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nekokami · 05-21-2008, 11:00 AM

Oh, well, I liked Earthsea, but that doesn't mean anyone else has to like it.

And I like the later books better than the originals, which aren't all that easy to read, I agree. I re-read The Other Wind a few weeks ago, then some of the stories from Tales of Earthsea.

I have mixed feelings about the Amber books. I like them well enough that I played a character in a very involved Amber RPG some years ago (using Amber Diceless), but sometimes I felt like Zelazny was just sort of stringing them along. Oddly enough, I like the early Merlin books better than either the Corwin books or the later Merlin books.

I haven't read anything published by Kate Elliot under that name. I did really enjoy The Labyrinth Gate, which she published as Alis Rasmussen, and it was only last year that I found out they were the same person. Since then, Kate Elliot's books have been generally on my "to read" list, but... well... this is embarrassing to admit, but I wonder if I'd enjoy them, based on the cover illustrations. I kind of need to be able to like at least one of the main characters, usually, to enjoy the story.

I'm currently re-reading early Katherine Kurtz-- and kind of wondering what I saw in it when I was younger.

People who actually like Le Guin might also like Tanith Lee, I think.

astra · 05-21-2008, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

I kind of need to be able to like at least one of the main characters, usually, to enjoy the story.

I cannot promise there are more than one really likeable char, but one you will find. If you are lucky, then maybe 2 or 3

GeoffC · 05-21-2008, 12:31 PM

I couldn't gell with any of the characters in Kate Elliot's books, King's Dragon and Prince of Dogs, so much so I gave them away and haven't been tempted by any more of hers'.

Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow & Thorn trilogy is a good read; but some of the other works I didn't find as good.
Worthy of mention :
Juliet E. McKenna : Tales of Einarinn - 4 books.
Julian Jay Savarin : Lemmus - A Time Trilogy
William Horwood : Duncton Wood - a Tolkein-like adventure staring moles.....

astra · 05-21-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow & Thorn trilogy is a good read; but some of the other works I didn't find as good......

Agree.
I love the MST and disliked The War of the Flower.

tompe · 05-21-2008, 02:26 PM

i am just reading The Ghost Brigade by John Scalzi and it is just OK. I am not convinced the plot is coherrent or that the philosophical points are convincing. But I can always take up these problems with him at Armadillocon in Austin Texas in August

Lobolover · 05-21-2008, 05:14 PM

Have begun the Red Hand by Machen .

yvanleterrible · 05-21-2008, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

People who actually like Le Guin might also like Tanith Lee, I think.

I've read Tanith Lee. She's very imaginative but kind of... violent. I'm a peaceful old bear.

nekokami · 05-21-2008, 09:25 PM

Hm. Wolf Tower didn't strike me particularly that way.

yvanleterrible · 05-21-2008, 09:54 PM

I read "Terre de Lierre" it's a translation and I have no idea of the original title. But it is more bloody than I wish my stories to be. And if you look at her titles they have a gory ring to most of them. This is actually why I'm not quite into fantasy. Of course there are jewels like "The Golden Compass" but that too is filled with killings. I don't care that a bad guy died, it bothers me as much as a good guy. Call me a softie.

Lobolover · 05-23-2008, 10:46 AM

Have finished both the Red Hand and The Bowmen from Machen,"the owner of the undertakers'"-by Pushin,"The dover whitch" by Lagerlöf and "The voice in the night" by W.H.Hodgson (A MOST briliant story)

Am now reading "The room in the tower" by E.F.Benson

DMcCunney · 05-23-2008, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Sounds like a kerning issue. In some fonts fl and fi are a single character. So, your convertor doesn't know what character to use there so it puts in a question mark. (I think this is called kerning.) Can you convert to the same font that the PDF is using?

BOb

Actually, combined characters are called ligatures. Kerning refers to spacing between characters.
______
Dennis

pilotbob · 05-23-2008, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Actually, combined characters are called ligatures. Kerning refers to spacing between characters.

I knew it was some fancy typography term. Thanks for setting me straight.

BOb

Lobolover · 05-23-2008, 01:33 PM

On a related note,I also read and finished "An ocurence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Bierce

nekokami · 05-23-2008, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMcCunney

Actually, combined characters are called ligatures. Kerning refers to spacing between characters.
______
Dennis

Ha! I'm not the only one to make that mistake!

yvanleterrible · 05-23-2008, 06:43 PM

I thought kerning had to do with pop corn preparation.

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05-21-2008, 11:00 AM	#406
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Oh, well, I liked Earthsea, but that doesn't mean anyone else has to like it. And I like the later books better than the originals, which aren't all that easy to read, I agree. I re-read The Other Wind a few weeks ago, then some of the stories from Tales of Earthsea. I have mixed feelings about the Amber books. I like them well enough that I played a character in a very involved Amber RPG some years ago (using Amber Diceless), but sometimes I felt like Zelazny was just sort of stringing them along. Oddly enough, I like the early Merlin books better than either the Corwin books or the later Merlin books. I haven't read anything published by Kate Elliot under that name. I did really enjoy The Labyrinth Gate, which she published as Alis Rasmussen, and it was only last year that I found out they were the same person. Since then, Kate Elliot's books have been generally on my "to read" list, but... well... this is embarrassing to admit, but I wonder if I'd enjoy them, based on the cover illustrations. I kind of need to be able to like at least one of the main characters, usually, to enjoy the story. I'm currently re-reading early Katherine Kurtz-- and kind of wondering what I saw in it when I was younger. People who actually like Le Guin might also like Tanith Lee, I think.

05-21-2008, 12:31 PM	#408
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	I couldn't gell with any of the characters in Kate Elliot's books, King's Dragon and Prince of Dogs, so much so I gave them away and haven't been tempted by any more of hers'. Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow & Thorn trilogy is a good read; but some of the other works I didn't find as good. Worthy of mention : Juliet E. McKenna : Tales of Einarinn - 4 books. Julian Jay Savarin : Lemmus - A Time Trilogy William Horwood : Duncton Wood - a Tolkein-like adventure staring moles.....

05-21-2008, 02:26 PM	#410
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	i am just reading The Ghost Brigade by John Scalzi and it is just OK. I am not convinced the plot is coherrent or that the philosophical points are convincing. But I can always take up these problems with him at Armadillocon in Austin Texas in August

05-21-2008, 05:14 PM	#411
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	Have begun the Red Hand by Machen .

05-21-2008, 09:25 PM	#413
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Hm. Wolf Tower didn't strike me particularly that way.

05-21-2008, 09:54 PM	#414
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I read "Terre de Lierre" it's a translation and I have no idea of the original title. But it is more bloody than I wish my stories to be. And if you look at her titles they have a gory ring to most of them. This is actually why I'm not quite into fantasy. Of course there are jewels like "The Golden Compass" but that too is filled with killings. I don't care that a bad guy died, it bothers me as much as a good guy. Call me a softie.

05-23-2008, 10:46 AM	#415
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	Have finished both the Red Hand and The Bowmen from Machen,"the owner of the undertakers'"-by Pushin,"The dover whitch" by Lagerlöf and "The voice in the night" by W.H.Hodgson (A MOST briliant story) Am now reading "The room in the tower" by E.F.Benson

05-23-2008, 01:33 PM	#418
Lobolover Gorosei Posts: 421 Karma: 334 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Microsoft Word	On a related note,I also read and finished "An ocurence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Bierce

05-23-2008, 06:43 PM	#420
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I thought kerning had to do with pop corn preparation.

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