ACoK: Chapters 12, 13, 14, and 15!

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Don't worry! Reading this post will not spoil anything! However,

DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SPOILED LIKE MOLDY BREAD!

It's here, Sounisians! Many of us now have our hand(s) on copies of the lovely new book known as A Conspiracy of Kings.
This system of posts is designed to put a little bit of organization in the chaos. Thus, if you want to discuss what happened in ACoK, leave your squeeings, questions, exclamations, and happy-sparrow-in-the-nest chatter in the comments. There will be a post for every four chapters, so it will be extremely lovely if the comments are placed in their approximate place. Of course, that isn't always possible for overall themes, etc. Don't worry. We won't put you in prison. :)
Also, THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY, of course. This chapter by chapter thingy isn't meant to monopolize discussion. It even may disappear after a few days in the deluge of excitement that's currently sweeping toward and around us, threatening to wash away everying more than a day old on the Recent Entries page. Yeah. So. Just remember to use lj cuts for any discussion of the content of ACoK!

Happy discussing! Be blessed in your endeavors! We are Sounisians, hear us roar like bears!

Comments

[sangoire.livejournal.com]

"We do not, all of us, need to be throwing inkwells."

AHHH THE ROMANCE. I'm sitting here grinning like an idiot.

[sangoire.livejournal.com]

"Attolis's attendant, walking just ahead, turned to speak over his shoulder. "They are not the royal apartments. His Majesty chose the rooms in preference and has arranged for the queen to remain in the royal apartments, as it suits them both." He managed to convey that they had rooms every bit as nice as any in Sounis and also that it wasn't anyone's business but theirs where their king slept."

Oh, I laughed and laughed. I love the casual bitchery of Eugenides' attendants.

I like how unrelentingly competent Attolia is. She is a woman who is sure of herself wherever she goes.

The backtracking on the Eugenides-must-be-King! issue is a little strange and expository. Wasn't that the entire point of King of Attolia? And yet here Gen is lounging around and letting Attolia do the real meat of the ruling. Is it that he's king enough to terrify the barons, and hands them over like a wedding present to her governance?

"Polystrictes, which one of us is a god?" --> LOOL.

[jennifer19l.livejournal.com]

"He managed to convey that they had rooms every bit as nice as any in Sounis and also that it wasn't anyone's business but theirs where their king slept."

It made me laugh all the harder when I recalled KoA ... as if the attendants actually know where he is sleeping each night...

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

"Am I King?"

ROFL

Am I King?

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Ooops that is in reply to "Polystrictes, which one of us is a god?"

Love the parallels.

Re: Am I King?

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

Whoa, dude, YES! You wise person.

btw, my last name is King, and I try to think of excuses to say that line all the time.

Re: Am I King?

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

I totally would too!

Re: Am I King?

[elle-winters.livejournal.com]

I don't remember that line...is it in the final version?

Re: Am I King?

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Am I King is the line Gen uses like 10 million times in KoA when people argue with him. That's what I meant. The god saying Which one of us is a god made me lol b/c it reminded me of that.

[aged-crone.livejournal.com]

You know, it's almost as if Gen is being Annux over Attolia as well as Sounis and Eddis, in the sense that he's leaving the normal ruling to her and stepping in only over the external issues. Instead of being King of Attolia.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

Huh. Good point.

[sgwordy.livejournal.com]

Fantastic observation!

[reader-marie.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I hadn't thought of it this way! I like it.

I also think he's simply making excellent use of his resources--Attolia is obviously an extremely competent ruler. He only needs to step upon occasion, on external issues, or (as we saw in KoA) when her decisions are too costly (on a personal level, usually).

Join the club. The grinning idiots club.

[agh-4.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THAT LINE SO MUCH!

Oh, Eddis. You are so in-the-know about everything. Like the *ahem* habits of you beloved cousin and cousin-in-law. (haha cousin in law.)

And I love the whole thing that it's acknowledging the fact that they want to marry each other, but in the long run it's about their countries. Because they ARE their countries.