Myshkin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 [quote name='Arbor Gold' post='1544856' date='Oct 6 2008, 12.53']Dude, Myshkin, get out of my head! I was looking for this thread, got distracted, and the next thing I know you've bumped it. :lol: Anyway, I'm only about 50 pages in but so far it seems very simplistic.[/quote] You get out of my dreams, and into my car! It is fairly simplistic so far, and hasn't really deviated from the norm yet, but it is well written and I can see where it might break out. Most formulaic fantasy these days is also plagued by bad writing, and this as much as anything gives formulaic fantasy its bad name, IMO. Brett can at least write well, so if it continues to be formulaic it will turn out to be a mediocre read rather than a terrible read. If it does break the mold at some point it could turn out to be a great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstark Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 It remains simplistic throughout imo, i got a distinct YA vibes from it, even though some very adult themes surfaced, but they were never dealt with head on. I think this book could have been polished and fleshed out into a respectable stand alone, as i cant see where the author is going to take this tale that would break it out of the mold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Yeah, I'm totally getting a YA vibe so far, which is fine with me for what I am in the mood for right now. I just hope it doesn't get too scary because it seems to have the potential to freak me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 [quote name='Arbor Gold' post='1544856' date='Oct 6 2008, 14.53']Dude, Myshkin, get out of my head! I was looking for this thread, got distracted, and the next thing I know you've bumped it. :lol: Anyway, I'm only about 50 pages in but so far it seems very simplistic.[/quote] That wasn't Myshkin that bumped it. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat5150 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 ARGHH!!! YA -- the most cursed two letters of the alphabet! Nevertheless, I was intrigued enough by everything you guys have been saying that I invited the author for a Q&A. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortstark Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 The thing is, although there is a lot of carnage in the book, it was never really scary, well, to me, ymmv. [[b]ARGHH!!! YA -- the most cursed two letters of the alphabet! Nevertheless, I was intrigued enough by everything you guys have been saying that I invited the author for a Q&A. Patrick [/b]] The YA descriptor wasnt used disparagingly, i was more concerned with the way the book veered from YA to adult, it was a little off putting, all that being said i did enjoy it, but unsure where the story goes from here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 [quote name='beniowa' post='1545102' date='Oct 6 2008, 14.59']That wasn't Myshkin that bumped it. :P[/quote] Wait, wha...? Oh crap! So sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beniowa Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 [quote name='Arbor Gold' post='1545126' date='Oct 6 2008, 17.12']Wait, wha...? Oh crap! So sorry.[/quote] No problem! Though I might hold this over you from time to time. :P I've decided to buy this book, but I think I'll wait until it comes out in six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedles Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Well I'd excess on my credit card, so ordered now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Does anyone know if this series has a name? By the way, Brett is great at pacing. I read 50 pages during one cup of coffee. And I never speed read or skim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 This book isn't YA. If it is, than so is [i]The Eye of the World[/i] and [i]The Name of the Wind[/i]. Although I know people who strongly argue that both of those are YA anyway, so I'm not sure if that's a help, but I really don't get that idea for this book. [i]The Red Wolf Conspiracy[/i] and [i]Graceling[/i], I can see why people may apply the YA label to them, but not this one. Things get quite bleak and hardcore towards the end. The series title is [b]The Demon Trilogy[/b]. Book 2 is called, IIRC, [i]The Desert Spear[/i], for reasons that will be abundantly obvious by the time you get to the end of Book 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 Not sure how this topic got closed. Was posting whilst simultaneously trying to concentrate on [b]The Wire[/b] at 2am, so may have clicked the wrong button. Whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 [quote name='Werthead' post='1545742' date='Oct 7 2008, 07.39']Not sure how this topic got closed. Was posting whilst simultaneously trying to concentrate on [b]The Wire[/b] at 2am, so may have clicked the wrong button. Whoops.[/quote] I'll say! I saw the closed icon so I decided to check out the thread. I read your last post and thought, "Wow, someone is pissy today." :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Yeah, I thought Wert closed the thread because he got mad that we were calling the book YA. :P Oh, and I lied, I'm on page 28, not 50. I brought it with me today so hopefully I will read a bit during lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cseresz Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I'd like to choose the better edition: amazon.com: 432 pages or amazon.co.uk: 560 pages Please, help me! (font size info etc.) Updated: I am an idiot. (amazon.com - March 10, 2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 [quote name='cseresz' post='1546510' date='Oct 7 2008, 12.37']I'd like to choose the better edition: amazon.com: 432 pages or amazon.co.uk: 560 pages Please, help me! (font size info etc.) Updated: I am an idiot. (amazon.com - March 10, 2009)[/quote] I'll just say that I'm not too fond of the size of the UK edition. It's about an inch shorter than most hardcovers (somewhere between regular HC and book club edition HC), and so doesn't look good on my bookshelf. Luckily I knew about the size before I bought it, and the price I paid reflected that, otherwise I'd have been pretty pissed off when it showed up in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbor Gold Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Whereas I really, really like the shorter hardcover version...it is easier for me to hold. My books are all different sizes anyway, so I don't mind (actually, I quite like) how it looks on my shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 7, 2008 Author Share Posted October 7, 2008 [quote name='Arbor Gold' post='1546344' date='Oct 7 2008, 19.05']Yeah, I thought Wert closed the thread because he got mad that we were calling the book YA. :P Oh, and I lied, I'm on page 28, not 50. I brought it with me today so hopefully I will read a bit during lunch.[/quote] What can I say, the red mist descended and there was some literary-[b]Hulk[/b] stuff going on. "MUST CLOSE THREAD!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cseresz Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Thanks for the info. I have another question. From Brett's blog: [quote]The Painted Man was around 180,000 words when I first started shopping it around. It took some heavy editing for me to trim it down to it’s sleek final 154,000.[/quote] Is it good news or a bad one? (I like reading long books.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balefont Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 [quote name='Werthead' post='1546732' date='Oct 7 2008, 18.18']What can I say, the red mist descended and there was some literary-[b]Hulk[/b] stuff going on. "MUST CLOSE THREAD!"[/quote] Dude, that should so be your custom title: "Literary Hulk". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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