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[ewein2412]

I was looking up the ISBN for The Empty Kingdom and discovered that it's been seriously reamed by an Ethiopian reader. Very interesting criticism (it's actually a review of A Coalition of Lions, though he doesn't refer to the title). I'm rather taken aback at his notion that my politics are shamelessly Eritrean Apologist.

http://www.amazon.com/Empty-Kingdom-Mark-Solomon/product-reviews/0670062731/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

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[holyschist.livejournal.com]

I have always had the impression that you have specific reasons for deviating from history when you do so. :)

(Huh, I wonder if Gudit was Guy Gavriel Kay's model for Judit in The Last Light of the Sun? I'll have to read up about her.)

[ewein2412]

I have always had the impression that you have specific reasons for deviating from history when you do so. :)

Thank you! That is exactly how I operate!

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

Isn't The Last Light of the Sun the Viking one? Does it get that far south?

[holyschist.livejournal.com]

It's Norse/Anglo-Saxon/Welsh, and no, it doesn't go that far south. The Judit is in the Anglo-Saxon analogue culture, but I still wouldn't be surprised if there were some inspiration there. Kay's inspirations aren't always super-direct. I dunno, I'm basing this mainly on a couple throwaway lines about Judit's future.