Uriah’s Comments (group member since Dec 07, 2010)

Uriah’s comments from the Q&A with R.T. Kaelin group.

I know it has been many years since we have heard anything from Mr. Kaelin. Is the series officially dead in the water?

Sounds great! I look forward to seeing it, whenever it is available. I suppose I'll have to pay for the kindle file since there isn't a way to update my print copy. I was thinking about it anyway since my copy is on loan to someone else.

So it has been a while since we heard any update on book 2. How is the story coming along? Will it be available any time soon (say by Christmas)?

I hope that sales of Progeny (The Children of the White Lions, #1) have been brisk enough to allow you to continue writing, and maybe even make a small profit. I eagerly await more information on the series.

I haven't read a lot yet since I don't have the book. (Still hoping for the first-reads win.) I was reading a little through amazon and caught some of the words when Broedi was telling the history of the tribes:
vahva = strong
Tuhka = dust
Totta = true
ei mitaan = nothing

after that I caught:
iskoa => sisko = sister
kaveli => veli = brother

It was a fun little easter egg for me. I love to see Finnish pop up in unexpected places since it is so rare. I look forward to reading more.

I've noticed that you use some Finnish words in the book. Are you of Finnish descent or is there another motivation for it?

(I know it isn't probably common for an American to be able to spot that but I learned to speak the language fluently.)

So based on the description, are strands a resource you have to find in order to use rather than just an element of magic you can use anywhere? For example, if you have someone who could be a water/void mage that lives in a desert and doesn't happen upon those strands, would they ever find out they could use magic?

Given the little I know about the story at this point, I was wondering about your view of magic in Progeny and wether you drew influence from other sources like Robert Jordan (weaving patterns) or Roger Zelazney (seeing magic as different strands).

As an engineer, I see images of many things: Fountains, aqueducts, fortifications, hanging gardens, it has the potential to be a sculptor's dream, cut the rock and then polish the form with water. You could even bring the creations to life or a semblance of it.

I see a lot of defensive capabilities in it as well. In addition to the above mentioned fortifications, you could create quicksand traps, even pneumatic spike traps, if you can create a network of sentinel rocks through your kingdom with the right ability to comunicate (changing patterns of lichens perhaps) you could have up to date information on movements and magic use.

The possibilities are endless I suppose as long as you can imagine more.

Now I just hope I get one of those first reads copies to check out what your imagination came up with. :)

Stone, Life and Water. I think it would be a good combination to help others.