You said both grueling escape and things that go helplessly wrong could make you tired in fantasy. Which is reasonable, only it seemed telling that it was two in a row, and I was remembering my own many summer employments.

True. The whole point of Greek drama is that you have to throw moderation out the window sometimes, if you go by Aristotle. Hoist on me own petard!

really? I was invested in both the ghost ones, and not invested at all in the real one. Which one were you invested in?

Yes, there must be some Klia. And some Bekka. I miss Bekka.

The Perilous Gard isn’t as good as Fire and Hemlock, but what is? 🙂 But it’s very good.

I know! I felt like the story I wanted was happening on the edges of the story that Lynn Flewelling was telling. Every time the war was mentioned I perked up my (mental) ears, but nothing ever happened with it! I want Seregil and Alec to be doing war-related reconnaissance, only they’d have to pretend they weren’t because Phoria doesn’t like them, so they’d be working with Klia to organize spies in the Plenimaran court, and, and, and reconnaissance, dude! That’s where my heart’s at.

I can’t actually think of any fantasy trope that I alwaysalwaysalways dislike. I’ve got a few that I make fun of, like Stupendous and Magical Thingies (SaMTs) and Fantastical Travel Syndrome and Propehcies of Doom, but even those sometimes work for me. It all depends on what the author does with them.

Does it not? Well, here: http://villanegativa.wordpress.com, that’s her blog. 🙂

Hahahaha, I don’t think you can make a case for the ancient Greeks being moderate in their taste for dramatic irony. I would say Oedipus comes pretty close to ODing on dramatic irony.

Aw, thanks!

I am a bit tired – the sun comes up so early here, and it is hard for me to sleep late! Why, do my posts say “weariness” to you? :p

LOVE the tags.

and WHERE is Trapunto’s blog?!?!?!? linkback doesn’t work.

Zusak’s Book Thief? I’m just about to start my second reading, for book club. 🙂