Swordspoint and Game of Thrones

Apr 19, 2011 05:08

As my readers know, I have been reading books by Ellen Kushner.  I read Swordspoint and am now involved in The Privilege of the Sword.

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spiced_wine April 19 2011, 10:17:33 UTC
What are you doing for entertainment this week?

Reading...

and

writing. :D

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engarian April 19 2011, 10:38:25 UTC
That sounds like the perfect week to me, Spiced :-) Enjoy it!

- Erulisse (one L)

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spiced_wine April 19 2011, 16:39:02 UTC
I am easy to please :D I have so far been spoiled with updates to Elfscribe's superb 'Elegy' and Ziggy's amazing Sons of Thunder, so now I am looking forward to an update from Esteliel, which I hope will be quite soon. Sometimes the updates come along round about the same time, and I feel like a gourmand!

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engarian April 19 2011, 17:51:09 UTC
Isn't Ziggy's story so amazing! And I love Elegy too. Now, if Esteliel comes through too, it will be a feast for my mind indeed :-)

- Erulisse (one L)

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indy1776 April 19 2011, 14:36:06 UTC
Entertainment… You just had to ask. :P

Waiting very impatiently for the new season of Doctor Who that starts Saturday (and rewatching Season 5 in preparation), and reading Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss.

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engarian April 19 2011, 14:40:12 UTC
I'm sure my Assistant Manager will be glued to her computer/tv for the new season. I haven't watched the dear doctor for many years now.

I hope you have a great time watching it, though!

- Erulisse (one L)

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indy1776 April 20 2011, 22:08:15 UTC
Thanks! (Out of curiosity, why don't you watch it anymore?)

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engarian April 20 2011, 22:50:15 UTC
Well, I am a Tom Baker fan. The next doctor (#5 I believe) was OK, but the one after that really didn't do it for my DH and I so we got out of the habit. I spend too much time with the TV on behind me as it is, and have no desire to be pulled back into it again :-)

- Erulisse (one L)

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clodia_metelli April 19 2011, 16:02:52 UTC
//What are you doing for entertainment this week?//

Nothing!

... not quite true, of course; there was the end of the conference yesterday and today I've been out with an old friend. But for the rest of the week, I'll have to echo Spiced_Wine's reading and writing, with probably a splash of Elder Scrolls: Oblivion thrown into the mix.

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engarian April 19 2011, 17:45:16 UTC
I used to play Oblivion, a long time ago. It was rather fun, but then I got pulled into LOTRO and Oblivion went into oblivion (sorry ... couldn't resist).

- Erulisse (one L)

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heartofoshun April 19 2011, 16:56:15 UTC
I still have not yet read Elfscribe's update to Elegy. Saving as a treat and have not had the peace or quiet to get to it when I wasn't too tried to enjoy it.

Still recovering from extra work yesterday and running around sick on Sunday. I am no fun at all to ask about entertainment.

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engarian April 19 2011, 17:46:40 UTC
Elfscribe's Elegy update is well worth your time, of course. It was WAY fun to read.

Recover from your overdoing things on Sunday. You need to indulge yourself for a bit.

- Erulisse (one L)

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elfscribe5 April 19 2011, 18:42:57 UTC
Hey welcome to the world of Ellen Kushner's Swordspoint. I enjoyed listening to Air on the G String, been a while since I'd heard it. It's interesting that it made you think of Alec and Richard. They do create a sort of safe haven for each other. Richard's calm, self-possession a place for Alec's batshit stuff to bounce off. Ellen did manage to create chemistry there.

I'll be curious what you think of Fall of the Kings, which I love, but other fans of Swordspoint were less pleased by.

And I agree, nice to see Sean Bean wearing a sword and long hair. Guess I may have to see if I can watch this show on-line.

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engarian April 19 2011, 19:09:04 UTC
Well, I just finished Privilege and started Fall. I have, of course, yet to form an opinion of this one since I just started it, but I like her writing. It's easy on the mind :-)

Alec and Richard are such perfect foils for each other, and Katherine ended up working well within their spheres without losing her unique personality. The only thing I found hard about Privilege is how quickly she "mastered" the blade, although by the end of it she was practicing very diligently. It is a series of books that I know I will happily read again and again, so I'm very pleased that I got them for my Nook. They will become old friends.

- Erulisse (one L)

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