The meaning of The Last Dark

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[Remillard]

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[Mighara Sovmadhi]

Linden creating a new Earth sounds possible and even plausible, but even then, the darkness between the worlds I doubt is so easily what the Last Dark is supposed to be. Her inner darkness *isn't* the Last one inasmuch as *that* was inside Covenant when he triumphantly surrendered to the Despiser. And the Last Dark is also the heart of the true night, true here making it right (as opposed to the sinful shadow inside Linden—the contrast between hers and Covenant's and the relevant wording pointing this out). Now if the transworld void is the essence of creation, and Donaldson wants to teach his characters—and himself, and us, the readers—about the morality of creation, then of course that's entirely reasonably satisfied by the phrase "the Last Dark." Personally, however, I'll wait some time until I reach any strong conclusions about this enigma aside from its moral force.

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[jonnyredleader]

I think the Last Dark will have several connotations but i think you're all looking at this too philosophically. The Last Dark is more likely a reference to the phrase..The Last Dark before the dawn. This is mentioned in the books and certainly at the end of AATE there is much emphasis on the dawn not rising. Its about the fight to keep the worm at bay and a new dawn for the land. perhaps.

An end that fits with the redemptive message throughout the chronicles. Maybe the land ..will..be saved

[Krilly]

There's a lot of references to blindness in the final chronicles, so to me "The Last Dark" has an eye-opening feel to it. Like, finally a lot of blindnesses will be lifted, both literal and metaphorical. Anele, Mahtiir, Kevin's Dirt, just to name a few.