Just finished MoI and i'm depressed... again.

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Just finished MoI and i'm depressed... again.

#1 Magnus the Historian

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Posted 05 August 2010 - 10:22 PM

Ok, I just finished MoI and i'll admit it to being depressed by the end.
If you have not finished or read MoI then please do NOT read the spoiler below or you will leave pissed off.

To name a few reasons

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Ok, so now that ive vented a little. I just want to know one thing. Paran blessed the tomb, If this doesn't become important or if don't find out what this does later I will be even more depressed. I know that it probably doesn't do anything that special, but I would like at least a hint as to if it is explained or not.

While i'm at it though. I also would like to ask, is Kallor going to tick me off even more?

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Posted 05 August 2010 - 10:32 PM

Magnus the Historian, on 05 August 2010 - 10:22 PM, said:

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The Blessing is very important thats all I will say.

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Posted 05 August 2010 - 10:35 PM

Regarding both the blessing and Kallor, you'll have to wait a bit, but you will get more on these.

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 04:41 AM

Great. Now that im reading House of Chains, I got to get used to being in Seven Cities again. Hopefully Fiddler shows up soon. Wait... Why isn't he in the Dramatis Personae? Everyone else is? Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa/

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 06:16 AM

Paaaaaaaaatience. Unless impatience gets you to read faster, in which case, go with that.

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 06:42 AM

Tool is about to get his first shag for literally thousands of years, how can you not be happy about that?

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 09:14 AM

Oh man. I don't want to spoil anything, but keep reading. Reaper's Gale will break your heart.

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 11:15 AM

This entire series breaks your heart a dozen times over. So what? It's too good to put down.

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 03:15 PM

Magnus the Historian, on 06 August 2010 - 04:41 AM, said:

As worrywort already said: paaaaatience

It will be rewarded

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 08:11 PM

Lol, I know. Patience is required when reading this series.

I think I might know who Karsa is. But i'll keep to myself. He may just be a new character.

As for MoI. I know and I am happy for Tool and what happened to him. But from the mood of the book it sounds like Toc and Tool won't ever see each other again and this is depressing to me. Tool finally finds somebody to call friend and then leaves him, satisfied by just his memory.

... I just realized something that I never thought about before. This isn't as depressing to me but, Where did Buke go? Did he go insane and fly away? I did not understand that part of the book.

*Sigh* Now to go slowly into the House of Chains

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Posted 06 August 2010 - 11:51 PM

just started now on a reread of MoI again and i still get that excitement of this book and the books still to come, stick with it and enjoy the ride!

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Posted 07 August 2010 - 11:17 AM

Damn i wish I was so lucky to be only reading the series for the first time

... i'm on my 5th re-read and just finished House of Chains - and it's still kicks the ass out of anything else i've read lately

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Posted 10 August 2010 - 06:13 PM

Magnus the Historian, on 06 August 2010 - 08:11 PM, said:

... I just realized something that I never thought about before. This isn't as depressing to me but, Where did Buke go? Did he go insane and fly away? I did not understand that part of the book.

iirc didnt he just fly away in his soletaken form, something about losing his mind if he returns to the horror/destruction of capustan in human form

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'Yet my heart breaks for a naked hen.'

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 03:39 AM

champooon, on 10 August 2010 - 06:13 PM, said:

Magnus the Historian, on 06 August 2010 - 08:11 PM, said:

... I just realized something that I never thought about before. This isn't as depressing to me but, Where did Buke go? Did he go insane and fly away? I did not understand that part of the book.

iirc didnt he just fly away in his soletaken form, something about losing his mind if he returns to the horror/destruction of capustan in human form

yep, he went the way of treach and fell completely into the animal mind of the sparrowhawk

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 06:20 AM

Sinisdar Toste, on 11 August 2010 - 03:39 AM, said:

champooon, on 10 August 2010 - 06:13 PM, said:

Magnus the Historian, on 06 August 2010 - 08:11 PM, said:

... I just realized something that I never thought about before. This isn't as depressing to me but, Where did Buke go? Did he go insane and fly away? I did not understand that part of the book.

iirc didnt he just fly away in his soletaken form, something about losing his mind if he returns to the horror/destruction of capustan in human form

yep, he went the way of treach and fell completely into the animal mind of the sparrowhawk

Ok, Im kinda happy for him then. He probably is having fun doing flippies or something.

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 02:44 PM

I was hoping Buke would be around as he had unfinished business with Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. Was hoping he and Gruntle would take another go at putting an end to their perpetual "science project". I am on House of Chains, so maybe (hopefully) I will see Buke later on.

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Posted 11 August 2010 - 03:58 PM

The end of Buke's story happens in MOI. Wishful thinking to believe that he'll reappear. The text pretty conclusively stated that his cares and depression after his family's death were 'healed' by being forgotten as his humanity slipped away, and he turned entirely into the sparrowhawk. He's not coming back. He is an ex-character.

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Posted 12 August 2010 - 02:10 AM

Will there be any "physiological challenges" for Buke as he embraces his new form? Will he be able to start a "family" and flourish? (his brain is now that of a sparrow-hawk) Will a potential mate recognize something different about him? I guess all of the naughty parts should be there, but if he is not in tune with the mating habits of his species, he may have a short life that ends uneventfully. If he does bring offspring into the world, will they somehow have a semblance of his human brain in their DNA?

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Posted 12 August 2010 - 02:44 AM

Magnus the Historian, on 05 August 2010 - 10:22 PM, said:

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Regarding Kallor,

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Till shade is gone, till water is gone, into the Shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath,
to spit in Sightblinders eye on the last day.
May you shelter in the palm of the Creator"s hand, and may the last embrace of the Mother welcome you home.