Nov-14-2014, 12:27 PM (UTC)
SPOILERS ALL BOOKS
Just finished Fool's Assassin. Great book, left me breathless and wanting more. Couple things to say to Margaret.
1-5. Your awesome, please keep writing this series. The insights it gives me into people and the enjoyment I get out of reading your books is priceless.
6. I really hope Fitz steps up his game and becomes way more active a protagonist in the next book. Fitz is at his best when he is decisive and taking action, being the catalyst, like in the Assassin's Quest or the end of Fool's Fate. Fitz is an epic bad ass. He could go around making decisions, killing his enemies, and taking what he wants but he doesn't. He holds back, sneaks around, stays quiet, and suffers indignities because what he really wants is peace. As an avid fan, I have been waiting my whole life to see Fitz break out a can of whoop ass on everyone from Jamilla to the God's Runes. Well now is the time!! He has every reason to become the ruthless, relentless, unstoppable, brilliant assassin/hero/king, we have always wanted him to be.
7. The Servants are an awesome cult of evil/bad guy. Really hope to find out more about them next book.
8. Bee is fantastic. Not since reading Ender's Game have I so loved a child protagonist.
9. Ummm.... so dragons? What's up with the dragons? All just chilling in Chalced? Sort of expected some more talk of dragons, mentions of dragons, hints of mentions of dragons? While we're at it, what's been going on with Chalced, Bingtown, Jamallia, the Pirate Kingdom and Kelsingra? I get Fitz is a bit of a recluse and adverse to politics but you think he would skill over a quick question or two "Hey Nettle, Chade, Dutiful, thanks a bunch for sending all of your super annoying, spoiled, possibly dangerous, people to us. Also, do you remember how I restored the race of dragons to bring balance and peace to the world? Then you remember how the dragons created a new race of dragon people who rebuilt a magic city? How's that working out?"
10. How does Fitz not figure out Bee is the "unexpected son"? I hope Fitz spends some time kicking himself, or preferably others, over having missed this incredibly obvious development. Going through the portal stone with the fool was a little like the opening scene of an SVU episode where the mom decides to leave the kid alone in the empty parking lot for just a second. Also did Beloved knock-up his best friends wife? That's gonna be more awkward a conversation then when Fitz asked the Fool if he wanted to bang him.
11. I miss Molly already.
Wait what happened to Laurel, did that get resolved? Also, not that I'm complaining but are Shun and Lant dead? Cause their stories never really got resolved either and their characters were a lot to put up with. It would be cool if Shun turned out to be Chade's kid and her being annoying was just an act and she whipped out some poison and knives and saved the day!
12. So just going back to point six, with Fitz being way more active in his new found quest to save his daughter and "kill them all". Dutiful, Eliana, Nettle, Ketricken, Chade, Rosemary, Riddle, Thick etc... better stop having their own issues and get on board. I know fast paced is not your style Margaret, but think how cool it would be to open with a scene i the middle of the action where Fitz is on his quest to find Bee.
For example, maybe a scene like this one but... you know... well written.
I (Fitz) stepped over the stinking fish bodies of the Others as we made our way farther up the cliffs. The Outislander, Bingtown, and Six Buchy flags waved atop the ships in bay below. Dutiful and Peottre and a dozen soldiers stood guard as Nettle interrogated a large gaudily adorned and heavily jeweled Other. "Where are the eggs? Your illusions and lies won't work on me! Don't make me get a cat!" A deafening blast of dragon skill, "WHAT TREACHERY IS THIS?". I straightened up and said, "it's obvious the eggs are buried under the treasure beach". Tintaglia crashed to the ground in front of me. "HOW DARE YOU ATTACK THIS PLACE?" I stepped forward and spoke calmly, "Go ahead kill me. Without me your race would be dead. Not even dead, a myth, a memory, vanished into time. You wouldn't help me when I asked, not out of kindness or loyalty or honor. Dragons respect strength above all else. Well where is your strength? How long before the rest of those lumbering creatures you call dragons get here? How many can even cross the open water? Well now you have a choice help me or watch my army dig up every egg on this island, kill every caretaker, sow salt into sand and end your species forever. Look into my mind, I will do it but why make me. Really, I want the same thing. To protect my child. To destroy a enemy of your people and mine. To live in peace. So it's simple, two things, First agree to obey human laws in Bingtown, the Seven Duchies and the God's Runes. Second, your dragons carry me and a handpicked group of warriors to Clerres and the Pale Isle."
