Two questions about Denonreach

[Cats_are_evil]

1. How come once again no mention of the British guy? When Lara was being shown Thomas wouldn't that be a good time to bring him back?
2. How bad is the pathway to the island. Once again we are teased it but not shown.

[g33k]

1. The story was already full of lots of details and characters; "British Prisoner" was one of the elements not relevant to this novel (notwithstanding our avid curiosity about him).
2. We don't know why Jim is keeping the Nevernever side of Demonreach -- and the Ways to the island -- offscreen & unspecified.  It may be as simple as him not having all the details worked out in his own mind.

[Mira]

1. The story was already full of lots of details and characters; "British Prisoner" was one of the elements not relevant to this novel.
2. We don't know why Jim is keeping the Nevernever side of Demonreach -- and the Ways to the island -- offscreen & unspecified.  It may be as simple as him not having all the details worked out in his own mind.

Could be, but we've known that there are Ways to the island since Turn Coat, we also know that one of them at least is very dangerous.  The thing is, as I am writing this reply the reason Jim maybe having problems writing about the Ways to the island is, isn't that present a huge security breech?  While yeah, the island would allow Rashid onto the dock, but not the island, I wanted to say Cowl, but I think it was Peabody didn't seem to have a problem along with a bunch of giant spiders etc. in Turn Coat.   A Warden now being in charge may have put an end to those problems. 

[Bad Alias]

Did Harry say that Thomas could communicate with the British guy? I think he either said that or said they were under the same protocol and the name of the protocol implied they could communicate.

I can't pull up Peace Talks on my phone.

[Mira]

Did Harry say that Thomas could communicate with the British guy? I think he either said that or said they were under the same protocol and the name of the protocol implied they could communicate.

I can't pull up Peace Talks on my phone.

As luck would have it I happen to have Peace Talks by my computer.  No, the "British Guy" did not speak to Thomas.  Harry bound him into his crystal prison, he screamed and then the screaming stopped. 

[Bad Alias]

Harry didn't say something about a "communication protocol" that only one other prisoner was in?

[Snark Knight]

Harry didn't say something about a "communication protocol" that only one other prisoner was in?

Definitely.  Strongly implying it was the British guy.

Thomas only ended up being conscious in his crystal for quite limited periods, though. Implied to be pretty much only visiting hours when Harry woke him on purpose.  I figure the British guy was probably trying to ignore him and wallow in his depression.

[Bad Alias]

Definitely.  Strongly implying it was the British guy.

Thanks.

Thomas only ended up being conscious in his crystal for quite limited periods, though. Implied to be pretty much only visiting hours when Harry woke him on purpose.  I figure the British guy was probably trying to ignore him and wallow in his depression.

Makes sense.

Another reason as to why we didn't get anything on the mysterious prisoner in this book could be that Thomas was only awake and willing to talk to Harry for a very limited page count. Next book, I don't expect Thomas to be with Harry much. Maybe in the book after, Thomas will have been having dreams or something about the prisoner.