Warlord <warlord at dragon.com> writes: > At 17:46 8/16/2004 -0400, Chris Turkel wrote: > >>On Aug 16, 2004, at 5:44 PM, Gaertk at aol.com wrote: >> >>>The last time this came up, I mentioned that I first heard about >>>Brust from the folks at rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan . >>>Which Hobb book did you read? Her Farseer and Liveship >>>trilogies are noticably different in tone and viewpoint. >>>Assuming you're mispelling Farland, what I've heard of him is >>>that he had some good ideas, but poor execution and lame ending. >> >> Oh the Anne McCaffrey effect. "When an author takes a good idea and >> totally ruins it" > I must admit to raising eyebrows at the slamming of McCaffrey. In > addition, it is my opinion that some of the most enjoyable reads > have been from taking an idea and completely running away with it. Has she written anything of any quality since, say, Dragon Drums? I pretty much gave up on her 20 years or so ago, writing her off as another author ruined by success. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>