Comments on: Castle of Wizardry, by David Eddings http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663 Everything and nothing Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:30:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1-beta By: Dread Pirate Terje http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5300 Dread Pirate Terje Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:13:39 +0000 http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5300 Hehehe, true. :lol: And come to think of it, I've got about eight or ten of them spread out on various bookshelves... :\ Hehehe, true. :lol:

And come to think of it, I’ve got about eight or ten of them spread out on various bookshelves… :\

]]> By: Loki http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5295 Loki Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:00:08 +0000 http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5295 Indeed. But it's hardly the ending. There's like thirty books more. :P Indeed. But it’s hardly the ending. There’s like thirty books more. :P

]]> By: Dread Pirate Terje http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5290 Dread Pirate Terje Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:35:35 +0000 http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5290 Oh, I don't know. I felt the Ulgos and Dryads, as well as the mythology (which was simplistic, but still) was developed a bit, too. Or, obviously, the Ulgos were Dwarves and the Dryads were Elf-surrogates (sure, they're mythological creatures in their own right, but they're less common than Elves in this genre), but still. Naturally, there were elements of The Riftwar that I liked better than elements of The Belgariad (for instance, I prefered Pug to Garion, most of the time), but overall I prefered the Belgariad. It's a bit hard to point exatly as to why, though, and the difference is hardly that huge. I disliked the ending of The Fiftwar, though, I felt like that stone that arrived was something of a deus ex machina... Oh, I don’t know. I felt the Ulgos and Dryads, as well as the mythology (which was simplistic, but still) was developed a bit, too. Or, obviously, the Ulgos were Dwarves and the Dryads were Elf-surrogates (sure, they’re mythological creatures in their own right, but they’re less common than Elves in this genre), but still.

Naturally, there were elements of The Riftwar that I liked better than elements of The Belgariad (for instance, I prefered Pug to Garion, most of the time), but overall I prefered the Belgariad. It’s a bit hard to point exatly as to why, though, and the difference is hardly that huge. I disliked the ending of The Fiftwar, though, I felt like that stone that arrived was something of a deus ex machina…

]]> By: Loki http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5285 Loki Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:04:54 +0000 http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5285 Really'? Not so at all with me. The Belgariad is funnier, but other than that it's the Riftwar way inferior. While both make use of stereotypes of the genre, the Belgariad just uses them, the Riftwar actually builds on them, in my opinion. There's a depth to his characters and his world that, despite being founded on the stereotypes of the genre, feels convincing. With some few exceptions, all in the area of characters (notably Silk, Barak, Beldin, some minor supporting characters and maybe Belgarath) and none as far as cultures and world-building goes, Belgariad does not build beyond the mere clichè like that. Really’? Not so at all with me. The Belgariad is funnier, but other than that it’s the Riftwar way inferior. While both make use of stereotypes of the genre, the Belgariad just uses them, the Riftwar actually builds on them, in my opinion. There’s a depth to his characters and his world that, despite being founded on the stereotypes of the genre, feels convincing. With some few exceptions, all in the area of characters (notably Silk, Barak, Beldin, some minor supporting characters and maybe Belgarath) and none as far as cultures and world-building goes, Belgariad does not build beyond the mere clichè like that.

]]> By: Dread Pirate Terje http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5280 Dread Pirate Terje Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:15:14 +0000 http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5280 That he is. Also, I think I like the Belgariad quite a bit more than the Riftwar Saga, for instance. That he is. Also, I think I like the Belgariad quite a bit more than the Riftwar Saga, for instance.

]]> By: Loki http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5276 Loki Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:52:57 +0000 http://natsecorma.net/terje/archives/663#comment-5276 Happy you like it reasonably well. Silk is pretty awesome. Happy you like it reasonably well. Silk is pretty awesome.

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