Wizard's First Rule...

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 6/21/2003, 9:17 pm

I know several of you are big fans of this book, so I thought I'd ask you. I'm a little ways into it, not far enough to form a coherent opinion, but I've noticed it falls into most of the standard fantasy cliches, which were only interesting the first 500 times I read them, so I was wondering if there's anything spectacular about this book that merits my spending 800 pages on it. Again, I don't know, but I don't like committing to books that aren't worth it, especially long ones. Your opinions, good or bad, would be welcome. Thanks!

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 6/22/2003, 7:39 am

just read it, what do you have to lose?

Neil · Post by **Neil** » 6/22/2003, 7:43 am

800 some pages worth of time :lol:

Penguin Josh · Post by **Penguin Josh** » 6/22/2003, 8:18 am

thats only the weekend for me and its raining so i have nothing else to do and if you though the others were good then read this one, and the DATDA teachers is a wacco

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/22/2003, 8:22 am

WFR is chock-full of clichés. However, it starts to lose those near the end. And after the first book, that shroud of clichés is thrown aside, and the books become their own.

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 6/22/2003, 1:27 pm

Thanks, Rob. I'm 100 pages in, and it's getting better. Might as well stick it out. If it sucks, I just won't read the rest of 'em...

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/22/2003, 4:31 pm

Read the second one, at least. Trust me, it's amazing.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 6/22/2003, 5:37 pm

Wizards first rule.................

...........is that we don'.t talk about Wizard Club

:freak:

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 6/22/2003, 5:42 pm

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/22/2003, 5:52 pm

The Wizard's First Rule is in my sig.

Dork.

Corey · Post by **Corey** » 6/22/2003, 5:53 pm

is that like harry potter or something?

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 6/22/2003, 5:54 pm

Slightly less lame and more adult.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/22/2003, 5:57 pm

A lot less lame once you get past the first book.

And a lot more adult once you get further into the series (Alex can attest to that!

)

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 6/22/2003, 6:14 pm

Oh no, I spy smut scenes coming up...

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/22/2003, 6:44 pm

They're tasteful.

Well, the first one(s) are.

One's mildly graphic.

Hmm... I wonder if Naked Empire (new one coming out next month) will have anything smutty it in...?

Also, the books (after WFR) get into political satire. Very good stuff.

emily · Post by **emily** » 6/22/2003, 6:59 pm

Naked Empire?? Sounds like a Star Wars erotic fan-fiction.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/22/2003, 7:00 pm

Yes, because nothing else can ever say "Empire" :roll:

emily · Post by **emily** » 6/22/2003, 7:00 pm

of course not!!

...... bastard.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 6/22/2003, 7:01 pm

One-Eye · Post by **One-Eye** » 6/22/2003, 7:21 pm

Naked Empire, you say?

*pictures a bunch of Jedis getting it on in a galaxy-wide orgy*

Yesss...