tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1466880614641730729..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: New DirectionsFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-13301303446712349282020-03-02T21:38:29.593-05:002020-03-02T21:38:29.593-05:00“The Warm Lands” have been bubbling around in Fran...“The Warm Lands” have been bubbling around in Fran’s head for ... what? 20 years? <br /><br />i’m glad it finally made it to the surface.pdwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943525787137905313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-275310396416233532020-03-02T11:36:47.728-05:002020-03-02T11:36:47.728-05:00I've been acting as Fran's "alpha rea...I've been acting as Fran's "alpha reader" of this novel, as I did for <i>Opportunities</i> and <i>The Wise and the Mad</i>. Trust me, this one's good. It has a conception of magic that's unique in my experience, and combines intelligent characters with a fair amount of action, as well as a nice love story. (No spoilers from me, though!)Amy Bowersoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076323336759224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-49855920772017892632020-03-02T10:38:08.738-05:002020-03-02T10:38:08.738-05:00can’t wait.can’t wait.pdwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943525787137905313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-31387241122336846532020-03-02T09:41:39.023-05:002020-03-02T09:41:39.023-05:00OK, now I'm intrigued. I'll give it a go.....OK, now I'm intrigued. I'll give it a go...Lord Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324390481197233147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-31520742830052254552020-03-02T07:47:42.065-05:002020-03-02T07:47:42.065-05:00Well, Squirrel my friend, you'll have to read ...Well, Squirrel my friend, you'll have to read the book to discover why you're wrong, so rather than expand on the reason I'll just leave the matter there.<br />Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-226725422592695472020-03-02T07:43:36.084-05:002020-03-02T07:43:36.084-05:00I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the premi...I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the premise of your latest fantasy outing is very similar to the background of the Dungeons and Dragons Dark Sun setting, which came out in the mid 1990s. As far as I know, there was only one set of novels released (The Prism Pentad by Troy Denning).<br /><br />-- pre-technological? check -- stone and obsidian are main building materials, metal is scarce, and most labor is done via slavery.<br /><br />-- sorcery depopulating the planet? check -- sorcerer kings ravaged the world eons ago, transforming themselves into great Dragons that roam the wastelands, devouring all in their path. Magic drains life energy, so people have developed strange psychic abilities instead.<br /><br />It's a very unique and bizarre setting, which is probably why it wasn't terribly popular, but is still fascinating to explore.<br /><br />Good luck with your own take on this weird setting!Lord Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324390481197233147noreply@blogger.com