Category Archives: WoT

A lesson to learn from Peter Jackson (or, stating the obvious, part infinity plus eight)

By terje | Published: July 19, 2009
(Disclaimer: The following, while containing at least some opinions the author can sort of be said to hold, is more of an exploration than a presentation of ideas. It should all therefore be taken with a few barrelfuls of salt.) So I’m watching the appendices on the Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition DVD, and as [...]
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2007-10-19 — Quote of the Day

By terje | Published: October 19, 2007
It’s pretty fashionable, in the online goldfish bowl that seems to be the majority of genre criticism, to reflexively spit on the very concept of the fantasy series. But fuck ‘em. Snark is the cheapest of all forms of prose, and it comes no cheaper than from those who never had the vision or the [...]
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2007-07-17 — Quote of the Day

By terje | Published: July 17, 2007
“I always expect trouble.” – Verin, “The Dragon Reborn”.
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