Distraction at work

[Telokh_Amdo]

WoT is great too because the way he writes the books, you almost NEED to go back a reread to pick out all the hints and events that you thought were stupid and meaningless and end up affecting the whole outcome.

I'm on book 7 currently.

I was just looking at the series at Borders. Is number 11 the final book?

 

[tieran]

WoT is great too because the way he writes the books, you almost NEED to go back a reread to pick out all the hints and events that you thought were stupid and meaningless and end up affecting the whole outcome.

I'm on book 7 currently.

I was just looking at the series at Borders. Is number 11 the final book?

You know Jordan died right?

 

[tieran]

Song of Ice and Fire

Awesome series.

 

[Wilde_Night]

The last book is on the way - written and edited by his wife and a chosen ghost writer. I think the last book is #13.
It was a sad day in this household when we heard of his death. He fought to the very end and tried his best to finish the series, but it was not to be. At least he had his wife to help him and all his notes. He said she really wrote the 11 and 12, he just dictated mostly. I think the last book will be fine.

 

[Tzydl Zhitelava]

i LOVE the unfortunate events series...disliked the movie

the wheel of time...okay i think i started that one...this guy and his father are headed through the dark woods to some town with some wine? there's a dark figure that gives everyone the chills? they're going to some huge party in that town? i can't seem to get into it. i try and try though.

another series of books i love ANYTHING shanara.....freaky little elves gotta love em...

as for the harry potter books....i'm a huge fan but other geeks that i know are not so i can't really say you HAVE to read them

but also i'd like to hear what people thought of the NARNIA books and the first movie so far..which is really the second but i won't get into that now....

 

[Wilde_Night]

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the wheel of time...okay i think i started that one...this guy and his father are headed through the dark woods to some town with some wine? there's a dark figure that gives everyone the chills? they're going to some huge party in that town? i can't seem to get into it. i try and try though.

Um... ?? kinda... but not quite.

 

[Tzydl Zhitelava]

is the opening scene a castle that has been completely earthquaked and there's some ancient prophetic writing about some supernatural beings on stone?

 

[Wilde_Night]

No. Heh.

"The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth return again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, when the World and Time themselves hang in the balance, a wind rises in the mountains of mist . . ."

The beginning starts rather mysteriously in a castle that has been torn asunder with two men, one seated and one standing. Both can wield great power and both have paid their own price for such power.

 

[Telokh_Amdo]

the wheel of time...okay i think i started that one...this guy and his father are headed through the dark woods to some town with some wine? there's a dark figure that gives everyone the chills? they're going to some huge party in that town? i can't seem to get into it. i try and try though.[/url]

That's almost the very beginning of the first book IIRC

but also i'd like to hear what people thought of the NARNIA books and the first movie so far..which is really the second but i won't get into that now....

The first movie WAS the first book. It sounds like you might be in the same camp with the people (i.e. publishers) who try to say the books should be read in the order in which they ocurred instead of the order originally published. Published order is: 1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2) Prince Caspian 3) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 4) The Silver Chair, 5) The Horse and his Boy (takes place during final chapter of book 1), 6) The Magician's Nephew (story of the origin of Narnia), 7) The Last Battle (story of the end of Narnia). They have even re-numbered the books to fit the new order.

The original published order gives you a better appreciation of the world of the books. They have even re-numbered the books to fit the new order and now publish them as follows (using above numbers) 6,1,5,2,3,4,7 which puts them into the order in which they occur. You really shouldn't read #6 first because reading #1 gives you an understanding of what Narnia is, which is beneficial before reading its origin story. It's very much akin to the fact that you should read Hobbit and LOTR before you decide to get into The Silmarilion. You may like the story, but you won't "get it" unless you read the other books first.

 

[Tzydl Zhitelava]

i just like hearing how the wardrobe was made and what makes it magical and how narnia was created and who the tall woman is and how the lampost got there BEFORE ...its there....thats just how i like to read...honestly in the realm of movies its completely fine to do them any ol way mr lewis wanted them done its just that magician's nephew is maybe one of my favorites...although the one that has nothing to do with the kids is cool too!!! can i just say that this year is gonna ROCK FOR MOVIES???????????????? we have a narnia, IJ, HellBoy, HP, and one other that is coming out that i'm just excited about i just can't remember what it is......


as for reading the hobbit and LOTR before the silmarillion YIKES....I broke my leg badly a few years ago and was stuck in bed for weeks...read some in LOTR because at the time my hubby was reading every other year or so and he wanted me to so i was gonna. then i tried to read the sil and after 2 days of straight reading it i put it down and just got brain fry...the individual stories i adored!! but the entire concept was too much to wrap me brains around!

 

[Ren Suzume]

can i just say that this year is gonna ROCK FOR MOVIES???????????????? we have a narnia, IJ, HellBoy, HP, and one other that is coming out that i'm just excited about i just can't remember what it is......

It's "Good", with Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, and Mark Strong. For those who have not heard, it's about Halder and "the greater good" in Nazi Germany. I don't know the US release date yet, but it comes out in the UK in August.

 

[Marcena]

I'm still working on The Divine Comedy myself for my Forensics class.

I loved The Inferno! Half way through the third canto I realized: Hey, 75% of the fantasy stories I've ever read root in this poem. (Take a second look at The Series of Unfortunate Events after reading The Divine Comedy)

What do you mean?