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Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men.
Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.
Posted by: SEAL Sniper 9
I like the Forerunner novels, but I seemed to get through Nylund's novels much easier. I stopped in the middle of reading Cryptum -- I got bored. Then, I finally finished the book a bit later. I got Primordium when it first came out, eventually I stopped reading that too after getting bored with all the trekking and still have yet to finish it. I never had that problem with Nylund's novels, though.
Also -- maybe I'm just stupid -- but it's hard to grasp all that's going on in the Forerunner novels. There's such a wealth of lore and information -- which isn't a bad thing -- but for my tiny brain it tends to get a bit mind boggling trying to connect the dots and remember every piece of precious information.
I have a similar problem. The books contain a massive wealth of information and lore for the Forerunners, which is great. However, the novels didn't grab me like Nylund's or other authors. It is mostly Bear's writing style, for me. I just don't like it very much. Some scenes seem odd because of his descriptions of setting. At the end of Primordium (obvious spoilers), Bear describes the party trekking across a giant web with a spider over them. That scene just confused me because of how it was described.