24th October, 2007
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Thought of the day.
Admit and defend
your emotions ’cause they send
out the message that it’s you
and that’s the only thing that’s true.-KMFDM Trust
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24th October, 2007
Shadowmarch
Shadowmarch by Tad Williams.
Tad Williams likes his epic fantasy on the epic scale. 300 and 400 page books are for the weak. He laughs at those so-called “novels”, written by girly-men who probably sit down to pee, and consistently cranks out 600+ page behemoths that are actually pretty good. (His Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn trilogy weighed in at a staggering 2300+ pages and, while a bit long winded at times, was overall a better than average story.)
Happily, it is looking like his latest trilogy (which shares the Shadowmarch title along with the opening book) will actually be better than Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn. Book 1 was a hair under 600 pages, but things moved quickly. The ending was a bit of a surprise and a little abrupt, but I definitely enjoyed the book. It will be interesting to see how he ties together two seemingly independent story lines (those of the Autarch and the Qar) as well as a number of sub-arcs that were left in the air at the end of the book. Looking forward to the next installment.
4/5 gogs.
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