I encountered and interesting problem during my latest re-read

[The Watcher and Wanderer]

Prior to the release of "The Gathering Storm"  I attempted to get in a complete re-read of the series.   Unfortunately I only got to about 2/3 of the way through "Crossroads of Twilight."   However, while reading this volume I don't know how many times I had to explain to people that despite the fact that the word "Twilight" is in the title that it is in no way related to THAT series.  Geez. ::)

[ErikTheBald]

I think that if I ran into that situation I'd have no alternative but to punch someone.  In the face.

[HighLordXanthus]

While I very much enjoyed the twilight saga, I think I would be offended if someone lessened a WoT book even by the mistake of confusing the two series!!

[Mr. Dragon]

I tried to watch the twilight film with some friends (i'm a guy, they're not), I had to leave part way through as it was so bad.

[OptimusPrime]

A friend of mine said I should read those Twilight books. I "forgot" to take them home. Love stories arent my thing usually and vampires have never appealed to me. The Blade films are good but I cant understand why shooting one in the leg with a silver bullet would cause their entire body to disintegrate.

[Solarian]

"Twilight" and "WoT" should never be mentioned in the same sentence (unless, of course, that sentence is either the one I just said, or "WoT is infinitely better than Twilight").

[Cillian]

A friend of mine said I should read those Twilight books. I "forgot" to take them home. Love stories arent my thing usually and vampires have never appealed to me.

 

From what I've heard they aren't actually vampires. I mean, when walk into sunlight they don't die, they just get sparkly.

 

 

 

???

[Blackhoof]

A variation of the common vampire myth. The movie was alright, although there should have been more action.  :P

[loneashaman]

I've read the series, and though I liked it, I would have to say that there is no competition to the WoT series, in anyway.  I read the series before the movie came out, as well as the Host, and though it was good, it seems like everyone believes that vampires should now sparkle and be guys and girls from fashion magazines.  I do have to agree with the first person who responded to this.  I think I'd want to punch the person who said that.

[mellojoe]

Prior to the release of "The Gathering Storm"  I attempted to get in a complete re-read of the series.   Unfortunately I only got to about 2/3 of the way through "Crossroads of Twilight."   However, while reading this volume I don't know how many times I had to explain to people that despite the fact that the word "Twilight" is in the title that it is in no way related to THAT series.  Geez. ::)

Thanks for the warning!  I'm in the middle of a re-read, and I will keep my eye out for when I'm reading COT.  My wife is a huge lover of this Twilight series.

[OncetheHeron]

Crossroads of Twighlight SUCKED!

[Vulgir]

Crossroads of Twighlight Sucked?!>!>??!?

 

Perrin chops of an Aiel's hand. and looses the Axe that alone makes the book not suck

 

 

 

[Mr Ares]

I mean, when walk into sunlight they don't die.

So? Sunlight doesn't always kill vampires. Dracula wasn't harmed by sunlight, only weakened.

[Blackhoof]

Like i said, a variation. I dont agree with it or like it, i prefer the blood-sucking, magic-wielding, uber-vampires to the panzy, "vegetarian", fashion show vampires of twilight. I mean, come on, are these guys vampires, or blood-sucking elves?

[Mr Ares]

Like i said, a variation. I dont agree with it or like it, i prefer the blood-sucking, magic-wielding, uber-vampires to the panzy, "vegetarian", fashion show vampires of twilight. I mean, come on, are these guys vampires, or blood-sucking elves?

Which vampires, precisely? Just about any piece of vampire fiction differs from any other in its presentation of the undead, what they're like and what they can do. There is nothing but variation in vampire myths.

[Blackhoof]

I was refering to vampires from twilight. But i still prefer the traditional, dracula vampires than these wossy "vegetarian" elves of Twilight.

[Mr Ares]

I was refering to vampires from twilight. But i still prefer the traditional, dracula vampires than these wossy "vegetarian" elves of Twilight.

Which tradition? Vampires come from more than one, and those myths have been adapted by Victorian novelists (such as Stoker) and later writers.

[SheaththeSword]

Which tradition? Vampires come from more than one, and those myths have been adapted by Victorian novelists (such as Stoker) and later writers.

 

VICTORIAN!?

BRAM STOKER!

The IRISH novelist, i'll think you'll find

[Mr Ares]

Which tradition? Vampires come from more than one, and those myths have been adapted by Victorian novelists (such as Stoker) and later writers.

VICTORIAN!?

BRAM STOKER!

The IRISH novelist, i'll think you'll find

And I think that you'll find that Victorian is a period - when Queen Victoria was queen - and that at the time she was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (and a good chunk of the rest of the world as well). So him being Victorian is quite true. I didn't say he was British or English, did I?

[OptimusPrime]

So weve established that there are different types of vampires then

[SheaththeSword]

Excuse me, but installing an army in another country and claiming the country is yours does not make you monarch. If all the people submitted to it, then you would be. But they didn't.

 

Also, i'm well aware you were reffering to the period, but that was a period in britain. You do not say that during the rennaisance period, such a person was born in india. They occured in diff places.

 

Now perhaps what defines the victorian era eventually happened in Ireland, eg fahion, architecture, etc, but iv yet to be convinced.

 

In short, i disagree

[Blackhoof]

Whatever, but if you said to some random "Tell me what you think when i say 'vampire'", chances are they will say something about Dracula or Transylvania and drinking blood and hating sunlight and turning into a bat, either that or some Twilight vampire junk. That is what i mean by traditional, the most common iconic vampire image. Which is generally Dracula.

[Mr Ares]

Excuse me, but installing an army in another country and claiming the country is yours does not make you monarch. If all the people submitted to it, then you would be. But they didn't.

 

Also, i'm well aware you were reffering to the period, but that was a period in britain. You do not say that during the rennaisance period, such a person was born in india. They occured in diff places.

 

Now perhaps what defines the victorian era eventually happened in Ireland, eg fahion, architecture, etc, but iv yet to be convinced.

 

In short, i disagree

Well, not to get into the ins and outs of British history, Queen Victoria was the legitimate monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Henry VIII was made King of Ireland by the Irish Parliament. You might not use the term Renaissance to cover Indian history of a contemporaneous period, but you sure as hell would use the term Victorian to refer to the lands ruled by Queen Victoria during her reign. So you would also consider events in India to be Victorian. And Canada, and Australia. And South Africa, and Egypt, the Sudan, and most everywhere else. We had our fingers in a lot of pies. Including Ireland. And let us not forget that many Irishmen were quite happy with this state of affairs.

 

Whatever, but if you said to some random "Tell me what you think when i say 'vampire'", chances are they will say something about Dracula or Transylvania and drinking blood and hating sunlight and turning into a bat, either that or some Twilight vampire junk. That is what i mean by traditional, the most common iconic vampire image. Which is generally Dracula.

Which Dracula? Because, let us not forget, Dracula has been translated to the screen many times, and changes to the character and his abilities are not uncommon. Dracula of the books, and certainly some film adaptations, could go out in sunlight. But then again, you say vampire, to younger people Twilight might be the answer they give. Slightly older people might think of Buffy first and foremost. People of Eastern Europe might well jump towards their own vampire legends (don't mention Dracula to the natives of Transylvania. He wasn't a vampire, he was a national hero).

[WWWwombat]

A national hero who just happened to be a sadistic cannibal :D

[Mr Ares]

A national hero who just happened to be a sadistic cannibal :D

Being sadistic and cannibalistic towards the Turks apparently wins you a lot of fans over in Romania.