Favorite characters

On 05/01/06 at 20:42:27 ~misfit~ somehow managed to type:

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> > Who would you say are your favorite characters in mr. Feists books?
> >
> > 1. Mara of the Acoma

I'll have to go over to my brothers place and grovel and beg and plead
for a loan of the Empire series - it's been far too long since I read
that - it badly needs re-reading, I reckon. Dammit - I could've got
away without begging 'n stuff, I was at his place last week and we did
another of our "Great Reading Material Swaps(tm)".

Anyone here into Peter F Hamilton ? I reckon it's brilliant SF and it's
BIG...

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> > you can see i am a fan of Kelewan.

Me too...

>
> That's easy. Nakor. Ray has come up with some very likeable and

Yep Nakor has my vote too with Bobby de Loungville coming second. Erik,
Roo, Jadow, Gathis and Sho Pi all figure in there too. Hell, they ALL
figure in there...

The things I really like about Nakor are his INSATIABLE thirst for
knowledge and that he seems to treat everything as a source of
amusement put on especially for him. I think Bobby is a caring brute of
a man - if you can have such a thing... I'd always want him on my
side.

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> P.S. Do we finally get to find anything out about Pug's ancestry?

There's a bit about him in Rage of a Demon King but I reckon you need
to read the Empire series. Read Magician and then the Empire series and
you'll get a pretty good feel for Pugs rise to power, I think... His
"Temper Tantrum" is a .....erm well, let's say I'm bloody glad I wasn't
there...


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"Humbug" <bah.TakeThisOut@deep.bit.bucket> wrote in message
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> On 05/01/06 at 20:42:27 ~misfit~ somehow managed to type:
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> <snip>
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> > >
> > > Who would you say are your favorite characters in mr. Feists books?

It's probably not the most popular choice, but I quite like Roo Avery as a
character - a hard road to respectability well travelled. Arutha I (to
distinguish him from his namesake of later stories, Jimmy The Hand's son)
exemplifies the ideals of nobility. Mara for her resourcefulness and quick
wit. Jimmy himself, especially once he became Lord James. And lastly Black
Guy (another choice that will probably surprise people); the sense of
personal honour at any cost. I would love to read a story set in Rillanon
after Guy's repatriation at some point - a murderous tale of political
infighting that would contrast nicely with those aspects of the Empire
trilogy, I think. Oh, and one more: Kasumi was another character I greatly
enjoyed, especially his interactions with Pug and Laurie.

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> > P.S. Do we finally get to find anything out about Pug's ancestry?
>
> There's a bit about him in Rage of a Demon King but I reckon you need
> to read the Empire series. Read Magician and then the Empire series and
> you'll get a pretty good feel for Pugs rise to power, I think... His
> "Temper Tantrum" is a .....erm well, let's say I'm bloody glad I wasn't
> there...
>
I'm afraid that I found that sequence to be the weakest in Magician. I kept
waiting for him to do something impressive.... maybe I'm jaded, but for a
mage with all the power of two worlds, it simply wasn't cosmic enough to
really awe me. It didn't really come to life until retold in the second
volume of the Empire series. But thart's OK, I'm sure I have favorite scenes
that you would disagree with (something you are fully entitled to do,) and
its the differences in tastes that make life interesting.

Mike Bourke
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Humbug wrote:
> On 05/01/06 at 20:42:27 ~misfit~ somehow managed to type:
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> <snip>
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> Anyone here into Peter F Hamilton ? I reckon it's brilliant SF and it's
> BIG...
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Yes, I love it... only problem, though, is that since I am 'advancing in
years', I find that by the time the next one comes out I have forgotten
a lot of the significant detail of the last one. So, I will have to
re-read 'Pandora's Planet' before I can read the next one which I
received on Xmas morning.

But I have got some Feist to read first! Thank God for Raymond, what
would we do without him!

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Nakor
Pug
Prince Arutha
Jimmy The Hand
Owen Greylock
Talon


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~misfit~ wrote:

> Also, with the recent discussion about Arch-Indar, and
> how Gods, even dead ones, can leave 'fragments' of themselves in
> people, makes one wonder if there might be a rather large 'fragment'
> of a certain God in Pug.

