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Re: This is being judged on an absurd standard. Lo'oris Send a noteboard - 07/01/2011 05:32:43 PM
Gratuitous deaths do not make a good story, any more than giving main characters plot armour.

Character death should occur when it is valuable to the story.

Agreed.
Moreover, if for whole 13 books never a main character died, I also would consider bad writing for one to die in the 14th and last one.
Either something "sometimes happens", or it never does.
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Io iudico bene questo: che sia meglio essere impetuoso che respettivo, perché la fortuna è donna ed è necessario, volendola tenere sotto, batterla e urtarla.
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What's the deal with the "extra person" in the artwork for Eye of the World? Tom - 03/01/2011 11:14:57 PM 2114 Views
Re: What's the deal with the "extra person" in the artwork for Eye of the World? DomA - 03/01/2011 11:31:42 PM 2719 Views
Apparently there is an extra person on the front cover and inside cover. Tom - 04/01/2011 12:13:10 AM 1572 Views
What Jordan said on the matter Dragonsworn - 04/01/2011 12:54:15 AM 1937 Views
Apparently that's who Brandon Sanderson was talking about. DomA has good points, though. Tom - 04/01/2011 04:14:40 AM 1334 Views
Re: Apparently there is an extra person on the front cover and inside cover. DomA - 04/01/2011 02:57:45 AM 2182 Views
Pretty much this Ryan - 04/01/2011 07:56:36 AM 1495 Views
I see him! Fanatic-Templar - 04/01/2011 06:53:53 PM 1069 Views
An extra leaving the TR ajfurst - 04/01/2011 12:39:37 AM 1213 Views
"Only red shirts die" - tell me about it. Wheel of Time is worse than Harry Potter. Tom - 04/01/2011 04:13:25 AM 1012 Views
Maybe I'm a sap, but I prefer "only red shirts die" to George R.R. Martin's "only red shirts live." *NM* The Count - 05/01/2011 04:58:31 AM 545 Views
Yeah, you're a sap. *NM* Tom - 06/01/2011 10:01:44 PM 493 Views
I still half expect Egwene to die. Joel - 07/01/2011 04:00:06 AM 1020 Views
This is being judged on an absurd standard. Fanatic-Templar - 07/01/2011 07:39:18 AM 997 Views
Re: This is being judged on an absurd standard. Lo'oris - 07/01/2011 05:32:43 PM 945 Views
Agreed. Joel - 07/01/2011 06:52:27 PM 883 Views
Re: This is being judged on an absurd standard. ajfurst - 08/01/2011 05:38:30 AM 901 Views
Is Rickon still around? *NM* Japhy - 08/01/2011 06:07:11 AM 471 Views
It's fiction. Fanatic-Templar - 08/01/2011 04:55:02 PM 865 Views
Re: It's fiction. Lo'oris - 09/01/2011 01:51:26 PM 818 Views
It's a shame - no real loss considering all of the "red shirts" the series eventually accumulated. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 04/01/2011 04:10:00 PM 1000 Views
Is this the inside cover? moratcorlm - 04/01/2011 12:47:35 AM 1219 Views
I think this is the cover painting in question Darth_Katie - 09/01/2011 09:28:15 PM 2020 Views
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