Comments on: Tuesday Morning Nerd News Top 5

By: Cliff

Cliff — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:15:05 +0000

The more I read the more I realized that I was a nerd and that I wanted to be an expert fighter with dual scimitars.
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This is the correct answer.

By: Church

Church — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:19:52 +0000

@Kemper, yeah, and there were trees at Brakebills, and in the landscape of the Goth fountain, and in Fillory…

My god! It’s full of trees! It should have been called “The Trees!”

By: Kemper

Kemper — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:19:26 +0000

I thought the tree was a reference to when Penny would stare in the mirror while they were studying. Didn’t he see some kind of landscape with a tree? I did like the keys and bees on the spine of the cover, but the tree was pretty generic. Should have been a picture of a magician casting a fireball. Into a Cylon.

By: Church

Church — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:04:01 +0000

@dennitzio, as far as I can tell, the editor had a stack of photos, saw that one and said, “Oh hey! There are trees in this book. Let’s go with that.”

By: dennitzio

dennitzio — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:46:02 +0000

Slightly off-topic (we are talking about books, though). I work across the street from the Santa Monica Public Library, and it appears they have only one copy of The Magicians. And a waiting list of 15 people for it. One question, though, on the cover – it’s nice, but was that photo pulled out of a stock library or does it have some relevance? Too bad it’s not some babe with a sword, falling out of her bikini plate mail. That would be really original and make it stand out in the fantasy section!

By: masurix

masurix — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:21:27 +0000

That essay was pretty great. I remember reading and loving those books at about the same age, and it’s cool to see what they meant to someone else. (And to all my teachers who told me to stop reading that trash – suck it!)

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:15:44 +0000

Also, I used to daydream ENDLESSLY as a teenager (and more recently) about actually manufacturing a full-size, functional Gundam replica.

Though, admittedly, Gundam Wing was my first Gundam experience and will always remain my first love.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:13:40 +0000

Now’s the time to start planning the hover chairs from Wall-E. Give the Japanese exo-skeleton walkers a few years, and atrophy will do its job.

By: nerdymuslimgirl

nerdymuslimgirl — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:28:11 +0000

Thanks for posting AE’s article. I’ve been a fan of his work for some time, and hadn’t read this piece in a while. I, too, found solace in books and friends in fictional characters (concerning my parents as they often found me reading and talking aloud in dimly lit closets). I’m excited to curl up in my closet once again with AE’s first book, Children of Dust. Find it: http://alieteraz.com/childrenofdust/

By: nerdymuslimgirl

nerdymuslimgirl — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:03:34 +0000

Thanks for posting AE’s article. I’ve been a fan of his work for some time, and hadn’t read this piece in a while. I, too, found solace in book and friends in fictional characters (concerning my parents as they often found me reading talking aloud in dimly lit closets). I’m excited to curl up in my closet once again with AE’s first book, Children of Dust. Find it: http://alieteraz.com/childrenofdust/