I just figured that Prince Serge was too much of a dick to bother following cultural naming practices.
No, no, no, sir. No more chick pit for you. Come on.
Riley ,'Lessons'
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Calli - Jun 04, 2016 12:56:55 pm PDT #24016 of 28282
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Jesse - Jun 04, 2016 1:29:16 pm PDT #24017 of 28282
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That is an important question! Which I will now wonder about, but I think Serg=dick is probably the reason. I've also been wondering how Ivan rates a "Lord." Is it from the Vorbarra side somehow? (which, a minute later, I now see is what Wikipedia presumes...)
-t - Jun 04, 2016 1:56:02 pm PDT #24018 of 28282
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's actually explained pretty well in Captain Vorpatril's Alliance. By, of all people, Ivan.
I just figured that Prince Serge was too much of a dick to bother following cultural naming practices.
I hadn't thought of that. I didn't have the impression that Serg was allowed to have much say in anything to do with Gregor. All I could figure was that it's different for Emperors for some reason, but he's also a Count, so I don't find that really satisfactory.
Jesse - Jun 04, 2016 2:01:21 pm PDT #24019 of 28282
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's actually explained pretty well in Captain Vorpatril's Alliance. By, of all people, Ivan.
Oh! Then I'll finally get there this week.
aurelia - Jun 04, 2016 4:17:27 pm PDT #24020 of 28282
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I just finished the fourth Thursday Next book and I've got to say that was a pretty satisfying arc.
Jessica - Jun 04, 2016 5:02:34 pm PDT #24021 of 28282
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I reread Captain Vorpatril's Alliance recently, and I'd forgotten what a great book it is.
Gris - Jun 05, 2016 3:49:52 am PDT #24022 of 28282
Hey. New board.
I really enjoyed it! Ivan PoV was a nice change.
hippocampus - Jun 07, 2016 3:42:08 pm PDT #24023 of 28282
not your mom's socks.
I love this series and the wyverary especially and this is a wonderful review: [link]
Typo Boy - Jun 07, 2016 10:19:21 pm PDT #24024 of 28282
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Anyone read the Rivers of London series by Aaronovich? (I know him from having written some of the best New Adventures Doctor Who books; the New Adventure books were my introduction to Doctor Who long before I saw any episodes on TV. But have not read any of his Rivers of London series nor his Night Witch Graphic novels set in the same univerwse.)
Anne W. - Jun 08, 2016 2:07:51 am PDT #24025 of 28282
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Anyone read the Rivers of London series by Aaronovich?
I adore them and am getting very impatient waiting for the next book in the series to come out. The world-building (both the magical part and the complexity of modern London) is exquisitely done.
I'll admit that I'm getting more than a little tired of snarky, clever narrators in contemporary fantasy, but it doesn't feel forced in this case, probably because it's made to deliberately fall flat from time to time. The narrator's observations on the cultural mix/clashes in London (his mother is from Sierra Leone) are fabulous.
Methinks it's time for a re-read.