"Scott Schultz" <scott at cjhunter.com> writes: > * The Diaspora - That is, the establishment of the Taltos family in > Adrilankha. Not really a hanging plot hook, but possibly an interesting way > to bridge _Brokedown Palace_ and the Paarfiad into the Vladiad. Something > (vague references to plagues) drove the exodus of people to leave the East > as refugees rather than invaders that, in turn, brought about the > establishment of the slums of South Adrilankha. Blackchapel and its environs > as described by Paarfi don't seem to be subject to any particular miseries > that might account for it, nor do Morollan and his followers appear to be > encounter any such troubles during their own wanderings from East to West. > Maybe an opportunity to tell yet another version of the story of Fenarr and > his horse. *heh* Hmmm; plagues of locusts and such? Maybe they were kinda localized. > Actually, would you as a reader want to read a story that featured a > youngish "Noish-pa" and his struggle to build a home in a strange land? > Would it spoil your image of Vlad's grandfather as we currently know him? It could be interesting; depends on what the story actually and what the young character is like. If done badly, could make me annoyed, certainly. There's always that risk in a series when you reach back. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b at dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>