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<blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 1459803" data-attributes="member: 7737">Dragging this thread back to the surface. Here's my update:&nbsp;* Finished reading Forgotten Beats of Eld. Like many books that are supposedly appropriate for teens, this one involves some decidedly mature themes. Spoilers! [spoiler]Sybel is almost raped, and uses lethal force to save herself. She also has to learn the meaning of love -- although it's debatable that she really learns that lesson correctly.[/spoiler] I was disappointed with the end of the book, because it felt abrurpt. There was no pay-off for all the build-up. [spoiler]Also, a minor point, but is it a coincidence that the villain is named Mithran, which is very similar to one of Gandalf's names (Mithrandir)?[/spoiler]&nbsp;* I have read a selection of Dunsany short stories. I'm rather disappointed in them, really. For example: The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth completely lacks any narrative tension. The hero acquires the sword Sacnoth by exactly following the instructions for how to do so, and then just wades through the fortress showing off his mighty blade (er... that sounds raunchier, by far, than it really is). There's never a sense of danger or excitement. Can anyone recommend some of the better Dunsany short stories?&nbsp;* I still have several books on order from the library, but unknown conspirators are preventing me from getting them. Damn you!&nbsp; *shakes fist impotently*&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joshua Randall, post: 1459803, member: 7737"] Dragging this thread back to the surface. Here's my update: * Finished reading [i]Forgotten Beats of Eld[/i]. Like many books that are supposedly appropriate for teens, this one involves some decidedly mature themes. Spoilers! [spoiler]Sybel is almost raped, and uses lethal force to save herself. She also has to learn the meaning of love -- although it's debatable that she really learns that lesson correctly.[/spoiler] I was disappointed with the end of the book, because it felt abrurpt. There was no pay-off for all the build-up. [spoiler]Also, a minor point, but is it a coincidence that the villain is named Mithran, which is very similar to one of Gandalf's names (Mithrandir)?[/spoiler] * I have read a selection of Dunsany short stories. I'm rather disappointed in them, really. For example: [i]The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth[/i] completely lacks any narrative tension. The hero acquires the sword Sacnoth by exactly following the instructions for how to do so, and then just wades through the fortress showing off his mighty blade (er... that sounds raunchier, by far, than it really is). There's never a sense of danger or excitement. Can anyone recommend some of the better Dunsany short stories? * I still have several books on order from the library, but unknown conspirators are preventing me from getting them. Damn you! *shakes fist impotently* ;) [/QUOTE]

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