--- David Silberstein <davids at Kithrup.COM> wrote: > On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Scott Schultz wrote: > > >Does _Sethra Lavode_ contain any revelations about Laszlo and his > >metaphysical history? > > > > It does not. > > >Anyway, no matter how old he is, he can't be alive in Vlad's time > >some 250 years after (give or take). I don't see why not. The Sorceress in Green has managed at least 10 times a normal Dragaeran lifespan, and Laszlo is an accomplished witch who knows someone with access to considerable sorcerous power (understatement), so he could have a long lifespan. > > Another amusing time-travel idea: Zerika is meeting her lover *in > the past*. So Laszlo is indeed already dead by Vlad's time - > Zerika is just seeing him before he dies. Heh. As long as we're doing amusing time-travel ideas, I would be amused if the House of the Phoenix gets rebuilt by someone traveling forward in time and bringing back Phoenixes to be their own ancestors. Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail