Werthead Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hell, the book has escaped the shackles of the problems I mentioned earlier and is now seriously rocking big time. I'm aiming to have the review up on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsnake Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Why do you doubt, Wert? Do you so hate that which is good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Why do you doubt, Wert? Do you so hate that which is good? Yes I am fickle and mildly self-contradictary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I am so, so jealous. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsnake Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Yes I am fickle and mildly self-contradictary. You're also a commie deluded to the Truth, Wert. The Truth of Lynchism. Out of curiosity, do the villains in this book top the Gray King and the Falconer? Do we learn any more of Sabetha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 SPOILER: RSURS Yes, no and a tiny bit, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsnake Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Excellent to hear. Personally, I really miss the Sanza twins...I fear RSURS won't be as good without them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caine Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I liked Bug too. Are there interludes in RSuRS? Felt like some of the longer interludes in the first half of LoLL brought the momentum of the novel to a screeching halt. Although I'd invite interludes with Sabetha in them, damnit what happened between her and Locke?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Ah, but American cover sort of sucks. I want this beautiful red cover, and besides it fits together with tLoLL HC cover. Now I'm torn. Looked up the covers and I love the red cover...but then again, I think that this new American cover is quite good too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I liked Bug too. Are there interludes in RSuRS? Felt like some of the longer interludes in the first half of LoLL brought the momentum of the novel to a screeching halt. Although I'd invite interludes with Sabetha in them, damnit what happened between her and Locke?! SPOILER: RSURSThere are interludes, but they only go back a few months to the start of the long con. Thus the flashbacks are much more firmly tied to the narrative of the book and don't slow it down. They also disappear about halfway through the novel. The novel is paced much better than LoLL (which was okay, but could have done with some better placement of the flashbacks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I liked Bug too. Are there interludes in RSuRS? Felt like some of the longer interludes in the first half of LoLL brought the momentum of the novel to a screeching halt. Although I'd invite interludes with Sabetha in them, damnit what happened between her and Locke?! I believe that Lynch has stated that the Sabetha stuff will be in book 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Review at my blog but a short(er) precis follows: The book delivers on much of the promise shown in Lies. The story is better-written and, thanks to modifications and reductions in the number of flashbacks in the story, flows much more smoothly. With the characters of Locke and Jean already established, Lynch is able to get on with telling the story, introduce new characters and show the first, barely-discernable inklings of what the series' over-arcing storyline might become. Red Seas remains a stand-alone novel, however, although reading Lies first is still recommended. There are a few problems with the book. The story structure is very similar to that of Lies, at least to start off with. Those who have read the first novel may find themselves afflicted with deja vu for the first few chapters, although the story does take off in a totally different direction. There is also an issue with the ending of the novel: Lynch introduces some new characters who come in and help sort everything out. This is even more mystifying when a few paragraphs inserted at the start of the novel could have made this part of the story much more compelling. However, given that Lynch has made such huge strides in other areas of the book (particularly in the prose - which is more confident this time around - and the development of the Locke-Jean friendship as we really get inside their heads and see how reliant they are on one another), these problems can be somewhat disregarded. In the final analysis, Red Seas is a damn fine, enjoyable read and a worthy follow-up to its acclaimed forebear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat5150 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I finally got my ARC yesterday! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightsnake Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Pat, how in all the hells do you guys get this stuff? I need to know so I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerol Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Review at my blog b Hey Wert, nice blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Maid Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I finally got my ARC yesterday! Patrick I'm so fucking jealous. I need to start blogging book reviews. You guys seems to get all the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I'm so fucking jealous. I need to start blogging book reviews. You guys seems to get all the good stuff. I seriously considered doing this just so I could get my hands on advance copies, but then I remembered that I'd actually have to a review. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Maid Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I seriously considered doing this just so I could get my hands on advance copies, but then I remembered that I'd actually have to a review. :| Well, there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MinDonner Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 According to Scott's Livejournal, he'll be in the Netherlands, France and the UK for a couple of days at the end of this month... not sure whether that'll involve any book signing (as RSURS isn't out till June) but here's a heads-up anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yes, Scott will be at the Elf Fantasy Fair this weekend in the Netherlands, where I'll also be attending. Really looking forward to the whole festival. David Durham will also be present. In previous years they had Tad Williams ( 2006), George RR Martin ( 2002), Robert Jordan ( 2001) and Robin Hobb ( 2003). BTW does anyone know if the UK edition will be without a map again> If the US edition does have one when the Uk edition doesn't, I'll wait a month and buy from Bantam Spectra. Otherwise I'll get the Uk edition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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