tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post818355944409885086..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: The Art(?) of Reading Epic Fantasylesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-72488019927335675022011-02-12T19:19:02.902-07:002011-02-12T19:19:02.902-07:00I agree completely, being wary of over-doing the t...I agree completely, being wary of over-doing the technical details and too many names. In the The Way of Kings, I'd have to admit that there are too many names, bizarre plants, strange types of crustacean animals, religions, sects, regions, gods, history, etc.<br /><br />It's a bit too much, which is odd because the Misborn series wasn't as bad.<br /><br />Either way its still a good book.InternationalNerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713149099626692299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-75138007902171932622011-02-01T12:26:41.527-07:002011-02-01T12:26:41.527-07:00I recently read The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie. If ...I recently read The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie. If you haven't read it yet (and the other four books he's written) he's very well worth the time. Even GRRM thinks so!Grey Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846558284868424645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-7036013499986679912011-02-01T09:55:55.398-07:002011-02-01T09:55:55.398-07:00Wow, Dave. I'm surprised you would skim. I re...Wow, Dave. I'm surprised you would skim. I read every page of a book. If I find that I <i>want</i> to skim, I put down the book and that's the end for me.lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-48929689643373599092011-01-31T23:03:16.048-07:002011-01-31T23:03:16.048-07:00Oh! I'm in the middle of that! Loving it so fa...Oh! I'm in the middle of that! Loving it so far and also reading every word. We'll see how long that goes. George RR Martin is the only epic fantasy writer that constantly has me going to the glossary and character lists to make sure I have it straight. Most others I skim, or some, like Carol Berg's, I actually can recall who is who and what is what.Betsy Dornbuschnoreply@blogger.com