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Selene, Thom, Seanchan & more
Posted by jameson (ST),
31 October 2011
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WoT WoT Cycle Re-read
Lots of reading done this weekend (I had little else I could do w/o power) ...
Selene
Selene (a.k.a. Lanfear) makes her appearance after Rand accidentally uses a portal stone (or did he? She could have done that herself to insinuate herself into Rand's company). She's hot, she's in need of a big strong man, and she's a little insistent about the whole fortune and glory thing. Later on we learn who Selene really is, and come to understand her stalker-y ways (and boy is she ever a bad stalker ex-GF to have). For now though she's mysterious and maybe even a little suspicious.
Thom's back, or "I'm not dead yet"
Apparently the Myrdraal at Whitebridge didn't feel like playing, and after giving Thom a crippling injury left the Gleeman (and former court bard) to continue hunting Rand & Mat. We find him in the Foregate of Cairhein, where he's shacked up with a girl and decidedly done helping Rand out. At least until the girl ends up dead less than a hundred pages later and we get a scene that reminds us that Thom really is bad-ass with knives. Don't worry Thom, your would-be GF hasn't been pushed through a dimensional doorway just yet.
Daes Dae'mar
Could I live in Cairhein? Hell no. I'm not sneaky or duplicitous enough to put up with the so-called "Great Game". It does make for many a hilarious scene with Rand wondering what kind of crazy country he's visiting.
Seanchan
So invaders from across the ocean. Check. Crazy anti-channeler society. Double-check. Monsters. Yup. These guys are the whole package. When we meet them they don't have anything that we can see as redeeming qualities (and not many crop up over the course of the series). They deal in slaves, the press gang conquered people (kinda), and they treat women who can channel as ... pets? WTF? I'm sure I'll have more to say on these guys later but right now I just shake my head.
Machin Shin, comin' atcha!
The Black Wind is apparently impressionable. It apparently picked up on the whole "hate Rand" thing from Fain. Also it won't let Rand use the ways. *wah wah*
Selene
Selene (a.k.a. Lanfear) makes her appearance after Rand accidentally uses a portal stone (or did he? She could have done that herself to insinuate herself into Rand's company). She's hot, she's in need of a big strong man, and she's a little insistent about the whole fortune and glory thing. Later on we learn who Selene really is, and come to understand her stalker-y ways (and boy is she ever a bad stalker ex-GF to have). For now though she's mysterious and maybe even a little suspicious.
Thom's back, or "I'm not dead yet"
Apparently the Myrdraal at Whitebridge didn't feel like playing, and after giving Thom a crippling injury left the Gleeman (and former court bard) to continue hunting Rand & Mat. We find him in the Foregate of Cairhein, where he's shacked up with a girl and decidedly done helping Rand out. At least until the girl ends up dead less than a hundred pages later and we get a scene that reminds us that Thom really is bad-ass with knives. Don't worry Thom, your would-be GF hasn't been pushed through a dimensional doorway just yet.
Daes Dae'mar
Could I live in Cairhein? Hell no. I'm not sneaky or duplicitous enough to put up with the so-called "Great Game". It does make for many a hilarious scene with Rand wondering what kind of crazy country he's visiting.
Seanchan
So invaders from across the ocean. Check. Crazy anti-channeler society. Double-check. Monsters. Yup. These guys are the whole package. When we meet them they don't have anything that we can see as redeeming qualities (and not many crop up over the course of the series). They deal in slaves, the press gang conquered people (kinda), and they treat women who can channel as ... pets? WTF? I'm sure I'll have more to say on these guys later but right now I just shake my head.
Machin Shin, comin' atcha!
The Black Wind is apparently impressionable. It apparently picked up on the whole "hate Rand" thing from Fain. Also it won't let Rand use the ways. *wah wah*
It is amazing on my third reread of the series the things you can pick up on, like Rand using the power waaaay early, while still at Two Rivers.