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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeBlank" data-source="post: 1134344" data-attributes="member: 1806">Sam, you and I seem to be in much of the same situation.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">missed the majority of "new" fantasy and science fiction that came out in the last 10-15 years - Same here</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">having three kids - Same here, ages 5, 3 and 1</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">demanding jobs - Same here</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">grad school - You got me beat there, hopefully I am finished with schooling</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">more disposable time - Think I am just managing my time better; I hardly watch television anymore, and am much more satisfied with reading</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hoping that there's a bunch that's better than McKiernan - while I was not quite as dissappointed as many have expressed, I found Dragondoom only a little above average, as I envision many of the licensed D&D novels to be. A decent, fun read, but no real lasting impression.</li> </ul>For the record, I am convinced that jester47 simply picked a book, from an author he has enjoyed in the past, but which he had not yet read. Now the consensus seems to be that Dragondoom is one of McKiernan's lesser works. I too found the reading kind of slow, and I guess the writing style is to blame here.  Also, I was not very captivated by the Elyn/Thork relationship. I felt like we pretty much knew where that was going, and it did not hold any real surprises. I much more enjoyed the other chapters, especially after Elgo died. I expected his death to just about wrap up the flashbacks, but was pleased with the war and the reaction of the participants to the threat of Black Kalgaleth.  If I had the time to read a novel or so per week, I would certainly consider more McKiernan. But my usual speed is about 6 weeks to finish a decent-sized book. By the time the kids are in bed, and the wife and I have actually been able to talk to one another, I often find myself falling asleep after reading a few pages. There is just so much A-List material out there that I have yet to read, so I don't have the time to spend on the B-List material. With our agreed-upon requirements for book selections, I can see myself getting exposed to many authors, having a sample of their works, and often adding them to my A-List, all thanks to the EN World Book Club. In fact, I have already done this thanks to this forum, as I otherwise might never have heard of George R. R. Martin or Guy Gavriel Kay. I am now caught up on Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, but Tigana is only my second Kay novel.</blockquote>

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