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« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2009, 03:20:34 PM » |
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I am starting this now--before I get distracted. I hope to post a review alongside your page on my site! Be prepared! If I really love it, I'll be adding you to my 'lets bug the author for a sequel' list  Oh, no, not that! LOL!  Oddly enough, I've been grappling with what to do next. I've got several things rattling around in various stages of uncompletion and am not sure what to do next, assuming I can get enough time to actually sit down and write. Acck! |
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« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2009, 03:22:46 PM » |
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Do we have a reading assignement before Feb 1st? I don't want to start out being behind LOL.
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« Reply #27 on: January 25, 2009, 12:21:23 PM » |
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Well, I didn't want to preempt the other book clubs going on - I'll post the schedule if Betsy says it's okay... I hope so (Betsy, please!). I'll be on a short cruise and won't be back before the Klub starts. |
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« Reply #28 on: January 25, 2009, 03:40:48 PM » |
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I hope so (Betsy, please!). I'll be on a short cruise and won't be back before the Klub starts.
Well, I went ahead and posted the schedule - I figure Betsy can't beat me too much for that! |
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« Reply #29 on: January 26, 2009, 06:20:14 PM » |
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Mike I haven't started the book yet - waiting for the official whistle. Before I do, though, are there any names or places that are difficult to pronounce (currently in Outlander and going nuts)? If so, could you post a phonetic cheat sheet?
thanks! It always bugs me when I have a name in my head and then find out later that I was "hearing" it wrong....
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« Reply #30 on: January 26, 2009, 06:33:31 PM » |
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« Reply #31 on: January 26, 2009, 09:07:47 PM » |
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Mike I haven't started the book yet - waiting for the official whistle. Before I do, though, are there any names or places that are difficult to pronounce (currently in Outlander and going nuts)? If so, could you post a phonetic cheat sheet?
thanks! It always bugs me when I have a name in my head and then find out later that I was "hearing" it wrong....
Well, probably the only names that anyone would have too much trouble with - for obvious reasons <grin!> - would be the Kreelan ones. However, those are really pronounced phonetically. One of the minor details of writing this crazy thing was creating both naming conventions and a language (or at least parts of one) that could be transliterated into English. To give you an idea, here are the main characters in Book One, which is the first third of the novel. There are quite a few other minor characters that pop in, but these are the ones with significant roles. I marked out the quickie descriptions for anybody who doesn't want to know anything about the characters until they run into them in the story (sorry if it looks a bit messy!). Reza Gard ( the hero of the story) Tesh-Dar ( a Kreelan warrior priestess) William "Wiley" Hickock ( Reza's friend and mentor) Francis Muldoon ( an overseer at the orphanage) Nicole Carré ( Reza's first love) Esah-Zhurah ( Reza's keeper) Pan'ne-Sharakh ( a Kreelan armorer) and, of course, the Empress... |
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« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2009, 03:50:10 AM » |
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No, no, no...THIS is Willy Wonka:  Betsy AGREED! |
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« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2009, 09:17:12 AM » |
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Thanks, Mike! |
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« Reply #34 on: January 27, 2009, 09:39:02 AM » |
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Thanks, Mike! Anytime! But if you (or anybody) do have any questions about that sort of thing - or whatever - just let me know. I've been toying with the idea of doing a podcast, so maybe I can do the names and so on in that. |
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« Reply #35 on: January 29, 2009, 06:17:42 AM » |
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Everything looks great here! Posting the schedule was great! Now I can mark my copy with notes so I know when to read what.
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« Reply #36 on: January 31, 2009, 07:45:59 AM » |
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Just an "encouragement" as we get ready to start this book klub. First.... I have never been a Sci-Fi reader but wanted to be able to be a part of this book klub so I decided to try In Her Name. Also, I was encouraged by the fact that this is not the same type of Sci-Fi I remember from my youth (which was a very long time ago!). Since I am also reading Outlander.... I decided to start reading In Her Name..... just a chapter or two was my intention..... and I have not been able to stop reading it since. This book is absolutely wonderful and over and over again.... I have to keep reading to see what is going to happen next.
