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| Alaundo |
Posted - 29 Jun 2007 : 19:55:05
Well met
This is a Book Club thread for Scream of Stone (Book 3 of The Watercourse trilogy), by Philip Athans. Please discuss chapters 46 - 60 herein. |
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| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 04 Oct 2007 : 02:48:26
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Okay, I'm a dork, but I kind of missed Insythrillax when he left. He's been in the series since the beginning, so its a big change to have him leave. Plus, I kind of like that the big, nasty dragon leaves the series without being having to be slain or destroyed. It does seem like this kind of tips the scales on how effective Rymut is, or at least how well protected he is if things fall through for him.
Heh. As I said in another thread, I found the dragon plot conclusion to be immensely unsatisfying and anti-climatic. It felt like a whole lot of buildup that didn't amount to much at all.
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You know, I can understand that Ivar likes the Shou, but it seems strange that he would go on holiday with Pristoleph for five months.
Maybe Ivar likes Pristoleph even more than he likes the Shou.
Yes, I did find this plot device to be odd, and a transparent way of getting Ivar and Pristoleph out of the city for the next big plot device.
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It also strikes me as a bit strange that Pristoleph would leave Phyrea for that long as well. Not only is he enamored of her, but he knows she is sick at this point. It felt a little too much like they went away long enough to justify the amount of time it would take to build the gate, rather than something the characters would normally do.
BINGO!
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Phyrea's are just kind of . . . repetitive at this point.
That...and a bunch of other things I won't go into, for your sake.
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| KnightErrantJR |
Posted - 03 Oct 2007 : 03:56:41
Okay, I'm a dork, but I kind of missed Insythrillax when he left. He's been in the series since the beginning, so its a big change to have him leave. Plus, I kind of like that the big, nasty dragon leaves the series without being having to be slain or destroyed. It does seem like this kind of tips the scales on how effective Rymut is, or at least how well protected he is if things fall through for him.
You know, I can understand that Ivar likes the Shou, but it seems strange that he would go on holiday with Pristoleph for five months. It also strikes me as a bit strange that Pristoleph would leave Phyrea for that long as well. Not only is he enamored of her, but he knows she is sick at this point. It felt a little too much like they went away long enough to justify the amount of time it would take to build the gate, rather than something the characters would normally do.
Confused about the spectral image of Ivar appearing to Phyrea, but then Phyrea and Willem's scenes are a bit "fevered." I kind of like the creepiness around Willem, as its interesting to see what its like to be an irrational, barely sentient undead thing, but Phyrea's are just kind of . . . repetitive at this point.
Geek moment: Was I the only one that thought about Ed's answers regarding burial practices when Willem came to the gaveyard at the Chauntean temple. I immediately though "darn it, I was hoping the whole, decapitating the dead, storing the skulls in catacombs, using the bodies for fertilizer thing would make it into a novel." |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 03 Jul 2007 : 18:51:36
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Originally posted by Kuje
It might just be my copy but there's no chapter 49! It goes from chapter 48 to 50!
It made me blink when I noticed it tonight.
Well met
I received a clarification from Phil Athans regarding this (and the mislabeled chapter 75) in this thread - http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=9556 |
| Rinonalyrna Fathomlin |
Posted - 03 Jul 2007 : 00:52:43
What I really want to know, Kuje, is what you think of the book. |
| Kuje |
Posted - 02 Jul 2007 : 15:58:20
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Originally posted by Alaundo
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Originally posted by Kuje
It might just be my copy but there's no chapter 49! It goes from chapter 48 to 50!
It made me blink when I noticed it tonight.
 Well that is interesting, Kuje. I'll see if Phil Athans is aware.
Cool, if he says anything, post it if you can. :) |
| Alaundo |
Posted - 02 Jul 2007 : 11:01:35
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Originally posted by Kuje
It might just be my copy but there's no chapter 49! It goes from chapter 48 to 50!
It made me blink when I noticed it tonight.
Well that is interesting, Kuje. I'll see if Phil Athans is aware. |
| Kuje |
Posted - 02 Jul 2007 : 06:44:43
It might just be my copy but there's no chapter 49! It goes from chapter 48 to 50!
It made me blink when I noticed it tonight. |
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