Badmike wrote:
Al did you ever get to Waylander III?  Can't remember the proper name.  I don't remember much about it except Waylander goes down, taking all the bad guys with him.  Not as good as the first two but like all of Gemmel's stuff, not as good is better than most.

Mike B.

ah you know what i got em mixed up. the 2nd one is where he hides away and the king sends some horrors after him or something isnt it - forget now....

then the third one is where he is in a village and he is well respected and he has a daughter? who is super-duper with the sword n stuff and its summit to do with demons and he dies in the end...

i got it about right-ish?

must go back and pull em out - prb about time they got another read anyway.

Al

beasterbrook wrote:
I have been rather slack in reading novels for the last couple of years Im sure I'll pick some of his up in time... I almost had a heart attack though  and thought you meny David Gerrold, I send him an email only last week seeing if he was ever going to finish his Chtorr books! (Chtorr!) as it hadn't been updated for ages.... I've been waiting 20 odd years for the series to be finished...

Brette:)

I'm with you Brette. I never picked up his Chtorr series when it came out because I thought "I'll wait till it's finished". And now 20 years later.....
 The one I worry about is George R.R. Martin.  Four books into a 7 book series (with book five due this winter I think), and he's not getting any younger.  I think once he's done with that I will NEVER start a trilogy/series again until the author is finished, so I don't have to worry he'll keel over and spoil the entire thing..  That's why I'm leaving the new Stephen Donaldson trilogy alone until he's done.

Mike B.

Badmike wrote:
Bingo, that's the one.  I'm with you Al, I'm going to pull out the Druss series today and read them in chronological order, instead of the order written.....never done that. Also, have to finish the Rigante series, I have the last two books left, Unfortunately since he's not writing anymore I'll have to devour these slowly to savor.....

Mike B.

gotta say tho, i wasnt too fussed on that Rigante series...it was ok like, but just not like his first books....

Al

MShipley88 wrote:Hey, if you want to recommend reading Gemmel's work.....how about not revealing the ending to the novels here, on this site?  

Mark  

Well, with Gemmel, it's not IF everyone will die, but HOW they die that makes the books so great. It gets to the point when one of the main characters DOESNT die it comes as a pleasant surprise......

Mike B.

Xaxaxe wrote:Slight tangent: anyone here read Starlog Magazine back in the day? I've been filling in my collection (actually, my goal is to collect every single issue ... bwahahaha!) and I've found Gerrold's monthly columns from the '70s and '80s to be pretty interesting. And by "interesting" I mean "off-the-scale pompous."

I know practically nothing about the man, and I was barely able to finish the first Chtorr (or however it's spelled) book. Is he known for being ... uh, let's say "outspoken" ... or are those old columns just getting under my skin for some reason?

What issues of Starlog are you missing? just saw a small pile down the road yesterday thats all??

Brette:)

now thats a good price.. !

Brette:)

Xaxaxe wrote:Slight tangent: anyone here read Starlog Magazine back in the day? I've been filling in my collection (actually, my goal is to collect every single issue ... bwahahaha!) and I've found Gerrold's monthly columns from the '70s and '80s to be pretty interesting. And by "interesting" I mean "off-the-scale pompous."

I know practically nothing about the man, and I was barely able to finish the first Chtorr (or however it's spelled) book. Is he known for being ... uh, let's say "outspoken" ... or are those old columns just getting under my skin for some reason?

The guy has made an entire career off the Star Trek "Trouble With Tribbles" episode.  In Trekkies minds, this places him in a pantheon along with the original cast members, Gene Rodenberry, Alan Dean Foster, and others.  Like Shatner (who has done other worthwhile things since) he has become quite self obsessed (having adulatory Trekkies slavering over your every word does that to you, apparantly).  Having said that, I really like the Chtorr series...so far.  But this series is also one of the main reasons I really, really like to wait until a series is finished before I start reading.  Case in point, Gerrold has NOTHING so important going on in his career the last 20 years to have an excuse for drawing this series out as long as he has.  I truly believe he has no idea where it's going or how to end it (I had this suspicion with Cook's Black Company series for awhile also).  Even if this was true, how can you not think up something in the 5+ years between books????

Mike B.

Was hoping for more in the Penn State - Notre Dame game, but, ah, well...my guess is they (PSU) will go 8-4 this year.  

Well I'm happy cause they are in the Big Ten. Wisconsin 2-0 (fill up on the meaningless games, then we play the REAL games).

ShaneG.