I am actively looking up what is this LJ-cut you speak of, and how to apply it to the text. :) Dorothy Dunnet's work is also similar to Megan's in that it's nigh impossible to talk about anything past the first 10 pages in any meaningful way without massive spoilers.
I would definitely recommend Dorothy Dunnett's work, even if for no other reason than it will certainly keep you busy for a bit while waiting for the next QT book. But fair warning - they are adult books, not YA, and have a lot more adult content (incest in HoN for example) and are not reads for the faint of heart. This is one of the reasons MWT is still my favorite. They are set in historical periods where atrocities were part of life, and being something of a powerful rising star Lymond encounters a lot of the world's culture and unsavory, evil people as well as not being an ideal hero himself. Also, there is a companion guide to the series, especially The Game of Kings, because there are so many literary allusions and quotes and a massive character list. There is a pretty hefty buy-in - 100+ pages of 'what the heck is going on' and 'this guy is a charismatic, enigmatic jerk' - before you can get over the hump and get interested in him as a complicated 'hero' figure. But it starts with a plot with a prize pig, so how can you go wrong there? Dunnet is an absolutely brilliant writer, and if you like finding and sorting through Megan's layered meaning in her phrases and scenes, you'll find that in abundance in Dunnett's series.
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Date: 6/29/17 04:45 pm (UTC)I would definitely recommend Dorothy Dunnett's work, even if for no other reason than it will certainly keep you busy for a bit while waiting for the next QT book. But fair warning - they are adult books, not YA, and have a lot more adult content (incest in HoN for example) and are not reads for the faint of heart. This is one of the reasons MWT is still my favorite. They are set in historical periods where atrocities were part of life, and being something of a powerful rising star Lymond encounters a lot of the world's culture and unsavory, evil people as well as not being an ideal hero himself. Also, there is a companion guide to the series, especially The Game of Kings, because there are so many literary allusions and quotes and a massive character list. There is a pretty hefty buy-in - 100+ pages of 'what the heck is going on' and 'this guy is a charismatic, enigmatic jerk' - before you can get over the hump and get interested in him as a complicated 'hero' figure. But it starts with a plot with a prize pig, so how can you go wrong there? Dunnet is an absolutely brilliant writer, and if you like finding and sorting through Megan's layered meaning in her phrases and scenes, you'll find that in abundance in Dunnett's series.