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DMFW · 6th September 2007, 11:18 PM

I can't say exactly how it's going to end but just after finishing volume 11, I have been vouchsafed a glimpse of the future when by a lucky happenstance a worm hole to the year 2067 opened up and a copy of volume 38 "The Teaspoon of Indigestion" landed on my desk.

Seems like far from being the last volume, number 12 is going to open up a whole new raft of plot lines and a brand new cast of characters!

** Spoilers follow **

Apparently, according to a 500 page summary of the series so far at the start of the book (before the prologue proper which is another 500 pages), Tarmon Gai'don gets postponed when the remaining seals on the Dark One's prison are unexpectedly super glued back into place, thus allowing for a lot more character 'development' and the kind of detailed costume description which had been missing from the story in volumes 1 to 11.

Volumes 13 to 20 will for the most part move over to the continent of the Seanchan, where the succession of the Daughter of the Nine Moons will turn out to be not such a simple matter as it has appeared to be thus far. In fact a lot more intriguing is required before she can assume control and be reunited with Mat (think Elaine and Andor but at much greater length)
This will provide the series with a whole new continental map and a welcome opportunity to explore at leisure the history and culture of 10 brand new nations that form part of the Seanchan empire.

Meanwhile a shockingly revelation in volume 14 ("The Headache of Boredom") will reveal that Rand isn't the dragon reborn after all because it's still a generation too soon. The prophesies have been a mistake and in fact it will only be his children who will have to face the Dark One, not him. Phew! That means there is much more time to introduce new characters....

Several volumes between no. 17 "The Hairgrip of Destiny" and no. 24 "The Bootlaces of Doom" will concern themselves with the integration of the black and the white towers, including the infamous volume 23 where the whole corporal punishment & bondage theme will get completely out of hand resulting in not a single character without a spanked bottom....

Volumes 25 to 32 will go through every stage of the childhood and education of Rand's children and also the offspring of Mat and Tuon and Perin and Faile in laborious detail, providing them with a whole series of second generation adventures, more or less recapitulating everything that has happened so far.

Volumes 28 to 38 will be largely concerned with a lengthy quest to recover the "teaspoon of indigeston" a ter angreal to stop the wind that belches forth at the start of every volume. This will contain a number of shocking reverses just when it looks like the plot is advancing and will make the whole "bowl of the winds saga" look like a haiku.

I've no idea what's going to happen after that as unfortunately the worm hole didn't stretch far enough into the future to bring back the last volume....

Anyway, hope that hasn't ruined it all for you but I'm sure you'll be pleased to know there's so much to look forward too :-)

Here's a very brief extract from the first chapter proper of "The Teaspoon of Indigestion":-

"...a wind had arisen from the back passages of dragon mount. It crossed Tar Valon and spread out over the countless cities and plains of the world, even crossing the Aryth Ocean and bringing with it the bad smell of something long past its 'sell by' date. Something with the taint of indigestion. Something rotting...."

6th September 2007, 11:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
DMFW Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 11	Re: How It is Going to End. No, Seriously. I can't say exactly how it's going to end but just after finishing volume 11, I have been vouchsafed a glimpse of the future when by a lucky happenstance a worm hole to the year 2067 opened up and a copy of volume 38 "The Teaspoon of Indigestion" landed on my desk. Seems like far from being the last volume, number 12 is going to open up a whole new raft of plot lines and a brand new cast of characters! Spoilers follow Apparently, according to a 500 page summary of the series so far at the start of the book (before the prologue proper which is another 500 pages), Tarmon Gai'don gets postponed when the remaining seals on the Dark One's prison are unexpectedly super glued back into place, thus allowing for a lot more character 'development' and the kind of detailed costume description which had been missing from the story in volumes 1 to 11. Volumes 13 to 20 will for the most part move over to the continent of the Seanchan, where the succession of the Daughter of the Nine Moons will turn out to be not such a simple matter as it has appeared to be thus far. In fact a lot more intriguing is required before she can assume control and be reunited with Mat (think Elaine and Andor but at much greater length) This will provide the series with a whole new continental map and a welcome opportunity to explore at leisure the history and culture of 10 brand new nations that form part of the Seanchan empire. Meanwhile a shockingly revelation in volume 14 ("The Headache of Boredom") will reveal that Rand isn't the dragon reborn after all because it's still a generation too soon. The prophesies have been a mistake and in fact it will only be his children who will have to face the Dark One, not him. Phew! That means there is much more time to introduce new characters.... Several volumes between no. 17 "The Hairgrip of Destiny" and no. 24 "The Bootlaces of Doom" will concern themselves with the integration of the black and the white towers, including the infamous volume 23 where the whole corporal punishment & bondage theme will get completely out of hand resulting in not a single character without a spanked bottom.... Volumes 25 to 32 will go through every stage of the childhood and education of Rand's children and also the offspring of Mat and Tuon and Perin and Faile in laborious detail, providing them with a whole series of second generation adventures, more or less recapitulating everything that has happened so far. Volumes 28 to 38 will be largely concerned with a lengthy quest to recover the "teaspoon of indigeston" a ter angreal to stop the wind that belches forth at the start of every volume. This will contain a number of shocking reverses just when it looks like the plot is advancing and will make the whole "bowl of the winds saga" look like a haiku. I've no idea what's going to happen after that as unfortunately the worm hole didn't stretch far enough into the future to bring back the last volume.... Anyway, hope that hasn't ruined it all for you but I'm sure you'll be pleased to know there's so much to look forward too :-) Here's a very brief extract from the first chapter proper of "The Teaspoon of Indigestion":- "...a wind had arisen from the back passages of dragon mount. It crossed Tar Valon and spread out over the countless cities and plains of the world, even crossing the Aryth Ocean and bringing with it the bad smell of something long past its 'sell by' date. Something with the taint of indigestion. Something rotting...."