tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post7748520372413976482..comments2024-03-27T06:42:26.250-07:00Comments on Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: "Where the Monsters Lurk"- a guest post by Garth NixKatherine Langrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-83323337491303391622016-10-10T07:37:16.763-07:002016-10-10T07:37:16.763-07:00There is a sort of honour in failing to finish a b...There is a sort of honour in failing to finish a book because it scares you too much. In a way, the ultimate compliment to the author.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-16675022399859689022016-10-09T06:04:40.053-07:002016-10-09T06:04:40.053-07:00Oh yes, monsters that don't quite get describe...Oh yes, monsters that don't quite get described so you don't know what you're dealing with.... creepier by far than something with a full ID. I never finished Lord of the Rings (more than once) because the creepy things in the shadows gave me nightmares.<br />And my mother was forever disappointed. I refused to read Look & Learn. It was too dull for my taste. I far preferred the action of Smash! and Wham! comics instead. Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-29072205777846482352016-10-09T02:36:53.740-07:002016-10-09T02:36:53.740-07:00Cecilia, Sue - Isn't it great how many ways th...Cecilia, Sue - Isn't it great how many ways there are of using the imagination? D&D wasn't something I was ever involved with, but I've seen how popular it became and leading on to cosplay and such, clearly enormous fun. Nick, Garth's monsters are so diverse! And Mogget the white cat - hardly tame! - but yes, very terrifying at times. The Old Kingdom is a fantasy world I really enjoy visiting. <br /><br />And thanks to Garth for writing this in the middle of an international tour!Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-90914614269127412182016-10-09T00:18:45.427-07:002016-10-09T00:18:45.427-07:00I recall 'Sabriel' vividly from when I was...I recall 'Sabriel' vividly from when I was working as a book marketing copywriter. In particular a truly terrifying creature - a Mordicant? - made from blood and grave mud. Nice.<br />And an even worse demon that most of the time was a tame talking cat. I had one of those, though it didn't talk.Nick Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08191176209084540085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-26436566264943207582016-10-08T18:47:56.743-07:002016-10-08T18:47:56.743-07:00I played D&D with my new friends when I first...I played D&D with my new friends when I first began in science fiction fandom. It was a lot of fun, though I never got to play the months-long games my friends did. <br /><br />Agree about the Orc infestation. Nobody seems to get that they were Tolken's creatures, any more than anybody seems to get that the Three Laws of Robotics are Asimov's. <br /><br />Garth, I really need to catch up with the Old Kingdom. I have Clariel on my iPad, waiting till I've reread the others and now there's ANOTHER book in the series? Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4950999049789394042.post-91875722127441170052016-10-08T11:50:31.633-07:002016-10-08T11:50:31.633-07:00Thanks for a fascinating post - my son and his fri...Thanks for a fascinating post - my son and his friends discovered D&D in a very similar 'found a book in the charity shop' way, and it's amazing seeing them co-create these brilliant adventures, sitting in the living room together surrounded by imaginary monsters...C.J.Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288574235370421625noreply@blogger.com