On 2/15/06, Jim Sharkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > I was on the fence about them because it seemed to me that Simmons' > editor was letting him get far too verbose in some sections, probably > adding a good 50+ pages of fluff between the two Endymion books, > which made sections of them drag. And then I also have a pet peeve > about authors who change the established rules of their universe > because it's convenient (that's why I think Goodkind's pretty much a > hack, excepting the first and sixth SoT books), which I felt Simmons > did a fair amount of. But the last 50-100 pages of _Rise of Endymion_ > I found to be incredibly affecting, and they rescued the series for > me. > > Jim
Going off on a tangent here... you liked Faith of the Fallen? Ugh. I was disgusted when I realized I was reading a *bad* rehash of Ayn Rand- if I wanted Randian ideologues spouting off in fiction at me, I'll go to the source, thank you every much. Totally spoiled the series for me. ~Maru One was just plain awesome though. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l