Re: Which plotlines will remain unresolved at the end of ToM? - Edit 1
Before modification by DomA at 26/09/2010 12:12:42 AM
Beyond the events that obviously won't take place before AMoL, such as the confrontation(s) at the Pit of Doom, which plot threads or major prophecies do you think won't come to fruition by the end of ToM? Will Rand bind the Nine Moons to serve him in ToM, or will that only happen in AMoL? In which book will we see Demandred revealed?
In his review, while it was up, Jason mentioned longing for more of Moiraine, or something to that effect, which raised the possibility in my mind that we may not even see the whole of her rescue in ToM. I can't see how a cliffhanger along these lines would do the story any good or how it would even work. Anyone disagree?
In his review, while it was up, Jason mentioned longing for more of Moiraine, or something to that effect, which raised the possibility in my mind that we may not even see the whole of her rescue in ToM. I can't see how a cliffhanger along these lines would do the story any good or how it would even work. Anyone disagree?
It's become extremely difficult to guess at such things right now.
My only guesses would be that it's quite possible the Seanchan-Light conflict does not progress much at all in TOM. There won't be time for this... all of it would have to happen after the TGS timeline, and the post-TGS timeline is more likely going to be used to bridge to the reunion of the main cast which we know is in the book's climax (Brandon tends to exclude Tuon from it when he says "main cast"
.So it looks like Rand and Egwene will have to deal with the Seanchan as the LB rages, just as Rand feared, just as it's been foreshadowed for books now.
Other than that, I think the Callandor/new sword/three plot point won't advance one bit in TOM.
Brandon has given hints that perhaps the BT story line won't be fully resolved in TOM, at least he implied he could stuff only some of Pevara's story in TOM and some will be in AMOL.
Not enough Moiraine? Well, I'm still pretty sure that's because Verin's 30 days kind of implies the expedition to rescue her will happen fairly late in the book, and IMO, Mat is at Ghenjei pretty much when Egwene has won the Tower and Rand is on DM... meaning... Moiraine appears pretty much only at the climax, doesn't have a earth-shattering role in it, and Jason longed for more scenes with her. I can't really see how Brandon could make a cliffhanger out of that: how could Mat be caught up at Ghenjei and involved in the climactic reunion all at the same time? I rather have the distinct impression he'll bring Moiraine to it....
Will Demandred be revealed? *shrugs*. It depends what he is up to, and if he gets involved in the "event that starts TG". If he is, it seems likely we'll know at last what he's up to. If he isn't.. well, I guess it might rather be Mesaana's turn in TOM, and Demandred will have to wait for the LB proper.
I'm actually more curious to see if Graendal will have time to resurface in TOM (there's not a whole lot of time between her escape and Rand going to DM), or if she too will reappear only in AMOL.