Alliance of Equals follows Shan, a couple of characters who start their run in Dragon, and Theo. Some of the action happens concurrently with the action in Dragon.
This is why, when our agent asked us if we were going to pitch another Theo book to Baen, we instead pitched the Five Book Dash. There are a lot of characters and narrative lines in motion, and they would not have gotten the attention they deserved (IOHO) by simply writing another Theo book.
The Five Book Dash is, in essence, "the sequel" to both I Dare and Dragon Ship.
Wonderful! I love how the books intertwine. It can be frustrating to re-read, remembering the sequence(s) but not being able to remember in which book they occur, but so very rewarding once I get it all in my head. The concurrent narrative lines create a particular richness I savor (being, at the moment, in the throes of Ghost Ship...)
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Date: 2015-01-30 04:36 pm (UTC)This is why, when our agent asked us if we were going to pitch another Theo book to Baen, we instead pitched the Five Book Dash. There are a lot of characters and narrative lines in motion, and they would not have gotten the attention they deserved (IOHO) by simply writing another Theo book.
The Five Book Dash is, in essence, "the sequel" to both I Dare and Dragon Ship.
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Date: 2015-01-30 06:12 pm (UTC)