AM
The whole Urgh men are so! Bloody and ashes, women are! x infinity gets so old
Then Nynaeve going all 'Will he ride alone?!' on the Malkieri. Probably my favourite section in the whole series!
September 19, 2023 at 3:14 PM
Then Nynaeve going all 'Will he ride alone?!' on the Malkieri. Probably my favourite section in the whole series!