----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Turkel" <zizban at adelphia.net> To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 11:51 AM Subject: Re: Swords, and a tolerable acquaintance with their length > > On Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 11:48 AM, Mia McDavid wrote: > > > SKZB said: > > > >> > > As for why Vlad uses techniques with a rapier that, in fact, were not > > developed during the historical period on Earth when the rapier was in > > use, > > I will only say that there is a reason, and that this is one of the > > things > > I had figured out before I wrote the first word of the first story > > about > > > > Vlad. > >> > > > > See, Steve, I am *totally* cool with waiting for all 19 novels if > > necessary for the Cool Unrevealed Backstory, but if you drop dead, is > > there a letter somewhere to fill your fans in? We're all loving the > > gleaning of hints and the making of guesses, but we're really *hoping* > > to be able to piece it all together someday. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Mia > > > > Yes, kind of like the JRR Tolkien effect; leave plenty of notes so you > can publish books for years after you are dead. > So, if we wait a generation or so, we'll finally get to see _Vlad: The Movie_? .... and it's 16 sequels.