[Sept/Oct] The Poison Song

[imyril]

It's time to return to Sarn and bear witness to the end of the Ninth Rain. Who will join Lisa and I as we flail, scream and shudder our way through The Poison Song?

SCHEDULE:
Week One | to end Ch9
Week Two | Ch10 - 19
Week Three | Ch20 - 30
Week Four | Ch31 - 42
Week Five | Ch43 to the end

We'll be starting on Sunday 15th (but you know we're not precious about post dates - just remember to add your links here so we can come visit and see how you're getting on!)

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[Lisa]

Woop woop!

[Bethan]

I just happened to start this yesterday! I've been rereading the first two and I'm so glad I did - there were so many important details I'd managed to completely forget 😱

[Annemieke / A Dance with Books]

I can do either of those dates I think. If I get my reading mojo back, lesigh.

[imyril]

Okay folks - are you ready to read? To flail? To share your agonised responses to The Poison Song? (I may be projecting already this isn't a good sign).

It's that time - the first week's blog prompts! Posts from Sunday (schedules are aspirational, right?)

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Enter Agent Chenlo. What are your first impressions of the Yuron-kai Winnowry agent and her interactions with Noon and Vintage?

So Bern’s gambit succeeded and the Jure’lia have retreated in disarray. Hest is not happy to find herself on what feels like the losing side. Has she miscalculated? What do you make of her response?

Tyranny Munk, Queen of Tigrish, companion to warbeasts. What do you think will happen when Vintage and Chenlo make it to Jarlsbad?

Oh dear stars above, Tor is sick. We've reached the final act, my darlings. Time to cast your auguries: who will survive The Poison Song?

And of course anything else you would like to talk about!
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(PS Happy to share question duties - Lisa has already volunteered, but if anyone else would like to take a week just yell and let us know what week you'd like)

[imyril]

I am all predictions and paranoia this week: https://onemore.org/2019/09/15/the-po... (many spoilers, as ever)

[Lisa]

Here's my bucket of feelings - I mean my first week's post: https://deargeekplace.com/dark-days-t...

[Lisa]

And here are the second week's questions! Sorry for the lateness of it...

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1. Noon meets 'She Who Laughs', after a rather unexpected departure in the middle of a battle... What's your take on this strange 'goddess' and the lore drop she brings with her, and what do you think this meeting will lead to? Do you have any thoughts/suspicions about the significance of what happened in Noon's past?

2. This isn't so much a question, as just a chance to check in with him, but: what are your thoughts and feelings on Tor's reaction to Noon's disappearance? Clearly our boy is not taking it well...

3. Onward to Tygrish, where Vintage and Chenlo ... do not precisely receive a warm welcome. What do you make of the situation here under the rule of Queen Tyranny (and Queen Windfall!)? Is this royal partnership going to last, do you think?

That's it for my questions, but as always your extra musings/suspicions/discussion of favourite bits/general flailings go here!
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[imyril]

Okay, week 3 questions!

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1. Tyranny goes full Bond villain this week. Do you think that’s the last we’ll see of her? Can there be any reconciliation after setting fire to Windfall?

2. Now we know What Noon Did, how do you feel about She Who Laughs - and what do you make of Noon’s response to being confronted by her past?

3. At home with the Jure’lia: giant spiders, insect people, and a full-on Aliens hatchery. Did Tor make a huge mistake? What do you think will happen with Bern?

4. And finally, your shipping forecast?
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[imyril]

Oh gosh, links round-up:

Week 2
imyril: https://onemore.org/2019/09/22/the-po...
bookforager: https://bookforager.wordpress.com/201...
lisa: https://deargeekplace.com/outreach-an...

Week 3
imyril: https://onemore.org/2019/09/29/the-po...
bookforager: https://bookforager.wordpress.com/201...
lisa: https://deargeekplace.com/secrets-and...

...and now, week 4 questions. Gird your feelings, my darlings
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1 Take a seat. Make yourself comfortable. Now, in your own time - how are you feeling after this week's developments?

2 The fruit may fall far from the tree, but all war beasts share a connection. What are your thoughts about Celaphon as we head into the final act?

3 Did Tyranny and Windfall get what they deserved? How do you think our heroes will fare against Hest's latest tactics?

...any last thoughts before we plunge into the final week?

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[Lisa]

All right, then. Final week's questions. Whenever you're ready, my dears...

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It's all about endings, now... First up, Tyranny and Windfall. How do you feel about the way the self-made Queens of Tygrish went out?

After all this, both of the Eboran siblings survived. Tor gets to live with his grief, but live he shall. Whereas Hestillion gets to live with her guilt. Do you think Hest's fate was deserved? And do you think she'd ever own her mistakes, even now?

Celaphon makes a final choice in the final battle, after telling Hest that what happened to him wasn't her fault. Do you agree with that? And what do you think of his apparent reason for his choice to turn on the Jure'lia at last?

And finally ... Noon makes the ultimate sacrifice, to save Ebora, to save her family, to save the world. How many pieces did this final act break your heart into?

Any final thoughts? Overall impressions? Leftover feelings to mop up? Do share!
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