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starmy63So I have a problem.
The number of people I personally know who have read The Queen’s Thief series: 2
Number of people I personally know who have read The Lymond Chronicles or House of Niccolo: 0 (unless you count “the regulars” in different discussion groups)
Number of people I know in any capacity who have read both: -0? A black, soulless abyss of no book discussions?
I’ve been a longtime member of Sounis at Livejournal, but rarely post, partially because I forget my login information just about every time I drop by. I originally stumbled onto the Lymond Chronicles because of a Sounis ‘what other characters are like Eugenides’ book discussion years ago. Having just moved near a library with a copy of House of Niccolo and plowed my way through while waiting for TaT, I have recently re-re-re-(etc.)-read The Queen’s Thief series, reread the Lymond Chronicles, tried House of Niccolo, read TaT when released, and reread the Queen’s Thief series (and TaT) again – and I am seriously craving the opportunity to discuss the parallels and similarities with someone, anyone. I’ve searched everywhere I can think of to find a discussion like this, and what I’ve found reading I can in past Sounis archives and online gives me hope that at least a few people may still be around who can and might be willing to help populate this void.
*Being an infrequent poster, please let me know if there is a more appropriate venue for this mixed discussion* Also PROBABLY SPOILERS!
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Finally, I think it’s important to note that Dunnett and Megan both have short hair as seasoned authors. Perhaps less weight on the head makes them better able to write cunning plots and characters we simultaneously love and want to throttle?
*My spouse reminds me I can't get a degree in comparing favorite authors and we're past the golden age of the three-volume novel, so I'll be done for now. Let's just call this 10 years of posting done all at once, shall we?*
The number of people I personally know who have read The Queen’s Thief series: 2
Number of people I personally know who have read The Lymond Chronicles or House of Niccolo: 0 (unless you count “the regulars” in different discussion groups)
Number of people I know in any capacity who have read both: -0? A black, soulless abyss of no book discussions?
I’ve been a longtime member of Sounis at Livejournal, but rarely post, partially because I forget my login information just about every time I drop by. I originally stumbled onto the Lymond Chronicles because of a Sounis ‘what other characters are like Eugenides’ book discussion years ago. Having just moved near a library with a copy of House of Niccolo and plowed my way through while waiting for TaT, I have recently re-re-re-(etc.)-read The Queen’s Thief series, reread the Lymond Chronicles, tried House of Niccolo, read TaT when released, and reread the Queen’s Thief series (and TaT) again – and I am seriously craving the opportunity to discuss the parallels and similarities with someone, anyone. I’ve searched everywhere I can think of to find a discussion like this, and what I’ve found reading I can in past Sounis archives and online gives me hope that at least a few people may still be around who can and might be willing to help populate this void.
*Being an infrequent poster, please let me know if there is a more appropriate venue for this mixed discussion* Also PROBABLY SPOILERS!
( Read more... )
Finally, I think it’s important to note that Dunnett and Megan both have short hair as seasoned authors. Perhaps less weight on the head makes them better able to write cunning plots and characters we simultaneously love and want to throttle?
*My spouse reminds me I can't get a degree in comparing favorite authors and we're past the golden age of the three-volume novel, so I'll be done for now. Let's just call this 10 years of posting done all at once, shall we?*
