On 1/30/06, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com <Jon_Lincicum at stream.com> wrote: > After reading /The Gypsy/, I was struck by the notion that The Coachman > (aka, "Miska") could be responsible for bringing Steven Brust ("The > Interviewer" and/or "The Translator") to and from Dragaera. > > Alternately, he could merely ferry the "Silver Box" or the "Marxist > Documents" to Dragaera from our world. > > > <Gypsy Spoiler Warning> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Another thought that struck me was how similarly the three "gypsy" > brothers seemed in relation to residents of Fenario. > > ...and how similar The Fair Lady seemed (in many ways) to Verra. > Or rather, to the Demon Goddess of /Brokedown Palace/, I think. If you ever read /The Wizard of the Pigeons/ (by Megan Lindholm, solo), you may see similarities of /The Gypsy/ to that work as well.