Oh, I admire Troy as well. He has courage, loyalty and intelligence. I think when it comes to Covenant though that it's important to the story that he literally does feel impotent, sick and wrong, and yet is hailed as a saviour in the Land. His situation is very different from that of Troy. That con...

Conan would probably do awesomely--but would probably be tormented by being in the Land. After all, there's no taverns, no saucy wenches, no loot--what's a mercenary to do!

It is a very different style, that's for sure. In a way it demonstrates Donaldson's ability as a writer. At first I wasn't sure that I liked it, but part of that I think comes from the fact that it is as said a much more subtle book. You notice that the intrigues and struggles mostly happen at Joyse...

I'd say Terisa as well. There are really only two of the women mentioned whose sexuality as well as their personality is explored--Saddith and Terisa. Saddith sounds sexy but in fact is a goldigger, while Terisa has the qualities mentioned by several posters that make her intriguing. For me it's the...

Dude, this episode was THE best one. You have to be a Star Wars fan to find it really funny though.

"What the hell's an aluminum falcon?"

I've never understood the admiration some have for Fett--I mean in V and VI all he does is track down the Millenium Falcon and then get eaten by the Sarnac or whatever it is. Which I thought was a dumb concept anyway. As for Episode I, I thought it was too silly to really enjoy. The pod race was bas...

It's a very good story--I mean it could take place in any kind of era or tech level--but I agree that the performance of Montalban makes the film really good. Others have already pointed out that great introductory scene with Terrell and Chekov so I will just gladly agree that it's fantastic. My fav...

Has anyone ever just for fun imagined their favourite fantasy characters in one anothers' worlds? It's sort of a fun thing I used to do when I was studying writing. For example if you switch Hamlet and Othello you get a totally different story; Hamlet sees through Iago and makes him jump through hoo...

Actually Storm of Swords was my favourite of the series. It has the most dramatic beginning, it really intensely focuses on Daenerys and Jon coming into their own. By contrast Feast for Crows left me rather depressed.

Hm. I find it odd the way that some people are so vehemently against divorce, even without religious reasons. I don't think it's always a good idea but consider this: along with those remarks you hear against divorce you hardly ever hear a single testimony to the effect of someone going through a hu...

It's funny, but when I was a teenager and first read the Chronicles I thought Hile Troy was pretty cool. When I got older and had studied some history I did re-read the books and one of the first things I wondered is why Troy didn't think of pike formations. You think of Alexander, Robert the Bruce,...

One unsettling part for me was when in The Power that Preserves Satansfist is described as feasting on the flesh of prisoners captured on the march from Landsdrop. You've seen enough glimpses of the communities to know what the people are like, how they talk, what they wear, that kind of thing, so e...

I'm from Alberta. Thanks for the welcome everyone.

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I had no idea this forum existed, but I'm glad I found it. This is my favourite series of books in all of literature. I'm re-reading the first Chronicles right now. I'm hoping my girlfriend will read them and enjoy them.