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It's disorienting seeing Col. Telford from SGU on NUMB3RS. Cadsuane thinks of herself as "More stout than slender." Funny, I'd always thought she was as skinny as a beanpole, for some reason. Continuity glitch, or did I just get the wrong image somewhere. No, that wasn't the daily bookpost; that will be along shortly. Also available at http://ellarien.dreamwidth.org/502770.html , where ...

The Gathering Storm - Review

... for exactly this in my review of KoD four years ago (towards the bottom of the page). The escape of Semirhage, I felt, could have been handled better.  I didn't like that she was broken by Cadsuane just moments before her escape, as it made the actual breaking pointless, and reduced her scariness when she actuall had control of Rand.  I also didn't like that she was kept in the room next door to...

TGS thoughts chapters 37-end, overall discussion

... vanished, it'd be weird. Bah, Cadsuane is SO annoying. Also bah, we ... think of Tam?!? Also: How does Cadsuane KNOW this, anyhow? Chapter 45: And... so horribly spectacularly. With help from Cadsuane of course. They're both fucking ... it was anyone important. Chapter 48: Cadsuane - still annoying. References to "three shall .... You go!! Hopefully Tam and Cadsuane will be around each other for ...

TGS thoughts chapters 29-36

...'t plan on doing that again (yeah right)... but it's still Not Good. I do really wonder what Cadsuane's Cunning Plan is, though. Chapter 30: Gawyn the Gallant Yay, more Gawyn. Well, it *is* a yay ... stop with the silly chapter names, since I'm finding it harder. :p Anyhow, we get to see Cadsuane, who probably predictably hasn't just turn tail and run away. The whole thing about a change to the ...

TGS thoughs chapters 23-28

.... -_- So apparently Ezra or Erza or whatever her name was, WAS Black Ajah, and I'd forgotten. Cadsuane's thoughts still make sense though - how did she manage to get through the shields? Unless Shaidar Haran ...'s he's showing it in such a completely stupid and horrible way! I mean, I'm not exactly Cadsuane's biggest fan, but this is just Not Good. Especially since unless I'm reading it wrong, Rand ...

TGS thoughts, chapters 16-22

... a bit of politicking between Rand's faction and Cadsuane's. She actually has some good ideas for Rand,... food was "oh, no. Oh HELL no." Luckily, Cadsuane realizes their mistake, and the mistake they've *...at least things happen. We get a mention of Cadsuane's "paralis-net," which, more new concepts, egh. ...a Black Ajah among the Aes Sedai around Rand/Cadsuane. And frankly I'm not convinced that it was...

TGS thoughts chapters 10-15

...'s faction do not), and this means that the BA has pretty much forcibly taken control of this small group of Aes Sedai at least, without their realizing it. Chapter 14: More Aiel. Meh. And more Cadsuane. Meh. Although she at least seems more... reasonable here than she has a lot in the past. Still pretty full of herself, though. Chapter 15: More Rand the Bland and his Performing Aiel. This time...

TGS thoughts chapters 4-9

... what the "flashes of colors" are. And using them as needed. Le Gasp! Not to mention a (granted, brief) appearance by the Sea Folk that doesn't make me grit my teeth hard enough to break them! Although Cadsuane still needs a few slap-downs I think. Chapter 6: I saw the first two words, was thinking that that was the name of Geezer!Farmer, and had to put the book down and walk away for a while. ...

The Gathering Storm thoughts so far (Prologue-Chapter 3)

...stupid stupid. Gah. And when did Min become a simpering little milksop, again? I mean, I know it's been happening bit by bit but... blah. And personally, I want to slap both Rand AND Cadsuane around in regards to their little power struggle. A lot. Repeatedly. Chapter two though is a bit refreshing. Egwene in the Tower. She's handling herself very well, and has become very mature very quickly. ...

... out at the clouds. She likes to tell him of all the places she'll visit someday, of the princes she'll marry, the children she'll have. Her mind is wrapped up in the Legend of Lady Cadsuane, in languages and history, in balls and suitors. He simply smiles at her, pretends to look interested at the best of times, distracted at the worst. His mind is always elsewhere, on the life that's planned ...