Trizee Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) I just read Defending Elysium and since there was no other thread devoted to it, I decided to start one! So... has anyone else noticed the similarity between Jason Write and Orson Scott Card's Jason Worthing? I mean, they're both people who are trying to protect humanity- and not juts physically, but morally too. Not to mention the similarity of their names... It's probably just a coincidence but I thought it was an interesting observation. Edited July 30, 2012 by Trizee
Commander Spoonface he/him Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Could a helpful soul dig up places to find more information on this? My searching skills are woefully inadequate and I have, thus far, found nothing. Edited July 30, 2012 by Commander Spoonface
Windrunner he/him Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 Here is Defending Elysium and just in case you hadn't seen this as well, here's another great sci-fi short story of Brandon's Firstborn. 1
PeterAhlstrom he/him Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) I don't know if Brandon read any of the Worthing books. They are among Card's lesser known works. I haven't read them myself, and I've read a lot of Card. Edited July 30, 2012 by PeterAhlstrom 4
happyman he/him Posted July 31, 2012 Posted July 31, 2012 I'd think that classical references to folks named Jason would be more compelling. The whole thing has a kinda mythic feel to it, even while being sci-fi. (As if the title wasn't hint enough...)
RustnRuin he/him Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Didn't know this exsited till a few weeks ago, now just gotta get it signed. It has Defending Elysium in it if you were wondering. 1
kraefzke Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Don't want to start a new thread for this, rather ask in this old one: Has anybody information on if/when Brandon plans to return to this world? I'd certainly like a longer story in this universe, even though i usually prefer fantasy over SF and cosmere over non-cosmere. This was just so great (same goes for Legion, loved that one as well)!
PeterAhlstrom he/him Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 He has no plans to return to the Defending Elysium world. But there will most likely be more Legion. 4
happyman he/him Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Returning to Defending Elysium would be depressing, in my opinion. Just a bunch of Realpolitik once the veil had been lifted.
junior Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 I just read Defending Elysium and since there was no other thread devoted to it, I decided to start one! So... has anyone else noticed the similarity between Jason Write and Orson Scott Card's Jason Worthing? I mean, they're both people who are trying to protect humanity- and not juts physically, but morally too. Not to mention the similarity of their names... It's probably just a coincidence but I thought it was an interesting observation. Here's one more for you - there's a cop named "Orson". I don't really see the similarity between the short story and Worthing myself. Worthing Saga had a very strong focus on Bad Things that's not present in Defending Elysium. But if you want to run with the idea, then I'm not against tossing a little more fuel on your fire.
kraefzke Posted August 6, 2013 Posted August 6, 2013 He has no plans to return to the Defending Elysium world. But there will most likely be more Legion. Thanks for the information! Returning to Defending Elysium would be depressing, in my opinion. Just a bunch of Realpolitik once the veil had been lifted. Though there isn't much point in discussing since Peter's statement, I strongly disagree: For one thing, there could be great stories set before DE, for another, there could be more about the "lifting of the veil" and for a third, "Realpolitik" doesn't sound bad at all (to me), if written in such a great SF-setting and by such a great author as Brandon. Just to state my pointless point. 2
Pinpoint he/him Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 This story was beautifully put together and although I love the tech system I think it was meant to stay short. For some reason making it longer would take away from the wonder of the story. 1
lyht Posted April 24, 2014 Posted April 24, 2014 I don't know if Brandon read any of the Worthing books. They are among Card's lesser known works. I haven't read them myself, and I've read a lot of Card. Peter, you haven't read the Worthing Saga? You know, I just have to accept that what I have done is not what other people have done. Silly, I know, but surprising to me none the less. The Worthing Saga might have been the third Card book I ever read as a kid, after Wryms (which I didn't like very much) and Ender's Games (which I did, a lot!). Worthing Saga retains a fond place in my heart as one of the nifty stories that got me hooked on Card. Later, as an adult, I found Hot Sleep, and didn't realize it was parts of the same story until I was halfway through the book and was confused by my ability to guess what was going to happen next in the story.
Oudeis he/him Posted November 3, 2015 Posted November 3, 2015 "We are sincerely sorry for inconveniencing your murderer by being killed by him. Please extend our sincerest apologies." Oh God, space is Canada. 5
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