The Wizard

David Duffy · 28 Feb 2012, 23:05 · from 2012-February.txt.gz

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From: David.Duffy at qimr.edu.au (David Duffy)
Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:05:53 +1000 (EST)
Subject: (urth) The Wizard
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, James Wynn wrote:

> At the end of The Wizard, Able feeds his blood to Disiri until she is raised 
> to his level, from an Aelf (her true form being mud and sticks and leaves) to 
> human. This is a very eucharistic theme, I think. A very overtly Christian 
> theme and IIRC some on this list considered it too overt for their tastes.
> J.

As in a witch suckling a familiar spirit?  But in a nice way ;)

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