Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: Re: Sethra Lavode > > >But nobody is going to walk past a book called _Jhereg_ and say "I've always > >wanted to read about that", unless he's already been sold on the series or > >author. The title is meaningless to new readers. > > > > > > > > > Peeking out from my usual lurk, I have to chime in here and say that it > definitely caught my attention when I first saw it years ago, as did the > 'dragon' on the cover (this was before I came to the realization that a > dragon on the cover, or the word 'dragon' in the title, virtually > ensures that there will be no dragons in the book). These are fantasy > titles we're talking about--virtually -none- of them mean anything to > new readers. > > Noah > "At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do > not cease to be insipid." -- Friedrich Nietzsche I agree, I recall picking up Jhereg after finishing some of Anne McCaffreys Pern novels. Now, however, I am not as adventurous as I used to be. I have read so much shody fiction over they years I tend to stick to the authors I know until they become repetitive in their stories. And few enogh people tend to share my tastes in reading that it is rare that someone will recommend a book that I am interested in. > >