> > > OK, I have to admit it, I'm suffering withdrawal. It's been 24 hours > > without any activity. > > I'm game. > > But don't read this email unless you've read all the Dragaeran novels, as > there are spoilers for most of them below. > > > > > > > > > [stuff that other people have covered (or I have nothing to add) snipped] > 6. Is Grita Ibronka's (much) older sister? Consider the following: Almost certainly. > 7. Who is Sethra referring to on page 198 of "Issola": "I am the only Lavode > left. Well, there's one other, but he isn't ready yet." Some people say VN, I think it's VT himself. I suspect that Brust himself is not yet sure... > 9. During Teckla Reigns, the Empire is referred to as a Republic (search for > "Republic" on the Booksearch for text--it's mentioned in a number of places, > mostly "The Phoenix Guards" and "Five Hundred Years After")? > > On page 275 of "The Book of Taltos (Phoenix)", Verra says, "Kelly has his > hands on the truth about the way a society works, about where the power is, > and the cause of the injustice he sees. But it is truth for another time > and another place [and] has no such strength in the Empire. Perhaps in ten > thousand years, or a hundred thousand, but not now." > > Has she forgotten the Teckla Republics? Or is that what she's referring to > by "another time and another place" "in ten thousand years, or a hundred > thousand"? Well, ten thousand years is roughly when the next Teckla Republic would normally come around. > 10. In "The Lord of Castle Black", on page 318, Clari has a conversation > with [probably Dortmond]... Note also that Dortmond shows up (by name) in Paths of the Dead, page 316. He narrowly misses meeting Clari. Alexx Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employers. alexx at carolingiaSPAMBL@CK.org http://www.panix.com/~alexx The universe does not have laws -- it has habits, and habits can be broken. [Seen on a Nancy Button, nancy at genie.slhs.udel.edu]