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I have only just found, and read in about 4 days, The Quickening, and I absolutely loved it!

With out a doubt Fiona, you are by far and away the best fantasy writer I have read in a long time.

I am now jumping up and down at the library counter demanding more of your books be brought in.

And as an aspiring writer myself, I can only hope I am half as good as you, and I, from now on, draw inspiration from you and your writing.

The story itself is well written and engaging, I got caught up with Wyl with out a doubt, but more than that, was your descriptive passages, when Myrren was tortured for example, no other fantasy writer that I'm aware of is so vivid, and morbid as it sounds, I loved that, you dared to push the boundaries.

Feist used to the standard I held myself to, no more.

Faline

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Hi Faline Well! That's the way every author should end her working week... thank you, I'm enormously flattered by your generous praise. The Quickening is my favourite story. There's just something about it that I can't really pinpoint but it has sentimental clout for me as much as giving me real pleasure to produce it. I'm thrilled you enjoyed it and that it may inspire you in your own work. Good luck with your writing and hope you enjoy the other stories - the closest tale I have to The Quickening is probably Valisar....and that's a few months off. Have a great weekend. F

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i to have just started reading your books last week i read the first part of the quickening,  i am now on page137 of blood and memory and have ordered bridge of souls as it was out of stock. its been a while since i picked up a book and flew thew it . the last one was magician  , ice and fire, legend and maybe to kill a mocking bird. any way keep the books coming , at this rate i will have caught up with you in a few months, thanks again

t mcdevitt

the kingswood

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Hi Ammonite - great name! Thanks, glad The Quickening has you in its grip. I think you will catch me if you read at this speed although I'm working very briskly through the copy edit of Valisar and I might just squeeze one more book out before you actually tap me on the shoulder! Happy reading and welcome to the board. F

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thanks f

i hope so i hate reading a book and then waiting a year or more for part 2, or more in the case of ice and fire. i like to read the books as one you don't miss parts of the story or have to flick back and forth .and i read lots of books i am lost if i don't have anything to read, i take 2 books on holidays or trips, last book was 'all the pretty horses. i read history, fact ,fiction  s/f fantsy any thing. and i collect dead things fossils that is where the name comes from.  and i live in the 'kings wood in Ireland not far from dublin.

thanks again for the great time in your books

tony

I'm off to bagni di lucca  north of lucca in Tuscany for a week in June, and then 2 nights in san gimignano i was there for 2 hours its like stepping back in time with no cars and the town walls . i have have stayed in Florence for a week end , anyway do you know anything a bout bagni di lucca

thank you again tony mc

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Hi Tony One of my closest pals lives in Dublin and she's always sending me hilarious stories of life in her part of the world. But then she's a writer so she's a keen observer of life. Now, Lucca. Ooh just so lovely! Yes, I've been there and enjoyed it so much. I've also been to SGim and thought it was absolutely stunning but I didn't get to see the torture chambers! Please make sure you do! Sienna, not too far - you must just go and sit in the square and read the paper or drink a coffee. It's heaven. And Tuscany - well, you're sort of in heaven aren't you? You will have a marvellous time and the Italian drivers so forgiving - they just shrug when you do something nutcasey like drive on the wrong side!...or the right side for Brits. A very lovely part of the world and yes, very quiet and a chance to forget the ratrace and fall into a slower pace. In UK you should be able to pick up Trinity and Percheron as a whole, meaning you shouldn't have to wait for any of the volumes for either series....so happy days for you. You're very good to limit yourelf to two books. When I travel I take anything up to nine, a minimum of six. I can't be caught short, either in a place where there are no English books, or on a plane with a story I realise I'm hating and no back up, or trapped in an airport/station/terminal without a book.....so I have lots of contingencies. Have a wonderful time! F

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hi Fiona

 I'm really looking forward to Italy in June. the area in dublin were i live is a 12th cent name i have found stone age axe head there is a bronze age burial site ,and a iron age 3 ring fort  a mote and bally from the 12th cent ,a castle from the 13th and a fortified house built in 1622, and on top of the cist (burial mound is a Foley (built in 1720). all this in a few 100 yards .any way coming to the end of 2 book cried when his sister stab him did not see that coming.

ammonite, I've edited your post so that people who haven't yet read the books don't miss any of the twists or suprises.  Don't be concerned, posters do this all the time.

Phil, your friendly moderator.

Edited by Phil at 14th Apr 2008 20:57:27.

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thanks Phil no problem . only got bridge of souls yesterday well in to it, i have ordered all the trinity books so i don't have to wait. and i shall go forth spread the word, well after i finish this book.

tony mc

kings wood

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Hey Phil Why can't I read the hidden text? Is it my Mac issue again? I wouldn't mind reading what was said in case it requires a response. Thanks for guiding me. Fx

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its OK i just made a comment on the plot, and to would have been unfair if someone who had not read the book read it and i ruined a twist for them p was spot on. tony