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HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - KRW - 10-20-2005
Snake Wrote:Harbingers?
Can't say I like that title very much. It's kind of clunky. I'll be surprised if the publisher lets it ride, but hey what do I know, right? Stranger things have happened...The Red Sox even won the World Series last year! I thought Hell was freezing over. Glad to see they choked on their own bats this year and things are back to normal.
I like the Title, you have a better suggestion?
As far as the Red Sox choking I don't know, maybe they were outplayed. I wasn't following. I do know the same thing happened to the Diamondbacks in 2002. A team I would expect you to follow.
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - Snake - 10-20-2005
KRW Wrote:I like the Title, you have a better suggestion?
Nah...I wouldn't even venture a guess without first reading the book. I trust Paul's judgement as he knows his own work, but Harbingers doesn't have the same ring to it that all of the other "Jack" books have.
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - t4terrific - 10-21-2005
Snake Wrote:Nah...I wouldn't even venture a guess without first reading the book. I trust Paul's judgement as he knows his own work, but Harbingers doesn't have the same ring to it that all of the other "Jack" books have.
It sounds ominous. It makes me think there are more dark times ahead.
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - Snake - 10-21-2005
t4terrific Wrote:It sounds ominous. It makes me think there are more dark times ahead.
I disagree. I don't think it sounds ominous at all. Legacies, Conspiracies, The Haunted Air, Hosts, Gateways, Infernal... Those all ring true. Harbingers by itself has no dark connotations. Most of us just already know dark times are a comin'...because Jack's tale ends with Nightworld. You may as well call it Goldilocks (or Gialocks if you like) and the Three Bearers.
Harbingers, as a title, fails to stand side by side with the rest of the series. Its the red headed step child of the real title, and should be beaten and stuffed back into the closet it came out of. I know the story will be great, and as such, it deserves a great title...but, sorry folks, this just ain't it!
Again, this is just my opinion.
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - KRW - 10-21-2005
Snake Wrote:Nah...I wouldn't even venture a guess without first reading the book. I trust Paul's judgement as he knows his own work, but Harbingers doesn't have the same ring to it that all of the other "Jack" books have.
That was the challange in the first place. To name the book with only subtle hints to it's contents. So without reading the book, you won't venture a guess for the title. But you'll criticize the title that was picked without reading it either.
KRW
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - t4terrific - 10-21-2005
Snake Wrote:I disagree. I don't think it sounds ominous at all. Legacies, Conspiracies, The Haunted Air, Hosts, Gateways, Infernal... Those all ring true. Harbingers by itself has no dark connotations. Most of us just already know dark times are a comin'...because Jack's tale ends with Nightworld. You may as well call it Goldilocks (or Gialocks if you like) and the Three Bearers.
Harbingers, as a title, fails to stand side by side with the rest of the series. Its the red headed step child of the real title, and should be beaten and stuffed back into the closet it came out of. I know the story will be great, and as such, it deserves a great title...but, sorry folks, this just ain't it!
Again, this is just my opinion.
And again, you've offered no supporting facts, just complaints and smart-assed rhetoric.
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - Snake - 10-21-2005
KRW Wrote:That was the challange in the first place. To name the book with only subtle hints to it's contents. So without reading the book, you won't venture a guess for the title. But you'll criticize the title that was picked without reading it either.
KRW
Exactly...
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - Snake - 10-21-2005
t4terrific Wrote:And again, you've offered no supporting facts, just complaints and smart-assed rhetoric.
No complaints.
No Smart-assed rhetoric.
Just my opinion.
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - KRW - 10-21-2005
Snake Wrote:Exactly...
So basicaly, you couldn't think of a better title.
KRW
HARBINGERS - congrats Lisa!! - Snake - 10-21-2005
KRW Wrote:So basicaly, you couldn't think of a better title.
KRW
Why would I be so presumptuous to think that I could title someone else's work? Sure, I could thumb through a thesaurus and spout out a buttload of words that basically mean the same thing as well as anyone else, but why would I?
Paul himself had trouble coming up with a title and if he is now willing to settle for this one, fine. It's his work. I don't have to like the title to like the book. And you don't have to like the fact that I don't like the proposed title. But if you have the right to say you like it, I have the right to say I don't...