I hope that Egwene's Tower will have a lot to do with giving the death blow to the sul'dam/damane system, once word that the Empress and all the sul'dam are channelers.
Personally, even though I would have condemned Rand if he balefired them, a part of the reader in me that just likes a good story with large stakes, would have cracked up if he balefired the Seanchan. But that would have caused more chaos as the nations under Seanchan control fell apart with no central authority.
That being said, the main problem I have with them overall is cultural, rather than the status and dehumanization of a tiny minority of their population. They may be badass, but I'd like to see order come from a system stemming from a representative community similar to the White Tower. That seems closest to the world government that existed during the Age of Legends and the system Artur Hawkwing had in place.
Personally, even though I would have condemned Rand if he balefired them, a part of the reader in me that just likes a good story with large stakes, would have cracked up if he balefired the Seanchan. But that would have caused more chaos as the nations under Seanchan control fell apart with no central authority.
That being said, the main problem I have with them overall is cultural, rather than the status and dehumanization of a tiny minority of their population. They may be badass, but I'd like to see order come from a system stemming from a representative community similar to the White Tower. That seems closest to the world government that existed during the Age of Legends and the system Artur Hawkwing had in place.
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This message last edited by RugbyPlayingAshaman on 08/11/2009 at 07:20:49 PM
Seanchan... the next steps
- 08/11/2009 06:48:12 PM
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Re: Seanchan... the next steps
- 08/11/2009 07:18:10 PM
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I think one has to consider the Tower of Midnight in any theory
- 08/11/2009 08:58:33 PM
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Didn't RJ say he wouldn't be writing any scenes in Seanchan proper?
- 08/11/2009 09:17:48 PM
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Maybe he won't, but the next book is called Towers of Midnight which is in Seanchan *NM*
- 08/11/2009 09:45:45 PM
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This is what I think. If anything happens in Seanchan it'll just be the throne being moved *NM*
- 08/11/2009 09:46:53 PM
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I highly doubt it will be just the throne being moved... the name of the book is Towers of Midnight
- 08/11/2009 10:07:33 PM
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The title carries symbolic and poetic value, with or without events happening in Seanchan. *NM*
- 08/11/2009 10:09:03 PM
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It's a play on words
- 08/11/2009 10:47:13 PM
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You could be right... I guess it depends on how much of the chaos in Seanchan gets wrapped up
- 08/11/2009 11:30:01 PM
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Re: I think one has to consider the Tower of Midnight in any theory
- 08/11/2009 10:51:44 PM
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Hmm, very interesting... I didn't recall the a'dam was made there
- 08/11/2009 11:26:38 PM
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There's no way Rand will go around balefiring anymore.
- 08/11/2009 10:19:35 PM
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Re: There's no way Rand will go around balefiring anymore.
- 10/11/2009 02:43:34 AM
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Balefire against the Forsaken is completely different than balefire against cities. *NM*
- 10/11/2009 06:02:08 PM
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I'm thinking that Rand, Mat and Perrin visit Tuon/Fortuona next.
- 09/11/2009 12:48:36 AM
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Re: I'm thinking that Rand, Mat and Perrin visit Tuon/Fortuona next.
- 09/11/2009 06:34:09 PM
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I was convinced...
- 10/11/2009 03:21:16 AM
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Re: I was convinced...
- 10/11/2009 02:54:09 PM
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