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"Rob said: "Martin has broken way, way out of the fantasy genre ghetto"
I don't think he has, I think he's following the same path Tolkien laid out, and...more " |
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"Well, I haven't decided which translation to go with yet--I'll probably look at the sample pages of various versions on Amazon and see what looks best...more
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"I haven't researched which translation I want to read yet, I just wanted to make sure my 'epic' shelf was fully-stocked with all the books I've been m...more
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"Oh, I'm very fond of epics--I can usually get from them what I wish more High Fantasy books had: intriguing characters, complex magic, meaningful stor...more
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“In Germany they came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.”
― Martin Niemöller
― Martin Niemöller
“The covers of this book are too far apart.”
― Ambrose Bierce
― Ambrose Bierce
“I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
― Friedrich Nietzsche
“All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”
― Benjamin Disraeli
― Benjamin Disraeli
“Did you ever want to set someone's head on fire, just to see what it looked like? Did you ever stand in the street and think to yourself, I could make that nun go blind just by giving her a kiss? Did you ever lay out plans for stitching babies and stray cats into a Perfect New Human? Did you ever stand naked surrounded by people who want your gleaming sperm, squirting frankincense, soma and testosterone from every pore? If so, then you're the bastard who stole my drugs Friday night. And I'll find you. Oh, yes.”
― Warren Ellis, Transmetropolitan, Vol. 5: Lonely City
― Warren Ellis, Transmetropolitan, Vol. 5: Lonely City
Sister, Mother, Sea (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
9 chapters
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updated Feb 23, 2013 12:57pm
Description:
A piece of Speculative Fiction influenced by JG Ballard's visceral, enclosing worlds. So far, this is the piece of fiction of which I feel the most proud.
Ada's Story (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
14 chapters
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updated Feb 23, 2013 12:56pm
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A sample of my upcoming Late Victorian steampunk horror novel, wherein my admiration for the dark sea stories of Conrad and Melville meet upon a supernatural theme after Bierce, Chambers, and Lovecraft.
The Alley (Horror)
7 chapters
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updated Feb 23, 2013 12:55pm
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A short horror story after the style of Kipling.
François (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters
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updated Feb 23, 2013 12:50pm
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A short, silly piece.
The Fairy Knight (Literature & Fiction)
More of Keely’s writing…
8 chapters
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updated Feb 21, 2013 01:35pm
Description:
A very simple short story done in the form of a Fairy Tale.
The Extra Cool Group! (of people Michael is experimenting on)
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— last activity Feb 12, 2013 05:20pm
*Note: This group, although it lives on in a sense, like a photograph, capturing a moment so people can look back later and go, "Oh, wow, you looked s...more
The Guttering Flame
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— last activity Nov 28, 2011 08:35pm
This is a little society, a cadre, a coterie of the unlike-minded. Here we discuss Comic Books (or Graphic Novels, if you prefer) as art, aesthetic, l...more
The Great Gormenghast Read
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— last activity May 18, 2013 02:26pm
This group is for those who wish to participate in a planned read of the original Gormenghast novels as penned by Mervyn Peake before his death. The s...more
Literature Defined: Is Eric full of crap?
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— last activity Nov 13, 2012 07:54pm
I have been fascinated by many of my friend's comments on why they like or dislike a book. I'm going to throw out a thesis for discussion: That modern...more
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