I finished a few days back, but I've taken some time to digest the book, and the fact that the series I've followed, community, books, audiotapes through 7 or 8 rereads since I started back in 96, has ended.
To think it would take over 20 years and 14 books, for rand and shai'tan to sit down around a campfire, with a sa'angr.. I mean guitar, and talk things out..
I laughed several times during the 48 hour period I spent on this book, with only 4 of those hours used for sleep. I simply couldn't put the book down, even if I did skip several sections here and there. (Especially the whole bit about Thom composing his saga, which felt like such a waste of time and completely out of sync with how my emotions were anticipating a build-up at that point).
My favorite moment might have been where the Aiel start speaking up at the initial meeting at merrilor, and Elayne goes "Welcome to the dinner table," "Try the soup"
My biggest let-down was where Birgitte starts pondering if she allready asked Hawkwing if anyone could be unbound from the Horn. From there on, I sat waiting for her to die so the Horn could be sounded. Maybe it was just me, but it felt too obvious that she had to die before the horn was sounded. On the plus side, I fully expected someone to rescue Olver and bring the Horn to Mat.
Oh and someone asked earlier about Birgitte being reborn as Elayne's daughter.. I believe the timing fits better with Melaine's birth. Considering the Dragon's Peace, I think both Gaidal and Birgitte would have to be reborn Aiel this turning, if they are to live up to their usual heroic deeds.
The "OMG I just finished!" Thread
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I finished a few days back, but I've taken some time to digest the book, and the fact that the series I've followed, community, books, audiotapes through 7 or 8 rereads since I started back in 96, has ended.
To think it would take over 20 years and 14 books, for rand and shai'tan to sit down around a campfire, with a sa'angr.. I mean guitar, and talk things out..
I laughed several times during the 48 hour period I spent on this book, with only 4 of those hours used for sleep. I simply couldn't put the book down, even if I did skip several sections here and there. (Especially the whole bit about Thom composing his saga, which felt like such a waste of time and completely out of sync with how my emotions were anticipating a build-up at that point).
My favorite moment might have been where the Aiel start speaking up at the initial meeting at merrilor, and Elayne goes "Welcome to the dinner table," "Try the soup"
My biggest let-down was where Birgitte starts pondering if she allready asked Hawkwing if anyone could be unbound from the Horn. From there on, I sat waiting for her to die so the Horn could be sounded. Maybe it was just me, but it felt too obvious that she had to die before the horn was sounded. On the plus side, I fully expected someone to rescue Olver and bring the Horn to Mat.
Oh and someone asked earlier about Birgitte being reborn as Elayne's daughter.. I believe the timing fits better with Melaine's birth. Considering the Dragon's Peace, I think both Gaidal and Birgitte would have to be reborn Aiel this turning, if they are to live up to their usual heroic deeds.