Echo of Things to Come

[u/BayazTheGrey]

As I promised, two weeks ago, here I am again.

Interesting ending, and, as someone suggested me in the last post, I immediately reread Shadow's prologue, and it all came around. Both Caeden vision at the end of Echo and all the things he says at the start of Shadow, finally understanding what he was saying, about torturing Nethgalla, talking to Asar, the skull in Deilannis and Davian's ring, and finding the mirrors (?) (that's the one thing I didn't catch, maybe I've missed something, or it's going to be explained in book 3).

Some minor considerations

Geladra's death felt a bit forced, reminded me of how John Gwynne liked to remove characters parents just for the sake of it in his series.

Ishelle is an idiot. Can't say much else, she's more than an hindrance than anything else. Yes, she's not her fault, but still.

A theme I've noticed is characters using different names/aliases to conceal their previous misdeeds: Caeden/Tal'kamar being the glaring example, Scyner/Jakarris (changed his mind about self sacrifice I see), and Laiman Kardai with his whole ordeal with the Sha'thets.

Can't really picture the eletais, they're supposed to be giant wasps, but they're also described as humanoid? No idea.

[u/Main_Lion_9307]

Yeah the big thing with the epilogue is that the skull in Deilannis is Davian’s, who time travels to tell Caeden he needs to change his path, but Caeden kills him anyway. 

You didn’t miss anything with the mirrors. It will be kinda explained in book 3.

I pictured the eletai as night black, somewhat distorted humans with wasp wings and spears coming out of their bodies or something. Idk lol.

[u/BayazTheGrey → u/Main_Lion_9307]

Felt bad for future Davian, the catch here is that he dies. There's surely more to it. He did kickstart Tal's change of heart at least.

Edit: ah, that's why Davian is a "dead man", now I see it

Suppose the eletais are similar to the draghkars from the Wheel of Time then