T hey obviously didn't realise you had to read all the other books to fill out the depth! Silly people.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Nick Andrews <[email protected]>wrote: > I just pre-ordered the Chronicles from our friend Amazon for $16.75 plus > shipping. Not even remotely bad! > > > On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Raymond Feist <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> On Mar 25, 2013, at 12:35 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Ray: Congrats on completion of the Midkemia cycle. I'm anxiously >> awaiting Magician's End...and re-reading Demonwar and AKB and ACI in >> preparation. The Chronicles of Pug looks like it will be an awesome >> capstone to 30 plus years of work. You deserve a little brag -- indeed, >> more than a little! >> >> For Feistfans who are interested, Ray's publisher provides a little sneak >> peek of the Chronicles of Pug here: >> http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com/TR/other/9780380978267_0_Extra_spread_1.pdf >> >> That excerpt may not be in final form but the visuals are truly gorgeous. >> It's mouth watering for this Midkemia fan of 27 years. Warning that the >> excerpted text may be considered spoilerish. >> >> Ray, if you would prefer that this link not be circulated (although I >> think it can only entice buyers!), please accept my apologies and the >> powers that be should be please delete this from feistfans website. >> >> >> I'm a little surprised they previewed that much. In theory, I haven't >> done a rewrite on the material posted, so either it'll change or they're >> happy with it the way it is. >> >> In any event, this is the most collaborative thing i've done since the >> computer games. And what other people see is really fun. >> >> On another note, I noticed a couple of negative reviews on Jimmy on >> Amazon. I usually don't look at reviews, but I was there seeing if they >> had a release date yet for the US edition (I assume those who posted >> reviews either got the UK edition or advances from HC). I don't debate >> reviewers; everyone likes a different flavor ice cream. But I should point >> out for those who says it "lacks depth" it's a novella. And it's a short >> one at that. it wasn't designed to be a full blown novel. Moreover, it >> was a marketing test that HC UK wanted to try out, as they have with a >> couple of their other authors, attempting to see what the market will >> bear, what demand is for various non-traditional publishing attempts, etc. >> I have no idea how this one will shake out. Hate it because it's bad, >> but don't hate it because it's brief; it's supposed to be brief. >> >> Best, R.E.F. >> ---- >> www.crydee.com >> >> Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by >> stupidity. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Nick A > > "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a > single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975 > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical > Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 > > "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the > streets after them." Bill Vaughan > > "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." > Plato >
