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« on: January 23, 2010, 04:42:10 PM »
Having now read TGS i can't be happier, what a great addition to the series. The major plot lines that were tied off show the series is well on it's way towards the final battle, and the characters and there development was bang on for me. I was most impressed with the subtleties that were incorporated into the characters, Matt for me showed the necessary changes to bring him into battle fully focused, previously i felt both he and Perrin had been running. Each hoping to somehow avoid the responsibilities of the situations they found themselves in. Matt after the events in Hinderstap and then the subsequent meeting with Verrin appeared to turn the page for me, it showed in my opinion that he was no longer going to run. It was time to start fighting. The other small change for him is he is starting to realize he is in love with Tuon, and that is definately conflicting with his natural inner rogue.
As for Perrin he has been the most stubborn of character's, and as a result has had a very difficult time adjusting to his new lot in life as the leader of the rekindling nation of Mantheran. Towards the end of the book however the stage appears to be set for him to finally come around, i expect he will very early in the TOM deal with both his wolf half and his leadership fears.
As for Rand i think in the next book he will have to do some damage control, his deep rooted anger and the dual personalities were leading most of his allies to fear for his sanity. By the end you feel that the games of power and control that existed well before
Just speculation but i also feel between Mat and Perrin and the reforming of Mantheran might play a major role in the end of the series. Mantheran was a previosly a majopr thorn in the dark one's side, and all the main character's aside from Rand are descendants of that former nation .