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queensthiefHello Sounis members!
I have read this journal since the last book came out - I didn't know any fellow fans in real life and had so many questions and things I wanted to think about after reading it that I went searching online for fans and found this wonderful site. The discussion here helped me so much - I swear I missed at least a third of what was going on the first time round! I also owe this group a huge debt for recommending the Vorkosigan saga - I found them through you and love them almost as much as this series!
My user name of mouseguru is because before having kids I worked in a lab with transgenic mice:) Despite being a science type, I love to read and happily ignore my housework whenever I find a good book. I have four kids who are my full-time job :)
I am lucky enough to have a 16 year old daughter (who was a toddler and my only child when I first encountered these books!)who recently became obsessed with these books, so we've been reading and re-reading and talking about them for the last month or so. Added to the excitement of the news of the new book, I was inspired to jump in and join the discussion here. Anyway, we came up with a question for pondering that I don't think I've seen here yet. I don't think we can figure out the answer, just wondered what ideas other fans might have.
While rereading QoA, I noticed this statement from Nahuseresh, speaking of how Attolia secured her throne with brilliant tactics from "an advisor, probably the Baron Oronus, or Erondites's father." I thought it was interesting that he sees Erondites's father as a candidate for one of Attolia's closest early advisors, when the current baron is her greatest enemy. Could the father, after initially supporting Attolia, have become one of those early traitors that was executed horribly as a deterrent, thereby earning the current baron's enmity? Or do you think it's more likely that the current baron is just power-hungry with no particular personal anti-Attolia feelings?
Thanks for all the reading pleasure you all have given me over the years!
I have read this journal since the last book came out - I didn't know any fellow fans in real life and had so many questions and things I wanted to think about after reading it that I went searching online for fans and found this wonderful site. The discussion here helped me so much - I swear I missed at least a third of what was going on the first time round! I also owe this group a huge debt for recommending the Vorkosigan saga - I found them through you and love them almost as much as this series!
My user name of mouseguru is because before having kids I worked in a lab with transgenic mice:) Despite being a science type, I love to read and happily ignore my housework whenever I find a good book. I have four kids who are my full-time job :)
I am lucky enough to have a 16 year old daughter (who was a toddler and my only child when I first encountered these books!)who recently became obsessed with these books, so we've been reading and re-reading and talking about them for the last month or so. Added to the excitement of the news of the new book, I was inspired to jump in and join the discussion here. Anyway, we came up with a question for pondering that I don't think I've seen here yet. I don't think we can figure out the answer, just wondered what ideas other fans might have.
While rereading QoA, I noticed this statement from Nahuseresh, speaking of how Attolia secured her throne with brilliant tactics from "an advisor, probably the Baron Oronus, or Erondites's father." I thought it was interesting that he sees Erondites's father as a candidate for one of Attolia's closest early advisors, when the current baron is her greatest enemy. Could the father, after initially supporting Attolia, have become one of those early traitors that was executed horribly as a deterrent, thereby earning the current baron's enmity? Or do you think it's more likely that the current baron is just power-hungry with no particular personal anti-Attolia feelings?
Thanks for all the reading pleasure you all have given me over the years!
