TBOTNS Various questions The Urth list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 16 Jun 2003 https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/4026 Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright in each message remains with the person who wrote it. Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. ============================================================================== Craig Brewer — 16 Jun 2003, 02:58 I'm rereading the entire Sun books this summer, so I thought I'd throw out a few of the small puzzles that are bugging me (again) this time around. I just started, so all of these are from Shadow and the first part of Claw. 1) What *is* the guild's secret (Shadow & Claw, p. 72)? Sev says that he broke his promise not to reveal it, but I can never remember getting the full secret told to me. 2) How could Sev get lost in the tunnels if with his "perfect" memory (S&C, p. 32)? Is this due to the fact that he might be doing a bit of time travel here? And while I'm at it, what exactly is the relationship between time travel and the Atrium of Time? Was this a place where time travel "used to" be performed? 3) When Sev mentions that the Guild has lots its prestige and is down to now only about 20 journeymen, does he mean this number to reflect only those in the tower? In other words, are there other carnifexes trained by the torturers wandering around? 4) And (I know this is a bit of an old topic), but why does Sev still see the bands on Agilus as if he were still wearing a mask after he reveals the face that Sev recognizes as a twin to Agia's? Is he still wearing another mask or does Sev misinterpret these "bands"? (Ch. 17) 5) Why is there open space inside the wall of Nessus (where Sev performs with Talos and Baldanders the first time)? Baldanders says that Talos is wrong for thinking that it is just space to grow (S&C, 206-7)? 6) Is Jonas' story at the end of Shadow about Typhon? Who, then, is the prophetess in the story? The Cumean or some precursor of Abaia? 7) Are Green Men common? Severian isn't too surprised at the news, nor do the people in Saltus seem to think that it's absolutely incredible. They speak about him as if he's a type of legendary figure rather than a single freak. So have others travelled back in time before? (p. 228) Any insights/clarifications? Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt DeLuca — 16 Jun 2003, 11:08 follows, by subject match Craig Brewer > --- Craig Brewer wrote: > I'm rereading the entire Sun books this summer, so I > thought I'd throw out a few of the small puzzles that > are bugging me (again) this time around. I just > started, so all of these are from Shadow and the first > part of Claw. > > 1) What *is* the guild's secret (Shadow & Claw, p. > 72)? Sev says that he broke his promise not to reveal > it, but I can never remember getting the full secret > told to me. Torturer's Obey > 2) How could Sev get lost in the tunnels if with his > "perfect" memory (S&C, p. 32)? Is this due to the fact > that he might be doing a bit of time travel here? And > while I'm at it, what exactly is the relationship > between time travel and the Atrium of Time? Was this a > place where time travel "used to" be performed? good question I don't know. But the atrium of time does lead to Severian's mauoselum. _____________________________________________________________ http://wotmania.com feed your wot addiction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------