The Great Gap Reread

kevinswatch · Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:00 pm Post subject:

God I am a slow reader.

Halfway through Chaos and Order. Just past the part where Angus gave Davies his access codes. I love that scene.

Savoring every page. What an amazing book.

-jay

Skyweir · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 7:08 am Post subject:

Haha .. well youre in good company .. I am also a slow reader. But youre way ahead of the group reread Wink

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Avatar · Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:17 am Post subject:

Oh, that will overtake him soon enough. Wink

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kevinswatch · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:01 pm Post subject:

Damn, I am a slow reader. 2 years???

Almost done with Chaos and Order!!! Haha.

-jay

wayfriend · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 3:57 pm Post subject:

Your daughter is probably reading it aloud to you by this point.
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StevieG · Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:49 pm Post subject:

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kevinswatch · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 3:59 pm Post subject:

I'm making ground! A quarter of the way through THIS DAY ALL GODS DIE (my favorite book title ever).

By the way, has there ever been a topic (and I'm sure there has) on what I feel like is the biggest (or at least most annoying) plot hole of the Gap? The fact that they are (1) obsessed about getting the immunity drug out and into the public for as many people to access as possible through their broadcast but also (2) obsessed about the fact that if one Amnion warship (Calm Horizons) finds out about the immunity drug (through Morn's blood or their broadcast) that it's all over, because the Amnion would be able to counter-act it.

WON'T THE AMNION FIND OUT ABOUT THE IMMUNITY DRUG AT SOME POINT??? Like, as soon as they capture SOMEONE with the drug in their system? Like, really soon? I wouldn't take long! They aren't stupid! Why all the obsession about making sure Calm Horizons won't find out???

Was this ever addressed in the book? Or is it just a huge ass plot hole?

-jay

lucimay · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 4:10 pm Post subject:

kevinswatch · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 4:56 pm Post subject:

Haha. But seriously this huge plot hole has always really bothered me. It's a paradox. They can't be obsessed with trying to get the immunity drug out to as MANY humans as possible while at the same time be obsessed with stopping ONE Amnion from learning about the immunity drug. If every single human knows about it, very quickly the Amnion will find out too! They just have to capture one idiot with the drug in their system.

-jay

Savor Dam · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:26 pm Post subject:

They did. They took blood samples from both Nick (FK) and Morn (ADAHGA) while they had the drug in their systems. Morn's sample probably got destroyed with Billingate, but Nick's should be at Enablement.
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kevinswatch · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 5:45 pm Post subject:

I know, so why are they so obsessed then with stopping Calm Horizons to prevent them from getting access to the drug?

-jay

Sorus · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 11:51 pm Post subject:

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kevinswatch · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 6:19 pm Post subject:

K, but that still doesn't solve my plot hole.

-jay

IrrationalSanity · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 11:43 am Post subject:

I think there's an implied idea that they can't build from a "formula". They need the drug physically in order to analyze and replicate it.

However, there is also the fact that they already have a form of the drug which can postpone transformation. I think we can be pretty sure that they already know how to block it permanently. However, what they don't want is that knowledge to become common among the humans, otherwise they'll be out of business.
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kevinswatch · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:33 am Post subject:

Oh yeah, I forgot to say that I finally finished my Gap reread. Finished This Day All Gods Die (which is still by far my favorite book title of all time) on June 30th, 2019. 5 books in almost 3 years, not too bad if I say so myself. Laughing

I'm pretty sure I read all 5 books originally back in college in a summer. I'm really getting bad.

Starting SRD's new series now. Let's see how I do, heh.

-jay

kevinswatch · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:36 am Post subject:

Oh yeah, final thoughts on the series:

-The Gap is still by far my favorite series of all time.

-I tried to get my wife to read it without any luck. She got past The Real Story but lost interest in Forbidden Knowledge. I couldn't convince her it gets better as it goes on. She just got tired of all the, you know, rape and stuff.

-I love the progression of Angus as a character. Even better then I remembered it. His redemption by the end of the series is just so well done.

-I totally forgot that Mikka lived. For some reason I remembered her dying in a blaze of glory.

Overall, still the best.

Maybe I'll read it again in another 20 years, ha.

-jay

Savor Dam · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:55 am Post subject:

Sorus · Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2019 11:04 pm Post subject: