I am currently reading a Fictional Periodical titled “The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters“, which I must say is a cracking read so far, with the fact that each new installment arrives through the post rather than one being able to read the whole thing at once adding to the suspense and the sense of occasion. A bold yet somewhat provincial heroine, an brutal yet sympathetic anti-hero, secret decadence at masked balls, a mysterious and threatening device draining or perhaps redefining the will… I am most certainly looking forward to further episodes.
Some of the names in question did give me a little pause, though. The assassin anti-hero is named Cardinal Chang. Cardinal, Ordinal, do you see? And Chang - (Desmond) Shang? It is all very curious.
I would certainly be pleased to advise Ms Temple on the issue of weaponry easily concealed about one’s person, which she would have most certainly benefitted from during her encounters in the first piece. Even given the necessity of changing clothing on several occasions, a HUD would remain undetected. Such things could never happen to a well-prepared lady in Second Life.
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October 27, 2006 at 1:40 am
Desmond Shang
Most curious indeed!
I suspect a bit of turbulence within the aether.
The jump from reality to internet is startling; the jump from in-world to in-book must be hardly anything at all by comparison.
I find the idea of installments arriving by post quite fascinating. May you not experience packet loss, lag, or rubber-banding…
October 30, 2006 at 2:44 am
Pym Sartre
I also find it an interesting idea, in this day and age of instant all-at-once. I wonder if such a thing would work about Caledon, for any aspiring writers, such as myself.
Hmm. Something to consider after I return from excursions into Nepal.