David Goldfarb wrote: > From: "Lisa Grant Coffin" <lisa at spindot.com> >> I have a theory-query of my own........how about that Aliera was >> pregnant when she was 'displaced' at Adron's disaster. By Mario, of >> course. This leads to interesting possibilities about Devera's birth >> and subsequent level of talents and abilities. > > Um, are you and others aware that Steve has in fact revealed who > Devera's father is? It's in an interview at the Sequential Tart > website -- <http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/feb01/brust.shtml> > > For those of you who are impatient, I'll reveal it below -- after some > spoiler protection.... > > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > S > > B > E > L > O > W > ! > > B > I > G > > H > O > N > K > I > N > ' > > S > P > O > I > L > E > R > S > ! > > Her father is Kieron the Conqueror(!) > > That's all the information given in the interview, but we can > speculate that he came out of the Paths of the Dead when Aliera gave > away his sword, as he promised/threatened in _Taltos_. > > Or maybe something even stranger happened. Like Kieron is Bolk :) See how my imagination can work even provided with 'facts' anyway it's more fun being wrong, though if I had to commit I'd say my theory is pretty much tromped but hey it_was_fun thinking of the implications it would mean heh, tks for the info.