I¹ve been a Cook fan for almost 20 years.
Good lad.
That said, I¹m having a hard time getting into Tyranny. I¹ve started it three times and haven¹t gotten past the first few chapters before something else catches my interest. Is there a hump that I must cross to get on with it?
Yes, the first few chapters. By 75-100 pages in you should be quite entranced. And grab a map of the Mediterranean basin, preferrably a politcal one c. 1200 AD. That'll make following the nationalities a LOT easier.
That said, I¹m having a hard time getting into Tyranny. I¹ve started it three times and haven¹t gotten past the first few chapters before something else catches my interest. Is there a hump that I must cross to get on with it?
Yes, the first few chapters. By 75-100 pages in you should be quite entranced. And grab a map of the Mediterranean basin, preferrably a politcal one c. 1200 AD. That'll make following the nationalities a LOT easier.
I wish I'd had a map, heheh. I'd say that it does take about 100 pages, maybe a bit more, before all of the names and factions starting sinking into your brain. Plus, a few of the main characters reach places where they actually stay in one spot for a few chapters which helps too. Once they do it starts getting more enjoyable. Steve
Thanks... I've already got my map. I'll just stick with it this time. on 10/23/05 1:16 AM, Steve Chew at schew@interzone.com wrote:
That said, I¹m having a hard time getting into Tyranny. I¹ve started it three times and haven¹t gotten past the first few chapters before something else catches my interest. Is there a hump that I must cross to get on with it?
Yes, the first few chapters. By 75-100 pages in you should be quite entranced. And grab a map of the Mediterranean basin, preferrably a politcal one c. 1200 AD. That'll make following the nationalities a LOT easier.
I wish I'd had a map, heheh. I'd say that it does take about 100 pages, maybe a bit more, before all of the names and factions starting sinking into your brain. Plus, a few of the main characters reach places where they actually stay in one spot for a few chapters which helps too. Once they do it starts getting more enjoyable.
Steve
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