But also when the Haruchai broke their vow
The saddest part of the Chronicles
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How do you pick just one? SRD is a master of heartbreak.....
The slaughter of the giants is probably the absolute worst.
The burning of Revelwood
The look on Atiaran's face as she turns with her broken spirit back to her broken life
The wounded Ranyhyn trying to rear
Trell's ritual of desecration
The memory of children at Soaring Woodhelvin
Tull's momentary spasm of grief
Covenant's desperate, rejected attempts to make human contact; at the tent revival and at the bar
THE ENTIRE WOUNDED LAND
Sunder's story of the fate of his family
Fire that consumes wood
The death of Caer Caveral, and the subsequent rape of Andelain
What Oath of Peace?
Ceer, Seadreamer, Honninscrave, Hergrom, Hamako......
The desecration of Revelstone
And on, and on, and on.....
The slaughter of the giants is probably the absolute worst.
The burning of Revelwood
The look on Atiaran's face as she turns with her broken spirit back to her broken life
The wounded Ranyhyn trying to rear
Trell's ritual of desecration
The memory of children at Soaring Woodhelvin
Tull's momentary spasm of grief
Covenant's desperate, rejected attempts to make human contact; at the tent revival and at the bar
THE ENTIRE WOUNDED LAND
Sunder's story of the fate of his family
Fire that consumes wood
The death of Caer Caveral, and the subsequent rape of Andelain
What Oath of Peace?
Ceer, Seadreamer, Honninscrave, Hergrom, Hamako......
The desecration of Revelstone
And on, and on, and on.....
"If nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do."
What about Bannor at the end of TPTP? The state he was in at the end there, when he still hadn't forgiven himself or the rest of the Bloodguard...
And then of course there's the typical "Entire Wounded Land" thing...and Foamfollower's death...and TC's death...bah!
You know...TC's death in and of itself wasn't the worst part...the worst part is that in the end he couldn't avoid "the prophecy of his leprosy."
And you know what? Linden should have died in his place! I never did like her...
And then of course there's the typical "Entire Wounded Land" thing...and Foamfollower's death...and TC's death...bah!
You know...TC's death in and of itself wasn't the worst part...the worst part is that in the end he couldn't avoid "the prophecy of his leprosy."
And you know what? Linden should have died in his place! I never did like her...
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Exactly!cheval wrote:Oh yeah.... the Sunbane in general. I kind of see it as a Raver of the Land itself.
This is why I have such a hard time even reading the 2nd Chronicles. It destroys everything that you had enjoyed from the 1st Chronicles. You think the rape of Lena was bad, This is the rape of the land! I couldn't stand it. I read the 2nd chronicles once and I hated it. It was like going to see kids in a cancer clinic for kicks. It was just wrong.
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That's how I felt, too. It was too painful to see the Land raped. All the beautiful life destroyed.Zephalephelah wrote:Exactly!cheval wrote:Oh yeah.... the Sunbane in general. I kind of see it as a Raver of the Land itself.
This is why I have such a hard time even reading the 2nd Chronicles. It destroys everything that you had enjoyed from the 1st Chronicles. You think the rape of Lena was bad, This is the rape of the land! I couldn't stand it. I read the 2nd chronicles once and I hated it. It was like going to see kids in a cancer clinic for kicks. It was just wrong.
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I have to say the saddest part of both trilogies is Nom's unfulfilled dream of being a cabaret singer;)
Seriously though, the Giant's massacre by Giant Ravers was pretty tough to take.
Seriously though, the Giant's massacre by Giant Ravers was pretty tough to take.
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"I don't know which is worse, that everyone has a price, or that the price is always so low"--Hobbes
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This was a tough question. But caamora said something in another thread that reminded me of what I think is the saddest part.
At the end of The Power That Preserves, when Foul's Creche is tumbling down. Covenant snaps Foamfollower's bonds to give him a chance to escape, fully realizing that he can't possibly survive.
So although it was never described, I'd say "the death of Foamfollower".
At the end of The Power That Preserves, when Foul's Creche is tumbling down. Covenant snaps Foamfollower's bonds to give him a chance to escape, fully realizing that he can't possibly survive.
So although it was never described, I'd say "the death of Foamfollower".
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there were a lot of sad parts but the only part I literally wept incessantly over was the end of WGW
and ditto .. syl's sentiment!!
and ditto .. syl's sentiment!!
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TC's willing sacrifice for the Land in spite of his new found life .. and love .. uggh
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The death of Lord Hyrim son of Hoole,
Sum sui generis
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The death of Lord Verement Shetra-mate,Do not-do not touch-take-
The death of Grimmand Honninscrave,Because you have killed Shetra my wife! Because I have been unworthy of her all my life! Because I do not fear you, Raver! I am free of all restraint! No fear or love limits my strength! I match you hate for hate, moksha Raver! Melenkurion abatha!
The death of Hollian,For an instant, his eyes gazed towards his companions and yearned as if he wished to say farewell - Wished poignantly that at the last he had found some way to go on living.
When Atiaran Trell-mate leaves Thomas Covenant,The eh-Brand looked pitifully small in death, valiant and fragile beyond endurance.
The deaths of Lord Variol Farseer and Tamarantha Variol-mate,If I gave up I would stab you where you stand!
The silencing of Llaura, Heer of Soaring Woodhelven,They are dead. Variol and Tamarantha, my parents - mother and father of me, body and soul.
The parting of the Quest for the Staff of Law and Saltheart Foamfollower,Abrubtly, Llaura seemed to collapse. Clutching her throat with her free hand, she shrieked. 'You must hear me!' and started to fall.
They will just keep coming until this post devours all others, Fist.It may be that hope misleads. But hate - hate corrupts. I have been too quick to hate. I become like what I abhor.
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You do not hear, and so you cannot be redeemed.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
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There are a lot of sad bits. That's all. 
Sum sui generis
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Sum sui generis
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You do not hear, and so you cannot be redeemed.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
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Just be careful of you will get 20 pages of sad moments Mr. 
Sum sui generis
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You do not hear, and so you cannot be redeemed.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
In the name of their ancient pride and humiliation, they had made commitments with no possible outcome except bereavement.
He knew only that they had never striven to reject the boundaries of themselves.
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My list was longer 
And I believe in you
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.
altho you never asked me too
I will remember you
and what life put you thru.
~fly fly little wing, fly where only angels sing~
~this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you~
...for then I could fly away and be at rest. Sweet rest, Mom. We all love and miss you.