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| Alaundo |
Posted - 10 Jan 2008 : 16:51:36
Well met
This is a Book Club thread for the short story entitled "Changing Tides", by Mel Odom, from the Realms of War anthology.
Please discuss herein. |
| 7 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Kyrene |
Posted - 12 Aug 2008 : 06:46:06
I liked this well enough, but wished it had revealed a little bit more about itself. That said, I disliked the underwater fight scenes intensely, as they were just too unbelievable, and that jarred me straight out of the suspension of disbelief. There is a reason most underwater weapons are of the dagger and spear varieties; one cannot swing a weapon and still be effective.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but since when do sirines have male parents? I thought their sole manner of procreation is to mate with a humanoid male and then give birth to female young. That Rytagir received his magical pearl from a sirine's father -- classic, if somewhat overused damsel in distress theme -- sounded fine until I went and researched sirines -- as I was unfamiliar with the creature type.
Some nice lore to be had in this tale, among others the word Serr'tel'quessir. I'm going to assume -– since it is so close to Ssri'Tel'Quessir -- that it's the sea elven (alu Tel'Quessir) dialect version of the word drow.
Oh, and can anyone tell me what silverweave is? |
| Alisttair |
Posted - 30 Jun 2008 : 21:57:52
Reading this story reminded me that I have yet to read the Threat from the Sea trilogy. Well, from this I can tell it must be good, and my brother says the trilogy is good, so I'm looking forward to it. Great to see some work from Mel show up again. |
| avaz |
Posted - 08 Feb 2008 : 19:11:50
Really enjoyed this story. I'll likely pick up the Terror from the Deep books from Mel now. Liked the main protagonist and setting most of all. |
| RodOdom |
Posted - 06 Feb 2008 : 03:38:34
quote:
Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
[quote]I found myself wishing there was a bit more to it.
To me there are two kinds of FR writers: those who take some risks with the direction of their stories and those who don't. Mel Odom tends to be in latter, smaller group. |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 05 Feb 2008 : 23:50:18
quote:
Originally posted by RodOdom
Mel Odom (no relation) is one of my fave FR writers. I enjoyed this one, but I wish Wizards had him write a story that involved something else other than the "Terror from the Deep" wars.
Yes, I did get a sense of deja vu from this story, I had to say. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the story's flow as well as the characters, like the sea elf. Still, like some other stories in this anthology, I found myself wishing there was a bit more to it. For example, a part of me kept thinking that something among the lost cargo would turn out to be interesting and unexpected, but it wasn't--in the end, it was just a McGuffin. |
| RodOdom |
Posted - 03 Feb 2008 : 17:59:46
Mel Odom (no relation) is one of my fave FR writers. I enjoyed this one, but I wish Wizards had him write a story that involved something else other than the "Terror from the Deep" wars. |
| The Red Walker |
Posted - 22 Jan 2008 : 23:03:31
Not a big fan of the Sauhaugin(sp?), but still liked the story. Maybe I will read the Terror from the deep books after all.
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