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currently, Martin and Erikson are my faves. also David Gemmel's books have some kind of "pull" on me. view post
another vote for Lao Tzu here. oh , and aristotle, too. view post
a born again christian through and through. yup, i believe in God view post
[quote="Edge of Certainty":14xjawy4]Jeez, I just can't stay away from this forum...it's the thread that never dies!! anyway, I keep seeing this reoccuring idea here that being a "good person" has somthing to do with being a Christian....not true...in it's purest form, Christianity should have nothing to do with being a good person. It's simply the belief that there is a God and he had a son...so and a so forth...but whether or not you're a good person has nothing to do with whether or not you get into heaven, according to the Bible anyway. It's simply believing that Jesus is God's son and he died for us so we could live. That's it...I think the ten commandments are a good suggestion, but you can't get into heaven by good acts. I think a lot of Christians fail to realize this as well, and so maybe that's why this idea of if you be good, you'll go to heaven keeps showing up[/quote:14xjawy4]
you just underlined my whole belief for me. thanks for driving the point 
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i got mine by combining the first couple of letters of my first and last name, thinking which combinations would sound decent. so: g = first letter of first name laz = first 3 letters of last name view post
what about Val Kilmer as Kellhus? Diane Keaton might be able to play esmi. i think she's old enough looking (IMO, she's not too old, anyway), and she may be able to pull off the character. i agree that the Rock might be able to play Cnauir, although he might be too young. what about Adrien Brody as Xerius? what about Liam Neeson as Akka? view post
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im going back to school this year, which means i'll be in debt once again. i'll still buy the books though. if there's a will, there's a way! view post
Darkwalker on Moonshae. Salvatore gave high praises for it, so i checked it out. i guess me and him don't have the same opinions on this book didn't really liked it, although i didn't hate it. just... indifferent to it. finished it just for the sake of finishing. view post
all-time faves? id go with metallica. i like jimi hendrix too. current fave right now? id go with Alter Bridge. view post
Achamian gets my vote in the poll question. he is definitely, IMO, one of the most "real" characters written to date. meaning, this character can live in our world and not look fictional. his personal traits is the same as that of the general public. however, my fave definitely (along with Akka, too) is Kellhus. definitely the most interesting character i've read about because what he is and what he represents. view post
Kellhus, definitely, for me. he is the true fantasy character. after TDTCB, he is the most dominating human i've read, if he is indeed human. the most violent, charismatic character. violent in a sense that he can do anything to you, not physically, but because of just what he is. Akka gets a nod too. view post
anasurimbor
(currently reading book2. so it's justifiable that this word came out... )
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if i read this as a manuscript, without expecting and knowing anything, id say kellhus is the bad guy at first glance. but then again, because of who he is, id still root for him, even if he's the bad guy view post
the one moment i loved about akka is in one of his internalizations, when he said that he can just torch this whole place, toast everyone in there, and he would come away unscathed. but, in the end, he didn't, and he just continued waiting. 3 things: 1. this just showed how much power he has if ever he intends to use it. 2. the nature of the human mind. there's just a part in us that wants to come out on top and take the easy in all things. 3. the character's humanity. not everything will go his way, and though he has the power to turn the sides and use it to his advantage, he controls himself. view post
[quote="Xray the Enforcer":37boy5e0]yeah. worst case scenario = Kevin Anderson gets his claws on it and...oh, gods, I cannot bear to watch the carnage...[/quote:37boy5e0] Hah! i wish RJ all the best, though. i must admit, im new in reading the fantasy genre, and RJ and WoT are the main reasons, it being the first ive read. view post
just got the coldfire trilogy from amazon today.
very much intrigued by what people say to Tarrant. that, and we got the same first name. (pretty lame, isn't it?)
gonna read it after PoN...
