Comments on: Further musings about fiction http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/1468-further-musings-about-fiction Inside the Mind of Thomas Robertson Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:19:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: lordsmerf http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/1468-further-musings-about-fiction/comment-page-1#comment-2136 lordsmerf Mon, 11 Sep 2006 23:43:43 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2006/09/05/further-musings-about-fiction/#comment-2136 In that case, I've read <i>The Song of the Lioness</i> and <i>The Immortals</i>, but not read <i>Protector of the Small</i>. I didn't really feel that the magical elements trivialized the actions of the mundane people, though I do think I can see why you felt that way. I mean, the non-magical characters were pretty much window-dressing. But since I felt the story was pretty much about Alanna and all the stuff she was going through, and everyone/everything was really just window-dressing for her (except possibly Roger), I didn't feel all that shocked. Since we don't share another series by her, I don't know what else to say. I do know I didn't like <i>The Immortals</i> as much, but as I said, it might be due to the fact that I had just read the entire <i>Song of the Lioness</i> the day before. Thomas In that case, I’ve read The Song of the Lioness and The Immortals, but not read Protector of the Small.

I didn’t really feel that the magical elements trivialized the actions of the mundane people, though I do think I can see why you felt that way. I mean, the non-magical characters were pretty much window-dressing. But since I felt the story was pretty much about Alanna and all the stuff she was going through, and everyone/everything was really just window-dressing for her (except possibly Roger), I didn’t feel all that shocked.

Since we don’t share another series by her, I don’t know what else to say. I do know I didn’t like The Immortals as much, but as I said, it might be due to the fact that I had just read the entire Song of the Lioness the day before.

Thomas

]]> By: jhkimrpg http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/1468-further-musings-about-fiction/comment-page-1#comment-2135 jhkimrpg Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:11:27 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2006/09/05/further-musings-about-fiction/#comment-2135 It's been a while, but as I recall, it was the supernatural elements of the Alanna series seemed to trivialize what the mundane people were doing. Tamora Pierce has two other four-book series set in the same universe: <i>The Immortals</i> (about Veralidaine "Daine" Sarrasri who has a magic talent with animals), and <i>Protector of the Small</i> (about Keladry of Mindelan who is a talented young warrior). I haven't read the former. It’s been a while, but as I recall, it was the supernatural elements of the Alanna series seemed to trivialize what the mundane people were doing.

Tamora Pierce has two other four-book series set in the same universe: The Immortals (about Veralidaine “Daine” Sarrasri who has a magic talent with animals), and Protector of the Small (about Keladry of Mindelan who is a talented young warrior). I haven’t read the former.

]]> By: lordsmerf http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/1468-further-musings-about-fiction/comment-page-1#comment-2134 lordsmerf Sat, 09 Sep 2006 08:23:28 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2006/09/05/further-musings-about-fiction/#comment-2134 I read the first eight books I grabbed, which as far as I can tell were her first eight books published (chronologically by publishing date). So I read <i>Song of the Lioness</i>, and whatever the other four-book series was (maybe <i>Protector of the Small</i>, but I'm not sure at all). I actually rather liked the Lioness stuff. Probably more than the later stuff. But that might simply be the fact that I read those 'fresh' while I read the rest immediately following the others. What was it about Lioness that turned you off from it? Thomas I read the first eight books I grabbed, which as far as I can tell were her first eight books published (chronologically by publishing date). So I read Song of the Lioness, and whatever the other four-book series was (maybe Protector of the Small, but I’m not sure at all).

I actually rather liked the Lioness stuff. Probably more than the later stuff. But that might simply be the fact that I read those ‘fresh’ while I read the rest immediately following the others.

What was it about Lioness that turned you off from it?

Thomas

]]> By: jhkimrpg http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/1468-further-musings-about-fiction/comment-page-1#comment-2133 jhkimrpg Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:56:55 +0000 http://blog.thomas-robertson.com/2006/09/05/further-musings-about-fiction/#comment-2133 What were the eight Tamora Pierce books you read, by the way? I loved <i>Protector of the Small</i>, but didn't care at all for her earlier <i>Song of the Lioness</i> series. What were the eight Tamora Pierce books you read, by the way? I loved Protector of the Small, but didn’t care at all for her earlier Song of the Lioness series.

]]>