It's almost like the "SHOEBOX!" effect.

[oloriel]

naominovik has uploaded the first chapter of Victory of Eagles!

I am yaying although I have not even had a chance to read the book before that *shakes fist at boyfriend*.
HEH.

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[satismagic.livejournal.com]

If she would just do more than copy Anne McCaffrey and Hornblower ...

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

If Rowling did just more than copy Enid Blyton and C.S.Lewis. If Shakespeare hadn't copied Kyd and Hollinshed and Saxo Grammaticus and a dozen other people. Good thing Anne McCaffrey invented the totally unique and original concept of people using dragons as mounts.

Frankly I don't give a fiddler's fart as to who she gets parts of her inspiration from as long as the result is an enjoyable captivating story written in decent readable style.

Good grief.

[satismagic.livejournal.com]

Normally I don't care about that either!

I am just so deeply disappointed by that series. Unimaginative writing, wooden characterisations and plot holes in which the Titanic could comfortably sink ...

I really, really wanted to like that series, because dragons and ships and history, oh my. But for me, at least, the series comes across like nothing but really, really cheap pastiche.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

I've liked it so far and found it imaginative enough, nor did I find the characterisations worse than what's usual for the genre, so I'm quite happy with it. ;)

[satismagic.livejournal.com]

Good for you, bad for me.