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But then You Know Who figured Rose for a great choice to write full adult novels in the long-revered [[Greyhawk]] setting. To follow [[Gary Gygax]] Himself. Estes was... not up to this. | But then You Know Who figured Rose for a great choice to write full adult novels in the long-revered [[Greyhawk]] setting. To follow [[Gary Gygax]] Himself. Estes was... not up to this. | ||
[[Eric Mona]] posted a widely-read rant, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20041108102528/www.tc.umn.edu/~monax002/Council/resources/rose/rosehate.html The Shame of the Rose]", on the full [[fail]] of these novels. | [[Eric Mona]] posted a widely-read rant, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20041108102528/www.tc.umn.edu/~monax002/Council/resources/rose/rosehate.html The Shame of the Rose]", on the full [[fail]] of these novels. Linking to [https://web.archive.org/web/20041108102042/http://www.tc.umn.edu/~monax002/Council/resources/rose/review.html an even wider-read rant]. We don't believe poor Rosie ever recovered from these. | ||
Estes is, it seems, an object lesson in the Peter Principle. | Estes is, it seems, an object lesson in the Peter Principle. | ||
[[Category:Writers]] [[Category:Greyhawk]] | [[Category:Writers]] [[Category:Greyhawk]] | ||
Revision as of 22:47, 29 July 2021
Rose Estes is blamed, alongside Lorraine Williams, for destroying the Greyhawk setting for a decade.
Estes started out June 1982 by kicking off the Endless Quest series of TSR-introducing choose-your-own-adventure books. Honestly, these books were gold, if you were nine years old - and that's not an insult, because we were all nine once, and when we were old enough for our parents to buy full D&D (or Top Secret, Gamma World - whatever), Estes' books were often how we found out about those RPGs.
But then You Know Who figured Rose for a great choice to write full adult novels in the long-revered Greyhawk setting. To follow Gary Gygax Himself. Estes was... not up to this.
Eric Mona posted a widely-read rant, "The Shame of the Rose", on the full fail of these novels. Linking to an even wider-read rant. We don't believe poor Rosie ever recovered from these.
Estes is, it seems, an object lesson in the Peter Principle.