uc.rgh%MIT-EECS@MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (06/21/83)
From: Randy Haskins <uc.rgh at MIT-EECS at MIT-MC> I'm not sure if it was because I didn't reread the first two before I read the third one, but I was thrashing when I tried to understand "the great lie" that Covenant told Linden. That turned out to be that he had implied that they had a future together, although he knew that he would die after he came out of the Land. While I thought his solution was a neat one, it was somewhat disconcerting the way he (and especially Linden) all of a sudden came to feel that there could be victory in death. Such lofty ideas had been usually reserved for the Giants and the Haruchai. So, what is Linden going to do now? No doubt, the Land will soon be in trouble again. Now that they have a new (better) Staff of Law, it will be a simple matter to summon her. She has the White Gold now, but when she shows up in the Land, will they give her the Staff of Law to wield? I can't imagine there being much of a contest if she has her health-sight, the Ring, and the Staff. I would be interested in reading about the Chronicles of Linden Avery the Chosen, but I think one book would cover it since she's so powerful. --Randy -------
CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:els@pur-ee.UUCP (06/22/83)
I agree that at least one more book is needed. However it need not deal
with Linden. I'd like to see the aftermath of WGW, that is to say, what
Sunder and Hollian do with the new Staff. With it they are no longer bound
to Andelain, and can return to Revelstone and the first three of Kevin's
ward's (if they choose to use them, or if after all the Lawbreaking they
still apply). I'd like to see how they complete the healing of the Land and
I'd like to see the Giants' return to Home. Then the Giants could return to
Coercri with a number of their people to form a permanent settlement. There
could be some strife and violence as the people of the Land try to learn
how to live without the Sunbane and maybe one of the remaining Ravers could
muck things up a bit. What I truly want to see is the Giants repair
Revelstone. Finally, there was never an explanation (unless I fell asleep
somewhere) of why TC didn't have the health-sense and why Linden DID!
Any ideas?????
els[Eric Strobel]
pur-ee!pur-phy!elsalb@alice.UUCP (06/24/83)
Sunder and Hollian can NOT return to the Land. They should probably not even be able to appear in Andelain now. They were able to 'survive' there (and Covenant was able to step in in Mount Thunder) because the Law of Life was broken by Hile Troy. Well, the Law has now been RESTORED by Linden.
CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:els@pur-ee.UUCP (06/27/83)
The Laws of Life and Death aren't necessarily restored. After all, the Law
of Death was broken while the old Staff was in existence. Besides, Hile Troy
gave up his life so that Hollian could come back. With Andelain at stake, he
wouldn't have done that unless he was certain that she would exist after the
new Staff was formed.
els[Eric Strobel]
pur-ee!pur-phy!elsNessus%MIT-EECS@MIT-MC@sri-unix.UUCP (06/29/83)
From: Nessus at MIT-EECS at MIT-MC (Doug Alan)
Date: 20 Jun 1983 2258-EDT
From: Randy Haskins <uc.rgh at MIT-EECS at MIT-MC>
Subject: White Gold (SPOILER)
...
So, what is Linden going to do now? No doubt, the Land
will soon be in trouble again. Now that they have a new (better)
Staff of Law, it will be a simple matter to summon her. She has
the White Gold now, but when she shows up in the Land, will they
give her the Staff of Law to wield? I can't imagine there being
much of a contest if she has her health-sight, the Ring, and the
Staff. I would be interested in reading about the Chronicles of
Linden Avery the Chosen, but I think one book would cover it
since she's so powerful.
In the first chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Chovenant (and everyone
else) had health-sight, and the staff of law was owned by the
good-guys for part of the time. Thus, it doesn't seem to me that
Linden Avery will be any more powerful than Covenant had the potential
to be. The biggest difference seems to me to be that Linden is less
wimpy and is less likely to have qualms about using her power.
-Doug Alan
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