Komag on 1/2/2009 at 00:46
I've actually read the first four books in the series, pretty fun adventure stuff, sort of on the maturity level of Harry Potter, but definitely in a much more Thiefy setting (although more rural than urban). I recommend them :thumb:
fett on 1/2/2009 at 06:10
Hey KoMaG! Good to see you man!
Beleg Cúthalion on 1/2/2009 at 10:27
Since when do they use trailers for books...? And when do they finally recognize that big overlapping hoods are not useful for arching? :p
Komag on 1/2/2009 at 19:43
Hey fett!
...yeah but big overlapping hoods ARE good for disfiguring the profile of a person so he can better hide in the shadows since they are trying to be sneaky rangers and not just military archers. There is actually a lot of good stealth play in the books
ganac on 2/2/2009 at 01:22
I thought you were reincarnated with another username. Meh whatever. i don't care for politics anyway.
fett on 2/2/2009 at 05:03
I actually read the first two books and while the plot is decent, the author changes POV's within a scene like Madonna changes husbands. A scene will start with the kid's POV, shift to the Ranger, shift to a nearby horse, back to the Ranger, over to the bad guy (who only has one scene in the first book??), back to the kid. It's not hard to follow, but it flows terribly and leaves you with the sense that you know waaaaay too much of what's going on in everyone's head. I'm all for breaking traditional writing rules, but the shifts seem to serve no purpose that couldn't be served by staying in one POV for a scene or chapter. It wouldn't be so bad if it was more of an omniscient POV, but it's a really really really close third person and it just left me feeling...meh.
