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This is why fanfiction of soap operas and comics can be more entertaining than the real thing. RugbyPlayingAshaman Send a noteboard - 01/12/2009 06:09:17 PM
We all know that the good guys will win; the question in this case is to what degree and in what form the victory will take.

Are there still readers who get the sense that the Dark One will win? I'm not sure if these sort of endings are in the realm of possible conclusions for the majority of fantasy stories. Are pyyrhic victories possible in this type of story?
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Shadow win? Nargs - 01/12/2009 04:20:36 PM 1062 Views
The Shadow kind of has a big trump card Sandwich - 01/12/2009 04:30:38 PM 836 Views
If the Dark One wins, and destroys the Pattern, becomes the Creator and the Creator becomes the DO RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 06:36:47 PM 626 Views
I used to hope for that, but the DO quotes and his choice of followers make it hard to like him. *NM* Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 07:21:01 PM 275 Views
Fact is, people don't enjoy reading about doom and gloom. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 04:33:35 PM 910 Views
Yes they do. They're called the Malazaniacs ... They love emo to the max ... Bookwyrm - 02/12/2009 06:57:42 AM 646 Views
The DO is the real threat Etzel - 01/12/2009 04:46:32 PM 724 Views
Those are bubbles of evil Ryan - 01/12/2009 05:56:26 PM 615 Views
Those "impossible deaths", etc., are bubbles of evil... Etzel - 01/12/2009 06:35:35 PM 723 Views
This is why fanfiction of soap operas and comics can be more entertaining than the real thing. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 06:09:17 PM 700 Views
Only if the DO isn't quite what we think he/it is. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 07:19:44 PM 739 Views
Ooo, that's an interesting thought. Darth_Katie - 01/12/2009 07:45:44 PM 653 Views
Brilliant idea artois - 01/12/2009 08:01:39 PM 639 Views
Doesn't that sound a bit too much like Mistborn? Tom - 01/12/2009 10:09:32 PM 681 Views
Not so surprising... artois - 01/12/2009 10:18:39 PM 651 Views
No, there is no sense that the Shadow can or will win. Tom - 01/12/2009 09:23:47 PM 649 Views
It's why I prefer non-fiction more often. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 10:26:35 PM 585 Views
And RPA Reiterates Part of My Response. The Name With No Man - 02/12/2009 12:10:40 AM 769 Views
Beowulf did end badly, though Tom - 02/12/2009 05:40:52 AM 849 Views
He Died Heroically, Saving His People. The Name With No Man - 03/12/2009 06:39:02 PM 728 Views
Re: He Died Heroically, Saving His People. Lord Haart - 03/12/2009 07:11:59 PM 683 Views
With the Deck So Heavily Stacked in the DO's Favor, the Rest Just Makes Things Competitive. The Name With No Man - 02/12/2009 12:24:18 AM 774 Views
More Shocking artois - 02/12/2009 04:10:58 AM 739 Views
I Won't Say You're Wrong, but I'll Give You 10:1 Against. The Name With No Man - 04/12/2009 07:12:56 PM 691 Views
I always had the sense that the DO's minions are really just meant to be distractions darius_sedai - 02/12/2009 06:30:27 AM 635 Views
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