Aspect Emperor discussion

I just finished book two of The Aspect-Emperor: The White-Luck Warrior.

I have very much enjoyed this entire series. Kellhus is amazing and the moral ambiguity of the character is unique and compelling.

But to start with a specific question, who is the White-Luck Warrior? Is it Sorweel? Or is it the assassin who Esmenet hires to kill Maithanet?

And what was that about the assassin remembering (the future of) also killing Esmi?

Did the last chapter wrap up Achamian and Mimara's quest a bit too neatly for anyone? I'm pleased with how it all turned out, it just seemed to happen rather quickly and along expected lines of delivering only the two of them to the quest's goal.

Anyhow, open to all discussion of the series, which I love.

I read just finished it too and heres what I think in answer to your question.

The white luck warrior is neither of them, he was actually in the first book in the series and gave the high preistess of Yawter her new form. The white luck does remember all of those things because it is of the Outside and therfore not constrained by time the way that the rest of the characters are.

As for Achamian's quest, I don't think its over, I think that he and Mimara are just reaching Ishul and that in the third book they will finally encounter and get more information about the Duynian and possibly alert them to the fact that Kellus might be insane (since they decreed Moeghenus was insane and needed to be stopped in the first series).

Wow, I hadn't considered that the Dunyain might yet become a factor. Didn't Akki and Mimara see the fortress at Ishul broken and dead when they came to the head of the glacier pass? I couldn't decide what degree of habitation that indicated.

The dragon drops quite a few tidbits about the origins of the Ark, but they seem to obscure as much as they reveal. Have the creatures of the Ark been pursuing the Nonmen across the stars? Or are the Nonmen native to Earwa? From where did the five tribes of Men come, in this world's history?

I think the Dunyain might be hidden under Ishul, since I believe that Kellus related a story about part of his training being taken outside and reciting "there is no emotion there is only the logos" over and over and each time removing a word.

Yeah the Dragon did drop quite a few tidbits about the Inchori and the ark of stars, however I think the Nonmen are native but maybe through the course of mutation men arose, especially after the breaking of the agreements with the Inchori and the womb plague. The history of this series is so in depth that it becomes hard to remember what happened at which point. That also makes it so vivid.

I don't know if anyone here is still active, but you might want to check out this forum http://secondapocalypse.forumer.com/i... as there is a lot of discussion going on about this series. Also, you will find links to some newer material like the two short stories and the preview chapter from Book 3 (The Unholy Consult)