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KurtinStGeorge:
In one of the Q&A's Jim did at Dragon Con, someone asked Jim if he ever considered writing a short story from Donald Morgan's POV.  While Jim didn't completely dismiss the idea, he said such a short story would be something of a downer because Morgan's personal history was very dark.  Specifically, Jim said Kemmler killed Morgan's parents and the rest of his family.  Anastasia Luccio rescued Morgan.  Unfortunately Jim didn't give any other details such as how old Donald Morgan was at the time or why Kemmler went after Morgan's family. 

I never realized how far Jim had worked out Morgan's backstory.  I wonder if sometime in a future book Anastasia will fill Harry in on Kemmler's history; I mean in more detail than Bob did, and her personal history of dealing with him and his followers.  Kemmler may be gone for good; or maybe not, but I'd bet dollars to donuts his legacy will play a major part in future events. 

Here's a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDTvMv1otI&t=15s

wardenferry419:
I wonder how the "Fistful of Warlocks" ss ties into the Morgan/Kemmler story?

Mira:

--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on September 08, 2017, 07:21:10 AM ---In one of the Q&A's Jim did at Dragon Con, someone asked Jim if he ever considered writing a short story from Donald Morgan's POV.  While Jim didn't completely dismiss the idea, he said such a short story would be something of a downer because Morgan's personal history was very dark.  Specifically, Jim said Kemmler killed Morgan's parents and the rest of his family.  Anastasia Luccio rescued Morgan.  Unfortunately Jim didn't give any other details such as how old Donald Morgan was at the time or why Kemmler went after Morgan's family. 

I never realized how far Jim had worked out Morgan's backstory.  I wonder if sometime in a future book Anastasia will fill Harry in on Kemmler's history; I mean in more detail than Bob did, and her personal history of dealing with him and his followers.  Kemmler may be gone for good; or maybe not, but I'd bet dollars to donuts his legacy will play a major part in future events. 

Here's a link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQDTvMv1otI&t=15s

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That explains his obsession with nailing Harry when he was living under the Doom.

Snark Knight:

--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on September 08, 2017, 07:21:10 AM ---Specifically, Jim said Kemmler killed Morgan's parents and the rest of his family.  Anastasia Luccio rescued Morgan.  Unfortunately Jim didn't give any other details such as how old Donald Morgan was at the time or why Kemmler went after Morgan's family.

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Presumably he must have been about the right range for her to recognize him as a potential apprentice at the time she rescued him. Kemmler probably left him alive for the same reason of recognizing a talent, either to press-gang into service or to keep around as a viable body to swap into.

KurtinStGeorge:

--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on September 08, 2017, 10:02:16 AM ---I wonder how the "Fistful of Warlocks" ss ties into the Morgan/Kemmler story?

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Wyatt Earp was in Dodge City from 1876 - 1879.  So Luccio begins her pursuit of Kemmler and his associates at that time.  I remember reading somewhere that Donald Morgan fought in the First World War in the British Army.  Unfortunately, that doesn't tell us much about Morgan's age at the time.  He could have been anywhere between fourteen to in his sixties; though if he was that old no one would have known his true age because outwardly he would have stopped aging.  However, it suggests Morgan was either British or Canadian.  Theoretically, he could have been in the Indian Army too.  I'm not forgetting about the ANZAC forces, but I think Jim would have mentioned Morgan having an Aussie or Kiwi accent.  The point I'm trying to make is that unless Luccio followed Kemmler up to Canada in the months following "Fistful of Warlocks" she probably came across Morgan a number of years later and possibly not in North America.

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