17 years ago
Sat May 05 2007, 06:45pm
So, there's a hell of a lot of loose threads to wrap up in the last two books and I'm sure we've all thought of different questions we want answers for in TSK and TS so, but maybe if we come up with a definitive list on this thread, we can start new threads for each one and try and solve them before The Stone Key comes out.
So here's all the unresolved issues I could think of:
1. Who is the Destroyer? This one probably doesn't need a new thread as it's already had a few and we've all said our piece about it at some stage.
2. Where/what are Kasanda's signs? Again, has already been discussed a lot.
3. What happened to Domick? Did he go insane and trade sides? Did Ariel discover him and torture him? Where is he now and how did he disappear so quickly and thoroughly?
4. What happened to Rushton? How did the Herders get a hold of him? What did he give away under torture? Did Domick have anything to do with it?
5. Why did the rebellion fail west of the Suggredoon? Did the Councilmen there have a Misfit spy reading people's minds? Or was it the Herders controlling a Misfit? Or was it Ariel? And if it was the Council, why? Who benefits? Who's in charge?
6. Why does Maruman hate the moon?
7. Who is Salamander?
8. Who was the first Red Queen and where is her land?
9. How did Cassie help the trashers escape from Govomen and what was the Reichler clinic's involvment?
10. What's the connection between Hannah Seraphim, Jacob Obernewtyn, Cassie and the Reichler guy who wrote 'Powers of the Mind'? What's their connection to present-day Misfits and Obernewtyn?
11. What's the deal with Analivia, Radost's daughter? There's something fishy about her!
12. What's Gilbert been up to lately?
13. How did Elii become a rebel leader?
14. What's the deal with Gavyn and Rasial?
15. What does 'seliga' mean?
16. How does Entina keep killing slaves in TLotRQ? What are they messing with it for, anyway?
17. What's the role of the three wolves on the shawl that the futuretellers made for Elspeth?
18. What's Darga been up to lately?
19. What are the twentyfamilies ancient promises?
20. Where/what is the freerunning barud and how is Elspeth meant to find it?
21. What is the means of 'actively healing the earth' that Elspeth is supposed to reveal to the Sadorians?
22. Who is the new Earthtemple overguardian?
23. What did the old Earthtemple overguardian tell Dameon on his deathbed?
Sorry about the longness. That's all I can think of. How about you?
Ohh, good idea. I think I've seen lists like this in a thread somewhere else, but I can't remember where and it does seem a good idea to do a bit of theory housekeeping before TSK comes out. ;)
24. Kind of implied in some of your other questions, but: What is up with the Herder faction? Connections with Misfits and disappearances (as well as possibly Jes's "death", to some :P), their convenient knowledge of things like the rebellion, the One, their relationship with Ariel and the Council - they seem to be involved in just about every mystery in the series in some way.
25. Following on from #13 - what is the significance of Elii? Why was he mentioned in the very beginning of the series, only to be forgotten for a couple of books, only to come back as one of the rebel leaders? Also, does he remember Elspeth?
26. What was up with the glass statue of Elspeth from TKP? Was it actually one of the signs or did it have some other relevance?
27. How much does Rushton (as well as Dameon, the futuretellers and a couple of other characters) know or suspect about Elspeth's quest?
28. What is the significance of the City under Tor?
Sorry, all I can think of right now.
ur right Firefall I remember a thread that was up a long while back like this... any who into the fray!!!!
29. Daffyd? Where is he? Is he the Destroyer? Mysterious abound!
30. Controversial one... will Elf ever realise Dameon loves her?
31. Just who was the mysterious new kid that wanted Jes to escape the orphange and join the others Talents. Just who are the other Talents?
32. Where is Lidgebaby? What's the significance?
33. Rosamunde. Background character or is there more to her than it seems?
34. Darga. Where has he been? How does he come to be part of Elf's quest. And connected to it, is Jik actually dead? (remembering the whole if Elf doesn't see and identify body rule)
35. Kind connected with the Herder questions... did they start the plague. Remember the whole 'bringing gifts of disease' thing
36. What happened to the West Coast misfits? What exactly did Gavyn's dream mean when he dreamt about the search in the ruins?
37. Who was the soldierguard that 'recognised' Dragon? How does he know her? Who is he? Is he connected to Salamander?
38. Who is the one of Kasanda's blood? Is it Swallow or someone else?
39. How does Elf come to knows the words of the ancient promise? What exactly is the promise?
40. One I've always been fishy about... the Zebkrahn machine. Deux ex machina and plot device or is it something important? Remember that everything the teknoguildens have played with turns to have important uses in the end (the diving suit, Jak's insects)
41. Where is the weaponmachine? Is the Entina the weaponmachine or just part it?
That's all I can think of at the moment... *stares at list*... so many mysteries!!! OMG BRING ON TSK!
