So I took this challenge too seriously, and read any RS books I own or could find in the library and filled a handful of 3x5 card with crossovers that caught my eye.
So, the boat - I know I've read a similar story with an irascible fisherman and his boat to safety, but it must be from another book or author. I think I was remembering the Dolphin inn from "The Silver Branch" and its role in the undercover operation getting the hunted out of Britain (wonder if Attolia has a similar setup in Medea).
Related quotes: - "What a liar you are" - "Go to sleep" - to Esca, Eo9 - "I have never been sure (if I liked him) but I would have followed him into the mouth of Erebos itself." of Carausius
Eo9 - Costis/Aqulia: young, first command, brand of Mithras and ring - Atollia/Roman army similarities: armor, drills, command structure, attitude toward Gods. - Costis/Kamet: strong thematic parallels to TaT - bro journey, two cultures meeting and learning trust, slavery, what freedom and being a freedman means, individual value outside of societal position - Britain/Eddis fighting style: ferocious, causing ongoing problems for Romans (easy to bite off, hard to swallow). - Aulus the surgeon - "So": obviously historical, but still similar - Homesickness - Uncle Aquila/Magus: farmer turned solider turned scholar, absorbed in history. - Becoming soldier to buy a farm - obvious in TaT, and references to injuries common to soldiers and destroying those dreams. - oculist: realities of vision loss, probably similar to Gen's time and hence his fears. - Aquila trying to find alternative career when injury ends soldiering, decides to be a secretary (like Gen's university plans). Dealing with injury-induced career change - Hespirades - Losing the bronze cauldron - losing bronze cooking pot in TaT - Stealing the Eagle, and the sense of sentience in the Epidaii holy place. Similar feeling in temple below Aracthus in QT - Hiding in cave of wild animal (TaT) - Triumphant return- no sense of homecoming for Esca or Kamet. Fainting dramatically upon return.
Silver Branch - Carausius: Small, non-traditional ascent to throne, sees long-term future for his country, courts poison in his court in order to destroy it - Senior surgeon throws pitch pot at someone's head - Royal, wonderful wine - Emperor's interest in two low-ranking soldiers of many, knowing he can trust them. Reposting them to "the hinterlands" and convincing them it's out of anger in order to protect them. - Bath houses - Justin and Flavius like Costis and Aris - Justin/Sophos: unsure of selves, not violent, fatherly disapproval, effective in an emergency. - Justin trying to explain his choices to his father - like Costis - Carausius doesn't look like a king, but is one to follow (not seen the like before) - "Euge" - possible Eugenides connection? - "A little man, a very great little man" - I forget why this is here, but probably because it made me laugh and think of Gen - Flavius: gains men's respect after cannon falls, like Gen fighting guard and showing them what kind of man/king he is. - Hypocaust sneaking
The Lantern Bearers Stopped writing things down, but major similarities between Gen/Ambrosius: - Last hope of the country against invaders - Overtures to different factions trying to solidify position against invaders, long-term planning toward success - Thematic undercurrent of what makes a leader, and what makes a leader worth following - Build, coloring, fighting skills - Eugenus the physician
Frontier Wolf Again, thankfully fewer notes: - So much Costis! Opening scene with Alexios in his quarters trying to write his family, remembering what happened - so much like beginning of KoA. - Young soldier, early command, losing command through one catastrophic decision - Command in a foreign culture, gaining respect and uniting men with very different cultural norms and expectations.
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Date: 7/18/17 04:49 am (UTC)So, the boat - I know I've read a similar story with an irascible fisherman and his boat to safety, but it must be from another book or author. I think I was remembering the Dolphin inn from "The Silver Branch" and its role in the undercover operation getting the hunted out of Britain (wonder if Attolia has a similar setup in Medea).
Related quotes:
- "What a liar you are"
- "Go to sleep" - to Esca, Eo9
- "I have never been sure (if I liked him) but I would have followed him into the mouth of Erebos itself." of Carausius
Eo9
- Costis/Aqulia: young, first command, brand of Mithras and ring
- Atollia/Roman army similarities: armor, drills, command structure, attitude toward Gods.
- Costis/Kamet: strong thematic parallels to TaT - bro journey, two cultures meeting and learning trust, slavery, what freedom and being a freedman means, individual value outside of societal position
- Britain/Eddis fighting style: ferocious, causing ongoing problems for Romans (easy to bite off, hard to swallow).
- Aulus the surgeon
- "So": obviously historical, but still similar
- Homesickness
- Uncle Aquila/Magus: farmer turned solider turned scholar, absorbed in history.
- Becoming soldier to buy a farm - obvious in TaT, and references to injuries common to soldiers and destroying those dreams.
- oculist: realities of vision loss, probably similar to Gen's time and hence his fears.
- Aquila trying to find alternative career when injury ends soldiering, decides to be a secretary (like Gen's university plans). Dealing with injury-induced career change
- Hespirades
- Losing the bronze cauldron - losing bronze cooking pot in TaT
- Stealing the Eagle, and the sense of sentience in the Epidaii holy place. Similar feeling in temple below Aracthus in QT
- Hiding in cave of wild animal (TaT)
- Triumphant return- no sense of homecoming for Esca or Kamet. Fainting dramatically upon return.
Silver Branch
- Carausius: Small, non-traditional ascent to throne, sees long-term future for his country, courts poison in his court in order to destroy it
- Senior surgeon throws pitch pot at someone's head
- Royal, wonderful wine
- Emperor's interest in two low-ranking soldiers of many, knowing he can trust them. Reposting them to "the hinterlands" and convincing them it's out of anger in order to protect them.
- Bath houses
- Justin and Flavius like Costis and Aris
- Justin/Sophos: unsure of selves, not violent, fatherly disapproval, effective in an emergency.
- Justin trying to explain his choices to his father - like Costis
- Carausius doesn't look like a king, but is one to follow (not seen the like before)
- "Euge" - possible Eugenides connection?
- "A little man, a very great little man" - I forget why this is here, but probably because it made me laugh and think of Gen
- Flavius: gains men's respect after cannon falls, like Gen fighting guard and showing them what kind of man/king he is.
- Hypocaust sneaking
The Lantern Bearers
Stopped writing things down, but major similarities between Gen/Ambrosius:
- Last hope of the country against invaders
- Overtures to different factions trying to solidify position against invaders, long-term planning toward success
- Thematic undercurrent of what makes a leader, and what makes a leader worth following
- Build, coloring, fighting skills
- Eugenus the physician
Frontier Wolf
Again, thankfully fewer notes:
- So much Costis! Opening scene with Alexios in his quarters trying to write his family, remembering what happened - so much like beginning of KoA.
- Young soldier, early command, losing command through one catastrophic decision
- Command in a foreign culture, gaining respect and uniting men with very different cultural norms and expectations.
Aren't you glad you asked now? ;)