Sometimes we are blinded by our own definitions; sorry.
Apology accepted. I might be a little jumpy about Kirstein spoilers because coming into the series spoiler-free made it a lot more fun, I think.
As you said, readers have insufficient information re: Slado's motives and the Guidestar to draw really solid conclusions. The major effect (so far) seems to be that the wizards' access to Farside's been sliced off, unless you're willing to bounce a signal off the ionosphere or hike to it in person. So either there's key information at Farside, or the images our protags have are the critical bit. There's only a very little information to speculate on, so far.
Berry: I was thinking of an entirely opposite scenario, where Berry and whats-his-face got cataract surgery or whatever in exchange for not telling anyone what they saw in the south. Denial of information, not access to. Which sets them up for a major fall with Rowan, if such a thing played out.
As far as the LGMs, I'll buy them when I see where Baker's going with them, and if it's not unutterably silly.
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Re: The Lost Steersman & The Language of Power
Date: 2005-04-13 09:53 pm (UTC)Apology accepted. I might be a little jumpy about Kirstein spoilers because coming into the series spoiler-free made it a lot more fun, I think.
As you said, readers have insufficient information re: Slado's motives and the Guidestar to draw really solid conclusions. The major effect (so far) seems to be that the wizards' access to Farside's been sliced off, unless you're willing to bounce a signal off the ionosphere or hike to it in person. So either there's key information at Farside, or the images our protags have are the critical bit. There's only a very little information to speculate on, so far.
Berry: I was thinking of an entirely opposite scenario, where Berry and whats-his-face got cataract surgery or whatever in exchange for not telling anyone what they saw in the south. Denial of information, not access to. Which sets them up for a major fall with Rowan, if such a thing played out.
As far as the LGMs, I'll buy them when I see where Baker's going with them, and if it's not unutterably silly.