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Although you might already have read this, I just saw where TDTCB made [i:18lisvvq]Publishers Weekly[/i:18lisvvq]'s Best of 2004. Nice 
[url:18lisvvq]http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA484543.html[/url:18lisvvq]
So, how does it feel to be on the same Best of list as Gene Wolfe? 
Edit: I just saw where PW also has TDTCB on its [i:18lisvvq]The Best and Overlooked[/i:18lisvvq] awards - sometimes, being recognized for quality is a two-edged sword, huh?
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*tips hat* Well deserved view post
Caught wind of this last week. Coolus beanus. Still amazes that it's made so many lists. I can't help but think its a flawed book... view post
At least you're not taking the Terry Goodkind approach toward all this
And maybe TDTCB, warts and all, really is liked by many fantasy readers more than most other books, so I'd think it's an accomplishment in and of itself. And think of it this way - if they enjoyed TDTCB, whadda think will happen when they read TWP?
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That what I've been thinking, since I personally feel more confident about TWP. But though the reaction has been positive, so far, it's been somewhat more ambivalent... It's also been less reviewed than TDTCB after the same amount of time. I really think I shot myself in the foot pushing to have them crash the production schedule. It didn't leave much advance time for reviews. One more lesson learned, I guess. view post
Well, you did at least get me a copy (autographed, no less!) the week after TWP was released, so one reviewer at least got the word out in appropriate time
But yeah, it sometimes takes a few months for it all to trickle out and back. I guess it's like a toilet - sometimes, it just takes a bit for the good shit to get out and about 
Then again, if you're thinking that the review copies need to go out well in advance of the street release date, there's this certain internet reviewer who'd love to have a copy...
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Can someone who is a subscriber to PW paste the text? view post
Even better, here's a link to the Best of in SF/F/H that I copy/pasted to wotmania: [url:3hdijkk9]http://www.wotmania.net/fantasymessageboardshowmessage.asp?MessageID=116251[/url:3hdijkk9] As for the Best and Overlooked: [i:3hdijkk9] FICTION The Darkness That Comes Before: The Prince of Nothing Book One R. Scott Bakker (Overlook) Bakker's challenging debut, the first in a new trilogy in the Tolkien tradition, gratifies those weary of formulaic epic fantasy and deserves a broader audience.[/i:3hdijkk9] view post
Just wanted to say I don't know about the reveiwers but while I really enjoyed TDTCB, TWP just blew me away it was addicative. view post
[quote="Aldarion":oyoo4ygr]At least you're not taking the Terry Goodkind approach toward all this [/quote:oyoo4ygr]
I realize this thread is apparently dead, but I was just wondering what the "Terry Goodkind approach" is?
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You'll have to ask Aldarion that one, Cynadar. I actually forget the context, though he does seem to take quite a beating in these parts... 
Welcome, to the board, BTW!
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I beleve what aldarion is refering to is something along the lines of an atitude that says "I'm gods gift to man in the form of an author and I can do no wrong" or something like that.... view post
umm... so thats not a normal attitude to have? just kidding
personally i do think good authors are a gift to mankind (not from God just in general). I get lost in different worlds, it helps when i realize how boring this whole consumer driven world we live in is.
TWP is a great example. There are things in there, fromthe most horrible deeds to the most honorable and beautiful, things that never really happen to you in real life. So you get to experience a world that you can never access, and if the authors good enough (like you scott) the characters in the books become real to you. So you care when they die.
Oh the power authors have to toy with their readers emotions 
Who knows maybe i'm just being silly 
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