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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 980 Views
The Shadow kind of has a big trump card Sandwich - 01/12/2009 04:30:38 PM 748 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 538 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 234 Views
Fact is, people don't enjoy reading about doom and gloom. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 04:33:35 PM 795 Views
Yes they do. They're called the Malazaniacs ... They love emo to the max ... Bookwyrm - 02/12/2009 06:57:42 AM 555 Views
The DO is the real threat Etzel - 01/12/2009 04:46:32 PM 619 Views
Those are bubbles of evil Ryan - 01/12/2009 05:56:26 PM 520 Views
Those "impossible deaths", etc., are bubbles of evil... Etzel - 01/12/2009 06:35:35 PM 639 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 622 Views
Only if the DO isn't quite what we think he/it is. Lord Haart - 01/12/2009 07:19:44 PM 649 Views
Ooo, that's an interesting thought. Darth_Katie - 01/12/2009 07:45:44 PM 561 Views
Brilliant idea artois - 01/12/2009 08:01:39 PM 546 Views
Doesn't that sound a bit too much like Mistborn? Tom - 01/12/2009 10:09:32 PM 576 Views
Not so surprising... artois - 01/12/2009 10:18:39 PM 548 Views
No, there is no sense that the Shadow can or will win. Tom - 01/12/2009 09:23:47 PM 550 Views
It's why I prefer non-fiction more often. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 01/12/2009 10:26:35 PM 493 Views
And RPA Reiterates Part of My Response. The Name With No Man - 02/12/2009 12:10:40 AM 659 Views
Beowulf did end badly, though Tom - 02/12/2009 05:40:52 AM 742 Views
He Died Heroically, Saving His People. The Name With No Man - 03/12/2009 06:39:02 PM 621 Views
Re: He Died Heroically, Saving His People. Lord Haart - 03/12/2009 07:11:59 PM 561 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 646 Views
More Shocking artois - 02/12/2009 04:10:58 AM 649 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 604 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 559 Views
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