Ref: Bel'Gonows: NaNo'09

[Kaez]

I only read the eight books with 'Shannara' in the title. And I'll get to the Voyage, Druid, and Genesis trilogies before I read Void.

And -then- I'd read Landover.

I've not heard much good, honestly.

[Jenny (Reffy)]

Bah! You guys must know about the ever criticized Willow interaction? It was his one huge mistake in the Landover books. He wrote Willow in as a fairy who had seen her destiny in the vines. Her plot-line was a little far fetched.

*Shakes fist*

My nod of respect is wasted on those who haven't read the interaction.

Anyways - Terry Pratchett nod of respect:
(ps. Mr Ian Woon = NaNoWriMo)
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Eventually he found Mr. Ian Woon's shop. It had a large wooden sign outside that stood about waist high outside of a doorway that was covered in hanging wooden beads. On the wooden sign were paintings of wondrous and marvelous objects. Things that he had no idea what it would be used for. Other things that he knew, but were so lavishly decorated that they were no longer usable. Joneigh plucked up his courage, lifting his shoulders high, then walked inside.

The inside was smaller than he had expected and stacked from floor to ceiling with expensive objects. His confidence disappeared. Knowing his luck he'd probably knock something of real value over and smash it. Then he'd really be in trouble because he did not have enough money to even buy the cheapest item in a place like this.

It was the type of shop that elderly people went to spend their tiny fortunes on an item that would sit in the lounge room on a special table and not get used. That idea had amused Joniegh - why buy something that has a function (like a teapot) and not use it? Standing it on a special table and showing it off to friends did not count as a use for a teapot, no matter how many crystal gems and metal curls it had on it.

Joneigh shrugged and walked further into the shop looking at some of the items that Mr. Ian Woon had for sale. There were several beautiful things. There were stacking tables with mahogany inlays, with splices of ivory and shiny pearl. Rugs that hung from the walls depicting several parts of Bel-Gonows history, The Creation, The Great War, and even the more recent Earthquakes and disasters. He walked further in, not daring to touch anything and breathing lightly in case it caused anything to collapse.

There were several objects that Joneigh could not figure out. A ball shaped thing that gleamed brightly with polish and had three holes in the top. It didn’t look like it had a purpose and why three holes he could only guess. Another was a metal utensil that had prongs on one end and handles at the other. He dared to pick this up and found it could clamp down on rather painfully, which he found out from testing on his finger. He ducked down to see under the tables and saw a chest. It was a beautiful object made for a type of wood he had never seen. The strange thing was that it seemed to be breathing and moving about on feet, lots of tiny little feet. Joneigh stared for a moment not believing his eyes, then decided he would rather not know and walked away.

[Kaez]

I've never read any Pratchett, but from what I know about his style, that's close to it.

[Jenny (Reffy)]

The chest, which was briefly mentioned, is the "Luggage" which makes its first appearance in "The Color of Magic" and stays with Rincewind in the Discworld Novels.

My little nod to Pratchett.


See bottom of pic/cover for Luggage. It was particularly good at eating humans who tried to snatch the gold from inside.
(oops - image is huge - sorry!)

[Kaez]

Ah, cheesy cartoon covers for fantasy novels. I miss them.

[Jenny (Reffy)]

Gonna have relatively funny cartoon cover for mine

[James]

I haven't thought of a cover for mine. I would probably go to Brooks route and have some vaguely realistic photograph of the Wolaeth.

[WJChesek ((Evern))]

My cover so far: Words. The title of the novel maybe...

And the vague hope that I can describe the damned ship well enough to get someone to draw it.