The Speculation Thread!

[rowana.livejournal.com]

I suspect this may be one of many.

This is a thread for ideas about the next book. What's Gen going to do about Nahuseresh? What will happen to Costis? Is Sophos really dead?

Those and other questions can be discussed here. :)

Comments

Re: And I forgot to say...

[rowana.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Tamora Pierce is the published writer who somehow gets away with using every Mary Sue cliche. Violet eyes? Check. Ability to talk to animals? Check. Characters whose only serious flaws are a hot temper or being too idealistic? Check and mate.

:D That describes it perfectly. I used to adore Kel (in all her Mary-Sueness) when I was younger, but Aly put me off the whole series. Adventurousness just shouldn't run in families.

But I'm still kind of a fan.

*whispers* I just finished 'The Will of the Empress'. And I enjoyed it.

Re: And I forgot to say...

[mandasarah.livejournal.com]

Why shouldn't adventurousness run in families?



I think that The Circle Opens and The Will of the Empress are some of Tamora Pierce's best work. In fact, I think that the evolution (for lack of a better word) in her writing is very clear. If you look at all her books from Alanna: The First Adventure to Will of the Empress you can see very clearly the improvement in her writing style and story telling ability. It's kinda nice.

Re: And I forgot to say...

[rowana.livejournal.com]

Why shouldn't adventurousness run in families?

I just feel that it doesn't reflect reality. To me it seems like TP getting away with another cliche (albeit, a cliche which she writes pretty well). I just, feel everything would have stood better if Aly hadn't come along, and been the daughter, overshadowed by mother, who managed to luckily find her purpose in a distant land.

I agree though, her writing has evolved. And the Circle Opens books were what got me inerested in her writing in the first place. :) he Wil of the Empress I liked mostly because it involved the four, who aer old favourite characters, coming back together. I really loved most of the characterisation and general writing. I think Berenene could have been better done. The novel didn't quite feel substantial enough to me.

But that's just my take. :)

Re: And I forgot to say...

[mandasarah.livejournal.com]

That makes sense.

Berenene was a little thin, wasn't she? But other than that, I was delighted with the book. I just found it very squee worthy, the way the four came back together. But I'm nothing if not a fan girl, so I don't know how much my opinion can be trusted.

Re: And I forgot to say...

[rowana.livejournal.com]

:) I just felt that she wasn't villanous enough. We got such a terrifying impression of her st the start, and the whole theme (and expected climax) of the book seemed to be that they had to come together to defeat her. It just, didn't gel with me. :) But there were definitely squee worthy moments. Briar and Tris rescuing Sandry, Tris's lightsbridge revelation. :)