Good thread.
Will list some if I think of anything more to add.
Some "mysteries" no doubt will have to wait for the Beforetime Chronicles to be answered.
I'm glad you mentioned something about the moon. I think that's going to be very significant, but - despite a lot of theories on the subject - I'm still not sure what.
16 years ago
Mon Jun 25 2007, 09:44pm
It's not so much something I'm waiting to have answered in the next two books, as a mystery in general. I always wonder what exactly happened to Alexi/the Doctor... Like, I know that Alexi died, but we're never told how, and though it says at the end of the book that Rushton wasn't sure what to do with his brother, the eventual outcome is never revealed...
You missed something, forever. Nothing in=mportant but I'd like to know what happened to the Doctor? There's only this bit at the end of Obernewtyn where Dameon lools amused and says, "He's really quite harmless. Rushton doesn'tknow what to do with him?" Well, what do they do with him? Lock him up in the attic like the first Mrs. Rochester?
Okay another thread resurrection, I thought I could slip this in under thsi thread rather than starting yet another!
Theres a few of Cassy's statues throughout the Land, I noticed in Obernewtyn, there is a statue of Kinraides founder. I just haven't noticed really any other statues other than Cassy's in the Land, maybe it was commissioned by the Twentyfamilies? If it was of any significance, maybe she'll pick up on it when she visits Jes's grave?
Also, Elf doesn't go back to see the statue in Noviny's garden? Now that she's seen Stone Hill will she need to go back?
(btw I'd also like to know what happened to the Doctor!!)
You mean Stephen Seraphim? Elspeth mentions him at the start of TSK (page 71) - apparently he's living on Enoch's farm in Darthnor now. I was glad that piece of information was put in, because he sort of disappeared from the series after the first book, and I know a lot of people were wondering what happened to him.
lol thanks firefall! must've missed that, I read the start so quickly to get into the story!
12 years ago
Sat Nov 19 2011, 06:27pm
Thought I'd revive this thread in the wake of TS. Lot's of mysteries resolved, but lots more introduced too! From my original list, the remaining mysteries are:
1. Who is the Destroyer? Don't think this one's going to be resolved until the very end.
6. Why does Maruman hate the moon?
8. Who was the first Red Queen and where is her land? We know her name now, but nothing else.
9. How did Cassie help the trashers escape from Govomen and what was the Reichler clinic's involvement?
10. What's the connection between Hannah Seraphim, Jacob Obernewtyn, Cassie and the Reichler guy who wrote 'Powers of the Mind'? What's their connection to present-day Misfits and Obernewtyn?
11. What's the deal with Analivia, Radost's daughter? There's something fishy about her! This one's been partially resolved but I think there's more to come.
13. How did Elii become a rebel leader?
15. What does 'seliga' mean? Again, we've been given extra hints but nothing concrete. I think it's when animals travel back in time on the dreamtrails through ancestral memories.
16. How does Entina keep killing slaves in TLotRQ? What are they messing with it for, anyway?
19. What are the twentyfamilies ancient promises? Apparently they've been fulfilled, but wasn't Swallow meant to speak the words of the ancient promises to Elspeth? That hasn't happened yet, unless I missed something...
20. Where/what is the freerunning barud and how is Elspeth meant to find it?
22. Who is the new Earthtemple overguardian?
23. What did the old Earthtemple overguardian tell Dameon on his deathbed?
Plus from gehdrabrilane:
31. Just who was the mysterious new kid that wanted Jes to escape the orphange and join the others Talents. Just who are the other Talents?
32. Where is Lidgebaby? What's the significance?
Now, onto additional mysteries from TS:
1. What/who are the efari? Why are they so keen on capturing people/animals?
2. What was going on at Pellmare Quadran in the beforetime?
3. Why did Miryum take Straaka's bones to Pellmare Quadran in the first place?
4. What's the significance of Erlinder and his sister ho worked on the Eden Project in the beforetime?
5. Is Lukas Seraphim actually related to Hannah? If not, where did he take his name from?
6. Who are the White-faced Lords? What's the extent of their technology? Why do they need so many slaves?
7. At what point did Jackoby's sister go bad? Before or after she met Ariel? How did they meet?
8. Who will take in the spirits of the Agyllians?
9. Is Maruman a real cat? If so, when was he born?
That's all I've got at the moment.