One gripe I'd add is about the Sun. It's a minor point, but it niggled me (especially as it's referenced in the book's title.) What actually happened to the Sun for most of the book? it went dark, but there was still some change in the light during 'day' time and everyone could still sense the time ...

With the unresolved plot lines (ie She, Cavewights, moksha, ur-viles/Waynhim, etc) it could be no where else than Kiril Threndor. I agree that someone (i.e. Linden) had to go to Mt Thunder. But (given they split up anyway and TC had a teleporter) there was no need to have the final confrontation wi...

With the unresolved plot lines (ie She, Cavewights, moksha, ur-viles/Waynhim, etc) it could be no where else than Kiril Threndor. I agree that someone (i.e. Linden) had to go to Mt Thunder. But (given they split up anyway and TC had a teleporter) there was no need to have the final confrontation wi...

No one else commented on this? Hilarious. Thanks.

I would say TLD works best when seen as a direct sequel to AATE, but underwhelms as the climax of entire Chronicles. I decided partway through AATE that it was best not to think of any of the LC as individual books. None of them is satisfying on their own. It's jarring, because each of the books in...

I agree with most of what's said in this thread, positive and negative. My two cents is that the negatives are considerably augmented (and the positives somewhat diminished) by SRD's decision to end each of the first two books of the Last Chrons in the middle of the action, leaving us all hanging an...