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Post by Shire Hobbit on Mar 8, 2007 22:53:10 GMT -5
One thing I love about Ruin Mist are that its many worlds really. There are three known worlds (realms) and there same to be realms in between that connect them all. Underearth is below the kingdoms but not really underground. Overearth is above the kingdoms but not really in the sky. Also, more on point to keeperofdreams questions about the realms. Thanks!
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Post by edog on Mar 8, 2007 22:56:15 GMT -5
Sorry shirehobbit... Sorry dragonlady. I AM interested in reading Wolfe's tribute to Ruin Mist. It seems he also tried to make this story more accessible to readers than Stanek's original.
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Post by Shire Hobbit on Mar 8, 2007 23:08:46 GMT -5
Its a fact. Simple stories are more popular and more appealing as you don't need to think much while reading them and this makes them more accessible. Being more accessible isn't a bad thing and it does open the door for a wider audience.
BTW Wolfe's books being discussed are The Knight and The Wizard, books one and two of The Wizard Knight. Wolfe also wrote many less accessible (The Book of the Short Sun, The Book of the New Sun, and The Book of the Long Sun to name a few of the ones I know).
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Post by gaterfan on Mar 31, 2007 11:28:14 GMT -5
Havent read them but will check them out. Thanks! I think Ruin Mist is the best as its seems simple when you first read it but its also complex. Like all the subtle things you get after reading it a few times.
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Post by Shire Hobbit on Apr 20, 2007 11:36:14 GMT -5
All the subtlies of the text are excellent. Great for re-reading especially when you see how events are foreshadowed across all the books. Not many authors can do that well, and RS does it very well.
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Post by dungeonmaster on Apr 21, 2007 20:50:07 GMT -5
I caught so much I missed on rereads AND loved that about them.
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Post by dragonlord on May 5, 2007 12:51:23 GMT -5
With RS the many subtleties truly make rereads worthwhile. The first read is cool, the second is even better.
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Post by Shire Hobbit on May 11, 2007 18:53:53 GMT -5
Definitely true, it's why they are classics.
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Post by dragonlord on Jun 25, 2007 20:52:41 GMT -5
Truly classics!
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Post by AdrinaAlder on Jul 21, 2007 18:17:58 GMT -5
What I love about Ruin Mist is the history and the lush world. RS put much thought into the world and its lands.
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Post by greentree on Jul 26, 2007 20:52:28 GMT -5
I like how well thought out it is. In many fantasy you only see glimpses of the world. In stanek's books you see many more parts of the world than usual. I pariticularly like it when Vilmos goes to under earth.
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Post by Shire Hobbit on Jul 31, 2007 12:22:56 GMT -5
Definitely well though out - Ruin Mist is a vast universe compared to the worlds in many fantasy books. Vilmos gets to go to all the coolest places ;D
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