tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post3905759408135361393..comments2024-03-27T03:49:00.205-05:00Comments on StoverBlog: MWShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-1121684944282860182008-12-29T11:51:00.000-06:002008-12-29T11:51:00.000-06:00Was really happy to see that Heroes Die and Blade ...Was really happy to see that Heroes Die and Blade are now available as e-books.<BR/><BR/>Just purchased both for my Kindle 5 minutes ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-58201760532004593382008-12-01T15:42:00.000-06:002008-12-01T15:42:00.000-06:00And Heroes Die is out too. Go forth and buy. ;)And <A HREF="http://www.fictionwise.com/eBooks/eBook77099.htm" REL="nofollow"><I>Heroes Die</I></A> is out too. Go forth and buy. ;)Andrew Timsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695912397762180933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-77977328183595117702008-11-25T09:16:00.000-06:002008-11-25T09:16:00.000-06:00No Heroes Die yet, but Blade of Tyshalle is now av...No <I>Heroes Die</I> yet, but <I>Blade of Tyshalle</I> <A HREF="http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook76727.htm" REL="nofollow">is now available from Fictionwise</A>.Andrew Timsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695912397762180933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-13330844067477988162008-11-04T18:55:00.000-06:002008-11-04T18:55:00.000-06:00The Random House site says Heroes Die is coming ou...The Random House site says Heroes Die is coming out in ebook form on December 9...<BR/><BR/>Here's hoping they mean it.Heather Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113975345680174673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-39336474029333562532008-11-04T10:23:00.000-06:002008-11-04T10:23:00.000-06:00how can you skip BoT i love that it shows Hari's t...how can you skip BoT i love that it shows Hari's training at the conservatory. Maybe some monastic training in the next one eh? that'd be swell!<BR/><BR/>and you know, i dont think ive ever been to the original uno. ill have to put that on my list of places to go right away. and i cant hate on white castle. i love that place. i wonder if white castle survived long enough for hari to ever Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249238503773347211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-66026118736629044242008-11-04T04:07:00.000-06:002008-11-04T04:07:00.000-06:00"But that's all right. I'm not going to eat him" ...."But that's all right. I'm not going to eat him" ... How could you not love that? Caine gives me chills with his awesomeness.<BR/><BR/>Ah well, can't please everyone.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I've got new recruits hanging out for a version of BoT they'll be able to get for less than US$30. Though one of them read HD and has jumped straight to CBK - curious to see how that works out for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-21600134642711253702008-11-03T18:10:00.000-06:002008-11-03T18:10:00.000-06:00And as for our latest Caine-hater, mockery on the ...And as for our latest Caine-hater, mockery on the basis of her writing skills (or lack thereof) is not pertinent. After all, you don't have to be a hen to point out a rotten egg.<BR/><BR/>Hey, I'm sorry she didn't like the book. Really. But only if she bought it. From a real book store. <BR/><BR/>And after all, compared to a couple of the reviews I've gotten on Amazon -- the phrase "Stover makes MWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-77571800447856799162008-11-03T18:04:00.000-06:002008-11-03T18:04:00.000-06:00Malnati's for the win. No question. Gino's crust s...Malnati's for the win. No question. Gino's crust sucks.<BR/><BR/>But really, for the Toppest of the Top-Notch, the original Uno and Due. NOT one of the chain restaurants. The real thing, down on Ohio Street, if memory serves.MWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-43835644473021689742008-11-03T16:55:00.000-06:002008-11-03T16:55:00.000-06:00ok ok one last thing matt. im coming back to chi...ok ok one last thing matt. im coming back to chicago on thursday after being away overseas for 4 years. so which would you pick? lou's or ginos?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249238503773347211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-2400790934332409612008-11-03T16:19:00.000-06:002008-11-03T16:19:00.000-06:002 things, first, your right about marade, i 'mispo...2 things, first, your right about marade, i 'mispoke' but i would still be very interested in knowing how he captured her without a bunch of black knifes(or would it be black knives????) to help. second, just read part of that lady's review of heroes die and wow. what a hater. i couldnt get past her tactless "and the plot thins" subtitle. She just is a wanker i guess. gotta use a british curse Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249238503773347211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-52691501364161211302008-11-03T16:17:00.000-06:002008-11-03T16:17:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249238503773347211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-91297050301867607102008-11-03T15:36:00.000-06:002008-11-03T15:36:00.000-06:00http://www.queen-of-swords.net/ShortStories/Index....http://www.queen-of-swords.net/ShortStories/Index.htm<BR/><BR/>i literally lol'd.<BR/><BR/>can't believe anyone who would write THAT would actually consider themselves qualified to judge others' work, but what...ever.