*spoilers all books* Dragon Haven, Enjoy it? Hate it?

[Farseer]

I love long posts

I did go on a fraction (sorry , I'm a little like a character you will soon meet, who tends to charge in, dump his stuff and leave!) but my post was probably more for the benefit of other lurkers who are unsure where it all fits. I'd hate for someone to be overly disappointed with the RWC and therefore not pick up another RH book, especially if they hadn't read LST.

I knew there would be, I was asking more about the fact that if there's another book, is that why you think DH is not anti-climatic as such. Sorry i cant explain that better atm, hope i make sense!

But thanks for your responses! I suppose I should really wait for the next RW book til I judge DK & DH too harshly in terms of its conclusion...

You make sense so thanks for clarifying. :happy balloon: To your question, I would answer, yes, I was able to ignore any feeling of anti-climax because of my expectation of what was to come.

Still, I know that's not fair and each book, if it's in a series or not, part of a whole or not, written by a favourite author or not, should be able to withstand being judged on its own worth (harshly or otherwise!). Though I probably came across like a bear protecting her cub , your comments are valid and mirrored by many. Judge on...

I have really enjoyed your thoughts on Sedric, Lady Laura, as he was one of my least favourite characters from the RWC. My opinion hasn't changed but your comments have made me see him from a different, more understanding perspective...especially when you pointed out that his decisions were just "so very human".

But it was so very human of him, to do something terrible because he justified it in his mind that the end result would be worth it

It's difficult to disparage a fellow human for simply being human but, being human, no doubt I will continue to do so!

I can't say that I truly connected with anyone in DK or DH (I'll have to go back to previous posts to see if this is a contradiction of myself!). I really admired Rapscal though, for all of his loyalty and perseverance, and Tarman for his vision, strong will and quiet belief in himself.

Hmm...yes, I also considered the Tats we knew at the end to be a disappointing exchange for the Tats we were introduced to in the beginning. I wasn't a huge fan of Thymara's at any stage, but was also glad to see her rewarded for remaining true to herself right through to the end.

As for the woman needing a partner thing, I still have more to say but wanted to share this little 'something' that made me go . I was speaking with a group of girls and young women very recently, concerning the empowering of women to change the world (I think 'thul beings will know why but I don't want to share too much in this forum). I invited them to an afternoon tea and, in the end, told them that they couldn't eat any of the food because they were female, even though they had all paid the same $2 to eat. We then discussed how this fit on a world scale (a female's right to food and clean water, an education, employment etc) and their subsequent feelings and reactions to not being given a fair share due to their gender.

From there, I went on to chat with them about the far-reaching benefits of them, as females, having the opportunity to an education and what they'd like to do as far as making a career . Again, I asked them how they would feel if I told them that they could never have those jobs, nor get that education, just because they were female. Nearly all of the girls got angry and jumped on the "It's not fair!" bandwagon immediately but one girl, who is around nine, told me that she would just find herself a man so that he could provide for her, a nice house, a nice car etc, and that way she wouldn't have to worry about which job she could or couldn't do, or anything at all.

In this, I suppose we are all different, and seek/require different things for ourselves. Some, even from a very young age, do dream of nothing more than a partner, a home and children, while others could just never accept that as satisfying (at least until they have done something else first)...all very interesting!