Transformation Space - Discussion

[Chirugal]

Okay. I will admit, it took me forever to get through DS, CS and MS to get to Transformation Space. Had a lot going on throughout December and January.

However... I have now finished the final book, and YAY! Absolutely awesome. Though I have to admit, I was half-reading with a proofreader's eye, and going through going 'that shouldn't be capitalised, that should have a comma, I PROOFREAD THIS DAMN BOOK, WHY ARE YOU IGNORING MY EDITS, ORBIT?!'

But apart from that... *calms down*

I have absolutely no idea how much planning and mapping out it must have taken to get this story all woven together from its separate strands. I am in absolute awe.

And the ending was so sad... not wanting to spoil it, but there's a certain character I've always thought needed lots of hugs, and that character didn't make it through to the end. :/

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*cough*Wanton*cough*

Hmmm... just had a thought.

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Wonder if Mira ends up with Rast, now that Jo-Jo is incorporeal and off with Sole? *was always a Rast/Mira shipper*

Marianne, I still have a couple of questions, now I've finished the series... don't know if you'd be able to answer them?

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1) Was Djeserit actually having an affair with Joe Scali? Or was that all in Trin's head?

2) Do Fariss and Thales end up together? I'm thinking yes, since the shift spheres would be able to open again once the Extro threat was gone... But a little official confirmation never hurts.

Aaaand I'm done.

Needless to say, this isn't really a review, more an outpouring of yay.

[marianne]

Jan 21, 2011 23:38:23 GMT Chirugal said:

Marianne, I still have a couple of questions, now I've finished the series... don't know if you'd be able to answer them?

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1) Was Djeserit actually having an affair with Joe Scali? Or was that all in Trin's head?

2) Do Fariss and Thales end up together? I'm thinking yes, since the shift spheres would be able to open again once the Extro threat was gone... But a little official confirmation never hurts.

1) No affair but Joe Scali was in love with her.

2) yes. but its not the usual kind of relationship.

And thanks Amy, you certainly played your role in the book and the series. Not just proofreading but telling me where you thought things didn't work.
M xx

[Chirugal]

The pleasure was all mine, trust me.

And yay. I love me some Fales. Hmm. That's not a great smushname. Thariss would probably be better.

[textu]

Well my hope is Marianne finds the time and inspiration to write a Rast novel where perhaps the middle spoiler has an answer.

Tekton's fate didn't bother me so much.

Trin got off easy.

I was able to appreciate Thales as either somewhat of a comic relief in the femme role or as an interesting insight into a masculine-female/feminine-male relationship.

I really like the way everything merged as the book progressed and deeply appreciate the mind and dedication that can plot something out like that.

[Chirugal]

I like to think that Rast and Trin had a nice talk that ended up with Trin's balls being torn off and fed to a giant lig. *nod*

[marianne]

Feb 12, 2011 1:56:59 GMT textu said:

I really like the way everything merged as the book progressed and deeply appreciate the mind and dedication that can plot something out like that.

Yes, Thales's character was meant to subvert trad male roles.

And thanks for your final comment TEXTU - "I" deeply appreciate that! ;D

[Chirugal]

Thales is awesome. So nice to see a man who isn't all testosterone, but who is still straight. Very rare!

This is the best thing about MdeP books though - the societies Marianne creates don't seem to have as many of our prejudices and stereotypes. Not to say that there are no prejudices, but they're handled in a refreshingly different way. *still loving Glitter Rose's gay/non-Caucasian characters*

[stellar]

One of my favourite parts of the whole Sentients series is how Wanton started off as something deeply inhuman, but is slowly becoming more of an emotional character in its own right. I am quite taken with the transhumanism schtick, but realise it's unlikely to see a transhuman character as a central player in any scifi any time soon. Mainstream audiences would still have trouble grappling with that idea, I guess. I like to think Wanton will have a happy ending.

[Chirugal]

Wanton =

Its whole story arc is so sad. When it asks to be called 'Wanton-mira' I just want to hug it.

[stellar]

Really? I thought that was one of the more sinister things it has done.

[Chirugal]

Yeah... I took it as a sign that it was lonely and missed its symbiote. Creepy for Mira, maybe, but I think it was looking for comfort.