The Old Bleak

[mindstalk]

Who's more depressing, GRRM or Robin Hobb?

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[phoenix-hawk.livejournal.com]

Having read both: Martin. Definitely Martin. (don't get me wrong, Hobb makes me a weepy lad, but my favorite series finished off a wee bit happier than expected).

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

It doesn't help that I accidentally started reading book 3 after book 1, so I went from "things are sad but looking up" to "flashback to how things went horribly wrong". Bit confusing and really dark. I've switched to book 2, to see how things will go horribly wrong.

Though there's one bright spot: it now seems as if a canine might survive for an entire book!

heh.

[phoenix-hawk.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about the accidental spoilers in book 3. Watching book two come crashing down was one of the really big "Oh shit!" moments for me in reading.

Without intending to spoil anything more, I suggest you take a look at a future series she wrote after you finish these three books.

Fitzschivalry is by far one of the most compelling characters I've read. Unfortunately, a fuller discussion of this will have to wait until after book 3...

Re: heh.

[mindstalk.livejournal.com]

I've heard of a couple later series. But I still have to finish this one.

He is fairly good, though not better IMO than Bujold, Pratchett, or Hodgell characters.