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Re: This is being judged on an absurd standard. ajfurst Send a noteboard - 08/01/2011 05:38:30 AM
Gratuitous deaths do not make a good story, any more than giving main characters plot armour.

Character death should occur when it is valuable to the story.

It seems even more contrived when every main character death is a major plot point. One or two should die at non-critical junctures. If Faile had died with the Shaido, Perrin still could have defeated them and struck a deal with Elayne. If Gawyn had died fighting the first Bloodknife encountered ( *sigh* ), Egwene could have been rescued another way and no big deal.

I don't want every main character to die, but GRRM hasn't done that, for all the criticism. Bran, Jon, Dany, Stannis, the Dwarf, etc. main characters from near the start, are all still around.
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What's the deal with the "extra person" in the artwork for Eye of the World? Tom - 03/01/2011 11:14:57 PM 2123 Views
Re: What's the deal with the "extra person" in the artwork for Eye of the World? DomA - 03/01/2011 11:31:42 PM 2729 Views
Apparently there is an extra person on the front cover and inside cover. Tom - 04/01/2011 12:13:10 AM 1584 Views
What Jordan said on the matter Dragonsworn - 04/01/2011 12:54:15 AM 1950 Views
Apparently that's who Brandon Sanderson was talking about. DomA has good points, though. Tom - 04/01/2011 04:14:40 AM 1346 Views
Re: Apparently there is an extra person on the front cover and inside cover. DomA - 04/01/2011 02:57:45 AM 2195 Views
Pretty much this Ryan - 04/01/2011 07:56:36 AM 1507 Views
I see him! Fanatic-Templar - 04/01/2011 06:53:53 PM 1077 Views
An extra leaving the TR ajfurst - 04/01/2011 12:39:37 AM 1222 Views
"Only red shirts die" - tell me about it. Wheel of Time is worse than Harry Potter. Tom - 04/01/2011 04:13:25 AM 1021 Views
Maybe I'm a sap, but I prefer "only red shirts die" to George R.R. Martin's "only red shirts live." *NM* The Count - 05/01/2011 04:58:31 AM 549 Views
Yeah, you're a sap. *NM* Tom - 06/01/2011 10:01:44 PM 498 Views
I still half expect Egwene to die. Joel - 07/01/2011 04:00:06 AM 1034 Views
This is being judged on an absurd standard. Fanatic-Templar - 07/01/2011 07:39:18 AM 1009 Views
Re: This is being judged on an absurd standard. Lo'oris - 07/01/2011 05:32:43 PM 955 Views
Agreed. Joel - 07/01/2011 06:52:27 PM 895 Views
Re: This is being judged on an absurd standard. ajfurst - 08/01/2011 05:38:30 AM 913 Views
Is Rickon still around? *NM* Japhy - 08/01/2011 06:07:11 AM 475 Views
It's fiction. Fanatic-Templar - 08/01/2011 04:55:02 PM 875 Views
Re: It's fiction. Lo'oris - 09/01/2011 01:51:26 PM 829 Views
It's a shame - no real loss considering all of the "red shirts" the series eventually accumulated. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/01/2011 04:10:00 PM 1010 Views
Is this the inside cover? moratcorlm - 04/01/2011 12:47:35 AM 1229 Views
I think this is the cover painting in question Darth_Katie - 09/01/2011 09:28:15 PM 2031 Views
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