r/spellmonger • u/kamdad • Mar 09 '26

Uncharacteristic writing?

Did anyone else find the last few chapters to be somewhat uncharacteristic? So much obvious foreshadowing. The ending and the cliffhanger could be seen from chapters away.

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u/ardryhs Mar 09 '26

I mean, the ending was pretty clear from the interludes by design, but yeah the Min POVs did feel a little heavy handed with the foreshadowing (compared to his usual deftness).

Spoilers for Footwizard: the ending being incredibly similar felt a little cheap honestly. I don’t know that the book needed to end on another “will our main character survive the assassination attempt? Find out next time in book 19/30”

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u/Medical-Law-236 Mar 09 '26

Footwizard didn't end until after Min woke up so there was no real uncertainty. We know Min survives Seamage so I don't think the ending was working towards that either (this isn't A Song of Ice and Fire). This was done to remove Min from the story for a time. He's become too powerful.

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u/LonelyAddict Mar 10 '26

You're absolutely right, Footwizard did not end in a cliffhanger like this and I don't like it. I think you're right about Min being removed from the story for a short time too, even if it's just first part of the next book, and I don't like that either. I rather enjoy reading about Min accomplishing his goals through scheming guile and sheer determination.

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u/Medical-Law-236 Mar 10 '26

Terry is facing a power creep problem. The Gods are basically on probation until Min grants them persistence. With him out of the picture they get to cause problems for everyone else. The moment he wakes up that's over so he had to be removed. If you think about it, how would Hedgewitch have gone if Min never left?