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been wanting to finish the whole series for almost a year now, but i got sidetracked by other great fantasy books (what with Erikson, Marint's 4th book, Jordan's 11th, Prince of Nothing, etc) i found out i got no time (and money) to finish the series soon. hope to finish it sometime this year or the next, or right before Martin's, Jordan's, and Erikson's (and probably Bakker's) next installment. view post
i've read Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, and even Good Omens. among the 4, i enjoyed Stardust a lot, simply because it had that "idealistic appeal" to readers. it makes me remember what it felt like reading for the first time, being ideal, and having that "fairy-tale ending" every kid dreamt about. view post
i've read both, and id say i liked Angels and Demons better. both novels, IMO, are like a movie in book form. a good, solid, 2-3 hours reading. i'd recommend it to new readers, ar those that really prefer action, but for those veterans of reading good books, i don't think they'd like it. view post
that lady from Unfaithful? whats her name? i forgot. that's the first name i rembered so... oh, sorry. diane LANE was what i meant. so about that... view post
sorry about that. i was thinking about the girl from Unfaithful all the way. i knew she was a "diane"
anyway, try looking at the Unfaithful for those that don't know her. i know she's probably older than 30, but i mentioned her simply because of comparisons to Serwe.
when i think of the actresses that are around 30 yrs of age (Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, etc.), i think it won't really show the differences between Esmi and Serwe physically, as stated in the start of book2.
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reading The Warrior-Prophet...
... and enjoying it, by the way...
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yeah, that would be nice and very helpful. although be sure to put up some spoiler warnings, as some people who heaven't finished the series yet (such as i) might stumble on something... and if you do decide on making it, i wish you all the best, as making something like this would take up LOTS of time and effort. view post
just turned 23. im getting old... view post
id go with the director of Hero (starring Jet Lee). Mel Gibson, yeah... or Ridley Scott. view post
i know there's like a 4 is to 1 ratio of females to males. another male here. its now over 9:1 males over females... view post
currently, i love Erikson. just pure action.
i also like Gemmel and his "sacrificial heroism" stories.
of course, Martin is on top of my list.
and Bakker.
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WoT also has a soft spot in my heart. it's one of the first fantasy series i've read, and i do hope that in would end as well as it started. view post
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relatively new as a hardcore fantasy reader. WoT was the first i read and loved the first couple of books. that got me hooked. as to why read fantasy, i have to say that it's the world-building that got me in. also, it's trying to picture yourself into their world, thinking of what you'll be in the situations they're in. i have to admit though, before being a fantasy fan, i was kinda turned off by the covers in fantasy books. that's why i appreciate the Penguin covers of teh Priunce of Nothing. simple, yet interesting. view post
id be Dunyain.
just because of what they are... in a word, inhuman.
although realistically, id be just one of the peasants. i might get lucky though, hear the news of the war, then migrate out of the continent.
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i watch any sport, except curling and golf coz they're boring to watch.
any thoughts on the Final Four? who do you think will win it all? i really like LSU right now, but my heart goes to cinderella-team Mason.
as for my faves, i like football-football(or soccer) and american football. gotta love the NFL.
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yeah, i've read (and bought, actually) book11 when it came out, and it does have a lot of promise. but do you really think it will be over in just one more book? i mean, there's still a lot of storyline threads not closed... view post
i might have a problem with this, though, because i've decided to read this after PoN, so as not to break story continuation. and that's the problem in itself, coz i might make PoN as a sort of standard when i read Coldfire... view post
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[quote="Entropic_existence":373p2v0f]It's the same thing I do with movies that are adaptations of books I enjoy, watch it as a movie based on a story I like that way you aren't nitpicking everything they had to change.[/quote:373p2v0f] i do the same in watching movies. im of the mind that in books, you have limitless resources as to how to make your world. while in movies, everything you find limitless in books are all cut short by budget constraints, time, acting, etc. on books, however, there'll always be this nagging feeling that makes you feel that one has "come up short" although since it's of a different style, that feeling, i hope won't be there as much view post
just got here in Canada a year before. so, job's in a factory. nothing ambitious... just enough to get me through for the month. going back to college this September. i almost finished my course back in the Philippines, but they didn't credit anything i've taken, which means i'll start all over again. sigh.... view post
i just finished reading TWP, and i must say, i feel sorry for akka and esmi. yes, i admit im a romantis at heart, but logically, esmi had every right to "go" with kellhus after akka. mainly, it's because of a reason that's already posted: they thought akka was dead. life doesn't end just because of that, esmi should look for another man because she still lives. what i don't like though, was kellhus "tone" when he thought (about esmi) "soon you would be mine" (paraphrased statement.) that saddened me so much because akka was evolving with esmi. he was feeling happiness. the saddest part, though, was when he returned and at first thought that everything would be like how he left it. after knowing what had happened, he just... crumpled. yes, he got angry, but his aura does not exude hatred, but grief and lost hope... and visions of "what could have been" view post
listening to classic '90's band as of right now. particularly Pearl Jam. view post
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[quote="gierra":21hz72oh]i also imagine it would be less frustrating if i were paid for it.[/quote:21hz72oh]
anything is less frustrating if you get paid for it.
