If the original trilogy had never been written, the new trilogy would have not moved me as much, per se; it would have read like a parable on magic, myths, gender and esoterics.
The original trilogy is hands-down my favorite. This is the trilogy I quote from all the time (when reccing it someone or other); it's like that quote that prefaces the 2nd book: energy is love -- love is magic. And there's so much energy and passion in the first books. and of course there's Cal, who throughout all three books was on a Quest and he never knew it (that surprise factor is so yay), but we were there to see him grow every step of the way. That kind of extensive journey endears one to characters.
Like, Flick and Ulaume were my favorites in Wraiths -- just the existence of their relationship made me so gleeful because think of how far they were from each other in the first trilogy! How could we have ever guessed those two -- the most unlikely hara -- would end up together. >3 Some hara like Tyson, were given more story. I love Tyson. He's such a TEEANGER and he's so Cal in so many ways. aahaha.
But there were characters I loved who weren't in the original trilogy at all. I really liked Diablo. "Bath?" ".... Immerse yourself for some time ... in water."
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If the original trilogy had never been written, the new trilogy would have not moved me as much, per se; it would have read like a parable on magic, myths, gender and esoterics.
The original trilogy is hands-down my favorite. This is the trilogy I quote from all the time (when reccing it someone or other); it's like that quote that prefaces the 2nd book: energy is love -- love is magic. And there's so much energy and passion in the first books. and of course there's Cal, who throughout all three books was on a Quest and he never knew it (that surprise factor is so yay), but we were there to see him grow every step of the way. That kind of extensive journey endears one to characters.
Like, Flick and Ulaume were my favorites in Wraiths -- just the existence of their relationship made me so gleeful because think of how far they were from each other in the first trilogy! How could we have ever guessed those two -- the most unlikely hara -- would end up together. >3 Some hara like Tyson, were given more story. I love Tyson. He's such a TEEANGER and he's so Cal in so many ways. aahaha.
But there were characters I loved who weren't in the original trilogy at all. I really liked Diablo. "Bath?" ".... Immerse yourself for some time ... in water."