Annotation Elantris 61-1 Chapter Sixty-One Part One You are reading author’s annotations that relate to a specific chapter of the book ELANTRIS. Note that the following is NOT the text of the actual chapter, but a companion to the chapter, revealing “behind the scenes” information. If you have not read the book up to–and including–this…
Annotation Elantris 60-4 You are reading author’s annotations that relate to a specific chapter of the book ELANTRIS. Note that the following is NOT the text of the actual chapter, but a companion to the chapter, revealing “behind the scenes” information. If you have not read the book up to–and including–this chapter, you risk serious…
You are reading author’s annotations that relate to a specific chapter of the book ELANTRIS. Note that the following is NOT the text of the actual chapter, but a companion to the chapter, revealing “behind the scenes” information. If you have not read the book up to–and including–this chapter, you risk serious spoilers! Please, if you haven’t read ELANTRIS, go visit the sample chapters, or perhaps purchase the book via Amazon. Note–thoughts about the chapter that might spoil events in later chapters have been hidden. You can reveal them via the button on the left, and they will appear in red. Not all chapters have hidden text–in fact, relatively few of them do. Thanks!
Annotation Elantris 60-2 You are reading author’s annotations that relate to a specific chapter of the book ELANTRIS. Note that the following is NOT the text of the actual chapter, but a companion to the chapter, revealing “behind the scenes” information. If you have not read the book up to–and including–this chapter, you risk serious…
Annotation Elantris 60-1 You are reading author’s annotations that relate to a specific chapter of the book ELANTRIS. Note that the following is NOT the text of the actual chapter, but a companion to the chapter, revealing “behind the scenes” information. If you have not read the book up to–and including–this chapter, you risk serious…
Annotation Elantris 59-2 Chapter fifty-nine part two Kiin gets a little over-confident here by letting the two of them go on top. However, he doesn’t know how powerful the Dakhor are. He assumes that his roof is unscalable. In addition, he realizes how difficult a situation he is in. Dilaf has an army–Kiin’s fortress house,…
Annotation Elantris 59-1 Chapter Fifty-Nine Part One I think I’ve noted that my viewpoints tend to speed up as I approach the endings of books. Well, ELANTRIS is a perfect example. We’re hopping viewpoints like a crazed body-snatcher. At the risk of sounding redundant, I did this to increase pacing and tension. Quick-rotating viewpoints give…
Annotation Elantris 58-4 Chapter Fifty Eight Part Four I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but this chapter forms a mini-triad of its own. It shows all three characters in their traditional rotation. It’s something fun I decided to, playing with my own format. The idea was to give an unconscious sense of urgency to…
Annotation Elantris 58-3 Chapter Fifty-Eight Part Three KIIN’S BACKGROUND So, call me melodramatic, but I think the Kiin surprise is one of my favorite in the novel. I’ve been foreshadowing this one from almost the beginning. And while it isn’t a major part of the plot, it does suddenly explain a lot about Kiin’s character.…
Annotation Elantris 58-2 Chapter Fifty-Eight Part Two I don’t know if you remember or not, but there was some small confusion on Raoden’s part earlier about who Sarene was getting to bring supply shipments into Elantris. They always came and left at night, and didn’t want anybody there to greet them. I realize we haven’t…