Thanks, Mike for this "gem" and I encourage any of you who might not necessarily be Sci-Fi fans to give this book a try and join us in the book klub. It is well worth your time!!!
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« Reply #37 on: January 31, 2009, 08:24:35 AM » |
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Just an "encouragement" as we get ready to start this book klub. First.... I have never been a Sci-Fi reader but wanted to be able to be a part of this book klub so I decided to try In Her Name. Also, I was encouraged by the fact that this is not the same type of Sci-Fi I remember from my youth (which was a very long time ago!). Since I am also reading Outlander.... I decided to start reading In Her Name..... just a chapter or two was my intention..... and I have not been able to stop reading it since. This book is absolutely wonderful and over and over again.... I have to keep reading to see what is going to happen next.
Thanks, Mike for this "gem" and I encourage any of you who might not necessarily be Sci-Fi fans to give this book a try and join us in the book klub. It is well worth your time!!!
Awesome, glad you're "hooked" and enjoying it! That's actually been one of the most gratifying things for me with this book, that folks who aren't necessarily into typical sci-fi or fantasy novels have really seemed to enjoy it. It's hard to tell people that it's a mix of sci-fi, fantasy, political thriller, and romance all rolled into one, because on the surface it seems sort of outrageous to say that. But that's sort of what it is - a bit of something for just about everybody! LOL! I'll be posting the questions for the first reading segment tonight, methinks. Have to get a bit of a jump on it since tomorrow is Superbowl Sunday (not that I know more about it than it pertains to football, but I know a lot of folks may be glued to that tomorrow). ;-) |
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« Reply #38 on: February 01, 2009, 06:01:54 AM » |
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Okay, the first week's questions and the rules (few that they are!) are up in this thread. Enjoy! |
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« Reply #39 on: February 02, 2009, 04:33:51 PM » |
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I finally got started on this book - looking forward to getting past the first chapter  BUT question - I tend to dream a lot about books while I am reading - this is not going to give me nightmares is it ? Please tell me it won't! please please please |
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« Reply #40 on: February 02, 2009, 05:02:29 PM » |
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I finally got started on this book - looking forward to getting past the first chapter BUT question - I tend to dream a lot about books while I am reading - this is not going to give me nightmares is it ? Please tell me it won't! please please please No, it shouldn't give you nightmares - you'll just dream a lot about how good it feels to hold a sword in your hand... |
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« Reply #41 on: February 02, 2009, 05:05:14 PM » |
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I finally got started on this book - looking forward to getting past the first chapter BUT question - I tend to dream a lot about books while I am reading - this is not going to give me nightmares is it ? Please tell me it won't! please please please Anju- Yes you will probably dream about this book...but you will be a Kick Butt Blue Female Warrior so don't worry about it! Seriously, I did think about this book a lot when I was reading it because the characters got under my skin and I cared for them. Nightmares? I don't know- what kind of books give you nightmares? |
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« Reply #42 on: February 02, 2009, 05:37:40 PM » |
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I get nightmares with all the good gory crime, copy, cat, fantasy, etc., even some romance give me bad dreams. If I could package some of my dreams Steven King would be a pauper compared to me I'm just not used to reading sci-fi - but if I will be a sword carrying warrior - that's fine! Gotta go READ! |
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« Reply #43 on: February 02, 2009, 06:13:29 PM » |
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You may dream about the story, but they won't be bad ones! Just hang onto the sword...! |
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« Reply #44 on: February 04, 2009, 07:19:04 PM » |
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Okay, if anybody's interested maybe we'll try for a chat on Thursday 2/5/09 at 9pm EST. I'll bring some coffee laced with chocolate... P.S. I'll cross-post this to some of the other threads as an FYI, following Robin's lead! |
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