or should i say, any job won't be frustrating if you get paid right
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computers and playstation2. i play winning eleven and madden a lot. planning to play Guild Wars for some time now, but couldn't get any time to do it. RPG's are one of my fave time consumers, but games like Resident Evil, God of War, and Devil may Cry are my true faves. i also love to tinker with computer software and hardware. i can't count how many time s my PC crashed or needed to be reprogrammed because of me. view post
now on Thousandfold Thought view post
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randal, maybe they just want to be different? i mean, different in everything? but then again, being Dunyain is also different in everything view post
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dont forget the place "Kyudea" derived from Judea view post
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just finished TTT. first of all, wow!!! firstly, i noticed that throughout history, there's only one Anasurimbor beside seswatha in the past that he teaches. with Maithanet and Kellhus, we see 2 (although, Maithanet is only half). next, we see the king, Anaxophus, being spoken to by the no-god. aside from kellhus, do we have any reference to an Anasurimbor being spoken to by the no-god? IMO, this second apocalypse is very different from the first. same players, but a different game. i don't think there is any Q's as to kellhus being the Harbinger. but what of akka? i got a nagging feeling that we won't see him kneeling down to kellhus in the future... view post
just finished TTT not 30mins ago. firstly: AKKA KICKS @$$!!!!! ok, so he gets to be with the one person with a sliver of hope that he can be with (esmi). then she thought him dead, and beds your "harbinger." he comes back, thinking everything would be the same, but it's not. he decided that the world is bigger than himself, so he sacrifices himself (AGAIN) but in the end, he went his own way. renounced all he is and renounced kellhus, even esmi, walks alone. he even thinks himself alone, a perfect man. so, is this selfishness? IMO, it's not. he did what's right for him. and after all that happened to him, i think he deserves some happiness. sadly, the ending is the closest he'll get to happiness, as i can see it... so what about your opinion? if you were in his shoes, what would you do? view post
i also hope he doesn't... but it seems that's the road we'll be heading to, right? seswatha has always been with an Anasurimbor. but what bugs me is akka's last dream... here we see Anaxophus being spoken to by the no-god, just like kellhus. does that mean we'll see a change here? does the dream mean something, or am i just reading into it too much? view post
akka, definitely, is my all time fave fantasy character now. same here, on toasting him on the circumfix, and i don't think akka can do much now that kellhus has become a very powerful wizard as well. that time on the circumfix was his chance... it's gone now, though. view post
kellhus, definitely, is not a "good guy" IMO. i say, a Machiavellian. selfish? at some point, yes. but if we were built in the same way as he is, i think i'd do the same thing. view post
a lot can happen in 20 years. kellhus being an aspect-emperor for 20 years will result in him being a "god among men." but then again, he's gonna get caught up iwth everything that's happening around him. akka, on one hand, is alone. no friends, no belongings, and no "morning." all he has is the gnosis. in 20 years, i think we might just see him be as powerful, if not surpass, seswatha. as to kellhus and his own knowledge, he will also become powerful, but he IMO will find need for akka. view post
any way we look at it, akka is in a no-win situation.
there's no way he'll win against kellhus vying for esmi's heart. after all, she's with kellhus' child and kellhus is an almost perfect specimen.
as far as drawing esmi's mind away from akka, i don't think she even knows it, knowing that kellhus is a master manipulator.
what i really hate about all this is that esmi gave herself up too easily. yes, she is a survivor. but gave up akka in what? a month? it's like there's no mourning at all. you lose someone you love, then a moment after, you find someone else.that's just... dandy.
if i were akka, id burn kellhus while he was being hung. i don't care about him being Harbinger and all. he took away my one true love. the world doesn't matter anymore. this means ill never get esmi back, but after being taken by kellhus, there's no chance in hell she's coming back to me anyway.
kill kellhus, then walk away. walk off a cliff, probably. 
