TEOTW: Part 4 (Chapters 24-30)

[Bill]

Part 4

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[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

Man, I really like Thom. Even more on this reread. His sacrifice so the boys can get away from the Fade was unexpected (the first time).

I wonder why their are more bards (or innkeepers) as protagonists, or even supporting characters. The only series I can think of like that is KingKiller, and Kovothe is not really a bard or an innkeeper. Or well most of the time the story doesn't take place while he's an innkeeper.

I wonder if it's possible to tell a good story set in an inn. Sort of like Cheers, only with magic and maybe a dragon. :)

[Scott]

I enjoyed Thom as well. Was sorry to see him go, hoping he's not dunzo

Dude, fantasy Cheers would be pretty amazing. Wonder who could pull it off?

[Bill]

I think Esslemont's prequel trilogy should have some of that since they started out in a bar.

[Bill]

I really like Thom too. Pretty slick with those blades. He works really well as a way to educate the sheltered farm boys about the world and to introduce some history.

[Liam]

"Hey everyone."
"Gorm!"
"How's life treating you, Mr. The Dragon Slayer?"
"Gimme a tankard and I'll tell you about it."

[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

Liam wrote: ""Hey everyone."
"Gorm!"
"How's life treating you, Mr. The Dragon Slayer?"
"Gimme a tankard and I'll tell you about it.""

Haha! Awesome. Now go write me the rest :)

[Liam]

Dragons to slay in the world today take everything you've got
Taking a break from killing a giant snake sure would help a lot
Wouldn't you like to get away?
Sometimes you wanna go
Where everybody's got a sword
And they fight the overlord
You wanna be where Druids can flee
And dwarves get tossed overboard
You wanna go where everybody has a sword

[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

Going to write a book for me 1 clever forum post at a time? :-D

[Liam]

It passes the time.

[Sumant]

I noticed the tinkers in this section and they interested me the most, also their way of the leaf is a different philosophy to lead the life because violence they say changes the culprit too. Also they are called as lost by some and they are avoided by the Aiel.

Another interesting thing was the message they got from the dying Aiel woman which says that tree killer is going to be loose and be lookout for the one who comes with dawn.

Also the sailor which Mat,Rand & Thom met was interesting because he told them about many wonders in this land the few I can remember are

1. The steel structure they saw while travelling the Aranelle.
2. The fist rising from the mountain.
3. Spike present inside the mountain.

He also told them about the sea folk who keep searching for their Caramoor.

[Bill]

Nice points Sumant. Definitely a ton of foreshadowing going on in this book.

[Rob, Mayor of Ghost Town]

I missed that comment about the tinkers.