this was inspired by @darrenshanisabitch first question of the part 2 of cdf related questions: āIf you could read cdf in another characters POV, what character would it be?ā
**PS. This contains a few spoilers & also forgive me if any of my info is wrong I donāt remember all the exact details lol**
I would love to read CDF but in A Song of Ice and Fire way, where itās one story taking place across multiple points of view at the same time. If you havenāt read it, itās a series where basically some bigger characters have frequent points of view and you see them multiple times in almost every book, and then some smaller ones might have a few in one book, or even a single chapter across the whole series.
š¹Iād pick main viewpoints for:
ā¢Darren: for obvious reasons.
ā¢Gannen Harst: I think it would be more interesting to observe Steveās descent into madness from the perspective of someone close to him, and especially to read the conflicting interal dialogue of not wanting to go along with the insanity but knowing he has to. (Kind of like Davos Seaworth) Also I want to know how he feels about Vancha.
ā¢Seba: His chapters would be the Vampire Mountain perspective. The obvious choice might be the princes, but I feel like he would offer a lot of unbiased insight into the politics and going ons of VM. Plus he basically knows about like everything that happens on Vampire Mountain.
š¹Side viewpoints (multiple chapters but overall less than the main viewpoints):
ā¢Kurda: Weād get to see him orchestrating everything with the vampaneze and how the actual plan was put into place. Iād still keep his death from Darrenās POV though.
ā¢Vancha: Heās obviously more relevant in later books, though Iād do a few chapters in earlier ones about what he got up to before he entered the main plot.
ā¢Debbie: Her POV wouldnāt start until after the third book. Then it would come and go periodically, updating on her reaction to Darren leaving, her in teacherās college, her starting teaching, etc. Also about her and Alice going off to recruit the homeless people or whatever they did. Itās been a little bit since I read the books lol
ā¢Darius: Mainly to document his relationship with Steve, being blooded, what happens when he goes to VM, etc.
ā¢Annie: Iād do a chapter documenting her relationship with Steve. Maybe a couple chapters, actually. One when their relationship is good and one about the part where he shows up in the middle of the night.
ā¢Sam: His would be the prequel chapter to Book 2. It would cover him at home with his family, going through a normal day, and then end with him spotting the Cirque and deciding to go check it out.
ā¢Gavner: Prequel chapter for Book 4, but itād be the Liz story from Darren Shanās website.
ā¢Mika: Iād give him a prequel chapter about the time where he left the mountain & found out about the vampets. Maybe another chapter somewhere else too.
ā¢RV: How he found the vampaneze
ā¢Mr. Tall: There is a lot of possibilities for him. I canāt pick one. Itās hard since he knows the future not to spoil anything.
ā¢Evanna: Maybe at the end where sheās pregnant? Idk, like Mr. Tall thereās a lot of possibilities. See comment about knowing the future above.
ā¢Arra: Iād like a chapter about her and Larten reconnecting at the Festival of the Undead.
š¹Characters I wouldnāt give viewpoints and why:
ā¢Steve: See Gannen above.
ā¢Mr. Crepsley: His & Darrenās story overlaps to the point that if they both had perspectives it would feel like half a story from each of them instead of one complete story.
ā¢Mr. Tiny: I feel like part of what makes him a great villian is the mysteriousness. Seeing whatās going on in his head would ruin that.
ā¢Harkat/Arrow/Paris/Alice/etc.: Their stories overlap a lot with the above characters. I could probably think of a way to fit them in & Iām probably forgetting some characters but I have schoolwork & Iāve wasted enough time already:ā)
I mean, just think of the possibilities. Parisā funeral from Sebaās perspective? Steve climbing into the Coffin of Fire from Gannenās perspective? DARIUS WATCHING STEVE SNAP SHANCUSā NECK????
Author Darren Shan if youāre reading this I will singlehandedly fund this project
