Shadows of the Apt

14 comments to “Events update”

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   enjai, February 26th, 2011 at 10:50 am:

   "heir of the blade" in my mind would draw too many comparisons to "hair of the dog". I could see how that could work in the plot too, with Tynissa going on a killing spree in order to get over her murdering past 🙂

   Enjoying "Sea Watch" so far. Completely different to what I was initially expecting.

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   Ferg, February 27th, 2011 at 2:40 pm:

   In the last 100 pages or so of Sea Watch. Really enjoying it! Nice work!! 

   What we need here is some kind of forum.… 🙂

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   mrwolfgangbeard, February 28th, 2011 at 11:08 pm:

   *Spoiler Warning*
   Just finished 'The Sea Watch' and my mind was blown! :O This changes everything I had assumed about the Insect Kinden and the prehistory of the world. I have 3 burning questions that I'm hoping will be answered eventually by the books (or bonus material):

   1) The existence of halfbreeds isn't mentioned in The Sea Watch but inter-kinden relationships are… Is it possible for a halfbreed to span the gap between Families as well as Kinden? Or is it just a greater taboo?
   2) How much did Scyla (or the group that trained Scyla) know? And is their magic limited to working in their own Family?
   3) I had assumed that some of the Kinden mentioned in 'Blood of the Mantis' were related to the 'Diving Bell Spiders' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_bell_spider )Was I right? Or should I widen my view to think of other families?

   P.s. Sorry if my questions seem a bit cryptic, I'm just being cautious about spoilers. I agree that we are in dire need of a forum! 😉

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   Adrian Tchaikovsky, March 1st, 2011 at 12:00 am:

   Reply @ Ferg — I have had thoughts about a forum. However, what we need here is some kind of forum moderator. I may well end up doing this, but time is something of a premium.

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   Adrian Tchaikovsky, March 1st, 2011 at 12:01 am:

   Reply @ Enjai = you're obviously ready for a career in publishing! The of the blade/of the dog was brought up, and it was agreed that heirs plural solves that problem. However, I was pushing for multiple heirs because that also makes sense in context.

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   Adrian Tchaikovsky, March 1st, 2011 at 12:05 am:

   Reply @ Mrwolfgangbeard *also spoilers*
   1. It may be that the demands of adapting to their environment have driven the sea kinden apart from one another to the point that halfbreeds do not occur, but in all likelihood there are still be some. The more different the kinden, the less chance of viable offspring, and so cross-family halfbreeds would be less likely in any event.
   2. Foip. And I'm not sure what you meant by Scyla's "family" gere
   3. Absolutely right — note that the cities in Limnia were built by the Spiders and later taken over by the Beetles.

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   Ferg, March 1st, 2011 at 1:11 am:

   The question I was waiting to get the answer to was the difference between 'pelagist' and 'profundist'!

   I'm going with those that lived at different depths; is that about right?

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   john, March 3rd, 2011 at 8:46 am:

   check out this website http://www.cracked.com/article_15816_the-5-most-horrifying-bugs-in-world.html would like to see some kinden to these insects in the series. Just a suggestion.

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   Adrian Tchaikovsky, March 3rd, 2011 at 7:11 pm:

   Reply @ Ferg — Spot on. And whether it's a genuine dishttp://shadowsoftheapt.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php#comments-formtinction or just something that Gribbern thinks is important is up for debate.

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    Ferg, March 3rd, 2011 at 8:24 pm:

    @john: Frankly, the most horrifying bug I've encountered is the shield bug that got into my underwear while it was on the washing line and stabbed me in the g'nads the next morning! Christ, that was painful.…

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    john, March 4th, 2011 at 10:40 pm:

    @ferg sounds painful man, and i agree about the forum… How is The Sea Watch so far?

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    enjai, March 5th, 2011 at 10:11 am:

    @Adrian I must have went into the wrong line of work 🙂

    As for the Sea Watch; It's very good (mild spoilers in terms of who features). It really does deserve having the 3 parts as each one is quite distinct. There's a whole catalogue of new kinden to keep up with and this time there's the added dimension of guessing who their land relatives are. Oddly though, the part I'm enjoying the most is the spider politics. I don't know if there is room left in the series for a spider-lands proper book but after Sea-watch I'd quite happily read a book about the aristoi. It could be like a fantasy version of the Godfather or the Borgias.

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    Ferg, March 5th, 2011 at 11:26 am:

    I've really enjoyed The Sea Watch and it took things in new directions. It's difficult to go into in much detail without littering things with spoilers though.

    The new kinden are interesting and the underwater setting significantly different and alien to the land setting, but like Stenwold, I was happy to be back on land and liked seeing how Princep Salmae was developing.

    I'm not sure I could keep up with a book focussed around the Aristoi withough having to draw charts and diagrams to keep track of things! 🙂

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    Francesca, March 9th, 2011 at 9:07 pm:

    Dear Mr. Czajkowski,

    I would like to thank you for the exceptional read you have given me. You have managed to reignite my love for reading in a special manner, considering I have always had a love for fantasy. You have an admirable skill for putting the right amount of suspense and action, for that I salute you.

    Considering the raging amounts of studying that need to be done for my A‑levels (since I am opting for the medical course), I have surprised myself to the amount of time I am now dedicating to reading your books.

    A great thanks all the way from the Maltese Islands,

    Francesca

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