So, Checkers and I felt we were getting a tad disorganized with our discussions of TaT and overwhelming ourselves, so here's a little order in the chaos. Below are all current Sounis spoiler-y threads for discussing TaT. I will add new ones as we go along. Feel free to start your own thread. Just remember to hide spoilers under an LJ-cut with a ( Read more... )

Hello! Long-time lurker here. A Classicist friend posted about this late-Roman cup at the Britism Museum, and when I saw them I couldn't help but think of Melheret saying, "Our artisans have worked for centuries to perfect their art."


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Excerpt from CoK:

Sounis turned to the magus. "Did you know?"

"That he was relentless?" The magus finished his question. "Yes. That he had this in mind, no. I did not realize that he disliked the ambassador so much."

"Melheret has a reputation as one of the best swordsmen in the Mede court," a soldier informed them, having overheard. "They say ( Read more... )

Hi, I guess I've mostly been lurking; I commented a couple times, but this is my first time posting.

I just finished rereading ACoK. There was a paragraph that near the end that caught my attention and really intrigued me, which I'd like to hear your thoughts on. It's at the end of chapter Twenty-Two on pg 310.
[Spoiler (click to open)]"Looking into his unsmiling face, ( Read more... )

As we prepare for Hurricane Sandy's impact, we hope that allowing her to blow out her frustrations on the Eastern seaboard will allow her to calm down, and perhaps begin to see Eugenides in a new, better light. (Or at least give him a few sand free days as she is busy elsewhere!!:)

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Hi, I've been lurking here for over a year, ever since I found this site as I was reading the QT books.  It's great to find a community devoted to discussing these great characters, and includes book reccomendations.

My favorite book is definetly The King of Attolia!  It makes me laugh through the entire book, even scenes that have no right to be ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to post for a whole month now, but got a little diverted by almost accidentally buying a house ( Read more... )

I have this new theory...

In QoA there is a scene between Eddis and Gen where Gen is headed for the roof, but a guard stops him from going up. Then we see Eddis with two guards and one of Galen's assistances. When Gen finds out he's being watched he gets pretty upset and shouts with anger at the Queen of Eddis.
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Hey!

Remember (or not) my Gen/dentist comic?

I just made another one, which is longer and not really as inspired (no mini mes...). But here it is! Enjoy!

( Danger, Sheep, and Mild ACoK spoilers! )