Thanks for your thoughts, Michael..much appreciated.
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 3:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > SPOILER > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > > Yes, you are correct. But in return for this continuity glitch, we get > something very, very cool. We get a very revealing chapter about Nakor AND > we get a glimpse into why Beleg and Child were given Nakor's and Miranda's > memories. Love. It's that simple. Beleg, through Nakor's experience with > Borric and Jorna, learns about -- and truly feels -- the love for a person > and the love of country necessary to bring redemption to the Fifth Circle. > Think about why Child/Miranda was shown the Paradise Lost scene. Seems > out of place in this story, no? But not when you remember that "Miranda" > is a demon. That was the history or her people, to whom she is going to > return at the end of the story. With Beleg/Nakor and Child/Miranda, the > Ultimate or Mind or whatever you want to call it was killing two birds with > one stone: helping to save the whole universe from the Dread and also > sending hope for redemption to millions of demons damned as a result of the > original fall from grace. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:47 -0700 > Subject: I'm not crazy, right? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > I'm usually not a stickler for little things, and overall I really enjoyed > Magician's End....BUT.. > > Am I the only one who noticed that Jorna was actually killed by Nakor in > Shards of a Broken Crown (she transferred to Kahil's body) after he killed > Fadawah, and not the demon? Normally, it would be a small point, but since > the incorrect reference to being killed by Jarkan the Demon is found on at > least a half dozen pages, it irks me a fair bit. > > Kind of changes the story a fair bit: > > "What's the last thing you remember, Jorna?" > "Being killed by you, Nakor, being bathed in white light from your staff" > > Best, > > Phil > >
