So, 1st chapter we had Lan, now we have Moiraine. Question has to be asked: why this period? Was here a real need to expand this from a short story? Will it be just another Black Widow?
Siuan and Moiraine are pupils in Tar Valon. So what?
The ever-present "might makes right" concept. I hate it.
From the reviews and a detail here I suspect what's the point of this book: showing the last initiation to become aes sedai, as RJ wrote himself into a corner with this aspect, but we know he never let his whimsy ideas die away, no matter how irrelevant, pointless, unfitting they become.
This Moiraine is a jerk.
That aes clearvoyances Rand being born.
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Always this question "what is on the west"? My question is: what is on the north and more, the south? We know none goes east as there's the Big Wall of China.
Ah, the propaganda that "if M. Satan wins all will be dead". Too bad Mr. Jordan we saw a world where that happuned, and while it was very different from what we find comfortable, doesn't mean it had no life (it had), or that it wasn't good for its inhabitants. This is pure xenophobia.
Ah, we get numbers! 200 initiate, and 400 novice has place to study in The Tower, but there are only 60 and 100. And there are 423 fully trained aes sedai around.
Ya know, I kinda have to declare the Force a drug. It is tainted even without the Taint. It is so addictive, you die if it is taken away from you, while it is not mandatory to have access to it for humans (nor others), so it is not like it's food or air. It's simply a drug. Which you can overdose on. Because you like it so much, it pushes you to take that Golden Shot.
Oooh, Jordan tries to come up with The Dangers of Magic! Too bad we had nothing of such up till this point, so this sticks out like a sore thumb.
Ok, so the aes sedai live in denieal on every level.
Ah, now I get what's the problem with this prequel. Nothing happens. As usual. It might turn out to be an ok extended material, but as its own thing is lacking on the basic levels.
The Throne sends EVEYRONE to search for the Dragon Reborn.
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This world doesn't have women's saddle? Ya know, thee kind they invented so ya can sit on a horse in skirt?
You know, I just realised, because of a sentence here, while you might not know how to fly, you could walk on air. This could be useful on muddy streets!
Oh, reality-check! Isn't an aiel siege going on? Andcoming to that, why is there an aiel attack HERE again? The whole Aiel World War was to kill the ruler of Cairhien, nothing else. So?
Question has to be asked: why this period? Was here a real need to expand this from a short story? Will it be just another Black Widow?
Siuan and Moiraine are pupils in Tar Valon. So what?
The ever-present "might makes right" concept. I hate it.
From the reviews and a detail here I suspect what's the point of this book: showing the last initiation to become aes sedai, as RJ wrote himself into a corner with this aspect, but we know he never let his whimsy ideas die away, no matter how irrelevant, pointless, unfitting they become.
This Moiraine is a jerk.
That aes clearvoyances Rand being born.
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Always this question "what is on the west"? My question is: what is on the north and more, the south? We know none goes east as there's the Big Wall of China.
Ah, the propaganda that "if M. Satan wins all will be dead".
Too bad Mr. Jordan we saw a world where that happuned, and while it was very different from what we find comfortable, doesn't mean it had no life (it had), or that it wasn't good for its inhabitants. This is pure xenophobia.
Ah, we get numbers! 200 initiate, and 400 novice has place to study in The Tower, but there are only 60 and 100. And there are 423 fully trained aes sedai around.
Ya know, I kinda have to declare the Force a drug. It is tainted even without the Taint. It is so addictive, you die if it is taken away from you, while it is not mandatory to have access to it for humans (nor others), so it is not like it's food or air. It's simply a drug. Which you can overdose on. Because you like it so much, it pushes you to take that Golden Shot.
Oooh, Jordan tries to come up with The Dangers of Magic! Too bad we had nothing of such up till this point, so this sticks out like a sore thumb.
Ok, so the aes sedai live in denieal on every level.
Ah, now I get what's the problem with this prequel. Nothing happens. As usual. It might turn out to be an ok extended material, but as its own thing is lacking on the basic levels.
The Throne sends EVEYRONE to search for the Dragon Reborn.
--------------
This world doesn't have women's saddle? Ya know, thee kind they invented so ya can sit on a horse in skirt?
You know, I just realised, because of a sentence here, while you might not know how to fly, you could walk on air. This could be useful on muddy streets!
Oh, reality-check! Isn't an aiel siege going on? Andcoming to that, why is there an aiel attack HERE again? The whole Aiel World War was to kill the ruler of Cairhien, nothing else. So?