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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 03 Dec 2012 : 13:25:05
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| Yeah, I just barely knew his name and that was just as the undead Zulkir. Not the world destroying villain he has become today. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Dec 2012 : 01:30:45
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I suppose Jean Rabe could have fleshed him out more and well, too, given the chance. As she had to focus on Maligor instead, have Szass Tam work behind the scenes, feature a bunch of irritating Harpers, and had to squeeze them all in just one 300-something book, the result is not as ideal... |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 05 Dec 2012 : 11:32:29
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| I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 05 Dec 2012 : 16:56:57
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure.
I've not read it in a long time, myself (prolly 10 or 15 years!), but when I last read it, I did not have the issues with it that Dennis had. I rather enjoyed it, myself. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 05 Dec 2012 : 22:20:23
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure.
Ironically, despite my many issues with it, it's one of the few FR novels that I re-read almost every other year. Rabe captured the feel of Thay, and understood the workings of the realm's politics. AND most importantly, he treated Maligor so well---a 'classic' villain in 3D---except during the last part. [Maligor's treatment to a certain elf is a bonus. If you know how I feel about FR elves, you should know why. ] |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 05 Dec 2012 : 22:23:40
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure.
I've not read it in a long time, myself (prolly 10 or 15 years!), but when I last read it, I did not have the issues with it that Dennis had. I rather enjoyed it, myself.
My issues are with the Harpers. A doddering idiot with hooves, a vain sorceress who hadn't learn the value of shutting her mouth up, and an immensely irritating love-struck yokel. Buuuuut, as I mentioned above, for the most part, I rather enjoyed the book, too. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 05 Dec 2012 : 22:55:01
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure.
I've not read it in a long time, myself (prolly 10 or 15 years!), but when I last read it, I did not have the issues with it that Dennis had. I rather enjoyed it, myself.
My issues are with the Harpers. A doddering idiot with hooves, a vain sorceress who hadn't learn the value of shutting her mouth up, and an immensely irritating love-struck yokel. Buuuuut, as I mentioned above, for the most part, I rather enjoyed the book, too.
I did not feel the same way about those characters... But I don't think you and I agree oft on things like that. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 01:58:40
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Originally posted by Dennis
I suppose Jean Rabe could have fleshed him out more and well, too, given the chance. As she had to focus on Maligor instead, have Szass Tam work behind the scenes, feature a bunch of irritating Harpers, and had to squeeze them all in just one 300-something book, the result is not as ideal...
Szass was a secondary character. To expect Rabe to fully flesh him out for her story, is a little unusual.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 02:03:14
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure.
I've not read it in a long time, myself (prolly 10 or 15 years!), but when I last read it, I did not have the issues with it that Dennis had. I rather enjoyed it, myself.
My issues are with the Harpers. A doddering idiot with hooves, a vain sorceress who hadn't learn the value of shutting her mouth up, and an immensely irritating love-struck yokel. Buuuuut, as I mentioned above, for the most part, I rather enjoyed the book, too.
Why is Wynter a "doddering idiot with hooves?" I rather like the fact that he accomplished some of his Harper-objectives without resorting to the usual lot of violence. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 02:32:12
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dennis
I suppose Jean Rabe could have fleshed him out more and well, too, given the chance. As she had to focus on Maligor instead, have Szass Tam work behind the scenes, feature a bunch of irritating Harpers, and had to squeeze them all in just one 300-something book, the result is not as ideal...
Szass was a secondary character. To expect Rabe to fully flesh him out for her story, is a little unusual.
Well, I did say given the chance, right?! Szass Tam would have been given equal novel time as Maligor if said novel were longer (or if it branched out into its own self-contained series/trilogy, like Spellfire, which was originally a Harper novel turned Shandril Saga), and if the idiotic Harpers were working on the background than in plain sight. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 02:35:16
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure.
I've not read it in a long time, myself (prolly 10 or 15 years!), but when I last read it, I did not have the issues with it that Dennis had. I rather enjoyed it, myself.
My issues are with the Harpers. A doddering idiot with hooves, a vain sorceress who hadn't learn the value of shutting her mouth up, and an immensely irritating love-struck yokel. Buuuuut, as I mentioned above, for the most part, I rather enjoyed the book, too.
Why is Wynter a "doddering idiot with hooves?" I rather like the fact that he accomplished some of his Harper-objectives without resorting to the usual lot of violence.
Hah! You forgot about that plant that made him quite an idiot. Literally. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 04:14:40
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dennis
I suppose Jean Rabe could have fleshed him out more and well, too, given the chance. As she had to focus on Maligor instead, have Szass Tam work behind the scenes, feature a bunch of irritating Harpers, and had to squeeze them all in just one 300-something book, the result is not as ideal...
Szass was a secondary character. To expect Rabe to fully flesh him out for her story, is a little unusual.
Well, I did say given the chance, right?! Szass Tam would have been given equal novel time as Maligor if said novel were longer (or if it branched out into its own self-contained series/trilogy, like Spellfire, which was originally a Harper novel turned Shandril Saga), and if the idiotic Harpers were working on the background than in plain sight.
Well, Rabe expanded on Tam somewhat with the short story "Red Ambition" in the Realms of Magic anothology. [And later reprinted in Book I of The Best of the Realms.] |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31774 Posts |
Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 04:15:39
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Thauranil
I haven't read that one but its that does not sound very ideal to be sure.
I've not read it in a long time, myself (prolly 10 or 15 years!), but when I last read it, I did not have the issues with it that Dennis had. I rather enjoyed it, myself.
My issues are with the Harpers. A doddering idiot with hooves, a vain sorceress who hadn't learn the value of shutting her mouth up, and an immensely irritating love-struck yokel. Buuuuut, as I mentioned above, for the most part, I rather enjoyed the book, too.
Why is Wynter a "doddering idiot with hooves?" I rather like the fact that he accomplished some of his Harper-objectives without resorting to the usual lot of violence.
Hah! You forgot about that plant that made him quite an idiot. Literally.
But why should Wynter be faulted for that? |
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Dennis
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Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 06:27:18
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Well, Rabe expanded on Tam somewhat with the short story "Red Ambition" in the Realms of Magic anothology. [And later reprinted in Book I of The Best of the Realms.]
Yes, and I liked that story. But compared to a novel, a short story is...well, short. While said piece of fiction did indeed flesh out Tam somewhat, revealing facets of his personality very few in and out of his circle know, it's still nothing compared to how Richard did his magic on Tam. But of course, he had a trilogy to work on. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 06 Dec 2012 : 06:39:27
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Originally posted by Dennis
Hah! You forgot about that plant that made him quite an idiot. Literally.
But why should Wynter be faulted for that?
What, now?! Should I blame Jean Rabe instead?
Seriously, though, it hardly matters how he became an idiot---born as, or made to. What matters is that for most of the time he 'regaled' the world with his ungulate presence in Red Magic, he WAS a total dimwit. |
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