Hmm-it looks pretty darn fabulous to me. Zhang Ziyi is a great actress and I love the look of the pics. I'll make a note and make sure to watch it sometieme. In other news, I love Garth Nix's Old Kingdom series too! But I think my favorite book of his is Lirael, with the Disreputable Dog featuring high on my list of the best non-human fantasy characters ever created(along with Reepicheep and Dori(that is the name of the house elf from Harry Potter, right?)And I agree-there's something about Australian writers-they make it so down to earth and the average of good Aussie fantasy to good American fantasy is hands down much higher. Have you read Juliet Marillier and Cecilia Dart-Thornton? Although actually now that I think of it those books are a bit flowery. But so good. But for more than down to earth sci fi I read this series years ago by an Aussie author, both books featuring a pair, a boy and girl, and one featuring a pair of red-headed twins with telepathy who have to save the world. Basically there's these evil forces taking over the world-giant worms and grey things, etc.(trust me, it's better than it sounds-the author is brilliant)-but unfortunately I've never been able to remember his/her name. Do you know the author/series, by any chance?
I have a love/hate feeling about Zhang Zi Yi. She comes across as a pretty obnoxious person in real life so I have to force myself to separate her real life persona from her acting, but she has been in some of my most favourite movies. If you check out my movie review page there are heaps of movie reviews for Asian movies. She's in quite a few favourites.
As to Garth Nix, I also loved the Disreputable Dog but I loved Sabriel and Abhorsen the most. The final battle against the dead in Abhorsen is one of the scariest things I've ever read. Normally in books you kind of assume the heroes will win the day but I was really not sure what was going to happen in that book because it was so bleak as the dead were taking over everything. There's one moment in particular where the dead takeover a military lighthouse? It's so chilling and the description of Chlorr. *shudder*
I have Juliet Marillier - I read her series that was based on the Six Swans and loved Daughter of the Forest but didn't love the rest so much. The book you mention sounds so familiar but I can't put my finger on it. There's a fabulous Kiwi writer named Margaret Mahy who also has the very matter of fact way of writing - The Tricksters and the Changeover are fabulous.
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As to Garth Nix, I also loved the Disreputable Dog but I loved Sabriel and Abhorsen the most. The final battle against the dead in Abhorsen is one of the scariest things I've ever read. Normally in books you kind of assume the heroes will win the day but I was really not sure what was going to happen in that book because it was so bleak as the dead were taking over everything. There's one moment in particular where the dead takeover a military lighthouse? It's so chilling and the description of Chlorr. *shudder*
I have Juliet Marillier - I read her series that was based on the Six Swans and loved Daughter of the Forest but didn't love the rest so much. The book you mention sounds so familiar but I can't put my finger on it. There's a fabulous Kiwi writer named Margaret Mahy who also has the very matter of fact way of writing - The Tricksters and the Changeover are fabulous.
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