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1 year ago ::
Mar 01, 2012 - 8:51AM
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Date Joined:
Mar 17, 2010
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Dado, nope--I think all the credit goes to our illustrious new leader Nina who has blogged about it.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 01, 2012 - 9:39AM
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Date Joined:
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Oh, I see the blog now. Way to go, Nina!
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1 year ago ::
Mar 01, 2012 - 10:27AM
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Yay badges!
I hope to contribute to the conversation this time around; I was reading along with the last book (and very much enjoyed it), but I could never find the time to get my thoughts collected and post.
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1 year ago ::
Mar 03, 2012 - 7:56PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 17, 2010
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I picked my copy of this book up at the Barnes and Noble at the Irvine Spectrum--a fitting location!
It felt great buying a book for this group--I feel like it has been a long time since I read print copies--at least the last four I read in eBook format. I am not sure how I feel about the cover art on this one--the action in the middle is too small or something & seven circling skulls seems a little literal. The central winged figure with the sword looks awesome & I think more of him would be great...Also, this cover does not really "wrap around to the back" [is there a technical term for that effect?] like we have seen on many recent covers--I really like that effect a lot. Does anyone know who did this art?
James, thank you for your very thoughtful response above--I have a feeling this is going to be one of our best reads yet! I cannot wait to see if I find the same "small details" as meaningful as you intended--one of the things I often worry about is that I read to much into a book--I cannot wait to test that theory out with the Author!
Gold_piece, I am currently playing Encounters with my 10 year old son Jack, a Dudes from Work Eberron game once every three weeks, a Family game ~once a month, & a Friends of the Family game once a quarter. I also hit three local conventions a year. This is ~15 hours a Month...I had been playing a lot of Fourthcore Team Death Match online games which was awesome, and then tried my hand at Play By Post, but I am finding it very hard to keep up with that adventure...
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1 year ago ::
Mar 07, 2012 - 9:49AM
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Date Joined:
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Have no fears about reading too much into my books, I tend to hide all sorts of subtextual easter eggs in there. Some intentional, some slip in by way of a runaway subconscious. Then again I think reading too much into any book is part of the fun of being a reader. Even if a message appears that the author didn't intend, it makes the story a more personal experience in my opinion. It's one of the reasons I like to attach bits of poetry to my stories (and almost all of my books include a song or rhyme). I always find story ideas in poetry. Sadly the line I wanted to include with Circle of Skulls didn't make it into the book (possibly a copyright issue), but for trivia's sake, here it is:
"If there is a witness to my little life, to my tiny throes and struggles, He sees a fool; and it is not fine for gods to menace fools."
--Stephen Crane (from The Black Riders and Other Lines)
The sing-song rhyme that is in the book turned out well I think, it was stuck in my head once I nailed the rhythm part, but I'll wait until the discussion reaches that chapter before ruining anything.
Happy reading all!
--James
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