Meanwhile, in the Land of Faptasy

[zelaznamaska]

“You're a bandit!” she said in a tone that was neither a statement, nor a question

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[zelaznamaska]

I mean really - remove all the graphic sexual content, and I'm betting what you'll have left will probably be about the size of a pamphlet.

Sadly, no ;) I've just listed the most offensive parts of those books, but there are several dragging subplots that are too boring to remember, with "clever" political allusions and "philosophical" conversations about gods that don't care and war strategy (presented as if it's supersmart, when in fact it's pathetically bad), and the construction of a nuclear submarine.

Also, Ziemiański has a weird tendency to write lines supposedly shouted by the characters like this:

"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!"
or
"Nooooooooo! Shoooooooooooooooooooootttttt!!!!!!"
or (pardon my Polish):
"Kuuuuuuurwaaaaaaaaa! It huuuuuuuurrrtssssss!!!!"

That bloats the books quite a bit, I'd say.

[zelaznamaska]

In the sequel, it turns out that the planet is divided along the equator with a giant mountain range. The faptasy land of Achaja is south of that range, which doesn't make sense, because its northern regions were earlier described as colder, as if they were closer to the pole, not to the equator. North of the mountain range, there is an alternative version of Earth (or just Earth's northern hemisphere? I have no idea), with Poland as a military power during the interwar period. Pseudo-Polish army manages to blow a hole through a mountain range and attacks the faptasy land with submarines and napalm. And highly dangerous, highly offensive Tatar units.

Its another cheap titillation, really, but it appeals to a dream of national grandeur instead of sexual desire.

[anonymous]

And here, I thought it just took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

[predak123]

Sadly, no ;) I've just listed the most offensive parts of those books, but there are several dragging subplots that are too boring to remember, with "clever" political allusions and "philosophical" conversations about gods that don't care and war strategy (presented as if it's supersmart, when in fact it's pathetically bad), and the construction of a nuclear submarine.

So the author is basically a more-offensive Terry Goodkind?

[anonymous]

As a normal heterosexual I must say that most of us are actually repulsed by this bullshit. Well I fear that it's not most of us. I keep seeing stuff similar, yet less overt, a lot of places. I'm beginning to think that there are a whole lot of really creepy people out there.

[anonymous]

Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that you're a heteroromantic asexual?

[anonymous]

(Long time lurker, very very rare commenter here) - Just wanted to say yay, fellow heteroromantic ace! *high five*