Totally agree with you. I keep wondering what's going to happen with the elven races. Also, I can't get the new Kelewan from my mind. how are they coping? do they still practice magic? Ray left so many open threads.. Which I know will keep me going.
On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Stephen Betley <[email protected]> wrote: > ************SPOILER************ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To me Tomas didn’t need a reward, I don’t think he wanted one. From the > point he felt Draken-Korin he knew the end was coming, one that his Valheru > memories probably told him were inevitable. > > He had his reward... 100yrs as the consort of the hottie that is > Aglaranna. I think he was pretty happy with this. All very Elvish!! [image: > Smile] > > Like you I was sad at his end, but in his last moments when he sank > beneath the virtual waves he was at peace with himself (& the dragons). The > few seconds with Pug at the end sufficed. > > S > > *From:* Giovanni Agosta <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 14, 2013 1:49 PM > *To:* feistfans-l <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: *MAG END SPOILER* Love the entire cycle but need to get > something off my chest > > > Some great thoughts Terry... Thanks for sharing... > On 14/08/2013 10:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Firstly, I have resisted the urge to subscribe to this mailing list for >> many years because I am an English Teacher (Head of Department) in a UK >> state school and know that I will have little time to contribute. However, >> I have been a huge Fan of REF’s work since the age of about 14 and felt >> like I needed somewhere to release some of the emotions that I have in >> relation to the end of the cycle. >> >> When I finished reading ‘ADaS’ for the first time, I was a highly strung >> teenager with all of the emotional baggage that that entails. At the time, >> it was the last book in the trilogy and I had no idea that more would be >> forthcoming. I can distinctly remember being distraught beyond reason and >> quite depressed for a day or two because I had come to the end of the >> story. I felt the same way after watching ‘Return of the Jedi’ for the >> first time. >> >> Of course, since then, there have been 27 more books to keep me going. >> Being an English teacher, I am well aware that there is more great fiction >> out there than I could ever get through in a life time. REF himself, has >> written ‘Faerie Tale’ and I know he intends to write more fiction. >> >> It was not the void (that could easily be filled with other works) left >> behind that troubled me; it was simply the loss felt at coming to an ending. >> >> Twenty odd years of life experience have now awarded me with a different >> perspective. I understand that, just because REF has finished the cycle, it >> doesn’t mean that the story just ends. Indeed, he has left a number of open >> threads that (although they may never be taken up and woven into words on a >> page - but I sincerely hope some do) can be woven through our own >> imagination. I believe this was done deliberately to show that life still >> continues on Midkemia. Nevertheless, I was still left with a nagging >> depression when I finished ‘MAG END’ and it took a day or two to figure out >> what was bothering me... >> >> I put off reading ‘MAG END’ until the school holidays because I wanted to >> savour it with as little distraction as possible (no easy task when you >> have a 5 year old daughter). I was enjoying two fabulous weeks on the Greek >> Island of Zakynthos when I hit this shallow depression and found it >> impossible to pick up another book or even enjoy dips in the pool or the >> fantastic Greek cuisine. >> >> I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book - especially the cosmo/theological >> discussion - and thought that the ending was perfect. So why did I feel >> like something was missing? I felt Pug’s storyline was brilliantly done; as >> was that of the conDoins and the Jamiesons. Neither were tied off >> completely but both had their conclusions explained in the epilogue. >> >> After some time, I realised that what was bothering me more than anything >> else was Tomas’ storyline. I understand that the main character has always >> been Pug but, for me, Tomas came a close second. Pug got his moment with >> Lims-Kragma. I was desperate to know what Tomas’ reward would be. I also >> needed to know how Calin, Calis and Aglaranna dealt with his passing. >> >> Similarly, another storyline that I would love to read more about is the >> emerging relationship between all the different, elven races and how this >> develops in the new era. This is just curiosity, however. The plight of >> Tomas fills me with a much deeper need. >> >> I hope this wasn’t too long. I tend to get a bit carried away with myself >> sometimes. >> >> Kind regards and a big thanks to anyone that reads this. >> >> Terry >> >> >> >> >
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