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Re: Robert Jordan WOT (was Re: Harry Potter Lego Line)
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lugnet.general, lugnet.castle
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Sat, 15 Jul 2000 17:13:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mike Zinkowsky writes:
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> Karl Martinson wrote:
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> > In lugnet.general, John Radtke writes:
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> > > And speaking of ideas for castle, how many of you fellow castle-heads are
> > > reading The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan? Talk about an endless supply of
> > > characters, weapons, magic, creatures, places and palaces!
> > >
> > > John R.
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> OK, this is too weird, I have been working on designs, for a white tower for a
> while now. I haven't gotten to building because I need a few thousand more • white
> bricks, but I'm getting there...maybe by the end of the summer, I can start
> building :)
> And for those that have seen the illustrated guide to WOT, my design is • nothing
> like the picture in that book, which I didn't like BTW.
[coughing] rip-off [end coughing]
Can you say Two Towers the second book of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Any
other medieval fantasy is pretty much a rip-off of Tolkien's work. While it
may not be the best reading it did define the whole concept of wizards, eleves,
orcs, ect.
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> > AMEN TO THAT! The WOT (Wheel Of Time) books are IMHO the best fantasy
> > literature out there, The lord of the rings trilogy comes pretty close but it
> > just doesn't have the vivid descriptions that are characteristic of WOT • books.
> > (Some of the prologues are 100 pages long!) But, if you want to read them,
> > take my advice and wait a bit if your a quick reader, becuase Robert Jordan • is
> > writing book 9 at the moment, and he doesn't show any signs of slowing down.
> > That means that after you finish the most recent book, you have to wait quite
> > a while to read the next one.
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> Book 9 is officially slated for November, I can't wait...
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> >
> > What about Redwall books? They're a pretty fun read, and they'd be pretty • cool
> > for TLG to do, think about it, minifigs of mice, rabbits, otters, moles, etc.
> > And they could make a (much juniorised) version of Redwall Abbey. Whaddya
> > think?
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> Sounds like Fabuland...
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> > <<KM>>
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> Mike Z.
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