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Originally Posted by gmw
Indeed. This is a fantastic series. But you're right, the opening book is truly disturbing, and I imagine some people never get past that. As strange a choice as it was, it really did set up well for what was to come. The series, it seems to me, turns out to be constructed as one large story that just happened to be split into five books - with the last long book one very big climax. When seen in that light, the short first book becomes almost just a prelude to the "real story".
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I'd forgotten about the disturbing part, to tell the truth. But you're right. Some may struggle getting beyond it (as they did for Thomas Covenant). I was indeed referring to the decision to start a five-book epic series with what amounted to (or at least
felt like, to me) a novella.
Don't get me wrong--it worked out just fine for me. But reading it before any of the other books were published, I had concerns about the direction and scope of the venture. Once the second book was published, those concerns disappeared rather quickly, of course, so I'll shut up now (after mentioning that Hashi Lebwohl was one of the most memorable characters I've ever read--both the name and the personality).
