tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post7081487441147634232..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: GUEST BLOGGER: Going Dark, Why Gulf is So Different by Julie E. CzernedaRoberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-70492628070429164262015-11-12T10:42:26.977-05:002015-11-12T10:42:26.977-05:00Deirdre, glad you've found it! Order doesn'...Deirdre, glad you've found it! Order doesn't matter ;-)Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-84938728451301032862015-11-03T15:35:10.045-05:002015-11-03T15:35:10.045-05:00I've been enjoying your blog tour, so far most...I've been enjoying your blog tour, so far mostly out of order!Deirdre Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473324638313736660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-17425269932953517292015-10-28T08:29:31.432-04:002015-10-28T08:29:31.432-04:00Hi Angela. Glad you liked it. And this is but the ...Hi Angela. Glad you liked it. And this is but the first!!!<br /><br />Good luck everyone.<br /><br />JulieJulie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-63348937388025979142015-10-27T13:41:20.117-04:002015-10-27T13:41:20.117-04:00Sally, you are right. Stories find their way into ...Sally, you are right. Stories find their way into what they should be, in my experience, and trying to force the bunny on a dark story--well, that could be hilarious, in fact, but also wouldn't have worked here.<br />And Steve's amazing. Absolutely.Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-71305962675302334792015-10-27T11:47:57.227-04:002015-10-27T11:47:57.227-04:00I appreciate your stopping by, Angela. Being able ...I appreciate your stopping by, Angela. Being able to post, then interact, is amazing. All hail Fantasy Book Critic! Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-4498357004635859782015-10-27T11:47:02.971-04:002015-10-27T11:47:02.971-04:00Jan!!!! Thanks for stopping by--I hoped you'd ...Jan!!!! Thanks for stopping by--I hoped you'd see that. I'll never forget the fluffy bunny. Remember in our group how we'd both leap up and say that? Twas perfect. (And Steve's McCaffrey books were amazing.)<br />Thanks for the reminder of Jo's comment. I can still "hear" how she'd have said that. Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-13102121813681815182015-10-27T11:44:39.024-04:002015-10-27T11:44:39.024-04:00Andrea, I agree completely. I've a post coming...Andrea, I agree completely. I've a post coming up at SF Signal next week where I talk about the evolution of the series. I think you'll enjoy that.Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-42449045484842035252015-10-27T11:43:27.980-04:002015-10-27T11:43:27.980-04:00Hi Karen! Be on edge. Ooooh!!!!
That said, I will ...Hi Karen! Be on edge. Ooooh!!!!<br />That said, I will promise one thing. By the end of Reunification you'll see I've done nothing without reason.<br /><br />but I don't promise not to make you worry about everyone. muhahhahhaaaJulie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-18630299135708879702015-10-27T00:44:45.844-04:002015-10-27T00:44:45.844-04:00Coming over from Facebook where Julie linked to th...Coming over from Facebook where Julie linked to this, and just wanted to say, wow. O.O All the more intrigued to read this series now!Angela Korra'tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714228621697705946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-13561373687875249542015-10-26T22:33:42.436-04:002015-10-26T22:33:42.436-04:00I am so looking forward to reading Gulf of Stars. ...I am so looking forward to reading Gulf of Stars. You just keep getting better with every book. I'm almost scared to look now though. ;^)<br /><br />When Steve (SM Stirling) was writing with Anne McCaffrey for Baen I said, "Remember she writes in fluffy bunny universe." And I kept popping my head into his office saying "Fluffy Bunny!" Finally I said to our friend Josepha Sherman, "Maybe he's tired of hearing that. What sort of sound do fluffy bunnies make?" And she said, in an evil tone of voice, "Depends on what you're doing to them." So I stuck with fluffy bunny.Jan Stirlingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-23011101681792667622015-10-26T21:54:08.860-04:002015-10-26T21:54:08.860-04:00Sometimes you need a fluffy bunny novel and someti...Sometimes you need a fluffy bunny novel and sometimes you need a dystopian universe novel...I loved the stratification series. I loved s m stirlings series as wellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12402469999267904178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-4816060750286817222015-10-26T19:42:03.140-04:002015-10-26T19:42:03.140-04:00"Science fiction explores consequence. "..."Science fiction explores consequence. "<br /><br />This! a hundred times this.Andrea Jhttps://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-86393381316229300692015-10-26T19:41:10.095-04:002015-10-26T19:41:10.095-04:00OOh. ::worryworryworry:: I'm pretty fluffy-bun...OOh. ::worryworryworry:: I'm pretty fluffy-bunny in my reading tastes, so having you say that GULF is "dark" has my nerves on edge. I love so many of the characters in your Trade Pact universe that I hate the thought of losing any of them. But... I trust you as an author, so I have that to hang on to...KarenJGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-41853493611388257452015-10-26T19:22:25.736-04:002015-10-26T19:22:25.736-04:00My apologies if I've missed anyone. I think I ...My apologies if I've missed anyone. I think I hit the publish now button every time...but I might not. I'll check tomorrow.