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[avian-xj.livejournal.com]

"Yes, and MWT keeps me wanting MORE! Even minor characters barely
mentioned! For example, Gen says in The Thief that he has two brothers,
one a soldier, one a watchmaker. What happened to them? Where were they
during Gen's tumultuous years in court being beaten up by all his cousins?
Where is the soldier brother during the events of the second book? What
about his married sisters? Is Gen an uncle yet? Does he like his nieces
and nephews? What about his brothers-in-law? Does he like them?"

This last bit from the review that dh684 suggested made me realize how little we know about Gen's family. Does anyone know anything about his siblings?

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[willow-41z.livejournal.com]

Something that always made me curious was that part in the Thief when Gen says something like, ""My sisters are even married, and honest housewives to boot." At least they were mostly honest." So did they inherit their mother's pilfering tendencies, even though she was never the Queen's Thief, or what? And do you think the other brother had as much of a hard time getting out of soldiering as Gen did?

[avian-xj.livejournal.com]

And do you think the other brother had as much of a hard time getting out of soldiering as Gen did?

I don't think he did. I remember Gen saying something about how his father only pushed so hard for him to be a soldier because the second brother had dissappointed him by becoming a watchmaker.

[rowana.livejournal.com]

I guess this is where fanfiction steps in. :) There are quite a lot of opportunities for fanfiction in MWT's work, in terms of possible plotlines and characters.