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edappel
Learned Scribe
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 Posted - 07 May 2009 : 22:47:31
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New question.
I didn't find it at "So Saith Ed" compilation, but probably you already know it...
I've heard that Ed have already read thousands of book... Lets math.
If he said thousands, probably it's more than 2000... So, let's say he read 5000.
Anyone knows How many hours did he "spends" reading? And how many pages he read per minute? He should read fast...  |
--- Ed Appel
*** I'm a brazilian FR fan. So, feel free to correct my writing mistakes to improve my english. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 07 May 2009 : 23:27:53
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quote:
Originally posted by edappel
New question.
I didn't find it at "So Saith Ed" compilation, but probably you already know it...
I've heard that Ed have already read thousands of book... Lets math.
If he said thousands, probably it's more than 2000... So, let's say he read 5000.
Anyone knows How many hours did he "spends" reading? And how many pages he read per minute? He should read fast...
Well, he probably could give the best answer to this. :)
But myself, I'm only in my 30's and my book collection is no where near what Ed's is but I have a close to 1000 books. I usually read at least two books a week, if not more. Which was why I started my book journal on Myspace. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 08 May 2009 : 00:52:23
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Originally posted by Kuje
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Originally posted by edappel
New question.
I didn't find it at "So Saith Ed" compilation, but probably you already know it...
I've heard that Ed have already read thousands of book... Lets math.
If he said thousands, probably it's more than 2000... So, let's say he read 5000.
Anyone knows How many hours did he "spends" reading? And how many pages he read per minute? He should read fast...
Well, he probably could give the best answer to this. :)
But myself, I'm only in my 30's and my book collection is no where near what Ed's is but I have a close to 1000 books. I usually read at least two books a week, if not more. Which was why I started my book journal on Myspace. :)
I don't even want to hazard a guess about how many books I've got. I know it's more than 1000, but definitely less than Ed's 80,000 books.
Anyways, here's a previous reply from Ed [Feb. '04] that covers the subject of his reading habits a little:-
"Febuary 20, 2004: The Hooded One here, with an answer relayed from the Master himself (who just finished winching a neighbour’s tractor up an ice-covered driveway, BTW; it seems Winterkeep is in the throes of an ice storm right now):
Although I have always done some reading for work (a good librarian has a duty to sample a wide cross-section of books, in my opinion: it doesn’t matter if I don’t like Danielle Steel books, I’d better know exactly what they’re like, and the works of Nora Roberts, too, so as to be able to answer patron queries about them), I read voraciously, and always have.
The demands of my writing life have slowed me down somewhat from my carefree youth (when I was in school, three good-sized novels a day was about average, but now I’m lucky if I do a book a day), but I still read tons of stuff, and live in a house groaning under the weight of some 80,000 books. I buy a few thousand more titles a year. So, yes, I read for fun, but I do so seriously. :}
Aside from proofreading my own books and short stories so the errors are mine and not those of the publisher, some books I read in galley form because publishers ask me to “blurb” them (write those little quotes on the back covers that go something like this: “This is the best book I read this morning!”), and some I read in galleys because writer friends are asking for advice or opinions on how to fix something, or if I think they got this or that “right,” and I’m not going to betray any confidences by telling you the books I’m reading right now, because all four of them are of that sort.
However, I can say that in the past week I’ve read the following:
Carrie Bebris: Pride & Prescience (a quick re-read because I’d already enjoyed it in galleys; a superb Jane Austen pastiche mystery)
Lois McMaster Bujold: Paladin of Souls (couldn’t get to this when I received it due to workload, so it had to wait until now)
Robert Devereaux: Santa Steps Out (the only real ‘oldie,’ lent to me by a very kind friend because it’s so pervertedly twisted)
Phil & Kaja Foglio: Girl Genius Book One: Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank (graphic novel; a re-read just for fun)
Guy Gavriel Kay: The Last Light Of The Sun (a very quick read because I’d already gone through it in galleys, not all that long after doing a panel with Guy at Worldcon)
Julian May: Conqueror’s Moon
Patricia A. McKillip: Alphabet of Thorn
Ted Naifeh: Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things Volume 1 (graphic novel; came out a long time ago but I had some fun tracking it down)
Anne Perry: No Graves As Yet
Robert Silverberg, editor: Legends II (a re-read of the George R.R. Martin tale therein for reasons that I’m not at liberty to discuss)
Gene Wolfe: The Knight
. . . And six books I re-read after the Nebula Awards nominations were whittled down to a final ballot, for “sober consideration” voting purposes. Please note that this isn’t a typical week, being as there are NO nonfiction books on the list, no gaming products, only two non-sf and fantasy books (the Bebris and the Perry), and far more than the usual percentage of re-reads.
