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Mar 6 2014 01:24am
Quote (Ghot @ Mar 6 2014 01:17am)
Btw, if anyone i NOT familiar with Brust's writing style, here's an example....


"If I might be so bold, I believe that you have conceived a plan."
"Well, and if I have?"
"You would do me the utmost honor if you were to condescend to share it with me."
"Bah, it is but a trivial notion."
"And yet, you can perceive that I have the keenest interest in hearing it."
"Then I shall share it with you."
"And you would be right to do so."
"Very well, you wish, then, to hear of my notion?"
"Shards! I have been asking for nothing else this past hour!"

Why wouldn't he share his plan already?!
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Mar 6 2014 01:31am
Quote (L4d @ Mar 6 2014 02:24am)
Why wouldn't he share his plan already?!


These books are sort of a parody of Dumas and his Three Musketeers, writing style. They are of a fictional place known as Dragera, and concern some of the people that live there. They have sorcery and they duel a lot with swords etc.
The funniest part for me is that they are unfailingly polite to each other...always...even when they are about to fight.


Like here's a chapter title in one of the books I just ordered:

"How the author, Forced Against His Will to Write of the Viscount's Travels, Attempts, for the Sake of the Reader, To Make Travel Interesting,"


/e ...or this for the very first chapter, titled: "How a traveler wishing for name, met a coachman wishing for a drink, and a bargain was reached".





/ee If this style of narrating and character speech interests you...the I recommend that you start this series with the two books before the 1st book of the series I just ordered. Those being: the Phoenix Guards and Five Hundred Years After (both by Steven Brust). The ofc, you will be addicted and like myself, be forced to order the three following books, that I just ordered above.



The series consists of three books and has been completed.

The Phoenix Guards (1991)
Five Hundred Years After (1994)
The Viscount of Adrilankha, published in three volumes:
The Paths of the Dead (2002)
The Lord of Castle Black (2003)
Sethra Lavode (2004)


This post was edited by Ghot on Mar 6 2014 02:01am
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Mar 6 2014 02:03am
Ya, the traveler was so "unfailingly polite", he waited for ten or fifteen minutes for Erik to name a place for the traveler/warlock to rest, while not moving and etc, for that to be unsuccessful, by Erik wandering away! Erik was indeed "ignorant" or a troll...

This post was edited by L4d on Mar 6 2014 02:06am
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Mar 6 2014 02:06am
Quote (L4d @ Mar 6 2014 03:03am)
Ya, the traveler was so "unfailingly polite", he waited for ten or fifteen minutes for Erik to name a place for the traveler/warlock to rest, while not moving and etc, for that to be unsuccessful by Erik wandering away! Erik was indeed "ignorant" or a troll...



LOL ..just look up any of these books I listed above on Amazon and you can read a small portion of the first chapter of each. :)
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Mar 6 2014 02:39am
Quote (AbDuCt @ 6 Mar 2014 01:26)
I want some of those books that tell you to turn to page 25 if you attacked the goblin, else turn to page 104.


Goosebumps used to do that..!

Quote (AbDuCt @ 6 Mar 2014 02:21)
If only you would do this, maybe we could understand you more often.


lol

Quote (Ghot @ 6 Mar 2014 02:31)
These books are sort of a parody of Dumas and his Three Musketeers, writing style.  They are of a fictional place known as Dragera, and concern some of the people that live there.  They have sorcery and they duel a lot with swords etc.
The funniest part for me is that they are unfailingly polite to each other...always...even when they are about to fight.


Like here's a chapter title in one of the books I just ordered:

"How the author, Forced Against His Will to Write of the Viscount's Travels, Attempts, for the Sake of the Reader, To Make Travel Interesting,"


/e  ...or this for the very first chapter, titled:  "How a traveler wishing for name, met a coachman wishing for a drink, and a bargain was reached".


http://i.imgur.com/dMw0fU8.jpg


/ee  If this style of narrating and character speech interests you...the I recommend that you start this series with the two books before the 1st book of the series I just ordered.  Those being:  the Phoenix Guards and Five Hundred Years After (both by Steven Brust).  The ofc, you will be addicted and like myself, be forced to order the three following books, that I just ordered above.



The series consists of three books and has been completed.

    The Phoenix Guards (1991)
    Five Hundred Years After (1994)
    The Viscount of Adrilankha, published in three volumes:
        The Paths of the Dead (2002)
        The Lord of Castle Black (2003)
        Sethra Lavode (2004)


I like his detail. It reminds me of the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and George R. R. Martin. Filled with such precise and meticulous detail. Mmm mm delicious.

I am currently in book 2 of the Darth Bane Trilogy! MMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... it's so good. Oh the Though Bomb... fucking bad ass. Darth Revan. General Holth! Githany!!! mmmmm githany.. that dirt bitch. You guys should read that book... If you actually read this.. not sure why.. and yet YOU are still READing... L2R.. Luuzers.

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Mar 6 2014 03:03am
Quote (NinjaSushi2 @ Mar 6 2014 02:39am)
Goosebumps used to do that..!
Ya, if you read them like a normal book, they wouldn't make sense.
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#1277
Mar 6 2014 07:23am
I'll be doing a huge update in about 5 weeks :P
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Mar 6 2014 10:21am
Quote (Funion @ Mar 6 2014 08:23am)
I'll be doing a huge update in about 5 weeks :P




Oooh, really big box ?
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Mar 6 2014 12:20pm
Quote (Ghot @ Mar 6 2014 11:21am)
Oooh, really big box  ?


3 monitors, new gpu, monitor mount, lights, plus a lot of clothes :) , and maybe a new psu if it's done being sleeved
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Mar 6 2014 09:00pm
Quote (Funion @ Mar 6 2014 11:20am)
3 monitors, new gpu, monitor mount, lights, plus a lot of clothes :) , and maybe a new psu if it's done being sleeved


Who does custom sleeving nowadays?
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