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It was his first work, of course... Legolas Send a noteboard - 04/05/2010 06:13:17 PM
The first book was, like you said, basically fan fiction. But the last was on par with Lions of Al-Rassan.


Isn't part of the problem with the first book that bringing contemporary characters (okay, to the extent that one can still consider the eighties contemporary... ) into a fantasy setting always looks somewhat silly until they've adjusted? And it might certainly contribute to the "fan fiction" impression as well.
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The Fionavar Tapestry... wha-wh... what just happened? Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 08:49:04 AM 827 Views
Surely you realized it was going to pack a punch when the whole tree thing started. Legolas - 04/05/2010 10:26:17 AM 517 Views
The tree bit was in the first book, if memory serves... Jacob - 04/05/2010 01:47:33 PM 446 Views
The tree seemed a bit stilted to me. Kay was still struggling with his writing there, I think. Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 06:13:51 PM 420 Views
A peach for a peach! Tigr - 04/05/2010 02:23:38 PM 493 Views
Don't you kind of wonder what happens after the end? *spoilers* Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 06:12:48 PM 462 Views
Melodrama is what happened. *spoilers* RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/05/2010 03:26:29 PM 482 Views
Which beautiful people? Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 06:09:15 PM 427 Views
It was really the whole Jennifer/Guinevere storyline that got heavy handed RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/05/2010 06:42:43 PM 656 Views
I've never read that trilogy Larry - 04/05/2010 04:29:35 PM 493 Views
You could get through them in an afternoon. They're quite small books. Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 06:03:36 PM 422 Views
Re: Once people stop raping people, things start to look up. Danae al'Thor - 04/05/2010 04:43:26 PM 465 Views
LOL! That depends on your perspective. *NM* rebelaessedai - 04/05/2010 06:48:22 PM 183 Views
Weren't it great? Nate - 04/05/2010 04:45:12 PM 449 Views
I've never seen an author improve so visibly and rapidly. Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 06:06:52 PM 421 Views
It was his first work, of course... Legolas - 04/05/2010 06:13:17 PM 431 Views
Meh... Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 06:16:51 PM 498 Views
Re: Meh... RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/05/2010 06:47:41 PM 605 Views
i loved that series. it was very impactful... glad you enjoyed it. *NM* temeraire - 04/05/2010 05:15:32 PM 200 Views
I have never read a single GGK book, but The Shrike - 04/05/2010 05:18:53 PM 496 Views
I think you might enjoy some of his Jacob - 04/05/2010 06:23:35 PM 413 Views
Yeah. I'd recommend people new to Kay start with his later works, which are good throughout. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/05/2010 07:04:26 PM 186 Views
I loved this series. rebelaessedai - 04/05/2010 06:47:35 PM 577 Views
I couldn't get past the first part. I gave up on it withing 50 pages or so. Are you saying it gets Tashmere - 05/05/2010 12:05:42 AM 413 Views
It improves continually throughout the first book. Drastic improvement occurs in the second. Ghavrel - 05/05/2010 03:14:56 AM 411 Views
it's been 15 years since I read this series... ajah - 05/05/2010 11:59:35 AM 457 Views
You missed the reference? Really? *mild spoilers for Ysabel & Fionavar* Ghavrel - 05/05/2010 02:43:36 PM 423 Views
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