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]]> By: mentatjack http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146718 mentatjack Mon, 25 May 2009 01:21:02 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146718 Static-X, At the Mysterious Galaxy signing yesterday Greg cited as influences (in addition to Gaiman and Zelazny) Tim Powers, The Twilight Zone and Thor comics. QueenTess, If you want a feel for how the ravens are used in the story, you can check out the prologue. The Norse Code page on randomhouse.com includes the prologue. I love these ravens, "Thought" and "Memory." Hugin (Thought) makes for a spectacular narrator when he has PoV. After finishing Norse Code, I found it quite neat to go back and read "Wolves till the World Goes Down," which you can find online pretty easily. Static-X, At the Mysterious Galaxy signing yesterday Greg cited as influences (in addition to Gaiman and Zelazny) Tim Powers, The Twilight Zone and Thor comics.

QueenTess, If you want a feel for how the ravens are used in the story, you can check out the prologue. The Norse Code page on randomhouse.com includes the prologue. I love these ravens, “Thought” and “Memory.” Hugin (Thought) makes for a spectacular narrator when he has PoV.

After finishing Norse Code, I found it quite neat to go back and read “Wolves till the World Goes Down,” which you can find online pretty easily.

]]> By: Leo http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146623 Leo Sat, 23 May 2009 14:47:43 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146623 Kindled it. So it is available. Kindled it.

So it is available.

]]> By: Peter McLaughlin http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146578 Peter McLaughlin Sat, 23 May 2009 00:53:28 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146578 Josh@62 "...and have men on the cover who’re (usually) shirtless" Ha! I enjoy urban fantasy but it can be hard to distinguish (based on the blurb anyhow) decent urban fantasy with/out romantic elements from what are basically soft porn/romantic fantasies with a Fantasy setting. My own litmus test over time is: if it has a man's naked torso on the cover, don't buy it. Good to see my own rule of thumb validated! BTW, Hello. I'm from Belfast, Ireland and this is my first post on this website. Josh@62
“…and have men on the cover who’re (usually) shirtless”
Ha! I enjoy urban fantasy but it can be hard to distinguish (based on the blurb anyhow) decent urban fantasy with/out romantic elements from what are basically soft porn/romantic fantasies with a Fantasy setting. My own litmus test over time is: if it has a man’s naked torso on the cover, don’t buy it. Good to see my own rule of thumb validated!
BTW, Hello. I’m from Belfast, Ireland and this is my first post on this website.

]]> By: Static-X http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146429 Static-X Thu, 21 May 2009 21:41:32 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146429 Ooooh. Zelazny/Gaiman? Want! Ooooh. Zelazny/Gaiman?

Want!

]]> By: Sandi Hj http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146428 Sandi Hj Thu, 21 May 2009 21:24:17 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146428 Ok, broke down, bought it, and just finished reading it. It was very, very good. I'll be re-reading it for detail, as there is a LOT of detail. The cover art is spot-on in a way, but the story is much more in a category with Zelazny (myriad realities intertwined)and Gaiman (gods and mythical creatures blending into the mundane world) than with the urban fantasy/romance that I have seen. Thanks, Greg. I'll be looking for more of your work in the future. Ok, broke down, bought it, and just finished reading it. It was very, very good. I’ll be re-reading it for detail, as there is a LOT of detail.

The cover art is spot-on in a way, but the story is much more in a category with Zelazny (myriad realities intertwined)and Gaiman (gods and mythical creatures blending into the mundane world) than with the urban fantasy/romance that I have seen.

Thanks, Greg. I’ll be looking for more of your work in the future.

]]> By: Josh Jasper http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146398 Josh Jasper Thu, 21 May 2009 14:47:30 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146398 There's nothing wrong with Katanas, just like Stairway To Heaven is actually a decent song. They're just both overplayed :-) There’s nothing wrong with Katanas, just like Stairway To Heaven is actually a decent song. They’re just both overplayed :-)

]]> By: Static-X http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146394 Static-X Thu, 21 May 2009 14:25:53 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146394 Well, a Dao (or a Jian, for that matter) is cooler than a Katana, so I suppose I can let that slide. The overall cover looks quite good, though. If the book is *not* a stereotypical vampire-porn romp, but actually an interesting story, I may check it out. Well, a Dao (or a Jian, for that matter) is cooler than a Katana, so I suppose I can let that slide. The overall cover looks quite good, though.

If the book is *not* a stereotypical vampire-porn romp, but actually an interesting story, I may check it out.

]]> By: Tim Morris http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146390 Tim Morris Thu, 21 May 2009 13:55:27 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146390 Lest anyone think the "Big Idea" doesn't work - I'd skipped Norse Code on my weekly sweep through new releases over at Fictionwise as a just another Hot-Asskicking-Babe-Softcore-Demon-Sex-Call-It-Urban-Fantasy entry, after reading the "Big Idea" post I immediately logged on andbought it. By the way, because of the promotional MicroPay rebate, the effective cost at Fictionwise was uncer $4.50 and the .pdb files used for secure eReader work just fine on the iPhone/iPod Touch with Stanza. Lest anyone think the “Big Idea” doesn’t work – I’d skipped Norse Code on my weekly sweep through new releases over at Fictionwise as a just another Hot-Asskicking-Babe-Softcore-Demon-Sex-Call-It-Urban-Fantasy entry, after reading the “Big Idea” post I immediately logged on andbought it. By the way, because of the promotional MicroPay rebate, the effective cost at Fictionwise was uncer $4.50 and the .pdb files used for secure eReader work just fine on the iPhone/iPod Touch with Stanza.

]]> By: Josh Jasper http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/05/19/the-big-idea-greg-van-eekhout/#comment-146372 Josh Jasper Thu, 21 May 2009 04:55:56 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7444#comment-146372 Not all urban fantasy with tough women has them sleeping with monsters, or even human beings, but the butt-kicking woman part is a fairly common theme. Having had a conversation with agent Dianne Fox, she tells me that the books with lots of sex are more classes as paranormal romance, and have men on the cover who're (usually) shirtless, holding the woman, and frequently only appear as torsos - the head being somewhere off the top of the page. Live and learn. Not all urban fantasy with tough women has them sleeping with monsters, or even human beings, but the butt-kicking woman part is a fairly common theme.

Having had a conversation with agent Dianne Fox, she tells me that the books with lots of sex are more classes as paranormal romance, and have men on the cover who’re (usually) shirtless, holding the woman, and frequently only appear as torsos – the head being somewhere off the top of the page.

Live and learn.

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