Author Topic: Way of Kings Discussion (prelude, prologue & chapters 1-3) :SPOILERS:  (Read 48420 times)

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Re: Way of Kings Discussion (prologue for now) :SPOILERS:
« Reply #105 on: May 28, 2010, 05:31:18 PM »

 :o wow  :o

Now I'm just a little scared.



Yes, I know what you mean.  :)

But I stand corrected, the only other book I know of that is this long is To Green Angel Tower (Tad Williams). And that definitely was split up into two books.

But really, it doesn’t bother me too much. I actually like that it is long. I was just surprised because you rarely see that.

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« Reply #106 on: May 28, 2010, 05:40:43 PM »

 :o wow  :o

Now I'm just a little scared.

But really, it doesn’t bother me too much. I actually like that it is long. I was just surprised because you rarely see that.

I'm happy that it's long. The more time I can spend in the world the happier i'll be. Just seems so daunting, I usually prefer books that are a bit shorter. Take for example all of Orson Scott Card's stand alone novels. They are all around 300 pages and are still really immersive.
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Re: Way of Kings Discussion (prologue for now) :SPOILERS:
« Reply #107 on: May 28, 2010, 05:47:58 PM »
I'm happy that it's long. The more time I can spend in the world the happier i'll be. Just seems so daunting, I usually prefer books that are a bit shorter. Take for example all of Orson Scott Card's stand alone novels. They are all around 300 pages and are still really immersive.

Yes, same way I feel for the Drizzt novels from  R.A. Salvatore. They are around 300 pages (give or take) and I find them very immersive as well.

But again, I like the long, epic novels/series, also, as long as they are captivating. And I’ve been pretty lucky in that regards with the epic series’ I’ve picked.

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« Reply #108 on: May 28, 2010, 08:10:12 PM »
The book is a little shorter than the page count indicates, for various reasons. You'll see when you get it.

Though some of those pages that make it shorter for some people will make it longer for other people, depending on how long you spend staring at them. And two of the pages could provide certain people HOURS of distraction and frustration.
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« Reply #109 on: May 28, 2010, 08:27:35 PM »
The book is a little shorter than the page count indicates, for various reasons. You'll see when you get it.

Though some of those pages that make it shorter for some people will make it longer for other people, depending on how long you spend staring at them. And two of the pages could provide certain people HOURS of distraction and frustration.

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Re: Way of Kings Discussion (prologue for now) :SPOILERS:
« Reply #110 on: May 28, 2010, 08:42:29 PM »
Peter, which pages are you refering to?
"The custom of royalty in referring to oneself is to naturally employ the royal 'we'.  We are very happy, we are very sad, we are bored and suffer from ennui.  For a royal prince there's no such word as 'me', It's always 'we'.  So rightfully I should be two or three, don't you agree?"

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« Reply #111 on: May 28, 2010, 08:46:09 PM »
They're not in the ABM. In the book they're pages 762 and 856.
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« Reply #112 on: May 28, 2010, 08:48:27 PM »
Is it the maps?
"The custom of royalty in referring to oneself is to naturally employ the royal 'we'.  We are very happy, we are very sad, we are bored and suffer from ennui.  For a royal prince there's no such word as 'me', It's always 'we'.  So rightfully I should be two or three, don't you agree?"

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Re: Way of Kings Discussion (prologue for now) :SPOILERS:
« Reply #113 on: May 28, 2010, 09:54:26 PM »
The book is a little shorter than the page count indicates, for various reasons. You'll see when you get it.

Though some of those pages that make it shorter for some people will make it longer for other people, depending on how long you spend staring at them. And two of the pages could provide certain people HOURS of distraction and frustration.

What, you mean the theorizers? :P
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« Reply #114 on: May 28, 2010, 10:05:28 PM »
In the ABM it would be pages 758 and 852 if they were there.
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« Reply #115 on: May 28, 2010, 10:24:37 PM »
In the ABM it would be pages 758 and 852 if they were there.
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« Reply #116 on: May 28, 2010, 11:07:18 PM »

Evil place holder text on pages without things.  Grrr.  But now I'm super curious. 

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« Reply #117 on: May 29, 2010, 02:59:48 AM »
The pages will be on display at CONduit tomorrow. Or, err, Brandon will show them off.
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« Reply #118 on: May 29, 2010, 03:11:13 AM »
Can someone snag pictures? Or is that allowed?

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« Reply #119 on: May 29, 2010, 07:27:40 AM »
Last time Brandon showed art it was not allowed.
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