So know you know what my brain is full of. I don’t mind at all answering this question, but I confess I’m a little puzzled as to why you’d care. If you’re looking for recommendations, all of the books listed above have their good points, and several are superb. But then, with a few exceptions, I believe one can enjoy and glean something useful from almost any book (although I’ll admit that with limited time or funds most of us have to pass over most books we happen to see), and I do a lot of wincing when I read savage crit of this or that book (or worse, generalizations about this or that author) on the Internet or in magazines, or hear the same in libraries and bookstores. Remember to always apply Elminster’s Rule: one reader’s masterpiece is the next reader’s complete waste of trees. :}
Ed
And there you have it. More wisdom from the currently ice-covered creator of the Realms himself.
Your servant,
The Hooded One" |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 12 May 2009 : 13:44:23
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Yep, this was the post that I mentioned.
I was thinking.. 50 years x 350 days reading = 17500 days reading. He should have read 4,57 books per day... Well, that's an impossible number for a living mortal... That's why I say Ed is a god. Or does he have an extra-dimensional place that the time doesn't pass? |
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*** I'm a brazilian FR fan. So, feel free to correct my writing mistakes to improve my english. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 12 May 2009 : 14:33:17
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quote:
Originally posted by edappel
I was thinking.. 50 years x 350 days reading = 17500 days reading. He should have read 4,57 books per day... Well, that's an impossible number for a living mortal... That's why I say Ed is a god. Or does he have an extra-dimensional place that the time doesn't pass?
Well, Elminster's Hideout in Realmspace does have a door/portal which leads to Ed's study and library here on Earth.  |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 15 May 2009 : 19:58:36
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 15 May 2009 : 20:03:18
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The Ghost King, scheduled for release on Oct. 6, 2009.
I believe he has one more novel in his WotC contract after that (rumors hint that it will be a Jarlaxle/Zaknefein story), but there's no word on whether he will sign a new contract. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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edappel
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 15 May 2009 : 21:10:53
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Yep. I knew about The Ghost King. I was asking after that.
Thanks for the answer Ashe...
But I'm feeling that he will stop writin' for WotC, I truly don't know, but when I read The Pirate King I felt he wasn't writing so 'in love', do you know what I mean? That's the worst problem of SpellPlague, it will throw away many old good writers... We can only wait to see what happens.
Anyone has already tried DemonWars? |
--- Ed Appel
*** I'm a brazilian FR fan. So, feel free to correct my writing mistakes to improve my english. |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 15 May 2009 : 21:55:10
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I've received a message from Laethyn from RAS forum saying this:
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The final book in "The Saga of the First King"
The final book in the current contract with WotC
The release (Still a 2010 projected release date Bob?) of Copernicus, the 38studios MMO
Retirement?
A break?
A well deserved vacation?
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Sad... Very sad. |
--- Ed Appel
*** I'm a brazilian FR fan. So, feel free to correct my writing mistakes to improve my english. |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 18 May 2009 : 19:38:01
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| Anyone has an opinion to the possible RAS retirement? |
--- Ed Appel
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
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Posted - 18 May 2009 : 20:13:37
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| Well, I seriously doubt he's going to retire. He may ease up on his schedule and no longer write Drizzt, but does any author ever truly 'retire'? |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 18 May 2009 : 21:01:54
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| To me, the biggest question is if he retires, will we have another Shores of Dusk scenario? |
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skychrome
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Posted - 18 May 2009 : 21:55:38
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Shores of Dusk?  |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 19 May 2009 : 13:30:35
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I've heard of it another day... But it still possible to buy the book? Do you think it's possible to find a copy at ebay?
