RedAjahWarder
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Meh, Cadsuane's ruined, IMO. Fortunately she was never one of my favorites in the first place. She's definitely not the same character though.
Same with Tuon. Though I'm hoping that will be remedied in the last book.
I would have to agree about Cadsuane, unfortunately. Sanderson is on record as stating he hates the character and would give her a gruesome death if he could. That's not a healthy attitude for a writer, and it illustrates one of the pitfalls of recruiting a fanboy to finish the series instead of a disinterested author. I get the impression that Sanderson was pandering to his own biases and those of the fanbase with the degree to which he reduced her character. The whole essence of Cadsuane was that she "paled visibly" at nothing, let alone a sanctimonious speech by a 22-year old kid.
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I actually had trouble picturing this scene as well. Horizontal would explain the hands resting on her stomach, and would be easier for Thom to grab hold of her, but vertical would be more visually dramatic.
I guess we'll never know...
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Hello everyone!
Towers of Midnight certainly had problems, namely the structural defect of being the second book in a trilogy that wasn't supposed to be a trilogy. No central plot arc, and some of the existing arcs drag. Badly. Like Perrin's.
Furthermore, I think Sanderson was so pleased by the positive response to The Gathering Storm that he became overconfident and "coasted" during the writing of this volume. It wouldn't surprise me if his work on The Stormlight Archive severely distracted him from WoT over the past year.
I know many people were disappointed by the Ghenjei chapter, but it's pretty hard to live up to expectations for one of the most widely anticipated scenes in the series, foreshadowed 17 years ago. Still, I enjoyed it. Aside from seeing more of Moiraine, it could have been improved by a gradual increase in tension, perhaps with a Mat PoV as they hiked along the river toward the tower. Instead, they go through the gate...next scene they're at the tower...and in they go. Some more tension beforehand could have alleviated the complaints about the rescue being anticlimactic.
In any case, I think Jordan wrote most of that chapter. The giveaway was the intricate descriptions of how the steam floated in the corners.
But I'm glad to hear none of you are completely disillusioned with the series. For the most part I think Sanderson is doing a good job, and with his attention focused solely on aMoL next year, I'm confident the conclusion of the series will be worth the 22-year wait.
Who knows…maybe Moiraine will even ditch Thom and get back together with Siuan.
Ah, now you're talking! *cheers up considerably*
LoL. You know I actually found out about Siuan and Moiraine's "pillow friendship" via this site, before I read New Spring. The scene at the inn in Chachin took on a whole new meaning...
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The big question is: where is Lan.
Watching. And very confused. But strangely satisfied.
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Recently posted over on Dragonmount (not by me, of course).
It freaked me out a little bit, but I knew you folks would think it amusing.
http://www.dragonmount.com/forums/uploads/1290330182/med_gallery_14208_19_583.jpg
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This song always reminds me of Moiraine...like Lan's unspoken thoughts after her return from Rhuidean, when he could sense that something was very amiss with his Aes Sedai.
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Hey folks. Long time lurker here. I finally decided to sign up because I think something needs to be said:
Cheer up, all!
Perhaps I’m misreading the tenor of the comments here, but I sense I noticeable drop in enthusiasm for…pretty much everything Wheel of Time, including Moiraine (
). This little site is such a gem in the WoT fandom (you guys are funny) that it would be a great shame if it followed so many others down into the black oblivion of apathy, the date stamps on long dead conversation threads like epitaphs on moss-covered graves. Yes, Towers of Midnight was a mediocre book. And yes, certain plot developments, like Elayne getting the Sun Throne, were…disappointing, to say the least (though I don’t think we’ve read the final word on that particular matter).
But after all, it is the Wheel of Time, a series so massive that its very essence is mediocrity punctuated by brief flashes of awesomeness. Take me, for example. I absolutely loathe Rand. One might think that hating the protagonist would discourage me from reading the books in the first place, but I stick with it because there are so many other characters that I love, namely Moiraine, of course.
If we can slog through tripe like Crossroads of Twilight, then surely we can hang on for the end of the series and maybe beyond. And in any case, Moiraine is finally back! I wish she had more screen time in ToM, but I thought the rescue sequence was the best scene in the book, and I enjoyed the campfire scene afterward. New Spring showed us that Moiraine had a romantic streak buried deep within her; it was no surprise to me that she let it out after being rescued from several months of abject torture.
There’s much more to come in aMoL, so hang in there everybody.
Who knows…maybe Moiraine will even ditch Thom and get back together with Siuan.
Speech Patterns
in Kesiera
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Speaking of anachronistic speech patterns...remember this comment from Setalle to Mat?
"I see.... So you're using boots as a metaphor for the onus of responsibility and decision placed upon the aristocracy as they assume leadership of complex political and social positions."
I wanted to cringe when I read that one.
Message to Mr. Sanderson, Harriet Rigney, Team Jordan, and Tor/Forge: Editing is a good thing. Let's see more of it in the next book, mkay?