Spoiler Discussion: Necessity's Child

[rolanni]

For those who want to discuss Necessity's Child.  Please, out of courtesy for those who are waiting for the dead tree edition, limit your conversation to this topic.  Thank you.

WARNING:  If you don't want the story spoiled, don't read the comments of this post! 

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So when's the next book? :D

[rasmusb.livejournal.com]

I read it yesterday. :) I liked it very much -- although it took me a second to lock it in the correct book time line order. Miri was still pregnant in Necessity? So this is before the last Theo book but after the second? (Sorry names slip my mind so instead of getting it wrong...numbers are your friends.)

I do like the Bedel -- very interesting group -- and until the ... ahem ... planting of the seed I had a suspicion they were more like Uncle's group. ;)

I also suspected the ship they may be looking for may be Bechimo -- but on second thought -- these really don't seem the type of group who Uncle would trust enough to link up with.

So glad to see how our main characters are adapting, kinda fun to see Nova having to deal with constant informality. (Loved that bit about "Hi Mike" -- loudly announced just in case anyone had been knocked unconscious & unaware they had arrived).

I also appreciated how you showed what affect Plan B (and Aunt Kareen) had on Syl Vor. He really gets under your skin - poor little mite. I cannot wait to see more from him & his Sister. :)

Re: So when's the next book? :D

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

...although it took me a second to lock it in the correct book time line order. Miri was still pregnant in Necessity? So this is before the last Theo book but after the second? (Sorry names slip my mind so instead of getting it wrong...numbers are your friends.)

Necessity's Child actually takes place concurrently with some of the action in Ghost Ship (the third "Theo" book). We've been telling people it takes place "in a pocket" of Ghost Ship.

Re: So when's the next book? :D

[wm annis (from livejournal.com)]

In the *secret* pocket of Ghost Ship, of course. Along with the cutlery. ;)

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[muirecan.livejournal.com]

I believe the ship they where asked to look for was Rhys' ship. The one the pilot sold him off of to the DOI. And does anyone else want to slap the DOI for that hideous thing they have done damaging their personnel that way?

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[mbarker.livejournal.com]

I think there are two ships missing. One is Rhys' ship, which Val Con helps with in the epilogue. However, I think the Bedel as a whole also apparently are expecting a ship.

I got the impression that they had stopped on Surebleak for a while, but not with the intent to be permanent residents. So they probably sent their ship off, expecting it to come back after a while. However...

Maybe a future tale of the Bedel (and Korval?) will help explain where their ship has been? At least, I can hope... got all those fives to fill up, right?

Re: So when's the next book? :D

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

There are two ships in play. I haven't seen the galleys yet, though they're promised RSN, but there ought to be some discussion among the luthia and the headman about how they're going to handle the future, since the pickup time is long past. Kezzi also asks Syl Vor, roundabout, when they're playing with the silhouettes.

That's a different ship from Momma Liberty.