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on your 4th speculation, primal, i don't think kellhus would do that. if he did that, what would he gain? what would he get in return? his actions are so efficient that everything he does ultimately means he'll gain something for himself in return. on another note, this is just pure speculation on my part, or some wishful thinking: what if Kellhus is NOT the Harbinger? i re-read akka's last dream in TTT, where the no-god is speaking to anaxophus. what was akka's reaction to this? he said: "this isn't how it's supposed to be." now, the no-god is also speaking to kellhus. if we follow what has happened before, this isn't how it's supposed to be, right? does this mean that there must be someone else? also, akka saw Fane's mark (the two scimitars) scrawled to his forehead. does this mean something? or am i really reading into all these too much? view post
the mark on akka's forehead? it's on page 398 on penguin's paperback here's some bits of it. [quote:1noeuubu] "He knelt at its edge to study the reflectoin of his face. he saw that Two Scimitars had been drawn in soot or lampblack across his forehead-the work of the caregivers, he supposed. A charm or blessing of some sort. For some reason he was loathe to wash it away, so he only rinsed his matted beard." [/quote:1noeuubu] view post
[quote="Warrior-Poet":cgdm3qyb]No id fry him then go get laid then possibly walk off a cliff.[/quote:cgdm3qyb]
id probably fry the one i'd lain with afterwards. you know, just to show the bitterness.
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honestly, i feel that Fanimry is more closely related to Christianity than Inrithism. the reason i believe this is that Fanimry is about a single God. while Inrithism focuses more on god's aspects, as if these "aspects" look more like idols and other gods. view post
maybe il just look for another one...
i got this twisted idea: i'll take a girl with me when i jump off a cliff, then do it while we're free-falling...
man, im sick...
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i should have thought about it before posting, since the title "Chricstianity" is actually a loose term, since there seemed to be a couple of religions that call themselves "christians" even though their belief system may vary. an example would be , say, Roman Catholicism and Protestantism (where one allows prayers offered to saints, while the other says that prayer should be said only to Yahweh. EE, as to the statement "worship no other gods befoer me," i feel that it could be said in context to the present situation of the Israelites at that time. they have just recently got out of Egypt, where they have been slaves for hundreds of years. they may have adopted the Egyptian religion, which is polytheism. but when that commandment was written, Yahweh wanted them to return to their old belief, just like their ancestors. which is monotheism. view post
finished PoN a week ago. now on Black Sun Rising... Book1 of the Coldfire Trilogy by CS Friedman view post
[quote="Entropic_existence":36zxotmc]Yea but the core beliefs of Christian Denominations are all the same, it's pretty much just flavour and dogma that seperate them.[/quote:36zxotmc]
yeah, i forgot to say that earlier. all Christian denominations accept the identity of one God, or Yahweh. (although i think the real Hebrew translation is JHVH)
yeah, the calf wasn't an Egyptian god, but i think it was derived (or maybe an alternative?) from Egyptian polytheism, as it is an image of an animal.
yeah, history is very fascinating. why i really enjoyed PoN a lot is that most of the words, situations and beliefs mirror our history.
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[quote="Mahajanga Mordecai":33w2mgs4]Is that sarcasm I sense... very well let me try again.
Were I in Akka's shoes I'd... uh....
Oh hell, who am I kidding I'd never be in Akka's shoes. I'm not that emotionally weak (as he was before the end) and I'm too selfish to put the world first and my anger second. The Spires would have burned as soon as I reached Caraskand, the "prophet" would burn soon after, that whore-wife of mine would choke on my... um, you get the idea, and the world would be f*cked!; Apocolypse be damned!
When you think about it, Scott simply had to write Akka as a weak person from the beginning otherwise the book would be TOTALLY different; many people would die early on. Geshrunni for threatening me, Proyas for provoking me, Esmi for boning other men, the entire Thousand Temples for killing Inrau (which is what I would have thought), and possibly Conphas and Xerius for being insolent. Then again, I probably would have died early on too. Can't possibly destroy the Thousand Temples, too many Chorae plus Conryia would be on my arse. [/quote:33w2mgs4]
haha!
i don't know. i think kellhus and esmi would be the last straw for me. i think i might be able to contain my anger on the others.
on the other hand, i might have just blown the whole Holy War up when Conphas and all his soldiers gave that stupid "huzzah" after speaking about the skin-spies being Consult.. i know they are all so skeptical, but that "huzzah"... @#$%^&*
now im thinking i might just stand in their midst and blow them all up. it'll feel good seeing all of them die. it might bring a smirk in my bitter face...
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