Karsa Orlong

That'd work! Especially if we get the 15 hour extended edition each time on blu-ray Or, if they get Peter Jackson to direct it, it'll have to 20 hours because of all the sloooooow mooooootion Now see I totally get where you're coming from there. Kalam as werewolf Actually, I always had Ving Rhames, when he was younger, in mind with Kalam, although bulked up a bit. Brendan Gleeson's brilliant, although I thought Coltaine was a bit younger? And yeah, I know the guy you mean from Spartacus. I had Richard Brooks in mind for Quick Ben, but Spartacus-guy would be a great fit Jason Momoa for Karsa? He's played Conan, so he's only one step away really. Just so long as they don't get The Rock or Vin Diesel Yes, yes! The Jheck! The whole Sengar saga would be brilliant, exciting, tragic, scary I'd love to see Karsa's story (obviously!) although we could wait until SE writes the Toblakai trilogy before doing that. So they should film Midnight Tides immediately. Someone should suggest it to him

Crikey, I don't know. Given the way Game of Thrones has brushed over practically all of the big battles I'm not sure any tv company would give Malazan the kind of money needed to put the various Convergences on screen. They have this huge, cinematic, epic quality to them that would be lost on a tv budget, I think Maybe it would be a start to make a movie out of Midnight Tides. I'd love to see that particular part of the Sengar brothers' tale on screen, with the chase across the ice wastes and such. So exciting! And Tehol and Bugg for comic relief, of course, and the other Beddict brothers plotlines too I also kind of liked the idea SE was mooting of taking the Chain of Dogs storyline out of Deadhouse Gates and making a movie out of that, but I'm not sure it would work out of context. With Midnight Tides they could actually make a fairly self-contained movie <<ponders>>

Sounds like it! After Thorns

I saw your review of that, Michelle - I shall definitely give it a go at some point It's that Justin Hayward's fault Oh no, please don't start with The Invisible Man

In that case, I have to point out that you came in here saying you were interested in reading Wells - I never went in your thread and said I was interested in a Russian novel

Fantastic review, SF!

You call that 'amenable'???

Yeah, there's no way I'm reading that on the tube I have re-started the Kindle edition instead

Under 700?? That can't be right Well done Sarah

My poor cat was outside last night when someone started letting off fireworks (bit early!!). She didn't come back for nearly three hours afterwards and she's spent this morning hiding under the armchair, very scared

Have you read The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds or The Time Machine? If not, you'd be far better off with one of those, I reckon You'll probably be okay with the paperback. It won't have all the spelling mistakes the original Kindle version had. Just so long as you don't end up with the Mills & Boon cover they sent me . . .

Book #55: The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells From Amazon: Depicting one man's transformation and descent into brutality, H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man is a riveting exploration of science's power to corrupt. With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horses - is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling. Thoughts: Something about this story didn't quite work for me. The first half of the tale is, surprisingly, quite amusing, in an almost slapstick way, as the villagers of Iping wonder about the new guest at the inn, who refuses to remove his gloves and whose head is swaddled in bandages. I say 'surprisingly' because I wasn't really expecting it to be a comedy. Some of the dialogue is funny but, as time progresses and the villagers' attempts to discover the guest's secrets become more obvious, the tone begins to change. There are some Keystone Cop-type chase sequences and then, finally, about halfway through, the story settles down into a more typical Wells tale as we gradually find out what has happened. At this point I found the story became more interesting, but it still lacked that x-factor that made his first three novels so special. Half the problem lies in the Unseen himself - he's a very unsympathetic character, and it's not just because of what has happened to him as one might expect. But I don't want to spoil things so won't say anything further. For me, this was a mildly enjoyable read but lacking in substance. The characters are wanting, and the setting and situation didn't quite work. It's almost like Wells had the central idea but didn't quite know what to do with it (something I can sympathise with! ). 7/10

Haven't got a clue what they're singing about, but love the music

That's still unconfirmed, cos I've contacted the seller to see if I can return the paperback for a refund

Nice of Naomi Watts to walk out on the Simon Mayo interview this afternoon. Parky and Meg Ryan all over again

Woo and, indeed, hoo! The 30th Anniversary edition of The Sunne in Splendour has made it onto the Kindle - a day late, but it's still only £3.59 Bought

Killing Them Softly. 'Twas okay

Funnily enough I was looking at her Merlin books a couple of years ago, but went with the Bernard Cornwell trilogy instead. Might have to look them up again

Exactly! There's a world map on his website, if and when you want to look at it

No, not for this one. Once you know more about the world though, you'll probably be curious