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Replica photos

Apr 17, 2005 15:45

Experimenting with the Scrapbook feature. This should be the first in a short gallery of the wonderful 19th Century working replica of a Viking vessel owned by the Jorvik centre and displayed at Easter 2005 in Coppergate.

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arnheimsdomain April 17 2005, 15:31:03 UTC

As soon as I saw her, I just wanted to get her in the water. Haven't sailed for sooo long. I must go down to the reservoir again, the crowded reservoir and the sky...

on an entirely unrelated subject - jevine April 17 2005, 23:55:05 UTC

Hey, are you a fan of the Martin series Song of Ice and Fire?

Re: on an entirely unrelated subject - arnheimsdomain April 18 2005, 15:31:05 UTC

I haven't read any yet, although I hear good things, particularly as relatively 'historical' fantasy - would you recommend?

Re: on an entirely unrelated subject - jevine April 18 2005, 16:54:37 UTC

I definitely do. However, I can't say the historical quality of them is that high, and there will be moments even in these where the suspension of disbelief or want of more detail is glaring. However, for a long epic, I think this is the best, and the main reason is his ability to make the story and the motivations of the characters twist and turnw ith each other. At the outset, you have your archetypes, and you think you know who they are, but these archetypes are special - they learn and change. Everything you think you know about a character evolves throughout the course of the stories.

Anyway, fantastic reads. I read each volume in under 3 days time, because they were just that engrossing. Any favorites of yours? (oh... and I'm also a huge fan of the first two Dune books. In fact, I don't read much Sci-Fi or Fantasy now unless someone recommends it, but has also read these books by Herbert and Martin, and can compare the two).

Re: on an entirely unrelated subject - arnheimsdomain April 19 2005, 13:15:50 UTC

I'll definately give that a look. I agree about Dune - I felt the 'series' plowed off down hill, but the first, particualrly, was faultless.

The only favourites I have that come close for personal impact are:

The Mote in God's Eye' by Niven & Pournelle - mainly for the creative & sociological take on an alien civilisation. Sequel not a patch.

The Dispossed, U K Le Guin - mostly for it's political optimism & cynicism

The Gate To Women's Country by S H Tepper - ditto pro feminist

All boast a believable backstory & tech and don't over reach themselves in complexity & scope.

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