mnelling@watdcsu.UUCP (Mark Ellingham [C and O]) (12/17/85)
I just picked up a copy of Steven Brust's latest novel,
"Brokedown Palace." It's published by Ace and costs $3.50 in Canada,
$2.95 in the U.S.A. The printing date inside says January 1986.
I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but here's what the blurb on
the back says:
"Once upon a time there were four brothers who ruled the
land of Fenario:
King Laszlo, a good man - though perhaps a little mad;
Prince Andre, a clever man - though perhaps a little shallow;
Prince Vilmos, a strong man - though perhaps a little stupid;
Prince Miklos, the youngest brother, perhaps a little - no, a
lot - stubborn.
"Once upon a time there were four brothers - and a goddess, a
wizard, an enigmatic talking stallion, a very hungry dragon - and a
crumbling Brokedown Palace on the banks of the River of Faerie ..."
Just thought I'd let all the SKZB fans out there know.
This sounds like it might be a lot of fun to read.
Mark Ellingham (...{ihnp4|decvax|utzoo}!watmath!watdcsu!mnelling)gwe@cbdkc1.UUCP ( George Erhart x4021 CB 3D288 WDS ) (12/17/85)
In article <1978@watdcsu.UUCP> mnelling@watdcsu.UUCP (Mark Ellingham [C and O]) writes: > "Once upon a time there were four brothers who ruled the >land of Fenario: > King Laszlo, a good man - though perhaps a little mad; > Prince Andre, a clever man - though perhaps a little shallow; ^^^^^ > Prince Vilmos, a strong man - though perhaps a little stupid; > Prince Miklos, the youngest brother, perhaps a little - no, a > lot - stubborn. > > "Once upon a time there were four brothers - and a goddess, a >wizard, an enigmatic talking stallion, a very hungry dragon - and a >crumbling Brokedown Palace on the banks of the River of Faerie ..." > > Just thought I'd let all the SKZB fans out there know. >This sounds like it might be a lot of fun to read. > > Mark Ellingham (...{ihnp4|decvax|utzoo}!watmath!watdcsu!mnelling) I read this book this past weekend and found it to be delightful reading, however it is interesting to note that the back cover has a prince Andre listed with the character's name in the book is prince Andor. I always love to see how much the publisher pays attention to the fine details. I was also glad to see that the price of this book was kept reasonable, I really hate to pay more then $3.50 for a paperback. -- George Erhart at AT&T Bell Laboratories Columbus, Ohio 614-860-4021 {ihnp4,cbosgd}!cbdkc1!gwe
crm@duke.UUCP (Charlie Martin) (12/18/85)
This is the novel that SKZB was talking about some months ago that is more-or-less set in Hungary. -- Charlie Martin (...mcnc!duke!crm)
chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) (12/19/85)
In article <1978@watdcsu.UUCP> mnelling@watdcsu.UUCP (Mark Ellingham [C and O]) writes: > [...] here's what the blurb on the back says: [...] > Prince Andre, a clever man - though perhaps a little shallow; That is indeed what the cover says; but it should say Andor, not Andre. Alas, proofreading! -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 4251) UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@mimsy.umd.edu
throopw@dg_rtp.UUCP (Wayne Throop) (12/20/85)
> I just picked up a copy of Steven Brust's latest novel, > "Brokedown Palace." It's published by Ace and costs $3.50 in Canada, > $2.95 in the U.S.A. The printing date inside says January 1986. > I haven't had a chance to read it yet I read it. I recommend it. It's quite good. (Sadly however, it is my least favorite of the four Brust books I've read so far.) I do note that the cover blurb is incorrect, where it says > Prince Andre, a clever man - though perhaps a little shallow; The character's name is "Andros". This caused me some confusion, since there was this brother not mentioned on the cover, and a brother mentioned on the cover I kept waiting to come out of the wings. There are also zillions of hooks by which to hang other tales, and some possibility that this universe co-exists with Vlad's. I hope to read more about it.
dave@quest.UUCP (David Messer) (01/26/86)
> Someone said a while ago that he/she thought that BP was in the pre-history > of Yendi and Jhereg but I think if anything, it's post these two since > Devera appears now as a real person but the last time we saw her she "hadn't Devera gets around. I expect she will be poping up in all sorts of unexpected places in future Brust books. > been born yet". Someone else thought that Jhereg and Yendi were set in > Fairie since BP was in a land "east of Fairie" and concluded that this was > the land that humans lived in Jhereg and Yendi. However there is no evidence > of Witchcraft in BP....so unless Fairie is also part of the human lands > ( where there is Witchcraft or is it sorcery? I'm not sure what the > difference is ) then there seems to be an inconsistancy....something I don't > expect from Brust. I don't really know what any of this means..... I don't expect inconsistancy from Brust either. Just because humans use witchcraft doesn't mean all humans use it. Also, if you check carefully, I think you will find that there is some witchcraft in BP. Another thing that might be interesting is to check out the description if Miklos when he returns from Fairie. > > -- > Ewan > > ------------ > Ewan Tempero UUCP: ...!uw-beaver!uw-june!ewan ARPA: ewan@washington.ARPA > I have found a most wonderful proof for P <> NP but net etiquette on the > size of .signature files doesn't allow me to give it here..... -- David Messer UUCP: ...ihnp4!quest!dave ...ihnp4!encore!vaxine!spark!14!415!sysop FIDO: 14/415 (SYSOP)
brust@starfire.UUCP (Steven K. Zoltan Brust) (02/09/86)
> In my view BP is a myth - there is a lot more underlying structure and > predetermination than in the normal fairy tale. As in most myths (and many > classic drammas) characters are bound to fullfil their roles and, willingly or > not, they comply... And YES, Brust has pulled it of quite well! He is getting > better with every book..... > Interesting. And thanks. Your comments on witchcraft are pretty close to whaht I had in mind, too. skzb
brust@starfire.UUCP (Steven K. Zoltan Brust) (02/13/86)
> > Devera gets around. I expect she will be poping up in all sorts of > unexpected places in future Brust books. > Well, four for four so far... I can answer most of these questions (I hope); do people want me to? (If so, I will post a spoiler warning.) I'm quite flattered that there has been so much discussion of the book. skzb