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Topic: Re-Reading The Dark Tower |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: Stephen King Forum Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:29 am Subject: Re-Reading The Dark Tower |
A wheel implies turning, as in Roland restarting his quest over again as King wrote the ending. A wheel could also imply the glories of the past returning. |
Topic: Re-Reading The Dark Tower |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: Stephen King Forum Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 10:58 pm Subject: Re-Reading The Dark Tower |
Then again, maybe a totally different ending where Roland battles the Crimson King (the scary version from Insomnia, not the little old guy chucking Harry Potter snitches) and defeats him using his wi ... |
Topic: No US paperback release for The War Within |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The War Within Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:03 pm Subject: No US paperback release for The War Within |
The Great God's War is a much more accessible work than the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Much more like Mordant's Need in that regard.
For sure, but it still retains SRD's trademark exploration o ... |
Topic: How was Lord Foul winning? |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:05 pm Subject: How was Lord Foul winning? |
This came up on the Reddit forum.
Everyone knows that Kevin enacted the ROD with Foul because he was mired in despair because LF "had the feller fist" and was winning the war. Kevin was d ... |
Topic: The Ritual of Desecration |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:00 pm Subject: The Ritual of Desecration |
Never in a million years would iron heels have been part of Caerroil Wildwood's design.
Good point. |
Topic: The Ritual of Desecration |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:49 pm Subject: The Ritual of Desecration |
I think it's clear enough from reading the First Chronicles as a whole that it would have been Kevin's growing doubt that led him to cast about for desperate "solutions". The RoD was one s ... |
Topic: High Lord Elena |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:18 pm Subject: High Lord Elena |
Actually Elena is one of may fave SRD characters. I could talk about her all day. |
Topic: The Sarantine Mosaic |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: General Fantasy/Sci-Fi Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2020 2:34 am Subject: The Sarantine Mosaic |
So, *ahem* The Sarantine Mosaic.
Great duology. Changed the way I look at epic fantasy. Not many books change your outlook of an entire genre.
The only negative I have to say about those books i ... |
Topic: Is there a "right age" to read the Chronicles? |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:20 am Subject: Is there a "right age" to read the Chronicles? |
I was 13 when I read LFB. That was a few years before I read LotR, maybe that's why I don't put Tolkien on the pedestal many fantasy fans do. The Chronicles are far superior in my opinion.
I was g ... |
Topic: Atlas of The Land, Karen Wynn Fonstad |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:11 am Subject: Atlas of The Land, Karen Wynn Fonstad |
I have the hardcover. Bought it off eBay. |
Topic: Is it unrealistic to even attempt to make a movie? |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:04 am Subject: Is it unrealistic to even attempt to make a movie? |
And please no direction from J J Abrams or Rian Johnson.
Agreed there. Those two have single-handedly killed my interest in Star Wars (mainly due to what they did to Luk ... |
Topic: The Ritual of Desecration |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:12 am Subject: The Ritual of Desecration |
Kevin knew the Ritual would kill him, destroy everything he built, nearly destroy the Land itself. The only thing that made it all worthwhile was it would also slay Foul. Kevin was sure of it at the s ... |
Topic: The Ritual of Desecration |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:21 pm Subject: The Ritual of Desecration |
My memory says it took place in Kiril Threndor, according to what Foul tells Covenant while he's transporting TC from Kiril Threndor to Kevin's Watch.
Of course it took place in Kiril Threndor. T ... |
Topic: No US paperback release for The War Within |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: The War Within Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:49 pm Subject: No US paperback release for The War Within |
The war within was published in paperback here in the UK yesterday. I've now bought a copy in hardback and paperback and on kindle. Obviously I love the story and am looking forward to the concluding ... |
Topic: What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW? |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: General Fantasy/Sci-Fi Discussion Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:29 am Subject: What fantasy/science fiction book are you reading RIGHT NOW? |
I'm reading The Belgariad again - haven't picked it up since it was published, just started the first one last night, will probably hate the series but it was pretty much my first Fantasy (that along ... |
Topic: A Game of Thrones |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: TV Shows Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:54 am Subject: A Game of Thrones |
I'll take that as a no.
I like them. They're easier reads than Erikson, but the continuity is good enough that the world remains as believable, and they fill in a lot of the blanks before, betwe ... |
Topic: A Game of Thrones |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: TV Shows Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:36 am Subject: A Game of Thrones |
Did you do the concurrent Esselmont books with it?
--A
ewwww....Esselmont. |
Topic: A Game of Thrones |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: TV Shows Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:29 am Subject: A Game of Thrones |
I've only read one Malazon, but it seemed like old school D&D/Dragonlance fanfic to me. I've got to put it back on my to read list.
I was skeptical when I started Gardens of the Moon, I picke ... |
Topic: The Sarantine Mosaic |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: General Fantasy/Sci-Fi Discussion Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:36 am Subject: The Sarantine Mosaic |
Not here. I will start a thread when I get a chance.
Ok |
Topic: A Game of Thrones |
Horrim Carabal
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Forum: TV Shows Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:35 am Subject: A Game of Thrones |
GOT is pretty established as a classic mostly due to its huge popularity
Popular doesn't equal classic.
I stand by what I said. A Song of Ice and Fire is a dumbed-down Malazan Book of the Fall ... |
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