Mr. Harlan, I just finished reading Dark Lord and it was a great read but ultimately unsatisfying because it left so many loose ends! I would appreciate it if...
Oh Mr. Harlan I just thought of this in connection with Krista and her death: Couldn't Maxian have absorbed her soul when she was killed at the volacano (i.e....
Well, it's been awhile since I read Thomas' very magnum opus, but I can answer some of the easier ones... ... War is often that way. ... Some of which will...
Colin, ... Agamemnon ... That ... gets ... And has become the true 'Dark Lord' of the title? Dahak as a Persian is shown to have had freedom of choice to serve...
A few more thoughts... ... As I understand it, her spirit had departed beyond mortal ability to recall, so what was left was merely mortal clay. At that time...
Hi all, ... That's like three questions... the guides that appeared to Mohammed in the wasteland were represenations of his choice between passing on into the ...
... He could have, but he was busy repairing his own brain at the time. ... Sure he could. But by the time Maxian encountered Zenobia she was in Zoe's body, ...
... I disagree entirely. I really like that women are movers, shakers, and machinators in the series, individually and collectively. ... Uh, yeah! She is...
Betsy, ... oh please, its not like I'm going to EVER write a book that doesn't have strong female characters... 8-) ... It'll be interesting... Gaius vs....
Glad to see an author actually respond to his fans, and give us something to look forward to. Personally, my favorite characters are Nick, Vlad, and Alexander...
Faruk, ... no problem. I've been here the whole time... 8-) ... Hmm. Well, Alexandros hasn't had a chance to scheme yet... ... When a publisher (Tor) buys it!...
Martin ... Yes indeedy... ... Interesting point. "This is for your own good!" How Leto II of him... ... Damn straight! Although it would have been better to...
Colin, ... him... Talking of which, what of Maxian's meeting with someone who *may* be an avatar of one of the Greek gods near Troy, whom he fails to recognise...
don't gwet me wrong, I love the scheming, but it's so damn annoying when Tyatis always does the same thing. It's all about the sisterhood and anastasia with...
Faruk, ... ...which was/is her job in those books. To be the hired sword, the assassin, the "go there and kill them" person. She's not a general (yet) or a...
Faruk, also, if you haven't picked up WASTELAND OF FLINT and HOUSE OF REEDS, and you like action... well, there's some in there for you. Particularly the last...
An issue that always interested me is how do you name your characters? Do you have a concept for a character first and then go name hunting? How do you pick...
Faruk, ... it goes both ways. Sometimes characters arrive in the story with names, and sometimes without. Often they just show up with a name and nothing else!...
... names, and ... else! ... with names... ... dictionaries, ... them, or their ... Hmmm..But what about Mithridates? I assume the island of Thira is based...
... Mithridates is a fairly common Mediterranean name; is this case the character was named after King Mithridates of Numidia, who was an early ally of Romans ...
Alan, ... Let's see... Zenobia walked in all unannounced - she wasn't even in the original outline for SHADOW. The original set of characters for the series...
... He also forgot to mention that Thira is based on the real world island of Thera, reputed home of the original Atlantis. With a few changes to make it more...
... After what the Romans did? At least Prince Maxian? Or do you consider Necromancy an acceptable practice? In case it hadn't occurred to you, good intentions...
... After Palmyra I was all gung-ho about romans getting screwed. I still loved the characters on both sides, but that kind of treachery should be repaid in...
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