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Chapter 2 - Sources
The Novels:
The novels and their internal narrators are:
The Phoenix Guards
Five Hundred Years After The Paths of the Dead The Lord of Castle Black
As narrated by Paarfi of Roundwood, who considers himself a serious historian, but his contemporary detractors, of which there are many, accuse him of writing populist trash--more fiction than fact. Paarfi has strenuously denied this charge, although he has admitted to deducing some facts that were not known to him, such as what was eaten at a given meal, or the exact conversation between two characters.
Jhereg
Yendi Teckla Taltos Phoenix Dragon Issola
As narrated by Vladimir Taltos, an Easterner in the world of Dragaera. He is as intelligent and observant as you would expect from a master assassin.
Please note that in Dragon, Vlad spends a lot of time discussing his memory problems.
Orca
As narrated by Kiera the Thief, a Dragaeran of the House of Jhereg. She is an accomplished thief--perhaps the greatest thief in her world. She is extremely observant as well. She also reveals a secret in the one novel she narrated that leads me to believe she is a very trustworthy reporter. I do not know if she has directly narrated her tale to Steven Brust, or if she narrated it to Vlad, and he passed it along.
Brokedown Palace
Athyra
I do not know from whose point of view these two are written.
The Author
Any comments the author himself chooses to share on the subject, will, of course, be given the utmost consideration.
Worthy Debate
I will give equal consideration to all discussions on this subject, with friends, family, and on the Dragaera Mailing List when refining my maps. It is certainly not my intent to be the only person working on this project.
Questions? Comments? Please contact me at dragaera [at] bryann.net. Copyright © 2008 Bryan Newell, unless otherwise noted. |