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7/21/2010 6:49:34 PM
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http://www.chriswilmsmeyer.com/ He is no Terry Brooks but I think he is worth checking out. I am halfway thru it and so far I really like it. Check it out and let everyone know what you think.
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7/22/2010 1:16:36 PM
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Does this type of stuff work? I'm going to assume that "liljim196" is Mr. Wilmsmeyer....one post, only here to start a thread and hype an unknown author?
If so, if anyone else needs a good tax attorney, feel free to call Spasticcolon....I heard that he is REALLY good and does a great job with client service. 
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"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death." Leonardo Da Vinci
"Some believe in Destiny, and some believe in Fate, but I believe that Happiness is something we create" - Sugarland
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7/22/2010 1:38:04 PM
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Does this type of stuff work? I'm going to assume that "liljim196" is Mr. Wilmsmeyer....one post, only here to start a thread and hype an unknown author?
It would have worked (a little anyway) -- if he'd have made the url an actual link. Google would have picked it up as an external link to his site -- which in turn would have helped his page rank infinitesimally during a websearch. 
But the highest possible page rank could never overcome the atrociousness of that cover art.
- Doug
"Philosophy does not promise to secure anything external for man, otherwise it would be admitting something that lies beyond its proper subject-matter. For as the material of the carpenter is wood, and that of statuary bronze, so the subject-matter of the art of living is each person's own life."
The Bush League Critic - Speculative Fiction News and Reviews
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7/23/2010 8:55:02 AM
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But the highest possible page rank could never overcome the atrociousness of that cover art.
Now I don't know this author at all and I don't know the illustrator at all, but I'm curious how you could call that cover art atrocious. It is very professionally and adequately done by an artist that seems to have a lot more skills and ability than the artist that did any of Robert Jordan's novels. It is very "old school" illustration. But it is at least professional.
"Those that live by the sword are often shot by those of us that don't."
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7/23/2010 9:44:23 AM
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It is very professionally and adequately done by an artist that seems to have a lot more skills and ability than the artist that did any of Robert Jordan's novels.
Not sure how that's relevant, because I find most of those covers atrocious, as well. 
To be perfectly honest, it looks to me like the two main figures were stolen directly from a historical, generational (and probably frontier) saga - then slapped on top of some generic fantasy elements (hooded guy with a blade, crumbling edifice,.. etc). Then an evil figure (who looks like a cross between the Crypt Keeper and The Predator) was thrown in for good measure.
- Doug
"Philosophy does not promise to secure anything external for man, otherwise it would be admitting something that lies beyond its proper subject-matter. For as the material of the carpenter is wood, and that of statuary bronze, so the subject-matter of the art of living is each person's own life."
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7/23/2010 9:57:24 AM
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I think I fall somewhere in between on the illustration. Not terrible, not great.
But I still am very leery of reading any fiction that's a kindle exclusive, especially by an unknown author.
I tried Jeremy Robinson's Beneath a few months back. Now THAT was atrocious.
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7/24/2010 11:42:06 AM
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Meh. That's all I have to say really. The cover isn't bad, and I do like it, but I think it could've been done a bit better. And also the summary of the book is just...meh. Doesn't sound too erribly interesting. I may give it a try if I ever find the time. I do, however, really like the title of the next book, The Hunt For Black Rock.
The Sword is still only a sword, whether it has magic or not, it knows only to bite at the whim of its wielder's arm.
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