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Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

I just re-read Songmaster by our own OSC. WOW!! I can do nothing but sing it's praises. Songmaster is now in my top ten favorite books of ALL TIME. I read the first 2/3 of it a couple years ago when I was on vacation in New Orleans. During the day its usually too hot to do much so we would just lounge around my friend's house. They had a copy and I started reading it. It was my first experiance with OSC. DAMN. Awesome.

I didn't get to finish it until this week. I went on to eventually buy all his other books and read them... and finally I bought Songmaster.

SO POWERFUL. I really like OSC's earlier works. They speak more to me for some reason.

*SPOILERS*

With this one... the struggles of Ansset. Wow. His battle with Control touched me deeply since that is how I tend to deal with stress and the world... raising my shields so nothing gets in and I show nothing. But what about the demons inside the walls?

And the beauty and power of music and the human voice. That's what I live for as a singer my self. And I could see some influences from DUNE and the Bene Gesserit with the ability to read people.

And Ansset's love with Josif.... Damn. Cried my eyes out. I mean, I cried all through this book but this was especially potent for me. Whatever OSC's political views on gay folk and gay marriage he treated that homosexual relation with such tenderness and passion. [Cry]

And the scene where Ansset destroys the Emperor and the Ferret with his voice... and how the Ferret kills himself because of it... the writing is so powerful I was feeling physically ill. Only a handful of writers can do that...

LONG LIVE OSC!!!
[The Wave]

Damn... my heart is racing just thinking about the book... wow...

[ September 03, 2004, 05:11 PM: Message edited by: Telperion the Silver ]

Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :

Oh yes it is most certainly a must read.

Wow, a lot of people have been rereading Songmaster recently. It is in my top 5 books of all time.

Posted by MaydayDesiax (Member # 5012) on :

Songmaster was the first OSC book I ever read, a present from Insanity Plea when we first started dating.

It was a very beautiful book--I still love it. It makes me cry, every time I read it.

Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :

Have you read the Homecoming Series Telp? If not, I would highly suggest it to you. [Cool]

Hobbes

[ September 04, 2004, 02:22 AM: Message edited by: Hobbes ]

Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :

Yup, OSC's early works are my favorites (although I enjoyed "Enchantment" very much). I'm looking foward to reading "Songmaster", although I'd like to finish reading the Alvin Maker series, first (finished reading "Alvin Journeyman" three days ago).

Posted by ak (Member # 90) on :

Treason and Songmaster are both fantastic. I love the early works too! So much passion and respect!

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

Yes, Telp, read the Homecoming series. I think you'd like it.

I'm glad you loved this book. [Smile]

I love OSC's work.

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Oh yes! I've read Homecoming series and everything else by OSC. [Smile]

Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :

I have been reading the Dune series for the first time and it is so clear to me that Frank Herbert's works deeply influenced Card. I don't blame him, Herbert's work is amazing. It is a good series to be influenced by!