I think that The Last Chronicles have the potential to be as good as the First. We've only really seen the set up so far, but I think the next two books will be deeper, if only because it looks like the staging part of the story is already done. The new characters are introduced, the new situation f...

Am I misremembering (which is totally possible, I haven't read the books in a while) but didn't Elena break the Law of Death by ordering Kevin to destroy Foul? Hile Troy broke the Law of Life by bringing back Hollian, didn't he?

Initially I didn't like him because he didn't do anything except whine and refuse to help, but that was until I thought about it more. His inaction is the only thing that has preserved him and let him score any victories against Lord Foul. Mhoram wasn't kidding when he told TC he was the white gold....

I would argue that Foul didn't lose the Illearth War at all. His only goal is the White Gold ring. Everything else is incidental to that cause. I look at the War as one "battle" in the overall struggle, and even in those terms Foul didn't really lose. The Lords weren't defeated, but they m...