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Re: The Epic Chronicles of Ikros
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Wed, 18 Sep 2002 06:42:02 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Yaron Dori writes:
Dear Anthony Sava, I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later
"The Chronicles of Ikros" ended, so I'll have to drop a few tears on that.
I really hate reading but yet I had to read your story although when I
started it was already chap. 17 or something. I'm gonna miss it.
I know I wasn't very good on guessing the end, so I'll have to admit I would
have ended it a slight different but overall fantastic story.

I'm glad you liked it so much.  I have had several emails regarding the ending,
some people really didn't like it.  I guess there's just no pleasing some
people.  I was trying to aim for an ending that would tie up all the loose ends
and leave people with a sense of completion.

Best Scene:
No doubt about it chap.30, Garalet nightmare, loved it, inspired by it, my
mind was so troubled about it so I had to dream it (or not, can't actually
say), knowing it was Garalet from the start, looking fascinated how it would
take place in your plot, which was a very good idea BTW. Also liked the LEGO
building in that part (I mean the coffins idea, 2 fingers up).

I have to admit I like the nightmare too.  The mist/shadow effects in those
pictures are amung my favorite effects I've ever done.

Favorite scenes:
OK I really loved the way the story "tricked" me like chap. 22 where Garalet
finding out that their mortal enemies are actually pursuit the same cause,
he does.

I've been called the king of plot twists before, though I'm not quite sure if I
deserve quite that high of a title.

LEGO building:
No one can deny that the 4 dragons are really masterpieces. A lot of other
good use of pieces that's "not really" castle like SW pieces, again the
coffins idea, the flying boat?

I just hope my dragon's aren't the last masterpieces I'll ever create.

Not so liked in the story:
I have to be onset about that, you had 3 great problems, I really thought
that the last chap. would be the end of those 3 problems yet somehow they
faded too much sooner.

That's the main topic of the emails I've received.  In hindsight I suppose I
could have drug it out further, but by that time, the action had evolved into
such a fast paced series of events, slowing down in the middle of it didn't
seem to be the greatest of ideas.  I wanted it all to come to a head and have
it all happen at once.  I guess I didn't get there as well as I'd hoped.

That's it. I hope you will update us how publishing it goes, though I think
one of the things that made the story so great was the LEGO of course (no
one can deny that) and hence it would be missed when the real book would
come out.

Yeah, this is the one major reason why I don't think my story will do as well
as other people have said it will.  It has been suggested to me to keep the
pictures within the story, but I don't think a single publisher would accept my
story like that.  LEGO illustrations would work well in a children's book, it's
just too bad I don't want my story to be focused for that audience.

Thanks for a very great story

Your true fan (Daniel don't get mad),
Yaron "Webrain" Dori

Thanks for being a fan!  I'm glad you've enjoyed my story so much.

P.S. I don't like reading so tell me when Spilberg buys from you the rights
for a movie.

The odds are against it, but I certainly wouldn't complain to watch my story on
the big screen!

P.S.2 Waiting for "The Chronicles of Ikros strikes back"

Only time will tell on that one.

Thanks for the response!

--Anthony



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Dear Anthony Sava, I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later "The Chronicles of Ikros" ended, so I'll have to drop a few tears on that. I really hate reading but yet I had to read your story although when I started it was already chap. 17 or (...) (22 years ago, 14-Sep-02, to lugnet.castle)

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