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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Elantris discussion? **SPOILERS**
« on: April 29, 2010, 01:35:40 PM »
Good call, Terrisman. I'd forgotten about Aon Tia.
A lot of people describe Scalzi’s Old Man's War novels as military science fiction, but I would classify its sequel Zoë’s Tale as a space opera. It’s a story about, well, Zoë, a teenage girl whose parents are invited to take leadership roles in building a colony on a new planet. Zoë is an enthusiastic member of the group sent to colonize Roanoke, despite the risks—and the risks are considerable even before the political machinations of greater powers boil to the surface. Continue reading Zoë’s Tale
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QuoteMiyabi > Question 4 clarification: When Raoden was in Elantris, Ien would insist on hovering near him, even coming to Raoden when he extended his hand.
I think the answer to that has something to do with how the Dor was using Raoden. Seons like being near the Dor.
"How did that get in here," Galladon asked, interrupting Raoden's thoughts. The Dula pointed toward the Seon Ien, who floated along the top of a bookshelf, his light casting shadows on the books.
"I don't know," Raoden said, watching Ien loop a few times."
"I have to admit, Sule. Your Seon is creepy."
Raoden shrugged. "All the mad Seons are that way."
"Yes, but the others generally stay away from people." Galladon eyed Ien, shivering slightly. The Seon, as usual, didn't pay any apparent attention to Galladon - though Ien did seem to like staying near Raoden. (p. 373)
“Over there,” Karata said, pointing at the far end of the rectangular room, where the wall held only a single mural. It depicted a large mirrorlike blue oval. An Elantrian stood facing the oval, his arms outstretched and his eyes closed. He appeared to be flying toward the blue disk. The rest of the wall was black, though there was a large white sphere on the other side of the oval.6) Are these actual Dakhor rites/chants? Or are they purely religious/ritualistic?
“Lake.” The old Elantrian’s voice was quiet but insistent.
“It’s painted sideways,” Karata realized. “See, he’s falling into a lake.”
Raoden nodded. The Elantrian in the picture wasn’t flying, he was falling. The oval was the surface of a lake, lines on its side depicting a shore.
“It’s like the water was considered a gate of some sort,” Galladon said, head cocked to the side. - p 353
“When you have them all in one place , bodies, Elantrians, and future Elantrians, say the purification rights. Then burn them all.” - p. 5737) Why can Elantrians heal while Dakhor can't? Does this conflict with the fact that FjorDor is able to keep Hrathen alive past when he should be dead (p. 609)