iso9001, on 18 January 2016 - 03:25 PM, said:
I have finally finished MoI It all went fine until last chapter but that last chapter was a little bit disappointment for me or I failed to understand what was happening. I hope it is the latter
Here are my questions:
1) Why did ghosts appear and then annihilate the Dogslayers? Was it Raraku's doing? What were its motives?
2) So, were Claw members just waiting out of the Whirlwind so when Goddess released it they went in and started assasinations?
3) What was Lostara'a mission given by Cotillion?
4) Pearl's mission was to find Felisin but he also assasinated people. So he ran into a bad guy and decided to take him off while he had spare time?
5) Where and why did Reloe go with the help of Bidithal?
6) Heboric was able to block Karsa before with his Ghost Hands. I wonder if he still can?
7) Ammanas was shocked with the fact the two hounds of darkness were released. And Karsa killed them.! Well, IDK what Ammanas had in his mind but Karsa's killing of two hounds might give Ammanas a heart attack
8) Cutter says something happened to him? What happened?
9) Was Tavore's plan to use Korbolo's Dogslayers to kill the enemy from inside?
10) I always thought Whirlwind Goddess was in the fragment of Kurald Emurlahn but it seems she wants it for herself. So where was she? Why do people want this fragment for themselves? What will they gain?
11) So Goddess is Imass and in fact Onrack's wife who was betrayed by Onrack. So how did she become a Goddess? How is she affecting Sha'ik? If she doesn't own the warren, from where do her powers come from?
12) Is Raraku being filled with water again? Why?
13) At the end of the book Raraku rises to claim the shattered warren. What does that mean?
14) What is children of Kilava?
15) I'm not clear why the two dogs (Bent and the other one) and the mare (Duiker's) helped bring the spirits of the slain to Raraku's heart?
16) I am going to start Midnight Tides. Any other suggestion before MT?
Also, too may disappointments for me with the ending. Here is the list:
1) The song told Fiddler that he must kill or aid Kalam kill the Goddess but AFAIK Talon killed her. This was a disappointment for me.
2) Kalam and QB came out of a warren after Fiddler was saved by Hedge. What were they doing? Hiding? If so, why?
3) I like Karsa and his development but his level of power (killing the hounds close enough to easily) makes me feel uncomfortable. Do you feel the same?
4) After the cold iron / hot iron talk, people said "Leoman this" and "Leoman that" but we couldn't see much of him.
5) I kind of think the relation between Onrack and Trull is imbalanced. Not enough time was spent and nothing special happened between them but they are like blood brothers. I am having hard time reading their parts. What about you?
6) No war at all? Well I am happy that most of the army survived but I hoped more action
Regards
Reading your questions makes me realize that for some unknown reason I have forgotten huge parts of HoC. Nevertheless I will try to answer those I am not totally blanking on
1. The ghosts were the memories of Raraku, yes
2. Yep, I think
6. Regarding Heborics hands RAFO
7. Yup, especially as the Hounds were so very powerful
12+13. Raraku was once an inland sea. With the resurrection of its memories the sea rises again and the shattered warren becomes part of raraku
14. Kilava is the sister of Onos Toolan. Children RAFO
15. The Chain of Dogs was an epic event that resonated throughout Seven Cities and gained its own worshippers. Worship has power. The unquiet dead of the Chain thus lingered. The two dogs Bent and Roach were the only survivors of the Chain to return and the ghosts followed them. They wanted vengeance on the Dogslayers
16. MT: Total change of scene, plot, characters. Be warned, its jarring. Hold on, ask questions, read carefully. The payoff is huge
Ending
3. Karsa is supposed to make you feel uneasy. That is the reaction he evokes from everybody. Regarding his power, RAFO a bit, we can discuss him in detail later
4. Leoman RAFO
5. It will help once you find out more about Trull. Ask this question again at the end of Bonehunters
6. Future Fighting - if any - RAFO