Swords of Night and Day ending(May spoil the end if you haven't finished)

[Bane30]

Hi Guys, am new so sorry if this has been posted or discussed before, But I am I the only one who got the feeling that Jianna reinhabits Askari at the end of SoNaD? Just had a feeling with the way it ended with her forgetting her bow again. Any responses appreciated and apologies to anyone who hasn't finished it yet.

 

[YuYus dumber Brother]

With you on that. That is probably on what the third "Damned" book would have been about, Had DG not been taken from us.

 

[Caesar]

Yer i thought that aswell! Oh well guess we'll never know for sure now but am pretty certain that was the case

 

[drosdelnoch]

To be honest Im not 100% sure that thats what the third book would have been about, I know that DG was interested in exploring Hewla so I think that would have been the next Drenai book had he stayed with us. Still it was one of the many options of his.

As to is it or isnt it, yep I think it is.

 

[Jason_Taverner]

sadly we will never find out, just a reminder of how much we will miss Mr Gemmell

 

[MARKLS21]

I reckon it wasn't Askari in that body too,the thing with the bow,dead giveaway,and put in on purpose to lead to another book,which tragically will never happen,oh my god!!!,did any of us realise what a gigantic loss David passing has been,a writing titan has been taken from us,words cannot describe it,so i'm leaving it to all our imaginations.........

 

[Kaylo Mizuri]

I know how you mean man. I've nearly read them all. Just the Hawk Queen ones to go. After that I'll be stuck for what to read. And I LOVE to read.

 

[Kania]

I think its very strange you didnt notice (no offence!!). That was the point Gemmell was making when "Askari" left her bow behind. She was a huntress, and went everywhere with her bow. Jianna wasnt a bowman(bowlady?) so she didn't need a bow (and she probably didnt know Askari used it so much).

 

[drosdelnoch]

Archer would have sufficed Kania. LOL

 

[Valteri]

Lol, yeah the whole bow thing was a dead give-away. So was her calling Stavi 'Stavut'.

I mean, honestly, who calls him Stavut? lol

 

[Michael01]

This was the only book by Gemmel that I've read so far, and man was it good! Looks like we're all in agreement on Askari ... something I rather regret, since I liked her as a character.

 

[Snagas Tender Blades]

If you liked tSoNaD, then you will definatly love White Wolf. Its the first Skillgannon book, and gives alot more history on him and Jianna. Not to mention there is an appearance from the real Druss

You dont know how lucky you are....the entire Gemmell catalogue in front of you, unopened...

 

[Matze Chai]

It was a shame Askari had to go, I liked her she gave a great insight into what Jianna would have been before she had to save her throne.

 

[tyrant Lizard]

Did anyone feel that was potential wasted in tSoNaD? As I read it I felt almost sure that other old favourites were going to make a return. Waylander for one, but I felt others would have been possible. It could have been even better I think.

 

[CLAWS]

Interesting. I noticed this too, but I am of the thinking that the end character is a splice-up of Askari AND Jianna. Not really sure how best to explain this.

The only way I can do this is by refering to a scenario in the Dragonlance novels when Raistlin defeats Fistandantalus and absorbs his essence or whatever and then later asks himself - "Who am I?

You can for all intents and purposes say that the character at the end of tSoNaD is both Askari and Jianna. Again Im kind of stuck on how best to articulate this. Sorry

 

[The Lion of Macedon]

You mean that they are melded together into one being...one mind,but two pasts. Very difficult to explain! I beleive that David Gemmell had this at the end of Dark Prince, when the Dirae(sorry it not spelled right) is melded with herself from a different dimension, and they are turned into her, as i said one person, but two pasts.

 

[CLAWS]

Yeh thats pretty much what I was trying to say.

Another way of looking at it is that both Askari and Jianna merged to form a new/completely different personality, for arguments sake ill baptise the new personality as "Jikari"

The new personality has the memories of the two original personalities but how the character would have played out if thereswas a 3rd book i.e. does the new personality overcome the memories of the originals and affirm her "own" identity etc..... we'll never find out

 

[YuYus dumber Brother]

Hmm. When 'Askari' wa son the horse's back the dude who got the armor of bronze asked if they will see her again. Her 'Carefull what you wish for' would suggest Jianna is alive and kicking, sadly.

 

[CLAWS]

Guess we'll never find out for real

Oh well, leave it to everyones interpretation I suppose. There is no right or wrong answer really.

 

[Menion]

Hewla? am i missing something? whos she?
her name rings a bell...