tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post5098655252864187574..comments2024-03-28T07:09:28.500+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: The BoSS for 05/09/10Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-72095401920866635022010-09-06T14:35:33.331+01:002010-09-06T14:35:33.331+01:00The Malazan novellas won't spoil any of the ma...The Malazan novellas won't spoil any of the main plot for you. Though, as one of the few people who thought them totally inferior to the main series, I'd still recommend reading the novels first.Nathaniel Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-3475642138441070922010-09-06T08:03:56.917+01:002010-09-06T08:03:56.917+01:00LOL! Thanks, Niall. NO worries about where you lis...LOL! Thanks, Niall. NO worries about where you list it! Honestly, it's always just a jolt is all. <br /><br />Sure when it comes down to it the review its self is always going to be about the relationship between the book and the reviewer regardless of what the marketing category is.<br /><br />I guess the only difference the marketing category makes is what reviewers get to give their opinion on a book( the school or youth librarians and teenage reviewers that make up the majority of the other territories' reviews being left out of the loop in this market)Celinehttp://www.celinekiernan.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-82141006124014650232010-09-06T03:07:57.930+01:002010-09-06T03:07:57.930+01:00@Marduk - I totally do want to! So I shouldn't...@Marduk - I totally do want to! So I shouldn't be worried about the novellas being so tied into the overarching continuity that they'll spoil something for me? Because I do mean to catch up on the Malazan books sometime...<br /><br />@Celine - I'll admit, I did wonder whether or not to list The Crowded Shadows with yesterday's YA edition of The BoSS, but I figured The Poison Throne straddled the divide between the two markets well enough that it'd be as fine a fit in today's, um, growed-up thing. Looking forward to catching up with Wynter! :)<br /><br />@Martin - Works fine, alright. This is good news. But otherwise, how was it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-80863811610853504872010-09-06T02:02:03.702+01:002010-09-06T02:02:03.702+01:00Niall, even though you haven't read the majori...Niall, even though you haven't read the majority of the MBotF series, I highly recommend you read the Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novellas now. You don't need to have read the main series to enjoy them and they are excellent! Worst case scenario is that you could read the first novella in the book and if you don't love it, then leave the rest. I would be shocked if that happens though. They are also quite short so it won't take hardly any of your time to get through one of them.... go on, you know you want to!Marduknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-76593024784935666932010-09-05T16:18:05.687+01:002010-09-05T16:18:05.687+01:00Heee. It's always a jolt not to be listed with...Heee. It's always a jolt not to be listed with the YA titles. I keep forgetting I'm not being marketed that way in the US and UK.Celinehttp://www.celinekiernan.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-87455027913680394142010-09-05T14:04:26.715+01:002010-09-05T14:04:26.715+01:00The Technician is the only Neal Asher novel I'...<i>The Technician</i> is the only Neal Asher novel I've read apart from <i>The Skinner</i> and I think it works fine as a standalone.Martinhttp://everythingisnice.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com