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I'm not sure some of those are themes (didn't sending Aillas away happen only once? Once doesn't make a theme - though apparently Vance does this in more than one book of his.) But that said, sending the characters away so they have to explore the w…
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I agree with much of the above, but although magic is gadget driven, most of the gadgets themselves seem to harness fairy or natural powers. re: the Chekhov gun principle, we must note that some of things things may come back in another book in the …
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(Quote) At one point Murgen tells Aillas how to get in touch with the fairies to find his son: "Go the Thripsey Shee just as the first rays of sunlight sweep across the meadow. Do not go by moonlight or you will suffer a death of weird inventio…
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Fascinating! I'll note that the rhyme in Tolkien is on the leading syllables only - Ear; Mar; Tar; Ar. - would we call this a sort of alliteration? Mariner doesn't rhyme with Arvenien.
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I suppose this metric is itself based on old Norse or Saxon rhyming schemes?
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I also fell off the review wagon in the second half of the year. I read some cool books (like The Afterlife of George Cartwright ) that I would have liked to share, but was too busy writing other things, and porting my older G+ reviews over here, to…
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And discussion has started, if anyone needs a prompt. The discussion topics can all be found, here: https://ttrpbc.com/categories/73-lyonesse-by-jack-vance
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@clash_bowley what fairy qualities did you take for OHMAS, and how did you mechanize fairies in that game? btw, I think @rossum is referring to the footnote describing the types and their hierarchies. @Keith the fairies are certainly capricious, b…
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(Quote) This is a great comment and one I'd really like to explore. What are the hallmarks of a long-form fairy tale? What was it that made this seem not naturalistic? I feel like you are correct in my heart, but you mention simplicity of style and …
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I think @dr_mitch nailed the key elements of Vancian style as I understand it. I also haven't read a lot - I only read the Alastor trilogy, which was a very early club pick, but that spurred me on to buying many more of his works, which I'll get to …
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I'm dropping this here to explore later, but my post on the conflicts of Lyonesse had me thinking about the Wizards, who seem driven to manipulate people to get their way. And this, perhaps, is a side effect of their exposure to the magic of the fai…
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Oh, there's definitely a plot, and I would say the plot was probably worked out by Vance in advance of writing. I suspect that a re-read will reveal a number of foreshadowing events and phrases. But the plot has many twists and turns, which can make…
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Yes, Lyonesse very much seems to have been built based on high medieval European myth, the proverbial land that sank beneath the waves - a concept which goes back to Atlantis, so you can throw that into the mix as well. Tolkien's Numenor was also i…
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@RichardAbbott The collection @rossum linked to above contains the book, and other stories, so that seems a fine option for kindle users. Link: https://amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Planet-Classic-Mesklin-Stories-ebook/dp/B000FA5UAK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=…
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(Quote) Yeah, that could work. It's not for me - you and I are the only two who prefer print, these days.
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I'm game. I wanted to add this to the poll for the January book, actually, but I think I couldn't find a kindle version.
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Happy holidays to everyone!
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I'm halfway through. re: Irerly, What kind of drugs do you think Vance was on?
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@RichardAbbott I think so, too. I'm really looking forward to doing the Tombs of Atuan in February!
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I'll have to look that up.
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OK - consider it nominated!
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Does Richard want to do his book with the club? He studiously avoids pimping his books here and may not want to mix his mash with his peas. Furthermore, reading one's own book with the club could be rough - people aren't shy to say when they don't l…
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Also note that the author excuses you from reading the Into.
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(Quote) Welcome, @Akrasia ! Just the first book for this month, but if there's enough demand we can definitely do the others in subsequent months. Also, thanks for the mention! :smiley:
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I have so far read 70 books this year (over 23K pages, for an average of 330 pages per book) and will complete at least 2 more books (1000 more pages) before the end, which is a record year for me since I've been keeping track. My standouts were: …
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Moved to the Nominatons section.
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(Quote) Please use the nominations thread for nominations. I heard that author changed his name to Butterbeard, married someone named Alexa, then become an innkeeper and publican in the West Farthing. Tally so far: Vermilion Sands: 8pts Dark Orbit:…
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For me, it's Dark Orbit (3) followed by The Sparrow (2) and The Songs of Distant Earth (1) though really they all interest me. The only one I've read are the various stories from Vermilion Sands (as part of the Complet Short Works collection), which…
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I don't see the poll either - I wonder if it was automatically deleted when I edited the post. So, just vote in the comments as usua1 - 3 points for your first choice, 2 for your second, and 1 for your third. Thanks Chris