[Paz]

Just completed this wonderful book - it took me 18 months ( I know , I know, but I wanted to savour every moment of it)...
I have just one question ... Page 1166 ( I assume all the pages are the same across the world ), when Quick Ben and Paran depart Moons Spawn.

"But a new glow had come to the chamber. Faint, seeming to dance with the black web on the sarcophagi. A dance of mystery."

Is this significant and will it be developed in future books ? If not is there some explanation to it or am I just reading too much into the prose ?

Thank you all and a Happy New Year

[dktorode]

On another continent far away Fiddler mistook a conk shell containing a Tano spirit song (made for the bridgeburners) for a cusser and threw it...

dont really want to lay it all out for you but yea...there is more to it.
Some is explained if you look back at Deadhouse Gates and more will be revealed in later books.

This post has been edited by dktorode: 02 January 2011 - 11:42 AM

[Paz]

dktorode, on 02 January 2011 - 11:40 AM, said:

On another continent far away Fiddler mistook a conk shell containing a Tano spirit song (made for the bridgeburners) for a cusser and threw it...

dont really want to lay it all out for you but yea...there is more to it.
Some is explained if you look back at Deadhouse Gates and more will be revealed in later books.

Ah ... Cheers

[Mearvus]

Paz, on 02 January 2011 - 10:39 AM, said:

Just completed this wonderful book - it took me 18 months ( I know , I know, but I wanted to savour every moment of it)...
I have just one question ... Page 1166 ( I assume all the pages are the same across the world ), when Quick Ben and Paran depart Moons Spawn.

"But a new glow had come to the chamber. Faint, seeming to dance with the black web on the sarcophagi. A dance of mystery."

Is this significant and will it be developed in future books ? If not is there some explanation to it or am I just reading too much into the prose ?

Thank you all and a Happy New Year

Also, didnt

Spoiler

Paran bless the Bridgeburners at the end?

That, and the Tano song taken into account, should make 'stuff' happen.

[EBBefar]

dktorode, on 02 January 2011 - 11:40 AM, said:

On another continent far away Fiddler mistook a conk shell containing a Tano spirit song (made for the bridgeburners) for a cusser and threw it...

dont really want to lay it all out for you but yea...there is more to it.
Some is explained if you look back at Deadhouse Gates and more will be revealed in later books.

Can you be more specific, as to where in DG? I just re-read the part where Fiddler threw the shell, if that's what you are refering to, but I still don't see any relation...

Oh, and bear in mind that I haven't read past MOI, so no spoilers please

[Sanctume]

EBBefar, on 11 May 2011 - 05:43 PM, said:

dktorode, on 02 January 2011 - 11:40 AM, said:

On another continent far away Fiddler mistook a conk shell containing a Tano spirit song (made for the bridgeburners) for a cusser and threw it...

dont really want to lay it all out for you but yea...there is more to it.
Some is explained if you look back at Deadhouse Gates and more will be revealed in later books.

Can you be more specific, as to where in DG? I just re-read the part where Fiddler threw the shell, if that's what you are refering to, but I still don't see any relation...

Oh, and bear in mind that I haven't read past MOI, so no spoilers please

DG Chapter 18

SCENE 5

Fiddler's group retreats from Gryllen, who has grown to encompass thousands or tens of thousands of rats, but end up trapped. Icarium throws Mappo to the ground and draws his sword. The sky reddens and forms a vortex. Shan attacks Icarium but gets swatted aside like he's nothing. Fiddler reaches into his munitions bag for one of his last cusser and throws it but it was the conch shell from the Tano Spiritwalker Kimloc. Music fills the air and now it's Gryllen who tries to retreat but begins withering, devoured, giving the song even more power. Everybody's down on the ground, the Hounds cringing, Icarium knocked unconscious by Mappo. A wall of water appears, filled with the wreckage of the past: the remains of sunken ships, ancient metals, bones, etc and the wave buries them then disappears, the music gone to silence. Fiddler looks up to see the Hounds surrounding the unconscious Icarium and Mappo standing over the body to protect him. Fiddler tells Pust to call them off and Pust says this was the bargain. Fiddler shows Pust his bag and says he'll fall on his own cusser and kill the Hounds if they don't back off. Pust looks to Apsalar, but she agrees with Fiddler. They see the House just ahead and Mappo gently picks up Icarium and carries him.

Took this from Tor re-read http://www.tor.com/b...pters-18-and-19

This post has been edited by Sanctume: 11 May 2011 - 06:08 PM

[EBBefar]

Sanctume, on 11 May 2011 - 06:07 PM, said:

EBBefar, on 11 May 2011 - 05:43 PM, said:

dktorode, on 02 January 2011 - 11:40 AM, said:

On another continent far away Fiddler mistook a conk shell containing a Tano spirit song (made for the bridgeburners) for a cusser and threw it...

dont really want to lay it all out for you but yea...there is more to it.
Some is explained if you look back at Deadhouse Gates and more will be revealed in later books.

Can you be more specific, as to where in DG? I just re-read the part where Fiddler threw the shell, if that's what you are refering to, but I still don't see any relation...

Oh, and bear in mind that I haven't read past MOI, so no spoilers please

DG Chapter 18

SCENE 5

Fiddler's group retreats from Gryllen, who has grown to encompass thousands or tens of thousands of rats, but end up trapped. Icarium throws Mappo to the ground and draws his sword. The sky reddens and forms a vortex. Shan attacks Icarium but gets swatted aside like he's nothing. Fiddler reaches into his munitions bag for one of his last cusser and throws it but it was the conch shell from the Tano Spiritwalker Kimloc. Music fills the air and now it's Gryllen who tries to retreat but begins withering, devoured, giving the song even more power. Everybody's down on the ground, the Hounds cringing, Icarium knocked unconscious by Mappo. A wall of water appears, filled with the wreckage of the past: the remains of sunken ships, ancient metals, bones, etc and the wave buries them then disappears, the music gone to silence. Fiddler looks up to see the Hounds surrounding the unconscious Icarium and Mappo standing over the body to protect him. Fiddler tells Pust to call them off and Pust says this was the bargain. Fiddler shows Pust his bag and says he'll fall on his own cusser and kill the Hounds if they don't back off. Pust looks to Apsalar, but she agrees with Fiddler. They see the House just ahead and Mappo gently picks up Icarium and carries him.

Took this from Tor re-read http://www.tor.com/b...pters-18-and-19

I'm sorry, but I still don't get it I guess it's the spirit song that's important? Perhaps even responsible for the 'dance of mystery' in Moon's Spawn, or something? I always thought that the 'dance of mystery' was a result of Parans blessing. Anyway, I guess I'll find out sooner or later (just bought the rest of the books), and I don't want to spoil the surprise...

[beru]

lets just say that its that important

also remember that Kimloc (the spiritwalker) was strong enugh to reduce a malazan army to dust...

[LordofTheFallen]

The song works like this. When the song is made it carries the memory of whatever it was about in it, and more or less keeps the memory alive (and if you want to see the power in a magic filled memory, wait til MT) and since Kimloc, a really powerful spiritwalker, poured so much power into the song (the song alone killed Gryllen, which is a big deal) it now hold the memory of all the bridgeburners wrapped in a lot of power. That combined with Paran's blessing...

Thats about all I can say without saying any spoilers.