Costis & Eugenides

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Indiana girls, MWT is signing books in Dayton on Thursday. Sounds like a road trip!

Here is a new question for you. What do you think Eugenides thought of Costis? I got the impression that he really liked him, and admired him for his loyalty, ethics, and dependability. But, Gen was bound to be angry at the way Costis humiliated him in front of everyone in Attolia who knew Costis had punched him. That was one time in the book I wished I had more insight into Eugenides' feelings rather than seeing everything through Costis' eyes. And what was with him writing the notes for Costis?

Did Eugenides have everything planned ahead of time with Costis, or did he lose his temper and provoke Costis, then use Costis' actions to suit his plans?

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[fabricalchemist.livejournal.com]

OMFG OMFG!

...I could never meet her =/ I'm not cool enough.

And anyway, I have my own personal equivalent of handing Hamiathes Gift off to Eddis on Thursday...so it doesn't really matter how cool I am, I can't go.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

...I could never meet her =/ I'm not cool enough.

Au contraire.

Let us know how the Hamiathes gift thing works out. It's best not to keep the gift. All that immortality can go to your head.

[fabricalchemist.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad one person thinks so =3

Let us know how the Hamiathes gift thing works out.

It's a long, carefully orchestrated story that culminates tomorrow at 5pm.

[rowana.livejournal.com]

Damn the fact that I live in the UK. :) If she ever decides to publicise over here, I will be at the London signing. :D

I think that Gen liked Costis. At first, he was using him to change Teleus's opinion. He meant for Costis to hit him - that's what he confirmed at the end when he said 'I was baiting Costis'. He meant under the archway, when the others would have thought he was baiting Teleus, he was calculating his words to get Costis to hit him instead.

So Gen had everything planned. That's probably why he didn't want Costis to be hung as well, and why he sent him the notes. I think he grew to like Costis, like the story suggested, where they started out as master and slave, and finished as friends of sorts.

Um, I could be wrong though. :) Oh, I have a question, how did you find out about this signing? Is it on her website?

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

how did you find out about this signing?

Ah, you are forgetting that I am a Librarian. An Information Guru. Never underestimate us.

[rowana.livejournal.com]

*grins*. My humble apologies. I forgot about the awesome power that librarians wield.

[ferris-girl.livejournal.com]

This Thursday!!! I want to go. I really do. is it during the day or at night? I'd be awesome. If i can get off work i will go. Let me know if you are actually serious, or if she will be signing anywhere else.

[rowana.livejournal.com]

http://www.booksandco.net/events/dayton.html

It's on this page. 7-8 pm, I hope you get to go! (If you do, be sure to take pictures to show us! :D)

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, yes!! You have to take LOTS of pictures. And tell her we all said hi!

This really kills me because I used to live an hour away from where she'll be. Now I'm 500 miles.

[rowana.livejournal.com]

Yes! Send our fangirlish squeals. Or something similar but more dignified.

*hugs* Poor Checkers. :)

[ferris-girl.livejournal.com]

AHH... bad luck rains again! I can't get off work and life sucks. It would've been wonderful...

MWT Author Tour

[(Anonymous)]

Tuesday Feb 21 She'll be at Anderson's Bookstore in Naperville (outside of Chicago)
Wednesday Feb 22 She'll be at Harry Schwartz Bookstore in Milwaukee
Tuesday 28 Feb She'll be at Joseph Beth Bookstore in Cincinnatti

Librarians do rule.

~Anon

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[ferris-girl.livejournal.com]

We must start our quest. Yes. Cool. But, i need to look up and see when she is actually going to be there. And sadly i don't own a Japanese School Girl Uniform. But yes, again, we must meet up. I may bring a few friends. But then we can get dinner or something.

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[fabricalchemist.livejournal.com]

This sounds like quite possibly the awesomest Tuesday ever.

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[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

*sighs* I am SO jealous. Will she come to North Carolina?

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[rowana.livejournal.com]

*seconds the envy*

England is too much of a long shot to hope for I fear. How about New York? I'm heading there this summer.

[sunbeamchica.livejournal.com]

*jumping up and down*...does anyone know if MWT will be going on a book tour to Maryland?

from,
Jessica

[sunbeamchica.livejournal.com]

Here is a new question for you. What do you think Eugenides thought of Costis? I got the impression that he really liked him, and admired him for his loyalty, ethics, and dependability. But, Gen was bound to be angry at the way Costis humiliated him in front of everyone in Attolia who knew Costis had punched him. That was one time in the book I wished I had more insight into Eugenides' feelings rather than seeing everything through Costis' eyes. And what was with him writing the notes for Costis?

Did Eugenides have everything planned ahead of time with Costis, or did he lose his temper and provoke Costis, then use Costis' actions to suit his plans?

I agree with your impressions of what Eugenides thought of Costis. He's a likeable character--even though he punched the king in his face! It's also interesting to see how Costis's view of Eugenides changes throughout the book. First Costis sees him as a buffoon who is unfit to rule and slowly begins to have respect for him and what he's going through. Anyway, back to your question...I don't think Eugenides planned everything ahead of time with Costis, but certainly used Costis' actions to his advantage. I think his main goal was to overthrow the Baron what-cha-ma-doodle's house and to decrease the Queen's guard by half and Costis was a helpful tool in the process. (Sorry I can't remember the Baron's name, just that his son is Dite). What does everyone else think?

from,
Jessica

[fabricalchemist.livejournal.com]

Erondites :)

[sunbeamchica.livejournal.com]

hehehe, thanks...I have a bad memory with names!

from,
Jessica

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

"But, Gen was bound to be angry at the way Costis humiliated him in front of everyone in Attolia who knew Costis had punched him."

At the end of KoA, when Gen is fighting Costis, Costis says he provoked the match because his (Costis') honor was compromised. Gen replies "That isn't your honor, Costis. That's the public perception of your honor. It has nothing to do with anything important, except perhaps for manipulating fools who mistake honor for its bright, shiny trappings. You can always change the perception of fools."

I don't think Gen holds it agains Costis for knocking him down. In fact, Gen admits that he deliberately provoked Costis to do it.

Sorry for time lag - I just found this site after re-reading the series and suffering Gen withdrawal. And I am very much a novice at chatrooms, so it takes me a long time to work my way through them.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

I think you are right, Gen seemed to be able to focus on the reactions he wanted to provoke in others and use their reactions to his benefit. And he did say he provoked Costis intentionally.

suffering Gen withdrawal

I know that feeling. Peggy_2, did you know that MWT answered 27 questions for us and told us lots more about Gen and the books? They were posted here for awhile but Megan asked us to take the thread down after a month. If you'd like, I can email them to you.

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

he did say he provoked Costis intentionally

And in the Thief, Gen mentions how a good thief never makes a sound unintentionally. Costis comments on how Gen howled and writhed on the ground after being hit (or something to that effect; I don't have the book with me). That passage tells you it was all very very deliberate - start to finish! - on Gen's part. A fine bit of acting!

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

And what was with him writing the notes for Costis?

I think it's Gen planning all along to have Costis help neutralize the Medes in the next book.