Dreamsongs: Volume II
by George R.R. Martin
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Read in February, 2008
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Pretty good, not as interesting as the first book. In this one his style has seemed to firm up, not nearly as much variance as in the earlier volume. Also, the personal interstitials, the best part, for me, of the first book, become more of a "this is where I was in my, life this is what I was working on" kind of rote listing, as opposed to the earlier's, "this is where I got my inspiration from" or, "after failing in this I decided to try things this way" kind o...more
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Read in December, 2007
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DREAMSONGS VOLUME II BY GEORGE R. R. MARTN: In this second and final volume of George R. R. Martin’s short works, readers are treated to his writings of the 1980’s leading up to the 90s when his career took off with the eventual success of his Song of Ice and Fire series. It in this collection that we learn more of Martin’s dabbling into television and screenwriting, as well his exploits into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. ...more
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Read in October, 2008
You may ask why I give the audio version of this book 5 stars and the book itself only 4 stars.
Audio: The author is heard. The selected stories include the best in the book.
Paper: More stories, but the "less than best" bring the rating down.
The book has 2 "Wild Card" stories. I never read one before and I'll never read one again. I didn't like the "Tuf" stories either. Ok, I'm not a typical fan.
The book also has the "The Hedge Knight," an ...more
Audio: The author is heard. The selected stories include the best in the book.
Paper: More stories, but the "less than best" bring the rating down.
The book has 2 "Wild Card" stories. I never read one before and I'll never read one again. I didn't like the "Tuf" stories either. Ok, I'm not a typical fan.
The book also has the "The Hedge Knight," an ...more
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Read in January, 2008
I'm not really a fantasy reader, but found this on the library web site, and needed something to listen to. His introduction was fascinating, and I could just tell from that that he's a good story teller. The first story was a little out there to me in terms of the plot, but kept me going till the end anyway (sorry, I forget the title...The Guardian or something maybe?). But the second story was "The Ice Dragon" and holy cow did I like it! I'm trying to track down a printed copy of...more
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Read in March, 2008
Although sometimes this is listed as abridged, it is not. Nor does it contain the exact contents of the print version. Instead (as best as I can tell) they split the collection into three volumes in audio and two volumes in print (in the UK, the print edition is a single volume just to ensure everyone is confused).
Contents:
* The Heirs Of Turtle Castle
o The Lonely Songs Of Laren Dorr
o In The Lost Lands
* Hybrids & Horrors
o Meathouse Man
o...more
Contents:
* The Heirs Of Turtle Castle
o The Lonely Songs Of Laren Dorr
o In The Lost Lands
* Hybrids & Horrors
o Meathouse Man
o...more
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Read in December, 2007
Martin may be the greatest storyteller I've ever had the pleasure of reading. I know I'm prone to hyperbole, but this time I mean it. As evidenced by these collections, I'll read anything by him: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, crazy amalgams of these, anything. It's the characters who matter, and Martin creates the best characters I've ever been around. He is also a master of the show-not-tell school of storytelling: a must with me.
My favorite story in this volume was definitely "The H...more
My favorite story in this volume was definitely "The H...more
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Read in October, 2008
4.5 stars. Another superb collection including two Haviland Tuf stories, the Skin Trade, the excellent "The Hedge Knight" and more.
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Read in August, 2008
Some unabridged stories from the the book plus the author reading his intro comments. The best part of an audiobook to me is hearing the author read his material. I'm not sure yet since I haven't read the entire book but there may be audio not included in the print version.
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Read in April, 2008
Not as good as Dreamsongs: Volume I. This one focuses more on screenplays and some work from the Wild Cards series. I just couldn't get into this one as much as the first volume. The author commentary is also a lacking some of that freshness that was in the first one.
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Read in February, 2008
Continuation of Volume I with more short stories and some screenplays. The selection doesn't quite have the same amount of amazing works, but when they're good, they're mind blowingly so.
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