So many threads to bring together, so many.
Mr. Rake is going to have a big battle against any number of bad persons, and may be lead sword against the Crippled God. Mr. God loses big-time, but knowing Erikson, Mr. Rake joins him in a coffee with Hood. The big Toblakai will be there fighting alongside with Rake.
I think Rake will die and Brood along with him. End of an era kinda deal.
This is supposed to be an exploration of the perils of the Paran family (remind me where they were in Midnight Tides?) so we can safely assume that Tavore will end up as boss of the Empire, or dead. Ganoes helps out with the Crippled God.
They were having tea. I'm pretty sure. I'm guessing Ganoes will learn of the death, by Tavore's hand of his sister and punish Tavore in some kind or "Master of the Deck" type of way.
Kellanved comes clean, and we find out for sure that his "assassination" was simply a ploy. Whether Laseen survives is a moot point.
I think Laseen has been a part of it from the beginning.
Forget the Crippled God Shoot-out at the OK Corral. Knowing Erikson, he will get that guy iced by a passing Assail, just before the Cavalry arrive.
I think his head will explode. OR Some big Elder God brew-ha-ha. Maybe Bud or Labatts.
So...in the end....exit Crippled God. Everything else? Shadow makes a grab for power, a number of favourites get iced, we learn a lot more about the Empire and Kellanved's original crew and what really happened. Kruppe remains Kruppe. A few more glaring problems get a solution, such as a nice home for the Edur.
I think WJ and the Bridgeburns will have a role to play in the end. They've been too central to the plot for far too long and so many things have happened to them to just cut them out of the picture. And Fiddler learns how to play the fiddle.
Cheers.
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