Survivor Appendix E (5e) Authors- Ursula K. LeGWINS!

[Ralif Redhammer]

Absolutely. Still, that ending in The High King...

[sblock]when Eilonwy has to give up her magic at the end, so that she can marry Taran, that made me so mad, and still does.[/sblock]

Eilonwy is the best princess.

 

[BookBarbarian]

Absolutely. Still, that ending in The High King...

[sblock]when Eilonwy has to give up her magic at the end, so that she can marry Taran, that made me so mad, and still does.[/sblock]

Sacrifices were big in the series. It's part of what made it so memorable to me.

 

[Radaceus]

LeGuin, Ursula 8
Pratchett, Terry 4

"evil is relative, you cannot smell it or taste it, cannot cut it with your sword, nor hang a sign upon it. Evil depends upon where you are standing pointing your indicting finger" ~Croaker (Black Company, Glen Cook)

 

[Prakriti]

LeGuin, Ursula 8
Pratchett, Terry 4

Oh my, Sir Terry's still in it! Can he go all the way?!

 

[Dioltach]

Absolutely. Still, that ending in The High King...

[sblock]when Eilonwy has to give up her magic at the end, so that she can marry Taran, that made me so mad, and still does.[/sblock]

It gets a bit glossed over compared with what Taran chooses to sacrifice. That said, besides her bauble Eilonwy barely uses any magic throughout the series, and the ease with which she gives it up highlights how she always thought of it more of a burden than a blessing.

By the way, I'm not trying to dispute Eilonwy's strength as a heroine. She's on a par with Princess Leia for being cleverer, faster to react and more sensible to necessity than her male companions. She's probably also at least part of the reason why I'm married to a redhead.

 

[BookBarbarian]

It gets a bit glossed over compared with what Taran chooses to sacrifice. That said, besides her bauble Eilonwy barely uses any magic throughout the series, and the ease with which she gives it up highlights how she always thought of it more of a burden than a blessing.

That's part of why it's so sad.

[sblock]She never got to fully experience her birthright, after what happened at the Castle of Llyr, and Taran seeing what Morda is capable of doing with the magic that should be hers. And now she would finally get it if she goes to the summer country.[/sblock]
Sad indeed.

 

[StormbringerAUS]

LeGuin, Ursula 8 + 1 = 9
Pratchett, Terry 4 - 2 = 2

 

[Tallifer]

Any ideas for the next Survivor thread? I know I am busy wracking my brain ....

 

[Dausuul]

LeGuin, Ursula VICTORIOUS
Pratchett, Terry 0

 

[Quartz]

To have a female be the true hero in the 1960s was way ahead of it's time.

I disagree. There's a long history of female heroes. Indeed the original Hero was a woman.