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Holy. Flirking. Schmidt! [SPOILERS]
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:57 pm
by Aranion
I just read the chapter "Sons." Donaldson at his best, IMNSHO. Reminded me of the chapter in A Man Rides Through when Eremis & Co. translated into Orison: nonstop action and a piling-on of forces and foes.
I about crapped my pants when six (!) sandgorgons arrived. Badass to the extreme.
OK, back to reading.....
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 4:17 pm
by iQuestor
One of my favorites. ass kicking like we havent seen since TIW, and even then, it wasnt this fantastic. AGREED!!
Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:48 pm
by Starkin
"Nom! We need you!"
When Linden screamed that I got up out of my chair and started jumping around! (Uh... how old am I again...?
) I was almost close to tears because I was sooo hoping that would happen in this book.
But like you said Aranion: SIX of them! Wooo!
Oh yes, that chapter is the very definition of "kick ass".
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:30 am
by dlbpharmd
Starkin wrote:"Nom! We need you!"
When Linden screamed that I got up out of my chair and started jumped around! (Uh... how old am I again...?
) I was almost close to tears because I was sooo hoping that would happen in this book.
Yeah, I screamed like a little girl at that point too.
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:32 am
by Fist and Faith
Heh. Yeah, that was one of the best moments of the book.
Alas, they're gonna be trouble in the future, eh?
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:14 am
by MrKABC
I thought we would never see Sandgorgons again!
WOW!!! What a battle!!! SRD piling it on!!! This was the best battle since Doom's Retreat!!!
WHEW WHAT A RUSH!!!!!
Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:35 pm
by mortem
Sandgorgons. Giants. Last Blood. A Forestal. I was literally applauding at times reading FR!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:44 am
by iQuestor
Yes, but now the sandgorgon are gonna end up BAD
mua ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:49 am
by Seareach
I never really "got" the whole Nom obsession. Am I the only one who can take or leave him/her? Gimme Skurj any day! They rock!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:18 am
by Fist and Faith
Nom freakin' rules!!!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:13 pm
by emotional leper
Fist and Faith wrote:Nom freakin' rules!!!
Nom is a awesomeness reified.
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:19 pm
by Aranion
Emotional Leper wrote:Fist and Faith wrote:Nom freakin' rules!!!
Nom is a awesomeness reified.
Agreed. The
skurj are more nightmarish and very monstrous; the Sandgorgons are albino whirlwinds of power and mystery. Sandgorgons rock!
Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:38 pm
by emotional leper
Aranion wrote:Emotional Leper wrote:Fist and Faith wrote:Nom freakin' rules!!!
Nom is a awesomeness reified.
Agreed. The
skurj are more nightmarish and very monstrous; the Sandgorgons are albino whirlwinds of power and mystery. Sandgorgons rock!
Nom for President!
Could you see his acceptance speech? A crowd of thousands all screaming, "NOM!"
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:13 am
by Fist and Faith
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:54 am
by thranathiril
Emotional Leper wrote:Aranion wrote:Emotional Leper wrote:
Nom is a awesomeness reified.
Nom for President!
Nom gets the, er, nom?
Thranathiril
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:43 pm
by dlbpharmd
Emotional Leper wrote:Aranion wrote:Emotional Leper wrote:
Nom is a awesomeness reified.
Agreed. The
skurj are more nightmarish and very monstrous; the Sandgorgons are albino whirlwinds of power and mystery. Sandgorgons rock!
Nom for President!
Could you see his acceptance speech? A crowd of thousands all screaming, "NOM!"
Wouldn't he kill them all?
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:50 pm
by aliantha
Let's think this through, folks. If Nom were elected, we'd then have a shred of a Raver inhabiting the White House!
...wait...
(Apologies to any Dubya fans here. It was just too good a chance to pass up.)
Re: Holy. Flirking. Schmidt! [SPOILERS]
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:55 pm
by dlbpharmd
Aranion wrote:I just read the chapter "Sons." Donaldson at his best, IMNSHO. Reminded me of the chapter in A Man Rides Through when Eremis & Co. translated into Orison: nonstop action and a piling-on of forces and foes.
I about crapped my pants when six (!) sandgorgons arrived. Badass to the extreme.
OK, back to reading.....
Why is this chapter entitled "Sons?"
There are a couple of obvious reasons - Roger shows up, and we have Anele still hanging around, and Esmer makes another appearance. But we already knew about them.
The interesting piece of information that came out of the previous chapter is when Stave talked about how he had to face the disapproval of his sons along with the rest of the Masters. So when this chapter began, I thought we were going to learn more about Stave's sons, and the most obvious conclusion since the Humbled were now accompanying Linden was that one or more of the Humbled were sons of Stave. However, SRD didn't reveal that to us, at least not at this time.
Re: Holy. Flirking. Schmidt! [SPOILERS]
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:08 pm
by aliantha
dlbpharmd wrote:Aranion wrote:I just read the chapter "Sons." Donaldson at his best, IMNSHO. Reminded me of the chapter in A Man Rides Through when Eremis & Co. translated into Orison: nonstop action and a piling-on of forces and foes.
I about crapped my pants when six (!) sandgorgons arrived. Badass to the extreme.
OK, back to reading.....
Why is this chapter entitled "Sons?"
There are a couple of obvious reasons - Roger shows up, and we have Anele still hanging around, and Esmer makes another appearance. But we already knew about them.
The interesting piece of information that came out of the previous chapter is when Stave talked about how he had to face the disapproval of his sons along with the rest of the Masters. So when this chapter began, I thought we were going to learn more about Stave's sons, and the most obvious conclusion since the Humbled were now accompanying Linden was that one or more of the Humbled were sons of Stave. However, SRD didn't reveal that to us, at least not at this time.
Yeah, it's almost like the book titles: we still don't really know what the runes of the Earth are, and this book has enough fatal revenants that any one of 'em could be the title character. I think you're spot-on, tho, that Stave's sons are one or more of the Humbled.
Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:01 pm
by emotional leper
Doesn't SRD have a penchant for using words in antiquated senses?
Rune comes from the Proto-Norse runa, meaning "secret."
So, with Anele's ability to read stones, he could be reading the runes of the earth.
Compound this with Rune Stones, which are menhirs used as burial markers, if I'm not mistaken.
