THE WINTER LONG open thread!: seanan

THE WINTER LONG open thread!

To celebrate the release of The Winter Long, here. Have an open thread to discuss the book. Judging by the comments I'm seeing, some of you have had time, and I'd really, really rather book discussion (sometimes including spoilers) didn't crop up on other posts.

THERE WILL BE SPOILERS.

Seriously. If anyone comments here at all, THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. So please don't read and then yell at me because you encountered spoilers. You were warned. (I will not reply to every comment; I call partial comment amnesty. But I may well join some of the discussion, or answer questions or whatnot.) I will be DELETING all comments containing spoilers which have been left on other posts. No one gets to spoil people here without a label.

You can also start a discussion at my website forums, with less need to be concerned that I will see everything you say! In case you wanted, you know, discussion free of authorial influence, since I always wind up getting involved in these things.

Have fun, and try not to bleed on the carpet.

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marziek

September 11 2014, 03:12:00 UTC 2 years ago

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I thought she left? I'm pretty sure that's what sent him back to his final battle with his King. I know she intended to leave.

acelightning

September 11 2014, 06:25:54 UTC 2 years ago

I dug out the book, and you're right and I'm wrong. September Torquill, she of the fiery hair and cat-yellow eyes, was married to someone named Malcolm, although she appears to have been carrying on something of a dalliance with young Rand. But Rand didn't return to finish the battle with his "father" because September and Malcolm left (September just walked away to go talk to Malcolm); he did it because it had to be done, for the sake of his remaining siblings, and more importantly, for the sake of the kingdom - he managed to convince most of the Cait Sidhe of London to leave before the fire. (Now what were September and Malcolm up to all the time between the Great Fire of London and Toby's exploits in contemporary San Francisco?

jenk

September 15 2014, 00:56:47 UTC 2 years ago

I'm also remembering the story from "Home Improvement", where Goldengreen was opened by Amandine and a red-haired woman? http://smile.amazon.com/dp/0441020356/

September 15 2014, 07:08:53 UTC 2 years ago

Yes, thank you for reminding me! There sure are a lot of Torquills around Toby. (Although, as Torquills go, September seems to be the least reprehensible of the lot, at least from what little we know so far.)

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