Another question: Anyone knows what will happen to elves cause they'll no longer be immortals? (4e) |
--- Ed Appel
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Ashe Ravenheart
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edappel
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 19 May 2009 : 14:15:19
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| Well.. I've posted before readin "comments from the author" and after reading the "release date" from the book description... Well.. That's a shame, It would be nice to read a NON-RAS Drizzt story. (or not?) |
--- Ed Appel
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 19 May 2009 : 15:10:55
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quote:
Originally posted by edappel
I've heard of it another day... But it still possible to buy the book? Do you think it's possible to find a copy at ebay?
Another question: Anyone knows what will happen to elves cause they'll no longer be immortals? (4e)
Elves never were immortal, they just lived a really long time, and sometimes passed on to the afterlife without really dieing, first. |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 20 May 2009 : 14:54:11
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| Well Wooly, I didn't explain well.. Now, on 4e, elves lives only 200 years, what the explanation for this change? |
--- Ed Appel
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 20 May 2009 : 15:22:18
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Originally posted by edappel
Well Wooly, I didn't explain well.. Now, on 4e, elves lives only 200 years, what the explanation for this change?
Ah. If there's been any explanation offered for this, I'm not aware of it. |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 20 May 2009 : 17:25:31
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| But it can't just change, right? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 20 May 2009 : 17:41:06
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Originally posted by edappel
But it can't just change, right?
It can if you don't care about continuity... And since 3E was inflicted on us, we've had all sorts of changes that they either never bothered to explain (like dwarven wizards), or that they dismissed with "oh, it's always been that way, but no one knew about it!" (like NPCs that were mages in 2E becoming sorcerers in 3E). |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
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Posted - 21 May 2009 : 14:50:01
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It's always possible that RAS will simply obtain a new contract with WotC. He is just coming to the end of the current one.
Also, did anyone mention that he still has the Stone of Tymora series to finish that he is co-authoring with his son? Having read The Stowaway, I don't see why it wouldn't count as an FR novel in it's own right, and Drizzt is even an important character.
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edappel
Learned Scribe
Brazil
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 14:58:06
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Another question!
Have anyone read Empyrean Odyssey? What's your opinion about this trilogy? |
--- Ed Appel
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 16:24:42
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Originally posted by edappel
Another question!
Have anyone read Empyrean Odyssey? What's your opinion about this trilogy?
I read and enjoyed the first book. |
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edappel
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 16:29:54
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| Did you read only the first book? Or you enjoyed only the first one? |
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 18:54:03
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Originally posted by edappel
Did you read only the first book? Or you enjoyed only the first one?
The first book is the only one I've read. Knowing that the Sellplague happens in the second book has removed a large amount of interest that I might have had in it. |
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Kuje
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 19:25:07
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Originally posted by edappel
Another question!
Have anyone read Empyrean Odyssey? What's your opinion about this trilogy?
I planned to read them and I do own the first two but then I found out about the changes. However, it's one of the trilogies that I refuse to read only because the trilogy was published before the changes were announced.
This trilogy is one of the last 3e trilogies that I'm waiting for the last book to be published and it's one of the last FR novels I'll own, only because, as I said, it was published before 4e FR.
So, to answer your question, no I haven't read it but I own two of the three books, at the moment. |
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edappel
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 26 May 2009 : 22:12:08
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Well.. My last question is still available to someone to answer, but another thing came to my mind.
How many canon books the Realms has? (including Novels, Core Books, suplemments)
Anyone has an idea? |
--- Ed Appel
*** I'm a brazilian FR fan. So, feel free to correct my writing mistakes to improve my english. |
Edited by - edappel on 26 May 2009 22:25:17 |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 27 May 2009 : 01:04:33
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Originally posted by edappel
Well.. My last question is still available to someone to answer, but another thing came to my mind.
How many canon books the Realms has? (including Novels, Core Books, suplemments)
Anyone has an idea?
Eh, I don't even want to hazard a guess. I could go and count everything I've got, since my FR collection includes practically everything published for the Realms, no matter how bizarre.
I don't have the time though, unfortunately. I suppose you could check the WotC site for their FR product listing, then add that to the old number of TSR-published supplements that I have here somewhere.
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