Should have shut up and been thought a fool, having since read about Bek...
Nakor... I decided the best course of action with FotN was to force myself
to put it down now and then, read it over a few days. Not an easy task. <g>
75% Read. I'll finish it today, I can feel it's pull all the way from the
other end of the house.
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P.S. You can tell how much I concentrate on Ray's books by the simple fact
that I've seen two type-setting mistakes so far. One was 'Talnoy' spelt as
'Talony', can't remember the other one. Most people skip over words that
they're familiar with and don't notice spelling mistakes, it's just the way
most people's brains work. Maybe I should get a job as a Proof-reader?
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I still have to wait until at least APRIL

Damn US publishers.

"~misfit~" <misfit61nz RemoveThis @wahoo.co.nz> wrote in message news:43bf0672@news.orcon.net.nz...
> Should have shut up and been thought a fool, having since read about Bek...
> Nakor... I decided the best course of action with FotN was to force myself
> to put it down now and then, read it over a few days. Not an easy task. <g>
> 75% Read. I'll finish it today, I can feel it's pull all the way from the
> other end of the house.
> --
> ~misfit~
>
> P.S. You can tell how much I concentrate on Ray's books by the simple fact
> that I've seen two type-setting mistakes so far. One was 'Talnoy' spelt as
> 'Talony', can't remember the other one. Most people skip over words that
> they're familiar with and don't notice spelling mistakes, it's just the way
> most people's brains work. Maybe I should get a job as a Proof-reader?
>
>
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"Humbug" <bah.TakeThisOut@deep.bit.bucket> wrote

> I'll have to go over to my brothers place and grovel and beg and plead
> for a loan of the Empire series - it's been far too long since I read
> that - it badly needs re-reading,

> > > you can see i am a fan of Kelewan.
>
> Me too...

I could never get into that, and I'm not sure why. I love Ray's solo books,
I (mostly) enjoyed Janny's solo books, but together it just didn't do it for
me. Like I love strawberry ice cream and I love sweet & sour pork, but I
wouldn't mix them on the same plate!

> Yep Nakor has my vote too with Bobby de >Loungville coming second.

Damn, I knew there was someone I'd missed out of my list! Bobby
deLoungville!


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Chris F. Willoughby wrote:
> I still have to wait until at least APRIL
>
> Damn US publishers.

Yeah. I don't understand the logic of that. It's one big global marketplace
now and this type of staggered release just encourages those who have the
means (Credit card, internet access) to shop elsewhere. I know of a lot of
people who buy DVDs and books via the internet if they've been released
somewhere else. I know of quite a few people who bought FotN from Amazon UK
months ago. All this practice is doing is depriving US retailers of sales
and profits. Maybe not a significant percentage yet but it'll be going up
and up month by month.

If I had a credit card a New Zealand retailer would have missed out on the
profit from the sale of FotN and I dare say I would have got it more
cheaply.

The sooner businesses realise the global nature of the modern market the
sooner they'll profit from it, or at least not hurt parts of their
distribution chain. If I was a US bookstore owner I would have looked into
getting FotN wholesale from the UK. If I was a US bookstore *chain* owner
with a bit of purchasing leverage I would be putting pressure on the
publisher to cease this practice. I mean, Ray's a popular author. My local
bookstore has FotN in pride of place in the new releases section, *six*
books facing out in a square on the shelf, hard to miss. (NZ$39.95 a copy)
No other books currently enjoy as high a profile. The local library has it
as a "Hot Pick" meaning it's not free to borrow, it's $4 for two weeks and
it's on display right by the counter. I've never seen that with a Fantasy
release before, they usually only do that with mainstream 'bestsellers', the
sort of book I avoid like the plague.

