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Peace Talks - Continuity Notes [Spoilers]

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ClintACK:
@Mira- There have been hints that some continuity errors have been intentional clues of time travel, but as far as I know it's just hints.


Re: Michael killing Siriothrax...

The text in Peace Talks reads: "The last time a dragon had been slain out here in the tangible, mortal world, it had been in a region called Tunguska."

So, perhaps Michael killed Siriothrax in a part of the Nevernever -- perhaps its lair was its personal domain, outside the mortal world?

Yuillegan:
Clintack - Not a bad explanation for the Dragon. If of course Jim just forgot he had already used Tunguska. In saying that, if it wasn't a mistake then I think Jim is making a point. Damned if I know what it is though.

Mira - What Clintack said.

Conspiracy Theorist - Do you know Jim? Are you sure this is what he is doing? I wouldn't be so certain. It's possible I grant you. But I guarantee there is also a story reason if it isn't a genuine oversight (which do happen).

As for your theory on Tunguska. Yeah, it's possible. But as above, if it wasn't an accident what is Jim trying to set up?

Also, no theories anyone on Sanya or the fact Harry and already been to the BFS but apparently didn't remember?

whitelaughter:
went looking, and yes it was a dragon, but there's a qualifier:
"The last time a dragon had been slain out here in the tangible, mortal world, it had been in a region called Tunguska"

So clearly Michael killed the Dragon somewhere in the NeverNever, which sort of makes sense. As a budding wizard, Charity could easily have ended up there, and been taken home for a snack.

Conspiracy Theorist:

--- Quote ---As for your theory on Tunguska. Yeah, it's possible. But as above, if it wasn't an accident what is Jim trying to set up?
--- End quote ---

That bad things keep happening in the same places? Harry has never sought out trouble, it has come to him. In narrative terms this is a continuity pile-up when the series is going on for a long time. Look at Murder she Wrote, Cabot Cove had a hell of a murder rate, a different murderer every week,  but they avoided this in Buffy The Vampire Slayer by creating the Hellmouth, I think Jim creatively is closer to Joss Whedon than the producers of Murder She Wrote (otherwise Harry would have been very different). Chicago gets both Battlefield and the BAT. The only time most of a denouement takes place out of Chicago or environs? Changes when Harry is forced to go to the problem, and then to another renowned dark site. The one novel designed to shake up the series.

Mira:

--- Quote ---There have been hints that some continuity errors have been intentional clues of time travel, but as far as I know it's just hints.
--- End quote ---

Or excuses, justifications for sloppy writing and editing...  Sorry, but those kinds of errors in a series are one of my pet peeves..  I also don't see what use they'd be in future time travel, because it seems like the dates and names change nothing unless he is trying to say Michael never killed that dragon, thus Charity was never saved, so Molly was never born. At least not to Michael and Charity..  Molly is still in the book, so I don't think the time travel excuse applies.

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