tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post9149477639428172395..comments2024-03-19T07:16:47.924-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: 2008 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Winner ...James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-85978001650889517012008-08-13T21:47:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:47:00.000-04:00A message of DOOM from the city library system:"Yo...A message of DOOM from the city library system:<BR/><BR/>"Your request for Dragondoom / Dennis L. McKiernan was successful. You will be notified when the item is ready for pickup."Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-659426699133754312008-08-13T21:13:00.000-04:002008-08-13T21:13:00.000-04:00You can read the prologue and opening chapter on A...You can read the prologue and opening chapter on Amazon. Try that before you actually consider buying it. I don't think the stuff I quoted above was even the worst bit.Kevin Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963383059386077519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-63145590832677889662008-08-13T19:52:00.000-04:002008-08-13T19:52:00.000-04:00Uncle! Uncle!(Perversely I now want to read the da...Uncle! Uncle!<BR/><BR/>(Perversely I now want to read the damn thing...)Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81753450064825169772008-08-13T19:25:00.000-04:002008-08-13T19:25:00.000-04:00As one of the people in question, all I can say fo...As one of the people in question, all I can say for sure is that's it's the worst fantasy novel I've ever attempted to read. That, and you can play the <I>Eye of Argon</I> game just fine with <I>Dragondoom</I>.<BR/><BR/>Besides, a publisher <I>paid actual money</I> for <I>Dragondoom</I>, and it has stayed continuously in print. Plus there's this:<BR/><BR/><I>As Wind stepped forth from the reeds, suddenly the pony stopped its struggling. The Dwarf looked up, and his gaze locked with Elyn's his eyes narrowing--just as hers had--at the sight of this tall, leather-clad, steel-helmed, green-eyed, copper-haired </I>Woman<I>!</I>Kevin Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436497363925902795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52494521883824094052008-08-13T17:14:00.000-04:002008-08-13T17:14:00.000-04:00If they'd read The Eye of Argon they wouldn't make...<I>If they'd read The Eye of Argon they wouldn't make such rash claims.</I><BR/><BR/>In their defense, I believe they mean "ever published" rather than ever put to paper. <I>The Eye of Argon</I> wins hands down otherwise.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-76252851680145247252008-08-13T17:12:00.000-04:002008-08-13T17:12:00.000-04:00...ebon as jet...*snerk* His taut thews were as st...<I>...ebon as jet...</I><BR/><BR/>*snerk* <BR/>His taut thews were as steely as iron. Her obsidian eyes glittered like volcanic glass. Try it, it's fun!<BR/><BR/><I>Two friends of mine both contend to this day that Dragondoom is in fact the worst fantasy novel ever written.</I><BR/><BR/>If they'd read <A HREF="http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/SF-Archives/Misc/Eye_Of_The_Argon" REL="nofollow">The Eye of Argon</A> they wouldn't make such rash claims.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48473553820763822362008-08-13T16:30:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:30:00.000-04:00Two friends of mine both contend to this day that ...Two friends of mine both contend to this day that <I>Dragondoom</I> is in fact the worst fantasy novel ever written.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-11261595396568777292008-08-13T16:24:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:24:00.000-04:00"...for the sclera of this Mage's eyes were ebon a..."...for the sclera of this Mage's eyes were ebon as jet."<BR/><BR/><B>Master and Apprentice</B><BR/>Chapter 28<BR/><I>Dragondoom</I> by Dennis McKiernan.<BR/><BR/>Just read further for more badness. I mean, <I>really</I> <B>bad</B> badness.Victor Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928494560036528653noreply@blogger.com