The Succeeder Stronghold

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:19 pm

Wouldn't let me in for quite a while there.

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:20 pm

I couldn't get on GB twice earlier.

Chimaera182 · Post by **Chimaera182** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:44 pm

Me, neither.

Stephen R. Donaldson? Ugh. He was coming to speak at my university a few months back; the Fantasy Literature Club (of which I was supposedly a member) was supposed to read some of his work and attend the meeting. Even the person in charge of it all said his writing (at least the one thing she had read by him) wasn't all that good. I'm glad I missed out on reading his stuff... and his scheduled appearance slipped my mind.

No, seriously, it did. Ah, well, such as life.

I like the Zhirrzh... I think that's how you spell it. They're an alien species in Timothy Zahn's Conqueror's Trilogy. Another good yet bizarre alien species was the Paath (again, I think I'm misspelling it). It's kind of odd, how they are in the story (The Icarus Hunt), but they are pretty much the main players in the story, yet you see them so very little in the book itself.

I can't think of too many good science fiction stories with aliens in them (let alone with a decent conceptualization of alien mind-sets, like Fiona is looking for), seeing how most of my reading lately has been rather lacking in both aliens and sci-fi (school stuff). I then began reading some Star Wars Clone Wars stuff (one was pretty good, the other one was craptastic). Then I read Cobra Trilogy (aliens were involved, but it was centered mostly on humanity, and I didn't think it went that in-depth with the aliens involved). Now I'm reading We, which is a 26th Century dystpoia story, set on earth with no aliens (well, actually, the whole story is this guy transcribing certain events in his life, which are going to be put onto a shuttle and launched into space, to make contact with possible alien life).

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:52 pm

So, GB shut down during my absence...an exercise in good timing at last! :laugh:

Lestat · Post by **Lestat** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:54 pm

Ah. So you actually didn't read him, and the other person did read only one thing by him... so basically you don't what it is about?

The Amnion in the Gap series work well because they're not the differently coloured human with added claws/horns/tentacles type of alien, but a radically different life form with totally different morals.

Fiona · Post by **Fiona** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:03 pm

[QUOTE=Lestat]
The Amnion in the Gap series work well because they're not the differently coloured human with added claws/horns/tentacles type of alien, but a radically different life form with totally different morals.[/QUOTE]

And that is exactly what makes a sci-fi novel good, IMO

@ Chim. I haven't read the series Lestat mentions but the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is truly brilliant. Not sci-fi, more fantasy, but really really good books. I did start another series of his and did not enjoy it, nor get far with it. But he should not be dismissed if he never wrote another good thing again. And Lestat clearly knows that he did

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:22 pm

New people

*twitches*

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:28 pm

[QUOTE=ch85us2001]New people

*twitches*[/QUOTE]

*Looks down*

Chu, I had no idea that you had such feelings regarding new people! :speech:

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:36 pm

It's my obligatory initiation twitch.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:39 pm

Well, if that doesn't fall under TMI...

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:44 pm

[QUOTE=Ravager]Well, if that doesn't fall under TMI...[/QUOTE]

...It falls under DTMI.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:51 pm

Definitely, yeah. :laugh:

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:52 pm

Hm...

DEATH TO THE UNBELIEVERS!

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:00 pm

Chu
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Chu
Chu
Chu
Chu
Chu
BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:01 pm

So...you're a train.

And you're chugging.

Damuna_Nova · Post by **Damuna_Nova** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:08 pm

Sounds like a horrible twist on Thomas the Tank Engine if you ask me...

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:09 pm

ASCII characters are a pain in teh buttzors.

seejai · Post by **seejai** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:58 pm

ello
ah i am at loss for words but hi!!!

shana · Post by **shana** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:01 pm

Hi seejai!

seejai · Post by **seejai** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:07 pm

[QUOTE=shana]Hi seejai![/QUOTE]
hi shana!!
how are u people??