Not dead yet, just braindead.

Some thoughts on the latest Vlad book.( spoilercut because some pepole aren't done with it yet that'd kill me )

Oh hello, an actual timeline.

Vlad is born sometime in 222 PI, is taken from around Phoenix, which takes place in 244 PI, which means that he is...22. Yes, really. Since Brust uses this page instead of relying on his own memory of intertexuallity, I'm retconing any dates Vlad has told aaannnyone in camp so they match this page.

( don't give me that look. there are only so many presentations on the compostion of the music department a body can TAKE. )

Age: Somewhere after the fine age of 25!
Height: About 6ft!
Weight: Standard for an athletic man of his build.
Medical Info: Scars from fighting and dying but nothing special. if I forgot something big someone will remind me I'm sure it's kind of late
Eyes: Blue.
Hair: Black.
Physical traits: Mustache. Decently strong shoulders-is used to carrying ( Read more... )

Now that I've gotten your attention with my entirely misleading title! Have some thoughts on how I top myself*, on why I'm taking Vlad from what is essentially only the first half of the series, and on some, ahah, thoughts on Steven Brust, the dude who wrote this canon.

Major plot/ending spoilers for the entire series in the last two parts.

I. ( Read more... )