Dragaera

Jhereg-Dragon War #1

Sat Oct 26 14:35:28 PDT 2002

Rob Bokkon <vikipants at hotmail.com> writes:

> I think this story is a classic example of Vlad not knowing wtf he's
> talking about...it's absolutely filled with inconsistencies.  For
> example: 1. The mention of "Lower Kieron Road". I'm sure that Dragaera
> City probably had a Lower Kieron Road, but don't you get the
> impression that Vlad means the one in Adrilankha?  2. The mention of
> teleportation. As made clear in FHYA, teleportation wasn't possible
> (except for one or two notable exceptions) until /after/ the
> Interregnum.  3. The mention of revivification. When Vlad talks to

If you're talking about _Jhereg_, then note that Steve edited it out
of the _The Book of Jhereg_ omnibus (and also did something like use
"amorphia" and "chaos" interchangeably).  This is why I've joked that
someone with a lot of time should compare _The Book of Taltos_ with
the originals.

> Verra in Phoenix (p. 117) she mentions that, in the post-Interregnum
> society, "even resurrection of the dead has become possible". I have a
> feeling that Verra knows what she's talking about here.  Of course,
> what's really going on here is that Jhereg was the first book written,
> and there was nothing like a set-in-stone chronology at the time...but
> for the sake of argument, let's just say that Vlad doesn't have the
> vaguest idea what he's talking about.

- tky