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Multiverse Book #3

"Hell's Gate" and "Hell Hath No Fury", by David, Linda Evans, and Joelle Presby, take the clash of science and magic to a whole new dimension...join us in a friendly discussion of this engrossing series!
Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by grendel_one   » Mon Aug 25, 2014 3:31 pm

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runsforcelery wrote:I am, indeed, writing somewhere around half of it myself


OK I find that somewhat surprising.

Thanks for the info on where the schedule's coming from.
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by Lunan   » Thu Sep 11, 2014 8:16 am

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MWW, can you give us a post on what your current writing schedule looks like?
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by Rebel67   » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:30 pm

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Alistair wrote:I have almost forgotten all the in and outs of the series- have to reread it for the next book!


Perhaps that is part of the strategy.....
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by saintonge   » Thu Sep 25, 2014 4:59 pm

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PeterZ wrote:Before the have naval combat one side has to either bring naval yards forward to the contested worlds or move ships. That argues for very limited possibilities for high seas combat. No grand armada here.


Some friendly advice: don't bet big on that one.
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by saintonge   » Thu Sep 25, 2014 5:04 pm

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PeterZ wrote:Arming those planes with a serious heavy Maxine gun would be sweet!

Ah, I can see it now. The dragon dives, the plane turns and fires, snarky greeting cards fly at the dragon embarrassing it to tears ... or maybe not. Can Arcanan dragons read?
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by umbrarchist   » Sat Mar 03, 2018 8:08 pm

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I do not recall any mention of gasoline engines.
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by n7axw   » Sun Mar 04, 2018 2:43 pm

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umbrarchist wrote:I do not recall any mention of gasoline engines.


There is mention of gasoline ices in the book, but is sounded like they were still too primitive to be useful.

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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by PeterZ   » Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:56 pm

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n7axw wrote:
umbrarchist wrote:I do not recall any mention of gasoline engines.


There is mention of gasoline ices in the book, but is sounded like they were still too primitive to be useful.

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Yup. Shaylar commented how her family, desert land holding have become much more valuable once other uses of oil have been discovered. That include gasoline engines.
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by umbrarchist   » Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:43 am

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PeterZ wrote:
n7axw wrote:Yup. Shaylar commented how her family, desert land holding have become much more valuable once other uses of oil have been discovered. That include gasoline engines.


Gasoline was initially discarded

Edwin Drake dug the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859 and distilled the oil to produce kerosene for lighting. Although other petroleum products, including gasoline, were also produced in the distillation process, Drake had no use for the gasoline and other products, so he discarded them. It wasn't until 1892, with the invention of the automobile, that gasoline was recognized as a valuable fuel. By 1920, 9 million vehicles powered by gasoline were on the road, and service stations selling gasoline were opening around the country. Today, gasoline is the fuel for nearly all light-duty vehicles in the United States.

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/ind ... ne_history

They use kerosene to run the boilers in some of their transports for the invasion but there has been no mention of machines using gasoline.
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Re: Multiverse Book #3
Post by umbrarchist   » Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:04 pm

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Internal combustion engines are mentioned in book #1 but no talk of actual application in vehicles either rolling or flying.
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