C James Posted October 24, 2010 Posted October 24, 2010 For reasons unknown to me the subject of cliffhangers has been raised in this forum lately... so it got me to thinking; what's the most evil form of cliffhanger? The most obvious to me would be when an author leaves us with beloved character in grave danger of death at the end of a chapter, and then in the next chapter, resolves the cliffhanger by killing them! And, to compound the matter, makes a comment that it's not a cliffhanger, but mowing the readers down with a machine gun. Now, can anyone name an author (and in which story) who has done such an evil, evil cliffhanger? (no, not me! ) I'll give an additional clue; said author is very well known on GA, and often posts in this forum. Any guesses? :mace:
Rilbur Posted October 24, 2010 Posted October 24, 2010 How about ending right after you killed off a major character? With no hope for 'redemption' as it were...
C James Posted October 24, 2010 Author Posted October 24, 2010 How about ending right after you killed off a major character? With no hope for 'redemption' as it were... Ummmm... hmmmm... I'll agree with that if, and only if, you mean anyone but me.
Rilbur Posted October 25, 2010 Posted October 25, 2010 Ummmm... hmmmm... I'll agree with that if, and only if, you mean anyone but me. I actually meant me Guardians Spoiler: Chapter 34 of Guardians ends with Jason's lover, Ronan, dieing in his arms. Oh, and perhaps here's an even worse bit, though I don't think I can count it as a cliffie. The stories last full chapter has Jason kicking his brother off the rooftop to keep him alive (Paul is expected to survive the fall; Jason is not expected to survive what's about to happen). The epilogue picks up with a funeral scene.
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted October 25, 2010 Site Moderator Posted October 25, 2010 I think I know who CJ is talking about, but I'm not going to post who just yet.
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