If any legitimate reviewers are interested in obtaining a PDF proof of “Order of the Chaos,” the concluding novel in the Hidden Earth trilogy, please write to me at padguy@aol.com.
Thanks.
PAD
If any legitimate reviewers are interested in obtaining a PDF proof of “Order of the Chaos,” the concluding novel in the Hidden Earth trilogy, please write to me at padguy@aol.com.
Thanks.
PAD
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I’m not a reviewer, but YAY to see this nearing publication. Can’t wait to buy a copy. 🙂
It is great to know that this is coming out soon. Now let’s get Guillermo del Toro do direct the movie trilogy adaptation (with a script by PAD of course).
I’m guessing the “legitimate” in “legitimate reviewers” is code-speak for “reviewers who would never dare criticize me for anything”…
Dude — PAD is not Trump.
PAD means “legitimate reviewers” as in people who actually write professional reviews for publication, as opposed to folks who just see a way to get a free pdf–or áššhølëš like you Jack.
Yes, politically Peter certainly isn’t Trump. But, considering their identical inability to handle any criticism from anyone, well…
Believe it or not, Andrew, I couldn’t be paid to take a free PDF from Peter.
Jack, if you dislike Peter David’s writing so much then why are you wasting your time and everyone else’s time here? I’ve never seen any evidence that Mr. David rejects intelligent, constructive criticism of his works. And sometimes a story just isn’t going to suit the tastes of a particular reader regardless of whether it’s good or bad.
I am replying to you, Andrew, because I don’t reply to the troll anymore. And he really is a troll in the classic sense: someone who is not interested in engaging in honest dialogue, but instead simply attacking and attacking with some fabricated motive that only he cares about. In fact, ignoring him is a worthy piece of advice that was given to me by–wait for it–my ex-wife. You remember her: the woman on whose behalf he originally fought for.
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I have zero idea what he’s referring to about CBG. My attitude towards reviews was actually formed back in 1995. At the time I would still respond to reviews occasionally if they said stuff that was flat out untrue or misinformed, not just making open remarks that I disagreed with. Then in 1995 a fan reviewer wrote a scathing review of “The Captain’s Daughter,” a Trek novel of mine. I read it, shrugged, and thought, “Well, I hope he likes the next one better.” A week later he started a new thread: “Peter David doesn’t care about his fans.” HIs reason? Because I had NOT responded to his review. That encounter served a valuable lesson for me. Negative reviews are a lose/lose scenario. If you ignore them, you’re accused of indifference. If you rebut them, Jáçkáššëš will start declaring that you can’t stand criticism. So I pretty much stopped.
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Oh, and yes, when I said “legitimate” reviewers, I meant those who have actually written reviews, ideally for some formatted publication or website. Naturally I’m hoping they like it, but as long as they read it and review it, that’s all that matters.
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PAD
Thanks for the advice, Peter, though I had pretty much said everything to J.R. that I wanted to say.
Sure, Andrew! You remember Peter’s ex, don’t you? The woman he publicly threw under a bus twice in order to divert attention from the infantile way he handled his tax debt?
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On second thought, you probably don’t remember. Peter’s fans are required to forget that ever happened, aren’t they? If Jerry Chandler is any example, they certainly are…
This is the best news I’ve heard all week, and I just started summer vacation. In fact, I was JUST telling someone at my LCS about this series about four hours ago and lamenting its unfinished status.
Do we have a release date, PAD? Even a window that you can tell us about?
Andrew, I suspect that you’re choosing to avert your eyes from such evidence, but nevertheless, here’s one good example:
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Remember Comics Buyer’s Guide? That magazine that Peter did BID for? Well, the editorial staff there had a long, long history of supporting him no matter what the circumstances. Then, one day, one critical review of Peter’s writing appeared. Specifically, it took him to task for(in the reviewer’s words) the “impenetrability” of Supergirl, and the “relentless buffoonery” of Captain Marvel( and/or possibly Young Justice).
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So: did Peter David behave like a man who can accept criticism, and therefore acknowledge these problems, or at the very least, pass by them without comment?
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Nope. He behaved like a Pouty Baby and angrily denounced the review as “shrill”.
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Think about that, folks. That magazine had Peter’s friggin’ back 99.99% of the time, but one less-than-positive review and Peter gets maaaaaaaaad. No, Andrew, that is NOT the response of a man who can take criticism. Actually, it’s downright Trumpish.
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If you need more recent evidence, take a gander a Peter’s response to that poster User in late April on this very blog. Yeah, that’s amazing acceptance of criticism, all right…
I was going to ignore this, then I remembered the posts you were referring to: Peter David’s perfectly reasonable response to the petty complaint of poster User, who would be more accurate if he called himself ‘Loser’ and who doesn’t understand the purpose of a Patreon account. You and User must be blood-brothers.
Now I know that it’s pointless to continue responding to you.
Might also be the same guy. Certainly not an uncommon troll tactic.
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PAD
Yeah, you’re right. Why, how DARE User bail on Peter, as if he had some kind of right to refuse to patronize him. Geez, couldn’t that man accept that Peter has an entitlement to a portion of User’s wallet contents for the rest of his life? Oh, the UTTER AUDACITY!
“Nope. He behaved like a Pouty Baby and angrily denounced the review as “shrill”.”
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So PAD should accept critics “taking him to task” for what he wrote, but criticizing what the critics wrote with something as mild as “shrill” is utterly unacceptable.
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I’m sure the obvious hypocrisy in that is completely invisible to you.
Well, critics aren’t required to be cheerleaders, Sean. And yes, the acceptable thing would have been for Peter to behave like an adult and deal with the defects in his work that that critic pointed out. But, I’m guessing adult acceptance of criticism is a concept that’s invisible, if not nonexistent, to you…
I’m just wondering when “Order of Chaos” comes out and where I’ll be able to get a print copy.