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Current AQATDR word count: 173K. Yes, that's 13,000 words in three days. NaNoWriMo? Pfft!
Hopefully it will not be NaNoWriMo quality. Time to take a break.
So, most of you have probably heard of the James Potter series by G. Norman Lippert. I must admit that I'm impressed by Lippert's ability to publicize his fan fiction novels without ever posting anything on any fan fiction archive. Instead, he built his own website, complete with animated trailers, and created such anticipation that a lot of Harry Potter fans believed that it was a Rowling-authorized continuation of the series. He's got a Facebook page and everything.
Lippert is a computer animator, which explains his ability to create a snazzy website. The self-promotion is apparently aimed at launching his career as a professional writer; he's got several books of original fiction that he's self-published on Lulu. I'm guessing that he's hoping to land an actual book contract.
So, being a Next Generation fan myself, I read James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing. This is the first book in what is now a trilogy. The second book is James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper, and Lippert is posting chapters for book three, James Potter and the Vault of Destinies now.
This is a series about James Potter, Harry's son. I'm only going to review the first book below, as I've just started reading book two.
Note: I'm going to try to avoid spoiling too much, so if you have read the book and want to comment on my review, please likewise avoid posting spoilers.
( JPATHOEC review, with minimal spoilers )
Hopefully it will not be NaNoWriMo quality. Time to take a break.
Review: James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
So, most of you have probably heard of the James Potter series by G. Norman Lippert. I must admit that I'm impressed by Lippert's ability to publicize his fan fiction novels without ever posting anything on any fan fiction archive. Instead, he built his own website, complete with animated trailers, and created such anticipation that a lot of Harry Potter fans believed that it was a Rowling-authorized continuation of the series. He's got a Facebook page and everything.
Lippert is a computer animator, which explains his ability to create a snazzy website. The self-promotion is apparently aimed at launching his career as a professional writer; he's got several books of original fiction that he's self-published on Lulu. I'm guessing that he's hoping to land an actual book contract.
So, being a Next Generation fan myself, I read James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing. This is the first book in what is now a trilogy. The second book is James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper, and Lippert is posting chapters for book three, James Potter and the Vault of Destinies now.
This is a series about James Potter, Harry's son. I'm only going to review the first book below, as I've just started reading book two.
Note: I'm going to try to avoid spoiling too much, so if you have read the book and want to comment on my review, please likewise avoid posting spoilers.
( JPATHOEC review, with minimal spoilers )
