Comments on: His Majesty’s Dragon, by Naomi Novik http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1416 A tiny principality in the Commonwealth of Letters Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Will Duquette http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1416#comment-58625 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:12:01 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1416#comment-58625 Mark, Of course it's possible; and I'm sure my eyes are sliding by many books I'd read with pleasure if I gave them a chance. But I'm equally sure that many of the books I'm sliding past are just awful. The difficulty is knowing which is which. But if I'm patient, I figure I'll eventually hear good things about the good ones, as I did in this case. Mark,

Of course it’s possible; and I’m sure my eyes are sliding by many books I’d read with pleasure if I gave them a chance. But I’m equally sure that many of the books I’m sliding past are just awful. The difficulty is knowing which is which. But if I’m patient, I figure I’ll eventually hear good things about the good ones, as I did in this case.

]]> by: Mark http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1416#comment-58550 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:31:04 +0000 http://www.foothills.wjduquette.com/blog/archives/1416#comment-58550 So does this mean you will "see" dragon books in the bookshelves again? while I understand your frustration, isn't it possible that tired worn-out premises can be given a good treatment by new writers rather than having to invent new "twists" all the time? So does this mean you will “see” dragon books in the bookshelves again? while I understand your frustration, isn’t it possible that tired worn-out premises can be given a good treatment by new writers rather than having to invent new “twists” all the time?

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