On Feb 10, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Strider1974 wrote: > Spoiler Alert > > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > . > While reading ACI there were places that felt reminiscent of Magician eg the > Hal meeting and escaping with the princess. Is it just me or did anyone else > feel the same way. > > Note - This is not a criticism ( I loved ACI) and it is most definitely not a > retelling of Magician but rather it some ways it is like the saga is coming > full circle. >
There are only so many plot devices, and in 30 books a couple of them are going to get reused. It's funny, but it wasn't until after I finished Kingdom Besieged I realized I had done the Siege of Crydee before, in Magician. Sometimes you get so deeply into the mechanics of writing a scene you lose the bigger context. Arutha won, Martin didn't, but both serviced their purposes. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
