- Will There be a Coldfire sequel? Thread 2 - FW: just a thought -

Actually, when I was reading the last book of the trilogy, I had to stop it somewhere at the point where the Patriarch does his sacrifice... and we are led to believe Gerald is dead.

You won't believe _how much_rationalizing I did so as to believe Gerald was not dead till I got back to the book and was finally reassured...

C.

>From: CMMAWARD1@aol.com
>Reply-To: "Merentha Discussions"
>To: discussions@merentha.org
>Subject: just a thought
>Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 10:02:43 EDT
>
>Back to Coldfire guys...sorry, but this is a "newer" series to me and I
>just
>love to discuss it (even though it's probably "old stuff" to you.
>
>I re-read the ending chapters of Crown of Shadows and came up with a new
>interpretation (to me anyway). Here goes:
>
>What if it was not Andrys that emerged from the keep carrying the Hunters
>head, but instead, it was Gerald carrying Andrys head? now don't laugh.
>Here
>are my thoughts:
>
>1) The "young man"in the last chapter told Damien that the head could have
>been any mans if the illusion were right. Well, by my count, there were
>only
>two men left in the keep after Damien left. If both Andrys and Gerald
>survived their encounter, where did the third head (for the illusion) come
>from?
>
>2) Damien felt the moment the Hunter died at the blade of Andrys sword -
>but
>that's not possible. The link with the Hunter had already been severed on
>Shaitan. If Geralds link to the Nameless Ones was not re-established with
>his resuurection on Shaitan, why would the link to Damien re-appear?
>
>3) When Andrys does emerge from the keep, Narilka strats to run to him,
>"but
>something in his manner made her stop". She does go to him, but remember -
>she has feelings for the Hunter too. Similarly the Patriarch doesn't
>approach either at first. The Patriarch seems to have had a change of
>feeling for Gerald also. As he is dying he views the Hunters sacrifice at
>Shaitan and realizes what opening that sacrifice left for the Patriarch to
>achieve his own goal for the curches people.
>
>4) The Wedding - several thoughts here
>a) why is Karrill there? He had no contact with Andrys, but was Geralds
>friend.
>b) Damien described Andrys in his first encounter with him as follows "this
>mans skin was tan, where Geralds was pale". At the wedding the groom is
>described with skin "normally so pale in aspect..." with an "indefinable
>something" in his eyes"...(am I reaching here? LOL)
>c) Andrys Tarrant claimed the ancient title of Neocount - we all know
>there
>IS only ONE Neocount of Merentha!
>
>4) The young man that Damien is talking to is described in several places
>as
>wealthy. Where did a newly created identity get all that money? How about
>the Tarrant fortune? I think the young man is the illusion (Gerald still
>has
>Izeu friends) used to let Damien know that Gerald is still alive. By
>assuming Andrys identity he has cut himself off from his former persona and
>now can live again.
>
>We all know that Gerald Tarrant survived the story - I just thought this
>alternative was more FUN! But it's just my opinion...I could be wrong!