Poor Craig needing to reread this one so quickly, but I'm definitely going to need to reread a bunch of the myths/prophecies in this one after I finish the series.
Definitely agree with Craig's assessment of Raithe as the embodiment of "human nature" in the book, insofar as it relates to how a real, single person would react to all of this. While the Blind God and Kollberg are the embodiment of humanity itself, that's more of a collective thing, and it isn't actually necessarily evil either. The Blind God and the mass of humanity does what it can to survive and thrive. Raithe is completely driven by his human emotions.
Man, I can't wait until you get to the third book. They are all excellent and very different, but the third one is fun in a way that almost feels like a combination apology and reward for wading through Kolberg.
Poor Craig needing to reread this one so quickly, but I'm definitely going to need to reread a bunch of the myths/prophecies in this one after I finish the series.
Definitely agree with Craig's assessment of Raithe as the embodiment of "human nature" in the book, insofar as it relates to how a real, single person would react to all of this. While the Blind God and Kollberg are the embodiment of humanity itself, that's more of a collective thing, and it isn't actually necessarily evil either. The Blind God and the mass of humanity does what it can to survive and thrive. Raithe is completely driven by his human emotions.
Man, I can't wait until you get to the third book. They are all excellent and very different, but the third one is fun in a way that almost feels like a combination apology and reward for wading through Kolberg.
That's exactly how I feel about it. It's like a love letter from Stover to Caine
It draged a bit for me and got confusing