Ho hum.
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> "~misfit~" <misfit61nz.RemoveThis@wahoo.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:43bf0672@news.orcon.net.nz...
>> Should have shut up and been thought a fool, having since read about
>> Bek... Nakor... I decided the best course of action with FotN was to
>> force myself to put it down now and then, read it over a few days.
>> Not an easy task. <g> 75% Read. I'll finish it today, I can feel
>> it's pull all the way from the other end of the house.
>> --
>> ~misfit~
>>
>> P.S. You can tell how much I concentrate on Ray's books by the
>> simple fact that I've seen two type-setting mistakes so far. One was
>> 'Talnoy' spelt as 'Talony', can't remember the other one. Most
>> people skip over words that they're familiar with and don't notice
>> spelling mistakes, it's just the way most people's brains work.
>> Maybe I should get a job as a Proof-reader?
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Greetings all,
First time reader and first time poster
MY fav charters are
1) Marcos the Black
2) Pug
3) Thomas
4)Bobby (I was a Sergeant in the Army so I can dig him)
5) Borric (He adopted Pug now that speaks charter)
"Jacco Weel" <jacco.weel.TakeThisOut@quicknet.nl> wrote in message
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> People,
>
> Since it is awfully silent out here, i thought the time has come for a
> message.
> First a happy newyear too you all.
>
> Now then,
>
> Who would you say are your favorite characters in mr. Feists books?
>
> 1. Mara of the Acoma
> a very strong woman who demands great respect.
> 2. Prince Arutha
> just good
> 3. Pug
> can't picture Midkemia without him.
> 4. Hokanu of the Shinzawai.
> you can see i am a fan of Kelewan.
>
> greetings,
> Jacco Weel
> NL
>
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saberhack wrote:
> Greetings all,

Greetings saberhack.

> First time reader and first time poster
> MY fav charters are
> 1) Marcos the Black
> 2) Pug
> 3) Thomas
> 4)Bobby (I was a Sergeant in the Army so I can dig him)
> 5) Borric (He adopted Pug now that speaks charter)

Yeah, Borric *was* cool. There is (AFAICR) not much mention of the Duchy of
Crydee in these later books. Bit of a shame really, It'd be nice to have
kept in touch with Borric's line a bit. (I know, I know, Aruthra and all...)
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>> People,
>>
>> Since it is awfully silent out here, i thought the time has come for
>> a message.
>> First a happy newyear too you all.
>>
>> Now then,
>>
>> Who would you say are your favorite characters in mr. Feists books?
>>
>> 1. Mara of the Acoma
>> a very strong woman who demands great respect.
>> 2. Prince Arutha
>> just good
>> 3. Pug
>> can't picture Midkemia without him.
>> 4. Hokanu of the Shinzawai.
>> you can see i am a fan of Kelewan.
>>
>> greetings,
>> Jacco Weel
>> NL
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I'll have to admit I like all of Ray's characters but i think the ones that
I am most fond of are Pug and Nakor. I like Pug because obvioously we have
watched him grow from a young boy to possibly one of the most powerful mages
that Midkemia has ever seen. And Nakor because he is always good for a laugh
and has an inexhaustable supply of oranges

"Jacco Weel" <jacco.weel.TakeThisOut@quicknet.nl> wrote in message
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> People,
>
> Since it is awfully silent out here, i thought the time has come for a
> message.
> First a happy newyear too you all.
>
> Now then,
>
> Who would you say are your favorite characters in mr. Feists books?
>
> 1. Mara of the Acoma
> a very strong woman who demands great respect.
> 2. Prince Arutha
> just good
> 3. Pug
> can't picture Midkemia without him.
> 4. Hokanu of the Shinzawai.
> you can see i am a fan of Kelewan.
>
> greetings,
> Jacco Weel
> NL
>
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On Thu, 5 Jan 2006, Jacco Weel wrote:

> People,
>
> Since it is awfully silent out here, i thought the time has come for a
> message.
> First a happy newyear too you all.
>
> Now then,
>
> Who would you say are your favorite characters in mr. Feists books?
>
> 1. Mara of the Acoma
> a very strong woman who demands great respect.
> 2. Prince Arutha
> just good
> 3. Pug
> can't picture Midkemia without him.
> 4. Hokanu of the Shinzawai.
> you can see i am a fan of Kelewan.
>
> greetings,
> Jacco Weel
> NL
>
>
>

wow, that is my list pretty much exactly. I was soooo sad when Mara had to
do what she did regarding Hokanu.

My favorite part of that book was when Hokanu thundered through the trees
on their horses to seek his revenge on Jiro. I like Hokanu:)
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