On the old forums I made a post about this, but since they no longer exist, I’ll write something again.
The final chapter of The Soldiers of Halla has been talked about and discussed quite a bit. Some love it. Others hate it. Some understand it fully. Others don’t get it. I’m not going to explain it all here because I’d prefer that readers draw their own conclusions. But I will make a few comments. First off, I don’t consider the ending to be a cliff hanger. Not even close. The story is very clear about what is going to happen next, and that is that Bobby will soon go to Solara and Courtney will not be far behind. To understand how the events described in the last chapter could have happened, you have to look at the end of the second to last chapter. Bobby lamented to Uncle Press that after all they had been through, it seemed unfair that the Travelers were not being allowed to live the normal lives they fought so hard for. All they wanted was a little bit of time to live those lives, which in the general scheme of Halla, wasn’t much . . . and Uncle Press agreed with him. How that was able to happen, and what all the implications are, I’ll leave that up to you to debate and decide.
I’ll say one other thing, and that’s about the guy who delivered Bobby’s journals to him in the hospital. Short of actually writing his name, I pretty much described exactly who it was. From the events that unfolded in the hospital room with Bobby and Courtney kissing and being interrupted, to his physical description, to Bobby recognizing him, to him saying that he had nine other journals to deliver, there is no other possible person that could have been…but Uncle Press.
random person says hello says:
ok. can you answer my question about Bobby?
Darkness says:
yeah!!! 451th comment!!! yipee go random person says hello!! we are buddies in begging d.j.!!!!!
random person says hello says:
hello. who’s that? are you the person who also begs d.j.?
Markus says:
Hey, Markus is back! miss me?
random person says hello says:
hahahahahahhahahhahahahhahahahahhaha!!!!! omg!!!!! i just read the whole thing of what it says on the computer!! random person says hello says hello!!!!! lol!!!! that’s funny!!!! well, i find it funny!!!
Markus says:
ya, on every blog in all caps, darkness asks for him to go to boise.
i will be a Traveler says:
hahahahahahhaha that IS funny!!! as for your question i don’t know either. you’ll have to wait.!!!!
Markus says:
it is funny. 🙂
Darkness says:
hahahahahahhahshahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that’s soooooooooo funny!!!! we are sisters!!!!!!
random person says hello says:
hey Markus. two questions. 1- i have never been able to figure out how to get the smily faces on the page, you know the one on your last post. how do you do that? 2- i still don’t get why Uncle Press said that creating Bobby was the best move against Saint Dane. i don’t get that.
Darkness says:
idk to both questions.
random person says hello says:
wasn’t asking you Darkness.
Darkness says:
: ( : ) oh! thanks Markus on the advice wether i should write both stories or not!
Darkness says:
bye! i gotta go. again. : [
Markus says:
ok, never mind on the smiley thing. On the bobby and saint dane thing…. I think what he was saying was that when they created him, the made sure the had someone completely on the other side. Or, maybe they had a leader, who just had a feeling of what to do next, because that was the right move. Idk, is that good?
Markus says:
no problem Darkness. :]
i will be a Traveler says:
i gotta go too. again. sorry. : ( parents. *does an annoyed sigh*
Markus says:
bye. :[
Markus says:
awww man. Ill be so lonely!
random person says hello says:
hmmmm… so what you’re saying is that they created Bobby so that he could be one of the main people that had a really big part in defeating Saint Dane and that so the other Travelers would have someone to lead them. besides Uncle Press? and bye Darkness and I will be a Traveler!
i will be a Traveler says:
GOOD-BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and you have random person says hello to keep ya company.
random person says hello says:
hey! have you read Alex Rider?
random person says hello says:
changing name. still me. don’t like random…. anymore
Markus says:
oh ya! and random, yes, that is what i mean. :]
Lead Traveler says:
lead traveler. i like it! do you? and be honest.
Markus says:
ok, and no, i have not read Alex Rider, it is on my list (my list is already 66 books long, so i might not reach it for a while.)
Markus says:
Yes, i like it alot!
Lead Traveler says:
so you HAVE read Alex Rider?
Markus says:
brb, gotta do dishes, brb
Lead Traveler says:
oh sorry didn’t see your other post. i have a book list too, one side is ‘Try Out’ the other is ‘Reading’ as in what i’m reading now.
Lead Traveler says:
ok, have you read the last apprentice? or is it on your list too? question for when you get back.
i loooooove pendragon says:
the last apprentice? i love that series!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m on book four still have to get it!!! have you read 39 clues?
Lead Traveler says:
of course i’ve read 39 clues!!! who hasn’t basically!!!! what book you on? i’m on #4 in last apprentice and #8 in 39
i loooooove pendragon says:
in 39 i’m on book 8 too!!!!!! have you read Magyk? or Eragon?
Lead Traveler says:
i’ve read Magyk and Flyte i still have to get Physik. i’ve read Eragon and i’m waiting for the fourth one to come out!!! i just bought #3 today and i’m going to re-read it again cause i hardly remember it. have you read The Hunger Games?
i loooooove pendragon says:
i’ve read The Hunger Games and i’m waiting for Catching Fire. have you read Fablehaven?
Markus says:
Yes, Rangers Apprentice is on the list. Haven’t read of 39 clues. Magyk is on. On my list, it has one side that has a funny book related pun, and on the other, it has a checklist. not only that, its my bookmark. :] hahaha its a bookMarkUS… hahaha
Lead Traveler says:
i just re-read Fablehaven. it’s totally awesome. not as good as Pendragon though. Pendragon beats it by far.
i loooooove pendragon says:
sry i gotta go. parents again.
Lead Traveler says:
not Ranger’s Apprentice the Last Apprentice. two different series. Ranger’s Apprentice is on my list too. and bye!
Markus says:
Pendragon probably does. Fablehaven is on there too. Have you read Artemis Fowl? I LOVE THAT SERIES!
Lead Traveler says:
don’t get the Mark us thing.
Markus says:
no, have not heard of Last Apprentice….
Markus says:
seriously, you don’t….?
Lead Traveler says:
i read Artemis Foul. have you read Gregor the Overlander? same author as The Hunger Games. have you read those? and answer quickly 8:30 is the time i’m supposed to be off and it’s 9:14.
Lead Traveler says:
i’m back.
Lead Traveler says:
i have a question. on the supernatural expirences, i think it was, you said that your friend Jacob was missing and he had just gone to Ibara. on this website did Jacob go by Shadow Jumper? cause if he did he helped me on my story.
just a person says:
he went to Ibara?!!! YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lead Traveler says:
that’s what Markus said. i don’t nessacerily(don’t know how to spell it) believe him, though. unless he can give me proof of it. like a message or something. but even that i wouldn’t believe right away cause he could’ve just made it up.
just a person says:
hm….. sounds like your right.