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I just finished the series. Glokta  He had the best chapters in the book and made the series imo.I really liked the moral shades of grey with Bayaz. It's hard to put your finger on who the "bad guy" really is. Is it Bayaz for murdering Juvens? Is it Khalul for wanting revenge for the act but breaking the second law in the process? The whole story turns upside down with the Gurkish army offering such generous terms outside the gates of Adua, and paints the Hundred Words into an almost righteous band of good guys. You can't even say Sult was downright evil and malevolent as he was working hard to free the Union of Bayaz's influence. I'm still absorbing everything, but these books were badass. Gonna start Best Served Cold now.
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Can someone refresh my memory - Does Abercrombie ever say why Bayaz killed Juvens?
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Aug 18, 2011 23:20
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Regarding the end of The Heroes, in the last scene with Bayaz: When Yoru was serving Bayaz "Meat" did anyone else feel it was subtly implied that Bayaz was breaking the second law? It seemed like Joe went out of his way to have it described repeatedly only as "meat."
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Aug 26, 2011 15:25
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Metonymy posted:Yes, but I don't think it was subtle. He was eating the bodies of the dead. I think we're supposed to get the impression that he stirred all this poo poo up, and then is feasting on the deaths of others. He's a jerk. So he's officially an Eater, then?
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Aug 26, 2011 16:42
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