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936545755176242517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-80842613330688554812008-11-03T12:58:00.000-06:002008-11-03T12:58:00.000-06:00Her summary of the ending shows she didn't really ...Her summary of the ending shows she didn't really read it too much. Ma'elKoth saying he thinks he might LIKE it on Earth? I must have a few typos in my edition, then, because I seem to recall phrases such as "choking horror" and a general sense of Ma'elKoth wanting to curl up into a ball and cry himself to sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-71462608028268111032008-11-03T10:34:00.000-06:002008-11-03T10:34:00.000-06:00SHATTERPOINT love from author Jim Hines (GoblinQue...SHATTERPOINT love from author Jim Hines (GoblinQuest, etc.): http://jimhines.livejournal.com/406409.htmlNSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863423180920030789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-92205074160963283992008-11-03T09:12:00.000-06:002008-11-03T09:12:00.000-06:00http://www.queen-of-swords.net/ShortStories/Index....http://www.queen-of-swords.net/ShortStories/Index.htmNSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863423180920030789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-57149643037205998272008-11-03T06:57:00.000-06:002008-11-03T06:57:00.000-06:00(Not sure if the question was directed at me but h...(Not sure if the question was directed at me but here goes)<BR/><BR/>If by "read her stories" you mean read books that she's enjoyed, yes. Also more insight. She's finished the Wheel of Time series and Sword of Truth.<BR/><BR/>While I can respect the massive world and complexity (convolusion?) of the Wheel of Time books, I just couldn't get past SoT's first novel, Wizard's First Rule.<BR/><BR/>Rob Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065030851370296894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-7712509039935307932008-11-02T22:42:00.000-06:002008-11-02T22:42:00.000-06:00Huh. But if you're going to have a copy of BoT, it...Huh. But if you're going to have a copy of BoT, it would at least be great to have that fantastic Dave McKean cover!<BR/><BR/>Btw, just wanted to chime in that I bought CBK around 9 p.m. and finished it around 3 a.m. Talk about non-stop. Woo!banzai cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163422172627686782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-42639355644339891352008-11-02T21:46:00.000-06:002008-11-02T21:46:00.000-06:00Huh. Did you read her stories?Huh. Did you read her stories?MWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-59742695613763243622008-11-02T21:09:00.000-06:002008-11-02T21:09:00.000-06:00Wow, you would think that if one were intending to...Wow, you would think that if one were intending to write an intelligent and scathing review of a book they would at least have the courtesy/sense to spell things correctly.Alex Krijgsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670527237599385801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-45422435529105825522008-11-02T20:56:00.000-06:002008-11-02T20:56:00.000-06:00"Laronnar"Wow. Every other character she names (mo..."Laronnar"<BR/><BR/>Wow. Every other character she names (more or less) correctly except poor Lamorak. Where's the love for Professional Shanks? (This sounds like an awesome name for a business being run in the prison showers.)<BR/><BR/>On a side note, is it on purpose that both "amoral" and "Karl" are contained within the name Lamorak, Matt?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-60870881240314323712008-11-02T20:00:00.000-06:002008-11-02T20:00:00.000-06:00Oh dear... I think I can finally accept why my wif...Oh dear... I think I can finally accept why my wife has never gotten past the first chapter of heroes die and refuses to read further..<BR/><BR/>I ran across this review from a woman and just rolled my eyes. Oh, and "Kollburg is not an interesting character." Try reading the sequel!<BR/><BR/>http://www.queen-of-swords.net/Reviews/HeroesDie.htmRob Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11065030851370296894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-70634905889114211222008-11-02T14:05:00.000-06:002008-11-02T14:05:00.000-06:00Has DMH and HFF always been different books? For a...Has DMH and HFF always been different books? For a while there I thought the two titles were for the same book and you just hadn't chosen one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724291185758126582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-37894723553121020692008-11-02T13:13:00.000-06:002008-11-02T13:13:00.000-06:00Mr Timson hit it on the head. DMH is a very specif...Mr Timson hit it on the head. DMH is a very specific story -- something not unlike CBK, in that it is to focus on the relationship between one of the younger Caine's most famous Adventures with his current reality.<BR/><BR/>Or reasonable facsimile thereof.MWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072845997157010606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-52819696397756519112008-11-02T12:38:00.000-06:002008-11-02T12:38:00.000-06:00His Father's Fist is book #4 (per Caine Black Knif...<I>His Father's Fist</I> is book #4 (per <I>Caine Black Knife</I>). <I>Dead Man's Heart</I> would presumably be the fifth.Andrew Timsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695912397762180933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7013600.post-35067929264999753632008-11-02T10:24:00.000-06:002008-11-02T10:24:00.000-06:00I thought DMH was the next novel?What do you mean ...I thought DMH was the next novel?<BR/><BR/>What do you mean *if* it ever becomes reality?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724291185758126582noreply@blogger.com