[Dragaera] Tiassa timeline -- spoiler

[Steve Rapaport]

On 28 April 2011 18:29, Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> > > T. S. T.
> > > 1
> > > 2
> > > 3
> > > 4
> > >  5
> > > One
> > > Two
> > > Three
> > > Four
> > > Five
> > >  First
> > > Second
> > > Third
> > > Fourth
> > > Fifth
> > >  Sixth
>

INteresting questions!

> Is it possible
> the  Council or at least the Demon doesn't want the attempt to succeed, so
> they haven't told people about LT?  Or is that too conspiratorial?
>

It is.  More likely (unless I'm  missing something), the Council and the
Demon don't want to give up on killing Vlad, and telling the assassins he
has a Great Weapon (and a friend or two with more of them) might just make
it impossible (or too expensive) to get assassins.


> And why doesn't Khaavren know about Vlad's part at the Lesser Sea?  In our
> world, that victory would be trumpeted to the skies, especially including
> the
> leading part played by a member of a despised minority group.  In Dragaera,
> even
>
> a top security official doesn't know (or Paarfi expects that readers will
> believe the official doesn't know).
>
> I can imagine reasons for not publicizing Vlad's role--saying he's a Jhereg
> makes them look too good, saying he's a fugitive from the Jhereg makes them
> look
>
> too bad, the Empire doesn't want to talk about Lady Teldra.  But why keep
> it
> secret from Khaavren?
>

I imagine that the people present at the battle of the Lesser Sea weren't
talking much about it.  It's possible that Sethra passed a highly-edited
account on to the Empire, and the Empress passed a further-edited version on
to her people and the public.

-- 
\Steve