Talk:Book One
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These should really have one-sentence descriptions...
Whew! These are tough! --Eon 21:35, 16 December 2009 (EST)
I vote for getting rid of all the "In which" because it makes it too easy to accidentally jump from one line to another when reading. Xian 10:32, 24 December 2009 (EST
- I like the "In which", but I guess this would be ok as long as you change the verb tense to something more exotic. --HeidiB 11:10, 24 December 2009 (EST)
- Like what? You want them in prehesternal pluperfect continuous preterite? Xian 16:32, 24 December 2009 (EST)
- That sounds good! Can you give me a sample? Or how about if each one starts with "Our heroes"? --HeidiB 23:58, 24 December 2009 (EST)
- Sorry, English doesn't have any prehesternal tenses. Anyway, what is it with the fondness for clichéd sentence openings? What would be wrong with just saying what happened, like
- Sorry, English doesn't have any prehesternal tenses. Anyway, what is it with the fondness for clichéd sentence openings? What would be wrong with just saying what happened, like
- Chapter 1: Nine brave women and men swear an oath of justice at the dance in the peach gardens; their first achievement is the vanquishing of the Purple Ninjas.
- Chapter 2: The sorceress Zhantai gets angry and whips the orphans; the Regency Council representative plots the murder of the wretched eunuchs.
- Chapter 3: Deng Zhi-hao rebukes Yoshi in the Garden of Dampness and Mildew; Lei-Ling wins over Lucky Chang with offerings of gravel and oysters.
- Chapter 4: Deposing the king of the Hon'eth Arcade, the House of Quiet Concordance seizes the throne; plotting against the villain Tai Lung; Master Tranh presents a dagger.
- Chapter 5: A forged imperial edict is issued; all towns respond to Lord Chen; breaking through the soldiers at the pass, seven heroes battle Lucky Chang.
- Chapter 6: Burning down the imperial palace, Deng Zhi-hao commits murder; hiding the imperial pasta strainer, Shien violates his oath.
- Chapter 7: Xie Xie fights with Hikaru at the Pearl River; Akimoto the Astonishing crosses a different river of the same name and flirts with Lijuan.
- Chapter 8: Minister of Demagoguery Wang skillfully employs the concept of interlinked stratagems; Senior Grand Tutor Dong blows his stack at Fengyi Pavilion.
- Chapter 9: Getting rid of the tyrant, Anto helps the Minister of Gazebos; attacking Chang'an, Lijuan listens to Iron-Shirt Jo-jo.
- Chapter 10: Malkoha stages an uprising on behalf of the royal pharmacy; Ti Jun sends an army to avenge the death of his father.
- Chapter 11: Uncle Takanata rescues Hiro at the Butterfly Pavilion; Newly anointed Marquis of Iron Mountain Lucky Chang defeats Ti Jun at the City of Spires.
- Chapter 12: Inspector Ando tries three times to cede control of the Xuzhou Fortress; Foon Cha'ni engages in a major battle with Paul Atreides.
- Xian 12:47, 26 December 2009 (EST)
- Are talking about the same run? I like the other version better. --HeidiB 23:36, 26 December 2009 (EST)
- Also it reminds me of Winnie-the-Pooh, which is not bad, but is inappropriately genred. Xian 16:32, 24 December 2009 (EST)
It may be obvious, but I want to come down firmly on the side of "In which." --Eon 21:56, 27 December 2009 (EST)
- No, it wasn't obvious. I was kind of hoping you would be swayed by my Winnie-the-Pooh observation. Xian 09:47, 28 December 2009 (EST)