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Just finished Fool's Assassin. Great book, left me breathless and wanting more. Couple things to say to Margaret.
1-5. Your awesome, please keep writing this series. The insights it gives me into people and the enjoyment I get out of reading your books is priceless.
6. I really hope Fitz steps up his game and becomes way more active a protagonist in the next book. Fitz is at his best when he is decisive and taking action, being the catalyst, like in the Assassin's Quest or the end of Fool's Fate. Fitz is an epic bad ass. He could go around making decisions, killing his enemies, and taking what he wants but he doesn't. He holds back, sneaks around, stays quiet, and suffers indignities because what he really wants is peace. As an avid fan, I have been waiting my whole life to see Fitz break out a can of whoop ass on everyone from Jamilla to the God's Runes. Well now is the time!! He has every reason to become the ruthless, relentless, unstoppable, brilliant assassin/hero/king, we have always wanted him to be.
7. The Servants are an awesome cult of evil/bad guy. Really hope to find out more about them next book.
8. Bee is fantastic. Not since reading Ender's Game have I so loved a child protagonist.
9. Ummm.... so dragons? What's up with the dragons? All just chilling in Chalced? Sort of expected some more talk of dragons, mentions of dragons, hints of mentions of dragons? While we're at it, what's been going on with Chalced, Bingtown, Jamallia, the Pirate Kingdom and Kelsingra? I get Fitz is a bit of a recluse and adverse to politics but you think he would skill over a quick question or two "Hey Nettle, Chade, Dutiful, thanks a bunch for sending all of your super annoying, spoiled, possibly dangerous, people to us. Also, do you remember how I restored the race of dragons to bring balance and peace to the world? Then you remember how the dragons created a new race of dragon people who rebuilt a magic city? How's that working out?"
10. How does Fitz not figure out Bee is the "unexpected son"? I hope Fitz spends some time kicking himself, or preferably others, over having missed this incredibly obvious development. Going through the portal stone with the fool was a little like the opening scene of an SVU episode where the mom decides to leave the kid alone in the empty parking lot for just a second. Also did Beloved knock-up his best friends wife? That's gonna be more awkward a conversation then when Fitz asked the Fool if he wanted to bang him.
11. I miss Molly already.
Wait what happened to Laurel, did that get resolved? Also, not that I'm complaining but are Shun and Lant dead? Cause their stories never really got resolved either and their characters were a lot to put up with. It would be cool if Shun turned out to be Chade's kid and her being annoying was just an act and she whipped out some poison and knives and saved the day!12. So just going back to point six, with Fitz being way more active in his new found quest to save his daughter and "kill them all". Dutiful, Eliana, Nettle, Ketricken, Chade, Rosemary, Riddle, Thick etc... better stop having their own issues and get on board. I know fast paced is not your style Margaret, but think how cool it would be to open with a scene i the middle of the action where Fitz is on his quest to find Bee.
For example, maybe a scene like this one but... you know... well written.
I (Fitz) stepped over the stinking fish bodies of the Others as we made our way farther up the cliffs. The Outislander, Bingtown, and Six Buchy flags waved atop the ships in bay below. Dutiful and Peottre and a dozen soldiers stood guard as Nettle interrogated a large gaudily adorned and heavily jeweled Other. "Where are the eggs? Your illusions and lies won't work on me! Don't make me get a cat!" A deafening blast of dragon skill, "WHAT TREACHERY IS THIS?". I straightened up and said, "it's obvious the eggs are buried under the treasure beach". Tintaglia crashed to the ground in front of me. "HOW DARE YOU ATTACK THIS PLACE?" I stepped forward and spoke calmly, "Go ahead kill me. Without me your race would be dead. Not even dead, a myth, a memory, vanished into time. You wouldn't help me when I asked, not out of kindness or loyalty or honor. Dragons respect strength above all else. Well where is your strength? How long before the rest of those lumbering creatures you call dragons get here? How many can even cross the open water? Well now you have a choice help me or watch my army dig up every egg on this island, kill every caretaker, sow salt into sand and end your species forever. Look into my mind, I will do it but why make me. Really, I want the same thing. To protect my child. To destroy a enemy of your people and mine. To live in peace. So it's simple, two things, First agree to obey human laws in Bingtown, the Seven Duchies and the God's Runes. Second, your dragons carry me and a handpicked group of warriors to Clerres and the Pale Isle."
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