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by Spacekiwi » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:22 am | |
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Is it just me, or is there a lot of names being used in both the Honorverse series, and the Safehold sereis? Im pretty sure I have seen almost every name from the Honorverse appear in Safehold, except for Honor and Nimitz.
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by Thirdbase » Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:23 am | |
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No idea, the weird spellings in Safehold so distracted me from reading it, I stopped partway through book 1. ------------
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by Donnachaidh » Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:41 am | |
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I've really enjoyed the books, though I did just give up and go by recognizing the letter combination rather than what the name was supposed to be.
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by Spacekiwi » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:55 am | |
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If you just read them as normal names the first time, and substitute the real spelling in your head from the second time onwards, i find that makes it much easier to read, and faster too
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by Chev » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:21 am | |
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I listen to both series on audiobooks so I hear the names and many are reused. Most often with very different personalities.
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by rdt » Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:49 am | |
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Maybe the 'phone book in DWs hometown only has a few names in it. But it sure must be a diverse place.
He also uses the names of certain lucky fans, and I am not sure how many times a Baen author is allowed to kill Joe Buckley, human or SD. |
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by Jonathan_S » Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:00 pm | |
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You forgot Joe Buckley, PDA. :D |
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