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Book 4 of the Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

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The Biggest and The Best

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Here's a list of what I think are the Biggest or Best things about the Last Chronicles. Feel free to add to this. Hellfire, throw in a Worst something if you want.

1. Best Moment - "Show me the TRUTH!"
2. Biggest Surprise - Covenant's alliance with the Lurker. No one predicted that. (honorable mention - the death of Liand)
3. Best Character - Stave
4. Best Comeback - the Ranyhyn (honorable mention, Caerroil Wildwood)
5. Best Speech - Stave to the Masters at the end of ROTE
6. Best Battle - Linden vs. Roger and Jeremiah at Earthroot
7. Best Reveal - the seventh word
8. Best use of previous material - The Theomach was the Guardian of the One Tree
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1. Best Moment - Linden vs. Roger and Jeremiah at Earthroot.
2. Biggest Surprise - Covenant's alliance with the Lurker.
3. Best Character - Stave
4. Best Comeback - Brinn
5. Best Speech - Brinn's in TLD
6. Best Battle - Linden vs. Roger and Jeremiah at Earthroot
7. Best Reveal - The background on the Viles and Demondim
8. Best use of previous material - The scene at the end of FR
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Best Build Up with Great Let Down( or Donaldson's sliest joke)..Mishio Massima..Hauls TC's butt around and eats grass..thats all folks!!..1st runner up for disrespected..those other Giant Sailors the author seemed couldn't be bothered to name..what the hell, hes just gonna kill'em any way..off the ledge they go..whats his name...

Best Disappearing Act ( besides me)..the Kresh..not even a mention in TLD.

Best Inside Out Upside Down.. Moksha possessing Jerry only to allow Jerry to find compassion and thus thwart the Raver..This may be the Best Moment for Me.

Best OMG He Really Did That!!...TC killing Joan..

The Strangest,,Weird,,but possibly Honest....the author giving the Waynhim all those female bodies to inhabit...okay okay okay,,then that makes all us guys ur-viles,,okay..and don't forget...we are all demondim spawn..

Best.."I'm not sure I want to read any further" moment...of course ,,in the hollow, when Roger, Jeremiah and Linden got gunned down.

Best,," I'm glad to tears I kept reading" Moment....the epilogue.
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Best Moment; Staves saving by the Giants on the malachite rock face.
Biggest Suprise; Staves tears.
Best Charachter; Stave.
Best Comeback; The Cavewights and Ur-viles
Best Speech; Staves repudiation of the Masters at Revelsone.
Best Battle; Stave verses the Humbled
Best Reveal; Staves son.
Best Use of Previous Matereal; Staves recitation of the story of the meeting of the Haruchai and the Insequent that led to the Haruchai's journey out of the Westron Mountains and subsequent meeting with kevin.
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.

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'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'

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Best Left to The Imagination: Thomas and Linden having sex..lots of it.
I can imagine Jerry in the hut.." Are they done yet?!
One of the giants.".ahhmm, no, not yet..
just be patient.."
...............................................Are they done yet?
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Best Gore and Blood Splatter: This is a tuff call..Candidates include the Giant that got narf'ed by the Skurj,,the disassembly of Clyme by Branl and..well thats it right there..Branl chopping Clyme to pieces..gak
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lurch wrote:Best Gore and Blood Splatter: This is a tuff call..Candidates include the Giant that got narf'ed by the Skurj,,the disassembly of Clyme by Branl and..well thats it right there..Branl chopping Clyme to pieces..gak
Honorable mention: Liand's head exploding all over Jeremiah's pajamas.
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dlbpharmd wrote:
lurch wrote:Best Gore and Blood Splatter: This is a tuff call..Candidates include the Giant that got narf'ed by the Skurj,,the disassembly of Clyme by Branl and..well thats it right there..Branl chopping Clyme to pieces..gak
Honorable mention: Liand's head exploding all over Jeremiah's pajamas.
Perhaps we had a tad too much ketchup on this morning's hash browns..

Any way...

Best/Worst conclusion from a TLD metaphor...Baf Scatterwit was easily stumped!!.... ..... ....
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Best Escher: The ur-Vile habitat.
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Best Deer in the Headlights impersonation...Sandgorgons as FireLions approach...
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dlbpharmd wrote:Honorable mention: Liand's head exploding all over Jeremiah's pajamas.
This would qualify as my most dissappointing moment in the Chronicles. I had such high hopes for Liand...
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Most Devout...The Feroce
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Best Viagra moment....Stave borrowing the Giant's sword..
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Best Angus Thermopyle Impersonation......The Lurker!
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Best word in the book; the last one.
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.

....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'

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Not that I was trying to make a point there Mods - computer glitch where I wasn't being told my post was being sucessfull [and for some reason no 'delete post' buton. Can these be removed to preserve my self respect ;)
The truth is a Lion and does not need protection. Once free it will look after itself.

....and the glory of the world becomes less than it was....
'Have we not served you well'
'Of course - you know you have.'
'Then let it end.'

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peter wrote:Not that I was trying to make a point there Mods - computer glitch where I wasn't being told my post was being sucessfull [and for some reason no 'delete post' buton. Can these be removed to preserve my self respect ;)
Done. I've noticed the glitch seems to be back again - another manifestation of the old Watch Bane.
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Best Sense made human..smell...stink...It wasn't only Lifeswallower , Defiles Course and the interior of Mt Thunder that stank..There was a hint to the Stink,,in how long it had been since Linden and crew had taken a bath.
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Best Fart In The Elevator...Caerwood ur- Mahrtiir getting the Worm to take a different route.
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Best Jacket Illustration We Never Saw....Linden laughing while grabbing her clothes at end of her and Thomas's honeymoon.
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