This is the September 2016 Open Thread

[merlinscribe]

Greetings, and happy Labor Day to American readers.

There is as yet no news from Tor, so at this point we can be fairly certain that Book Two will not be coming out this year, since it takes several months for a book to work its way through the production process, and I have not yet been asked for revisions.

The only bright spot in all of this is that Book Three should follow fairly closely on its heels, since it is half written.

Sorry not to have better news.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

To add on to 7. I got a reference that Jermayan is actually descended from Vielissar. Is this true? Is that part of the reason why Jermayan is considered wealthy among Elves?

I've also noticed other Elven house names referenced in the Obsidian Trilogy, like Cirandeiron. Nice to see that some names have survived the thousands of years of history between the 1st Endarkened War and the 2nd.

[(Anonymous)]

Hey,
This is the user who submitted the above list of questions. The spelling error I referred to the other day was actually in the previous open thread, where he referred to Armethalieh as "Aramenthalieh." Were you perhaps thinking of the Elven House Aramenthiali, Mr. Mallory? (Incidentally, if I may be permitted one more question, I'd be interested to know if there's any connection between the two names.)

[merlinscribe]

I was indeed conflating Armethalieh, the Mage City, with the Elven High House Aramenthiali--thank you for catching the error!

There certainly is a connection between the two names, relating to certain Elven cities to be built on the Western Shore some several thousand years after Vieliessar's reign.

[merlinscribe]

Jermayan is indeed descended from the noble house of the second High King (or Great Queen, depending on where in history you're viewing the situation from). I am not entirely certain whether his wealth is connected with his lineage in any direct fashion (Elves being what they are), but he certainly comes of an important and well-connected family.

When I started DRAGON PROPHECY, I had no idea how thoroughly Elven society was about to be upended. I'm pretty glad some of the House names survived, too.