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The eye of argon is the delightful tale by jim theis that, legend has it, won the worst story award at a certain bay area science fiction competition for fifteen years running and was only entered once. The eye of argon is a classic of selfpublished fiction, even though technically it wasnt selfpublished. In one fine day in the stygian haunts of hell, darrell schweitzer recounts his own encounters with the eye of argon in the 1980s and 1990s, and unsnarls the first tendrils of myth and folklore surrounding it. It becomes entertaining when a group of con goers sit around in a circle and try to read it aloud as written. The eye of argon, one of the most famous sobig books, is regularly read at science fiction conventions.

This book was written by an antigenius, who has produced something so mindbogglingly dreadful that it provokes actual tears of laughter. He rescues a fair maiden from a bunch of evil priests, grabs a fantastic jewel and escapes. Alex boese alex is the creator and curator of the museum of hoaxes. All participants sit in a circle with a hard copy of the. Never before in the annals of human literature were so many adjectives deployed so artlessly, so inappropriately and so jawdroppingly. Books similar to the eye of argon the eye of argon. The weather beaten trail wound ahead into the dust racked climes of the baren land which dominates large portions of the norgolian empire. Written by a sixteen year old who seems to have slept with a thesaurus under his pillow.

Christopher paolini reads the eye of argon for worldbuilders rothfusss charity close. That story paragraph reminded me of the eye of argon the instant i read it. Read along with us for a podcast book clubs of ready player one, armada, the eye of argon and more. If you want to start a quotes theeyeofargon page, just click the edit button above. Described as the worst fantasy novella ever, the eye of argon is a story by then 16 yearold jim theis. Carthena gaped at the gem gasping in a terrified manner the eye of argon, oh. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. This free ebook version of the eye of argon is exclusive to the unofficial taff website at. Jim theis was a real person, who wrote the eye of argon in all seriousness as a teenager, and published it in a fanzine, osfan in 1970. Feb 25, 2017 the eye of argon dramatic reading april 1st video duration.

The eye of argon is a legend in science fiction and fantasy circles. It has come to be regarded as a classic piece of fanwritten fiction, rather in the way that william mcgonagall is a classic poet, and has been read aloud or even dramatized at. Move over, eye of argon the eye of argon is a legendary work of bad fiction you dont have to trust me, just read a page or two, but we have to be fair. It was written in 1970 by jim theis august 9, 1953 march 26, 2002 and circulated anonymously in science fiction fandom since then. The top 12 eyeopening books everyone should read share this article. He was a few days short of 17 when the eye of argon first saw print. Smashwords about jim theis, author of the eye of argon. The book is chockfull of nonsensical purple prose that makes you laugh out loud, including this description of an alluring woman eyeing a slender female crouched alone.

Dec 21, 2018 the eye of argon is mercifully short, so you could probably read the whole thing in one sitting, but for our next episode were only going to read thru the first four chapters. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the eye of argon, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. It has been described as one of the genres most beloved pieces of appalling prose, the infamous worst fantasy novel ever published for fans enjoyment, and. Just like a diamond in its pure form rough, jagged and littered with flaws jim theis takes the poor reader through a mythical world full of violence, typos, unending adjectives, and largebreasted wenches. While such works have grown more common in the modern age of internet fan fiction and selfpublishing, with infamous examples like my immortal or legolas by laura in many ways acting as the eye of argons internet age successors, the fact something like the eye of argon exists as far back as the 1970s is a good reminder that young people have. Ophthalmologyeye surgery wikibooks, open books for an. The eye of argon is infamous for both its big ambitions and many shortcomings. This is a concatenation of the last chapter of the eye of argon as read by gabe and yahtzee during their dark souls 2 playthrough spread across four videos. The droplets of slime slowly converged into a pulsating jellylike mass. There, a circle of readers tries to get through as much of the story as possible without laughing. Ophthalmologyeye surgery wikibooks, open books for an open. The eye of argon is an infamous original fantasy story by jim theis. Feb 27, 2015 while such works have grown more common in the modern age of internet fan fiction and selfpublishing, with infamous examples like my immortal or legolas by laura in many ways acting as the eye of argons internet age successors, the fact something like the eye of argon exists as far back as the 1970s is a good reminder that young people have.

Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. The eye of argon, by jim theis is a jewel of the literary world. The eye of argon by jim theis meet your next favorite book. No, we dont know why there are multiple half chapters. Books selected and endorsed for pure weirdness by your wu team. It is an excerpt from jim theis book the eye of argon which is commonly regarded as one of the worst fantasy novels ever written transcript edit the eye of argon by jim theis.

It has come to be regarded as a classic piece of fanwritten fiction, rather in the way that william mcgonagall is a classic poet, and has been read aloud or. It was written in 1970 by jim theis and circulated anonymously in science fiction fandom since then. In his book epic fail, mark oconnell wrote ros prose amounts to a sort of accidental surrealism. At this the gem gave off a blinding glow, then dribbled through grignrs fingers in a slimy red ooze. The somewhat official competitive reading edition the eye of. Aug 23, 2014 the eye of argon is a classic of selfpublished fiction, even though technically it wasnt selfpublished. If you enjoy reading it, a donation to taff is a fine way to express your appreciation. As its name suggests, argon laser trabeculoplasty uses an argon laser to create tiny burns on the trabecular meshwork. But the story did not pass into the oblivion that awaits most amateur fiction. There is an intention toward metaphora lunge in the general direction of the literarybut an obvious misunderstanding of how such things work and often, for that matter, how syntax works. At science fiction conventions, the eye of argon is now a sort of parlor game. The two types of laser trabeculoplasty are argon laser trabeculoplasty alt and selective laser trabeculoplasty slt.

Mar 18, 2011 jim theis was the author of the eye of argon. I hope this helps to pass the time and gives you an escape until things are back to. The eye of argon scholars ebook edition by jim theis. The eye of argon by jim theis overdrive rakuten overdrive. At the time, the internet was not so common and the personal computer hadnt been invented yet, so this was pretty much the equivalent of fanfiction in.

The eye of argon is a heroic fantasy novella that narrates the adventures of grignr, a barbarian. The eye of argon by jim theis this version of the eye of argon duplicates, to as far as is practicable, and perhaps to something beyond that point, the precise layout of the original as published on pages 2749 of osfan 10, the august 21, 1970 edition of the monthly publication of the ozark science fiction association. From visceral pictures of human suffering to bildungsroman narratives credited with catalyzing the american civil rights movement, this list of 12 eyeopening books is essential reading. The eye of argon by jim theis 2007, paperback for sale. The somewhat official competitive reading edition the eye. The eye of argon deus ex wiki fandom powered by wikia.

Action writing, especially a space battle, should convey more that an ehhhhh. Recent years have seen the separate discoveries of two intact copies of the fanzine in which the eye of argon debuted, so it is now known how the tale ends. Apr 17, 2007 the eye of argon is a legend in science fiction and fantasy circles. Goodreads members who liked the eye of argon also liked. In 1970, a freshfaced sixteen year old boy named jim theis sent a story in to osfan, the journal of the ozlark sf society. Nelson are reading books theyre pretty sure theyre going to hate. Christopher paolini reads the eye of argon the history of the tale. Its the tale of grignr, a foulmouthed barbarian warrior who is trying to escape the dungeons of evil overlord agaphim and rescue a young woman named carthena from a pagan cult who want to sacrifice her to their idol a statue with one eye called the eye of argon. It provides a perfect introduction, however, to an exploration of what happens when there are no controls whatsoever between the rank amateur writer and the reading public. Find books like the eye of argon from the worlds largest community of readers. In this special scholars ebook edition of the eye of argon we learn all there is to know, and then some.

Through some strange alchemy the words of the thesaurus made their way into the authors brain without. The eye of argon is mercifully short, so you could probably read the whole thing in one sitting, but for our next episode were only going to read thru the first four chapters. True or not, ever since this story was discovered in 1970 it has been the object of competitive readings. The book is so godawful, i would not wish such an experience on my worst enemy. It has been described as one of the genres most beloved pieces of appalling prose, 1 and has subsequently been used as part of a common science fiction convention party game.