There is a moment of interest to me occurring right after several childlike ghouls have been dispatched, one destroyed by Geraden via sword, and the Fayle hasn't yet ridden up to meet them. It has been an emotionally painful and physically nauseating experience for our two heroes. After a minute or...

We know Vagel's school of evilness discovered many horrific images like the parasitic insect hounds. Vagel knew how to reproduce them when he joined Eremis' cabal. Which means the imagers in his school couldn't keep their secrets like normal imagers do. My guess is it wasn't an open cooperative wher...

There's a theory in psychology that people from abused background fall into recurrent abusive relationship throughout their life. Terisa never got the love and interest every child needs from her parents. Eremis, the egocentric middleaged ladies' man with the cruel streak reminded her probably subco...

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Enjoy yourself, Hurn.

First time I read the books, Havelock and Quillon annoyed me. They gave enough info to whet my appetite and then they sent her back to her rooms before I could figure out the lay of the place. We never did get a clear picture of the geography.

For me Fayle, it's people and it's Lord (and of course Queen Madin and her daughter) were the heart of Mordant, the embodiment of what this nation and its people were. Orison was too political and we never really see the rest of Demesne, Domne - too idealized, Termigan -barren with ineffective fanat...

Speaking of family moments I also liked the scene where Elega faints in panic when she believes her lover would not help but behave like the hardhearted Alends of old. Not the same but it showed she does love her family deeply beneath all the intrigue and self serving attitude. Yes, Elega is an int...

Concerning Minick and his shy wife, I don't doubt that they would raise kids that would learn to take care of themselves, but perhaps they wouldn't instill much ambition in them to go out and tackle great challenges. I'm not sure they are capable of producing children that could be true leaders. St...

Damn, I have no idea...can't find it anywhere online either...will have to re-read to find it... Anybody else? :D --A I'll admit, I don't know the answer to this myself. That's why I asked. :roll: It would be shameful if I didn't even know my chosen mother's name! 8O So the answer could be: she was...

Speaking of family moments I also liked the scene where Elega faints in panic when she believes her lover would not help but behave like the hardhearted Alends of old.

Not the same but it showed she does love her family deeply beneath all the intrigue and self serving attitude.

Maybe you should change the title.

I chose Minick and his shy wife. He made Terisa hurt her face from smiling so much. He never panicked during the Great Cat-astrophy like most everyone else, his wife is very sweet and only has trouble in big crowds. Minick won't push his children to become great but he won't repress their ambitions ...

To revive this thread, help me find the answer to this question (and win all the internet points ) :

What is Minick wife's name?

After a recent discussion about Geraden's family, the Domnes, I thought about the various families we meet in the books and what sort of parents they would make. So, if you could choose, who would you pick as parents? Who would you want, if you lived in the world of Mordant, to be raised under?

I know this is an 'olden days' story but I can't picture the Domne as a person who beats his children even if its the norm in his culture. He'd scold them and look disappointed, but that's about it. Between Tholden and Quiss, Quiss if anyone would take the role of taskmistress and punish the childre...

The Apricot trees! Tholden's father sure knows to prick him where it hurts.

A resurrected, undead Kevin with mastery of all seven wards would clean Mhoram's clock IMO. That was also Mhoram's opinion. In Ch.26 of TIW, he explains to Hile Troy the reasons why he and Calindrill were unable to help her against Kevin in the fight that was still raging at that moment: Yes if we ...

Kevin used his unmatched arcane knowledge to fight Elena when he returned. When she summoned him back from the dead she wished him back with all his former strength. That was the whole idea of her wish. The Dead lack free will according to 2nd chrons, not power. But Kevin was changed by his Ritual ...

Kevin used his unmatched arcane knowledge to fight Elena when he returned. When she summoned him back from the dead she wished him back with all his former strength. That was the whole idea of her wish. The Dead lack free will according to 2nd chrons, not power. But Kevin was changed by his Ritual o...

At that, the Domne sat up straighter in his chair; his eyes flashed. "Tholden, I know you think you're a grown man, but you still aren't too old to be punished for disrespect. Maybe I'm only your father, and half crippled as well, but I'm still man enough to prune your apricots within an inch ...

"My lady Terisa of Morgan, this is the Domne." Through the gloom, Terisa saw that the Domne was a tall man, as lean and curved as an axe handle. He had Geraden's face, and Aratagel's, and Nyle's, but more so in someway, as if they were attractive yet inaccurate copies of him. The Hair on ...