Wow, good references. :D Emerald's come up with a slightly different theory:
Ages: In the Disney Adventures story, Gen is 10 and Eddis is just about to become queen: her father is ill and her brothers dead. In The Thief, it is mentioned that Eddis has ruled for 5 years, making Gen 15-ish in The Thief. In QoA, Eddis has ruled 7 years so Gen must be 17-18. In KoA, he must be 19-20.
Which relies on the Disney Adventures story. (Have you read that? It's a little clip of Gen, aged 10, just before his mother died I think. If you haven't, send me an email and I'll send it to you.)
Hmm, your theory does make sense in context with with the references, but I can't help thinking that 12 is just too young. I found 15 barely believable. :) And, considering that would mean Gen getting married to Attolia at the age of about 16 - er - it feels a little wrong.
Actually - I think we have a conversation about the quotes you mention months ago. Is it possible that Gen announcing his intention to be Thief, and the fight when he tore up his enrolment papers happened years apart? So Gen decided he wanted to be Thief aged 10 (the Disney Adventures story seems to back this up), but doesn't have the famous fight with his Dad where he swears never to take a sword by the hilt until he's 13? After all, he probably wouldn't have enrolment papers for the army at the age of 10...?
Er, I've babbled on for way too long. I think someone else needs to sort the age problem out. :)
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Date: 1/31/07 06:50 pm (UTC)Ages: In the Disney Adventures story, Gen is 10 and Eddis is just about to become queen: her father is ill and her brothers dead. In The Thief, it is mentioned that Eddis has ruled for 5 years, making Gen 15-ish in The Thief. In QoA, Eddis has ruled 7 years so Gen must be 17-18. In KoA, he must be 19-20.
Which relies on the Disney Adventures story. (Have you read that? It's a little clip of Gen, aged 10, just before his mother died I think. If you haven't, send me an email and I'll send it to you.)
Hmm, your theory does make sense in context with with the references, but I can't help thinking that 12 is just too young. I found 15 barely believable. :) And, considering that would mean Gen getting married to Attolia at the age of about 16 - er - it feels a little wrong.
Actually - I think we have a conversation about the quotes you mention months ago. Is it possible that Gen announcing his intention to be Thief, and the fight when he tore up his enrolment papers happened years apart? So Gen decided he wanted to be Thief aged 10 (the Disney Adventures story seems to back this up), but doesn't have the famous fight with his Dad where he swears never to take a sword by the hilt until he's 13? After all, he probably wouldn't have enrolment papers for the army at the age of 10...?
Er, I've babbled on for way too long. I think someone else needs to sort the age problem out. :)