Davdi Silverrock <davdisil at gmail.com> Sent by: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info 01/30/06 01:43 PM To Dragaera List <dragaera at dragaera.info> cc Subject Re: Miska, the Coachman to Dragaera? (Observations/Spoilers from "The Gypsy") >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. Thanks for the recommendation. I will have to check that out soon, seeing as I've only got two more of Steve's books left to read (Sun/Moon/Stars, and Freedom & Neccessity). Majikjon