I'm pretty sure that there is zero legal issue with guessing the outcome of the next book since only an idiot would think I had some claim to something because of such a guess, but to avoid another long and pointless chain of e-mails where people that aren't legal experts pontificate about the law, I shall cease speculating. But, it actually does raise another question for me, what do most people on this list do for a living? I for one am a structured finance and derivatives lawyer. Ray, do you have demographics data on your fans, e.g. average age, occupations, etc.?
On Jul 11, 2012, at 8:03 PM, Feistfans wrote: > Im pretty sure ray just said all will be revealed in magicians end. I'd stop > putting out all these possibilities before you actually figure it out and the > book gets changed for legal reasons on ray's part and we have to wait even > longer :( > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 11, 2012, at 4:32 PM, "Noah P. Melnick" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> And....bigger Q still...who are the controller Gods and how do they relate >> to the source and all those levels of heaven and hell??? >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jul 11, 2012, at 7:29 PM, Robert M <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> My email inspired me to go back to Rage of a Demon King and give my idea >>> further thought. >>> >>> >>> Spoilers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> In Rage of a Demon King, we are told Mythar and Rathar have been deposed by >>> the controller gods. Mythar let loose the strands of power. Rathar wasn't >>> around to knit the strands and the new gods took advantage of the situation >>> to seize power and establish an order. This begs the question… >>> >>> Why did Mythar let loose the strands of power and where did Rathar go? >>> Might it be possible that something or someone from the void be involved >>> and that person or thing be the cause of all the trouble plaguing the >>> universe of Midkemia? Not Nalar who seems to come into play _after_ the new >>> order is established but someone or something from before that point of >>> time? >>> >>> Just food for thought… >>> >>> Robert >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "Robert's Law of Negative Accomplishment: the more nothing you try to do, >>> the less nothing you'll get done." - Robert Meyers >>> >>> On Jul 11, 2012, at 1:50 PM, Raymond Feist wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 11, 2012, at 9:43 AM, Robert M wrote: >>>> >>>>> Spoilers >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi everyone, >>>>> >>>>> We've been under the impression that Nalar has been "evil" since the >>>>> chaos wars when the new gods replaced the blind gods of the beginning. >>>>> Same goes for Arch-Indar, the goddess of good. However, if I am >>>>> understanding things correctly, Ishap prevented the balance between them >>>>> from tipping too far one way or the other. As a result of the chaos wars, >>>>> Ishap and Arch-Indar are dead (for now). So, the current gods used their >>>>> power to keep Nalar in check. At least relatively speaking. >>>>> >>>>> The question that comes to mind isn't so much is "Nalar the big bad guy?" >>>>> It's more of one that relates to the dread, the children of the void and >>>>> the void itself. In one of the books in the Dark war, it's implied the >>>>> Void itself has awareness. I can't remember if this is in Into a Dark >>>>> Realm or Wrath of a Mad God. Same goes in Rage of a Demon King that it is >>>>> implied that the universe itself has awareness on some level and that >>>>> everything happening in it is a part of its overall education. >>>>> >>>>> So, I'm thinking the chaos wars and everything that's happened thus far >>>>> isn't so much about the gods and goddesses of Midkemia and the universe >>>>> of Midkemia but a war between the universe and the void and who allied >>>>> with whom and the consequences. The books we've read so far have been >>>>> about the consequences and the efforts of the gods and goddesses to >>>>> restore the health of the universe and put the void back in its place. >>>>> >>>>> In my mind, the chaos wars was more than just a changing of the order of >>>>> the universe. It was a war between good and evil on both a universal >>>>> level (universe vs void) and the war between the gods and goddesses and >>>>> the valheru (and their allies). Basically, there was a whole slew of >>>>> stuff going on at once. 'course, to say it that way is an understatement >>>>> but you get the overall idea. >>>>> >>>>> Robert >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Interesting ideas. >>>> >>>> Best, R.E.F. >>>> ---- >>>> www.crydee.com >>>> >>>> Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by >>>> stupidity. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