<br />Meantime, thank you very much for your comments!Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-52088707061691853912015-10-26T19:21:05.933-04:002015-10-26T19:21:05.933-04:00Hi Jueles! Glad you liked it! I can promise you...Hi Jueles! Glad you liked it! I can promise you'll have one answer to your top question by the end of GULF, another by the end of GATE (out in Sept), and the full answer? Oh, that might be coming in the final volume. After all, there are layers to be uncovered! I look forward to what you think.Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-87058080610540388412015-10-26T19:19:31.049-04:002015-10-26T19:19:31.049-04:00Hi Ginette! Scary dark. Ominous dark. Everything h...Hi Ginette! Scary dark. Ominous dark. Everything happens so quickly, I don't see it as depressing dark, if that makes sense. I am tipping the apple cart, but there are light moments. Including balloons.Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-85233647745870204932015-10-26T19:18:09.216-04:002015-10-26T19:18:09.216-04:00Thanks, Serena! And how lovely of you do put astro...Thanks, Serena! And how lovely of you do put astronomy and music together! Wow! I hope you enjoy what happens in GULF. Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-1628531280527239262015-10-26T19:17:18.095-04:002015-10-26T19:17:18.095-04:00Thanks, Sarah! I really appreciate having the chan...Thanks, Sarah! I really appreciate having the chance to do this. My host at fantasybookcritic is amazing. <br />Thanks Astros. I did have that intention with Cersi. I wrote it as a dangerous, unwelcoming, hostile place to be Clan. I'll leave it to you to imagine if Sira's Clan would fare any better there.Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-8554950244946462862015-10-26T19:14:28.822-04:002015-10-26T19:14:28.822-04:00Hi BF! Oh, I doubt it. It's taken six books to...Hi BF! Oh, I doubt it. It's taken six books to hit this moment for the Clan. That's pretty DARK. Fluffy bunny! But you never know with a new story. How about I say, wait and see?Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-68176272978064052012015-10-26T19:12:40.334-04:002015-10-26T19:12:40.334-04:00Thanks Violette! I've been explaining at conve...Thanks Violette! I've been explaining at conventions and signings for so long, it's going to be a relief to hold up the book and go See!?Julie Czernedahttp://www.czerneda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-76654952912787014112015-10-26T18:58:01.778-04:002015-10-26T18:58:01.778-04:00Great post. Dark is going to be ... different.Great post. Dark is going to be ... different.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09851498884162739075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-37899733381517334392015-10-26T18:00:32.543-04:002015-10-26T18:00:32.543-04:00Lovely teaser Julie. I have so many questions but...Lovely teaser Julie. I have so many questions but I'm sure if I did a qualitative research method on them and categorized them, the majority would end up being "Who are the Clan". Waiting in great anticipation for the book, too bad my train ride is this Wednesday and Thursday or I would have been able to dig in and finish going and coming back.Jueleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603829824135350511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-28215595858465250202015-10-26T17:40:14.244-04:002015-10-26T17:40:14.244-04:00I must say it make me a little apprehensive to hea...I must say it make me a little apprehensive to hear that Gulf will be so much darker than the other Clan books. What I wonder is how dark? Depressing dark?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157185363845040880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-42617236999915536072015-10-26T17:02:52.735-04:002015-10-26T17:02:52.735-04:00I have a bit of the same problem with darkness but...I have a bit of the same problem with darkness but...it's why I can hear about something like the newly discovered "Lovejoy" comet (see: http://time.com/4081069/alcohol-sugar-comet/ ) and attach it to filk songs like Free Fall & Other Delights 04 - Molecular Clouds ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJHmAGXsXDo ) and Yankee Doodles 11 - The Terriffic Centrifrugal Still ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaK8jb9yzRA ) and amuse myself for a good half hour. <br /><br />Dark or not Julie, I look forward to reading what choices (and mistakes) await to be revealed in your books. <br /><br />-Serenahttps://twitter.com/serenajenknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-43194934485603675042015-10-26T16:08:24.590-04:002015-10-26T16:08:24.590-04:00It is going to be very interesting to read a dark(...It is going to be very interesting to read a dark(er) story by you. Personally, I felt the original Clan world was pretty terrifying. Maybe I am in the minority, but the thought that another alien race would have a say over whether or not my own Clan lived or died left me feeling raw and vulnerable. Plus, the world was pretty dangerous and I don't think I could ever drink the blood of a living creature through a straw in its back while it was ferrying me through a large body of water. That kind of "snacking" left a bad taste in my mouth.Astros Kimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392763403894261614noreply@blogger.com