I think I did actually start reading Fray back when it was being published as a monthly. I ended up falling behind because it was insanely popular at the time and the comic book store was always out of issues. I kind of forgot about the series and never scrounged around to find the missing issues. Maybe I'll go back and buy the trade paperback, and finish reading the series.
As far as the Farseer books go, everyone I respect seems to recommend them, but for some reason the blurb on the back cover of the book always stops me. It just sounds like the typical fantasy novel of the special stable boy (who is really the son of the king) with the special powers that everyone discovers and who changes the world. There are so many books with almost exactly that beginning, that I admit that I'm leary of reading the series.
I'm going to have to look past that, I think, because a lot of people I respect seem to love that series. From what everyone has told me, I suspect the summary doesn't do the book justice.
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Re: With my luck you've read both.
Date: 2006-08-22 03:21 pm (UTC)As far as the Farseer books go, everyone I respect seems to recommend them, but for some reason the blurb on the back cover of the book always stops me. It just sounds like the typical fantasy novel of the special stable boy (who is really the son of the king) with the special powers that everyone discovers and who changes the world. There are so many books with almost exactly that beginning, that I admit that I'm leary of reading the series.
I'm going to have to look past that, I think, because a lot of people I respect seem to love that series. From what everyone has told me, I suspect the summary doesn't do the book justice.