njc wrote:The link points to an article explaining, among other things, why a particular story is an extraordinary work of literature. The story is definitely a commercial success and, on the analysis of the article's author, it is a masterwork of story construction as well as a recognized masterpiece in its genre. It is -not- a formula novel.
Because it's still under copyright, quotations and such will have to be kept within the 'for study' Fair Use carveout--not difficult.
What opens up for me is a chat room called TVTropes.
These are the first words in the discussion going on:
Ok, a look at known factions in the various conspiracies, and various issues involved.
There's the Knights of Jove: old farts who drink brandy, dream of the old days, track the line of descent from the first Storm King, and some of whom almost certainly did not want to be swallowed up by Mongfish ambitions and fealty to Lucrezia. They may be interested in Other-tech, but it's likely to be in an Arms Race sort of sense, or a purely defensive sort of need-to-know. You can't fight what you don't remotely understand. Possible, and indeed likely allies of Anevka and Tarvek, neither of whom were loyal to Lucrezia (unlike Aaronev) and both of whom were trying to get control over Other-tech while suppressing the Other-loyal Gheisters.
Am I in the right place?
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