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Winters & Neb Jacob Send a noteboard - 11/11/2009 04:56:35 PM
In Winters and Neb we see the the outlines of some very standard fantasy character tropes... the young Queen/Princess and the orphan boy/Savior. Their story progresses as we can expect. They meet under unusual circumstances and their identities are not fully known to each other. They are very quickly enamored of each other. Their paths lead in different directions. But there is the hope/dream/prophecy of a reunion and great events. You've read that one before? Yeah, me too. :P

Scholes does manage to create very interesting and compelling characters in both Neb and Winters. I think there are enough differences, both in how the characters have been created and in how the story is unfolding, that there is a good reason to believe that these characters will be deeper and better realized that simple trope characters. (CANTICLE goes a good way toward proving this)

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Lamentation by Ken Scholes the Discussion Thread - 06/11/2009 04:57:27 PM 1006 Views
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Can't believe I never noticed that... - 13/11/2009 05:04:27 AM 722 Views
Complete with salty sayings, even! - 13/11/2009 04:05:45 PM 654 Views
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As in most cases with Jordan... - 16/11/2009 05:02:21 PM 741 Views
He did not... - 16/11/2009 10:21:15 PM 752 Views
Yes, he most certainly did. - 17/11/2009 02:20:28 PM 777 Views
What? - 18/11/2009 07:58:21 AM 775 Views
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/Setting: codes and ciphers - 10/11/2009 12:19:27 AM 682 Views
That did bug me a bit... - 10/11/2009 01:31:04 AM 751 Views
I certainly liked the idea... - 10/11/2009 05:22:00 PM 672 Views
Glad to know I wasn't the only way who noticed this - 12/11/2009 01:40:53 AM 659 Views
Nonverbal languages - 12/11/2009 05:28:38 PM 748 Views
Re: Nonverbal languages - 13/11/2009 05:09:25 PM 634 Views
It does require... - 13/11/2009 08:51:46 PM 654 Views
Magic System... or is there one? - 06/11/2009 07:07:20 PM 797 Views
My thoughts. (i.e. <insert generic subject here>) - 06/11/2009 07:38:26 PM 878 Views
Re: My thoughts. (i.e. <insert generic subject here>) - 06/11/2009 08:56:55 PM 961 Views
Re: My thoughts. (i.e. <insert generic subject here>) - 07/11/2009 01:28:51 AM 930 Views
Themes... - 06/11/2009 09:00:23 PM 807 Views
Loss of innocents... - 07/11/2009 05:15:40 AM 807 Views
Absolutely. - 10/11/2009 07:39:29 PM 677 Views
Re: Themes... - 07/11/2009 04:34:12 PM 781 Views
I think... - 07/11/2009 07:52:12 PM 706 Views
Re: I think... - 08/11/2009 12:42:05 AM 681 Views
I purchased this as an afterthought. - 07/11/2009 04:00:42 PM 754 Views
Characters... - 08/11/2009 02:30:30 AM 755 Views
Isaak, or "he who laughs". - 08/11/2009 02:54:44 AM 814 Views
Indeed. - 10/11/2009 05:31:55 PM 630 Views
I hope we never do get a POV from him. - 10/11/2009 09:10:49 PM 710 Views
Me too. - 11/11/2009 02:20:04 PM 689 Views
That's funny... - 11/11/2009 06:04:13 PM 681 Views
Personally I can't wait to see how Neb developes... *NM* - 10/11/2009 12:05:05 AM 353 Views
Yes, - 10/11/2009 05:27:04 PM 723 Views
Re: Yes, - 10/11/2009 08:01:14 PM 875 Views
Well... hold out. - 10/11/2009 08:23:39 PM 665 Views
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I like it too. - 12/11/2009 07:52:05 PM 699 Views
Climactic events and the let down... - 11/11/2009 06:56:33 AM 718 Views
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Should you ever conduct an interview with Scholes, would you ask him... - 12/11/2009 05:51:52 PM 694 Views
That's a great question. - 12/11/2009 07:38:13 PM 679 Views

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