Who was your favorite Character out of the five main ones?
Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:21 pm
I read the first book, and wasn't very impressed, so I didn't read any more. They just didn't spark enough interest for me to want to read the other two, so I didn't. Actually, I really don't remember the plot or characters at all. Except for one scene with the bitter hot chocolate and the girl thinking she'd been poisoned.
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 11:25 pm
I'll go with Ted, just for the growth he makes when he suddenly has to become kingly, but I have to agree with Night Intent. The books went downhill for me after the first one, and I wasn't riveted with that.
They're quite popular though, so you're not alone in liking them.
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:08 pm
They are some of my favorite books ever.
It is true that Pamela Dean has trouble with pacing--almost all of her books have an 'Oops, gotta end' moment, but I enjoy the rambly walk through the worlds she creates too much to mind.
I like Laura, though what I really want is to see what she becomes as she grows up. That'll probably never happen, though. Dean used to say she was going to write a sequel to them & The Dubious Hills but it's been years now, and she's also in a band, so . . .
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:31 am
I remember reading all of the books and vaguely liking them, but I can't remember very much of what happened, or, unfortunately, any of the characters. I'm sorry.
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:10 am
She really is writing that sequel! It's called Going North and will be out sometime in the fall or winter of this year. She describes it as a "joint sequel" to Whim of the Dragon and The Dubious Hills. How she is going to manage that combo is beyond me, but I'm looking forward to the book, anyway.
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