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Re: I agree about the consistency. And possibly about the storytelling. Jacob Send a noteboard - 29/11/2011 07:13:22 PM
In my opinion, she's to be rated above most other fantasy writers, but largely because of the character of Phèdre, who is and remains one of my all-time favourite fantasy characters - which is why I was far less impressed by her second trilogy, even though it really is hard to point at other meaningful differences between the two in terms of quality, as you note. The other characters in the books are not really beyond average, but inventing Phèdre was a stroke of genius that, combined with the other good ideas she had, made for a great trilogy. The second trilogy lacked any such stroke of genius, and the reader had grown accustomed to the most notable ideas, so it was rather less impressive.


Yep, I know several people who hold the Phedre character in high regard. I wasn't all that engaged by her as a character as a whole, so the while the books were well written, I didn't feel engaged with entirety of the story. Phedre is much like the Fitz character in Hobb's work. If you like the character, you'll generally really enjoy the series. If you don't, then you will think less of it.

Definitely true, if someone isn't satisfied by the end of Dart, there's no point in reading on.
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So, for anyone who has read Kushiel's Dart by Jaqcuelyne Carey DREWRULESWOT! - 29/11/2011 08:37:55 AM 1191 Views
"Well-turned calf" is an old saying. Ghavrel - 29/11/2011 09:19:18 AM 2918 Views
I did not find that she used a great deal from WoT or aSoIaF LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 03:20:02 PM 914 Views
Nor did I. I felt like it had very little in common with either. lord-of-shadow - 29/11/2011 05:35:53 PM 802 Views
Carey is a decent writer Jacob - 29/11/2011 04:03:45 PM 824 Views
really? I thought she had great storytelling LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 04:31:05 PM 799 Views
Average, in this sense, is not an insult. Jacob - 29/11/2011 07:28:52 PM 970 Views
oh fair enough. I wasn't trying to argue with you LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 08:28:27 PM 713 Views
I actually felt like the trilogy gained a lot of depth as it went on - the third book was the best. lord-of-shadow - 29/11/2011 05:34:28 PM 758 Views
Only if you really bought into the Phedre character. Jacob - 29/11/2011 07:18:59 PM 890 Views
I agree about the consistency. And possibly about the storytelling. Legolas - 29/11/2011 06:25:52 PM 947 Views
Re: I agree about the consistency. And possibly about the storytelling. Jacob - 29/11/2011 07:13:22 PM 830 Views
I agree about the second series LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 08:31:08 PM 810 Views
Re: One of the major differences between Phaedre and Imriel is extremely simple. RomaVenkat - 29/12/2011 01:48:10 AM 896 Views
That's true... but I don't really think it's the decisive factor for me. Legolas - 29/12/2011 07:18:06 PM 750 Views
Love the books MonCul - 30/11/2011 04:53:22 PM 833 Views
Of course, you have to make allowances for a bat-shit insane culture Cannoli - 01/12/2011 05:02:27 AM 760 Views
I don't think I can come up with 10 fantasy cultures/mythologies which stand up to close examination *NM* Ghavrel - 01/12/2011 09:11:07 AM 317 Views
I'm not even sure what one is "examining" *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2011 01:49:27 PM 377 Views
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