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Tag Archives: The Specter of Villainy
Matched Chapter 32
So I miscounted and Matched is actually a chapter less than I thought it would be. Hurray for the end. We flash forward to Cassia not doing anything you’d expect from a rebel who’s going to fight the system. You … Continue reading
Inheritance Chapter 62
This chapter is called “over the wall and into the maw”. Gee, what could possibly happen in this chapter? I imagine they’ll get into the city and start killing random people that give Eragon funny looks. We flash forward to … Continue reading
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Tagged Dumb Decisions, The Specter of Villainy, The Worst laid Plans
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Inheritance Chapter 38
One of the things that’s hard to do with characters is to remember who was present where and when. Especially when you start adding people as the story goes on through a series, it can be challenging to keep track … Continue reading
Posted in Inheritance, Recap, Spork
Tagged Me am Leader, Talk talk talk, The Specter of Villainy
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Bree Part 11
Bree and Diego, sitting in a tree. Ignoring danger and reminiscing. Well, Bree is. Diego probably has the good sense to sit there dumbly staring at the floor while he awaits his inevitable death. Bree talks about how she felt … Continue reading
Brisingr Chapters 57 & 58
This is it, the last two of the book. Chris has two more opportunities to make this not suck and I have no doubt he’ll fail. Authors like Chris can be counted on to screw the pooch with such regularity … Continue reading
Brisingr Chapters 21 & 22
So a quick aperitif before we get to today’s meal. Why the hell does Chris include dwarves? Does he realize they’re as useless as a sled in the Sahara? Let me preface that with and example from what seems to … Continue reading
Brisingr Chapters 3 & 4
These chapters are called ‘assault on helgrind’ and ‘divergence’. Eragon Wakes: 1 I figured out why Chris decided that Eragon doesn’t need sleep. First, he thinks it makes him cooler. I’m guessing he once heard about the Uberman sleep schedule, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hello Darkness, The Specter of Villainy, Vanishing Villain
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Eldest Chapters 35 & 36
These chapters are called ‘a maze of opposition’ and ‘hanging by a thread’. Great, yet another character. Now we’re with Nasuada. No doubt we’ll sit around as she tells the Varden to stay put and keep hiding. ‘Remember, absolutely nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Eldest, Recap
Tagged Me am Side Character, Silly hooman Magic's for Elves, The Specter of Villainy
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