The Book of the War
I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ve finally started reading The Book of the War. Lovin’ it, absolutely lovin’ it.
Apart from trying to find a place to start (is there a way you are *supposed* to read this book?) it is fascinating background stuff for the Faction Paradox Protocols. I was flicking from reference to reference, starting with Cwej and his Cwejen, and decided I just needed to think of it a Wiki in a book form. In fact, with multiple contributors this is exactly how it looks like it was created.
I started reading “BurningBird’s Anniversary Party groupd of posts”:http://weblog.burningbird.net/fires/anniversaryparty/index.htm which got me thinking not about the past of weblogging but the future, and it linked into “some ideas from Mags”:http://moosiferjonesgrouch.blogspot.com/2004_03_01_moosiferjonesgrouch_archive.html#108008681515391419 and memory, but I’m beginning to think that blogging isn’t where I want to be going. Something else out there is far more interesting. I don’t know what that is, and whether it yet exists, but I do think it will be based more on a Wiki than a weblog.
April 15th, 2004 at 15:39
You can find a guide through the Book of the War in the ‘easter eggs’ at http://www.factionparadox.co.uk. To save time, here’s the direct
I think the best way is to follow cross-references though - generally speaking they tend to fall into narrative patterns due to having come from one primary contributor. All the entries were worked over by Lawrence to give it the necessary cohesion though.
April 20th, 2004 at 10:29
Cheers for that.
I think I last read the factionparadox website about a year ago. Time for a reread.