Gillio Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 This may be my next reading selection.You have no idea how momentous of a decision this is on my part.I'm halfway through a re-read of the Niccolo Series, I got it on my KOBO. Its so long since my first read, I've forgotten such a lot.Before Niccolo I re-read Lymond, and I thoroughly recommend it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna vander Poele Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks Chataya. I confess that just makes things more confusing, but I was reading so fast I probably skipped a lot of details. Really makes me re-think Guzel... what was her game, I wonder? I'll have to re-read those parts sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillio Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I think Guzel thought she could change fate and thwart Camille's plans for Lymond.I think Marthe thought do too.Btw how do you pronounce Marthe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Mart', I guess, because it's a French name.I have a phonetic font on my laptop, but I think the board's software won't display that properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arataniello Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I always assumed it was "MART-uh", as opposed to the more Anglicized Martha, which I would pronounce "MART-ah". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I am reading Queen's Play and I am not usually so dense, but I am not sure I really understand the scene where: Philem and Oonagh kiss. What does he realize that he can't compromise his principles about? She doesn't really love him, but wants something else? His money? She seems in a pretty strong position herself as far as attaining money is concerned. Was she playing him to get him to leave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillio Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I always assumed it was "MART-uh", as opposed to the more Anglicized Martha, which I would pronounce "MART-ah".See, I was discussing the series with my Dad once after we'd both read it, He pronounced it "Martyr" this shocked me. I am reading Queen's Play and I am not usually so dense, but I am not sure I really understand the scene where: Philem and Oonagh kiss. What does he realize that he can't compromise his principles about? She doesn't really love him, but wants something else? His money? She seems in a pretty strong position herself as far as attaining money is concerned. Was she playing him to get him to leave? I think She's looking for someone to oust the English from Ireland and rule again as King. but I think he Knows ot would cost Ireland to much to have a War of independance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglychicken Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Philem and Oonagh If I recall correctly, Oonagh's an ardent anti-English nationalist who wants to find and groom a strong figure who'll lead a rebellion to throw the invadin' Saxon bastards out. She obviously has feelings for Phelim, but they're canceled out by her contempt for his 'sure can't we all just get along' attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglychicken Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Reading Queen's Play right now and it is very slow going.God, I vivdly remember some of the bits in Queen's Play: the rooftop race, the leopard, the horse race (my God, the horse race). Those are some spectacular set-pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanna vander Poele Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Whoa whoa whoa... one question about Marthe and Guzel... Are they lovers?! I was reading about Marthe and someone said they were in a relationship, whaaat?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillio Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Whoa whoa whoa... one question about Marthe and Guzel... Are they lovers?! I was reading about Marthe and someone said they were in a relationship, whaaat?!I thought so.A couple of comments Lymond made, in Pawn, i think it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arryn Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Oh, yes. Long time fave. King Hereafter was my first, and remains a stand alone gem, but House if Niccolo is where my heart lies at present. In fact I'm reading one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillio Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Still on the lookout for king hereafter; reading house of Niccolo now - just started Lying with Lions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 God, I vivdly remember some of the bits in Queen's Play: the rooftop race, the leopard, the horse race (my God, the horse race). Those are some spectacular set-pieces.The rooftop race was a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arataniello Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 This is dperessing news, for anyone who has read Scales of Goldhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9832061/Mali-French-troops-encircle-Timbuktu-as-fleeing-Islamists-burn-ancient-scrolls.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tyrion I Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 This is dperessing news, for anyone who has read Scales of Goldhttp://www.telegraph...nt-scrolls.htmlThis is also depressing news for archeologists and historians... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castellan Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yes, I've read them, assumed Game of Thrones is a reference to Game of Kings (maybe not, though), think Jaime has resemblance to Lymond. I have to say as with AOIF I have trouble ploughing threw them and its against my nature to try and keep track of all the plots and counter plots but nevertheless....Now I want to read the French series about the kings, not sure if it preceded DD's series, if so, might have been an inspiration to her.I suppose I liked her portrait of an interconnected Europe with links to the East as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arataniello Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 This is depressing news, for anyone who has read Scales of Goldhttp://www.telegraph...nt-scrolls.htmlFollow up on this topic. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/world/africa/saving-timbuktus-priceless-artifacts-from-militants-clutches.html?hp&_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 So still reading Queen's Play and I thought it was odd that chain mail stopped arrow's from an English longbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kli Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 As ever insanely late to the party...... I believe GRRM has said he hasn't read the Lymond series, and only read some of the Niccoló books, so the Lymond name is probably just one of those he pulled from the baby name books. ...Things may have changed (it was quite a while ago) since I asked him about this, (and waxed rhapsodic about Dunnett at him), but iirc, George said that he hadn't read any Dunnett at all, other than King Hereafter, but that he was interested in starting the Niccoló series, and I showed him my horrified face and told him he had to read Lymond first. :) What he was mostly interested in, though, was that he'd sort of side-by-side read Dunnett's King Hereafter and Nigel Tranter's Macbeth: The King, and had been fascinated at how two different historical novelists had obviously had access to the same source material, but woven two completely different stories with it. GRRM is more of a Nigel Tranter fan when it comes to Scottish historical authors.Also, for the other Dunnett fans, the BBC has placed their archives for Desert Island Discs online, and the Dorothy Dunnett episode from 1982 is now accessible from the web. Obviously, this is pre-Lymond, but there are some nice Johnson Johnson tidbits. And I should probably mention that the Dolly books have now been released as ebooks, but the usual title weirdness is happening, so it's the "New" (not the Dolly) titles that are being used. [eyeroll].I think for me, the coolest thing about how Lymond & Nicholas relate was how all the chapter heading quotes for Gemini were from the original French text that Caxton translated into the Game and Playe of the Chesse from which the chapter heading quotes came for Game of Kings... Also, not being a chess geek, it was interesting to read the Caxton and find out that GRRM is not pulling his cevasse elephant out of thin air. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.