Jesse Stevens
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Daniel Price:
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Does the reader follow a linear string through the story?
Long Version:
Evan's ability and Theo's ability both allow them, albeit in different ways, to jump onto various strings of time. As Evan rewinds for the final time, is he jumping onto the linear string Theo goes back for through the Gods eye? Or do us as readers jump with him onto an entirely new string. Meaning *Hannah, *Theo, ect. (hide spoiler)]
Does the reader follow a linear string through the story?
Long Version:
Evan's ability and Theo's ability both allow them, albeit in different ways, to jump onto various strings of time. As Evan rewinds for the final time, is he jumping onto the linear string Theo goes back for through the Gods eye? Or do us as readers jump with him onto an entirely new string. Meaning *Hannah, *Theo, ect. (hide spoiler)]
Daniel Price
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(view spoiler)[Hi Jesse,
For all the time-jumping shenanigans of The Flight of the Silvers, the book follows one linear string of events.
EXCEPT (and this is the spoiler part)
...when Evan Rander kills Amanda and Hannah near the end of the book. Fearing Pelletier retribution, he rewinds his life until the sisters are alive again. The readers then follow that chronology.
So really, when you think about it, the Hannah and Amanda you follow for 90% of the book actually end up dead. That's depressing.
For the record, I don't plan on pulling any more narrative string jumps like that in the future. That was a one-time deal. :)
Note: this answer was deleted and resubmitted because of some weirdness with the Goodreads spoiler function. Hopefully it'll work now. (hide spoiler)]
For all the time-jumping shenanigans of The Flight of the Silvers, the book follows one linear string of events.
EXCEPT (and this is the spoiler part)
...when Evan Rander kills Amanda and Hannah near the end of the book. Fearing Pelletier retribution, he rewinds his life until the sisters are alive again. The readers then follow that chronology.
So really, when you think about it, the Hannah and Amanda you follow for 90% of the book actually end up dead. That's depressing.
For the record, I don't plan on pulling any more narrative string jumps like that in the future. That was a one-time deal. :)
Note: this answer was deleted and resubmitted because of some weirdness with the Goodreads spoiler function. Hopefully it'll work now. (hide spoiler)]
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Barry
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Daniel Price:
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Spoiler alert- don't read this question if you have not finished THE SONG OF THE ORPHANS-My question goes to the kill your direct ancestor time travel paradox. I get that an individual in another time line can kill a direct ancestor in a different and not be directly impacted. But that person in the same time-line sure would be. given augur abilities - would we not see the Pelletiers vs Pelletiers?
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Rolli
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Daniel Price:
Daniel, you are so slow... and what? You are saying "hoping it comes out before the end of NEXT year" – argh; I hoped it could make my shelf this year!...and while I'm waiting for the next Silvers story - I also want all these other books you haven't written yet. Slick is one of the best books within the last years; it made it to my classics list. Please clone yourself multiple times and keep writing – I’m addicted!
Adrienne
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Daniel Price:
Flight of the Silvers is the sort of book that makes me despise discovering a series before it's off and running. I hate waiting! I listen to audio books at work and during this one I timed out of the system repeatedly because I was too busy listening to be typing. I don't really have any questions, so you needn't worry about answering. I just wanted to gush a bit. Besides, you should be writing. Write, man. Write! ;)
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Thanks for answering my question. :) I'm glad I asked it because I made a different assumption. That is sad :( but it makes sense.
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Nov 03, 2014 05:13PM · flag