Eragon: Chapter Twenty-Five: An Old Friend (Part III)

[pangolin20]

Chapter Twenty-Five (Part II) | Table of Contents | Chapter Twenty-Five (Part IV)

Kerlois: A good day, everyone, and welcome back to Eragon! Last time, Brom and Jeod had a mysterious conversation, we learned the Empire is quite incompetent, and Helen had some pettiness directed at her. For the reader post:

( In which we have even more delays and abuse. )

All the Weyrs of Pern - Chapter Fourteen

[kalinara]

So last time...stuff happened! Mostly involving the Yokohama!

Here's the thing about All the Weyrs of Pern, and I think maybe part of why so many fans dislike the sci-fi-ication of the series. It is very slow and very ponderous. I don't actually mind it that much because we are seeing forward momentum, but I can definitely appreciate that the fans looking for more substantial drama or character interaction might be a little bored.

I don't mind it myself, but admittedly, I might feel different if my last Pern book hadn't been so utterly abysmal. This is at least coherent, and I don't feel like half the story happened somewhere else.

Tangential note, I was intrigued by some of your comments about Skies of Pern and read it. My reactions are in their own post, but I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Feel free to jump in with your own take.

Anyway, let's jump in:

( I'll try not to be disappointed that the lead here is Jaxom over F'lessan... )