On Feb 11, 2012, at 7:21 AM, LAR wrote: > On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Raymond E. Feist > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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 >> > > And here I thought it was intentional, bringing things full circle as > it was. I was definitely reminded of Arutha and Anita - just took it > as foreshadowing. (You're too good to not remember the similarities > Ray). > >
To quote Harrison Ford, "It's not the age, it's the mileage." Best,R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
