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Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoilers)

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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by n7axw   » Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:31 pm

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I would appreciate someone doing a sticky or a link. I confess I'm a bit limited. I don't know how.

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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by cthia   » Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:47 pm

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This is a really nice snippet. A very nice snippet on the inner workings of government.

But what is the time line?

No, this is a really nice snippet! What went wrong with the plan?

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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by cthia   » Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:23 pm

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I've misplaced a post to this thread. Arrrrgh!

Is A Call To Arms a prereq for this?

Roger Winton? MPARS? I see the notion of piggybacking communications was present even back then.

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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by Bluesqueak   » Sun Feb 11, 2018 6:54 pm

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cthia wrote:I've misplaced a post to this thread. Arrrrgh!

Is A Call To Arms a prereq for this?

Roger Winton? MPARS? I see the notion of piggybacking communications was present even back then.


Yes, the book starts immediately after A Call To Arms finishes, and the expanded version explains a lot about MPARS and Roger.

I'm coming to the conclusion that Roger isn't one of the 'great' Wintons, but rather somebody doing his best in a job he isn't suited to.
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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by n7axw   » Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:52 pm

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Bluesqueak wrote:
cthia wrote:I've misplaced a post to this thread. Arrrrgh!

Is A Call To Arms a prereq for this?

Roger Winton? MPARS? I see the notion of piggybacking communications was present even back then.


Yes, the book starts immediately after A Call To Arms finishes, and the expanded version explains a lot about MPARS and Roger.

I'm coming to the conclusion that Roger isn't one of the 'great' Wintons, but rather somebody doing his best in a job he isn't suited to.


Maybe I am missing something but Roger doesn't figure into it. In this book Edward is King, recently coronated after the abdiction of his father, Michael. The hearing in the House of Lord's is over the death of Edward's son Richard.

I think I got all that right, but am open to correction if I messed it up. :D

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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by Bluesqueak   » Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:00 pm

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n7axw wrote:
Bluesqueak wrote:
Yes, the book starts immediately after A Call To Arms finishes, and the expanded version explains a lot about MPARS and Roger.

I'm coming to the conclusion that Roger isn't one of the 'great' Wintons, but rather somebody doing his best in a job he isn't suited to.


Maybe I am missing something but Roger doesn't figure into it. In this book Edward is King, recently coronated after the abdiction of his father, Michael. The hearing in the House of Lord's is over the death of Edward's son Richard.

I think I got all that right, but am open to correction if I messed it up. :D

Don

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Quite right :D

My only excuse is that I'm reading House of Steel at the moment, so my mind is full of that Roger and that Elizabeth, rather than Edward and the earlier Elizabeth. Roger, of course, is one of the 'great' Wintons.

What I meant was "I'm coming to the conclusion that Edward isn't one of the 'great' Wintons, but rather somebody doing his best in a job he isn't suited to."
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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by cthia   » Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:07 pm

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My bad. I meant to say Richard but was thinking Roger. I didn't know there was a Richard Winton.

The complete Winton family tree would be nice. There must be a version somewhere.

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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by n7axw   » Sun Feb 11, 2018 8:10 pm

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Bluesqueak wrote:
Quite right :D

My only excuse is that I'm reading House of Steel at the moment, so my mind is full of that Roger and that Elizabeth, rather than Edward and the earlier Elizabeth. Roger, of course, is one of the 'great' Wintons.

What I meant was "I'm coming to the conclusion that Edward isn't one of the 'great' Wintons, but rather somebody doing his best in a job he isn't suited to."


I'm not disagreeing with you, but would be interested in hearing how your impression was formed.

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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by Annachie   » Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:33 am

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I'm not sure it matters how effective Edward was.

His sucessor was an Elizabeth.

He was going to be outshone pretty much regardless.
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Re: Ivitation to discuss Call to Vengeance snippets (spoiler
Post by isaac_newton   » Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:53 am

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Annachie wrote:I'm not sure it matters how effective Edward was.

His sucessor was an Elizabeth.

He was going to be outshone pretty much regardless.



well - perhaps this is his chance to shine?
lets see what happens first!
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