Comments on: Busy, busy, busy

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:29 +0000

Nuke it/freeze it or throw in some “pesky” refugees

By: Mark C Newton

Mark C Newton — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:21:19 +0000

Hi Neil,

Not especially tricky. I guess I knew instantly the story of City of Ruin – it was, like GRRM, a new location, and new characters.

I’ve got the new characters, it’s just trying to spice up the old location!

By: Neil

Neil — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:19:27 +0000

Sounds like it’s the tricky third book for you. I guess it hits everyone at some point (most find it in the first!).

What the likes of GRRM do in his books is to usually introduce extra locations so that while familiar ones are there, there’s a few new ones too. It’s not like he invented the technique as it’s been used for a long time. Just look at every new season of a TV show where they throw new characters into the mix to keep things fresh.