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The Bar / Re: New Weird
« on: March 03, 2024, 12:42:54 AM »
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I’m wondering if Jim’s defense for the misspellings is the story is taking place far in the future after some cataclysmic event made the world the way it is in the books. Languages can change over time, with different spellings, different pronunciations and even different syntax and tenses.
That could be total nonsense, but if I was in Jim’s shoes, that would my excuse. It would be more believable if there are slightly different spellings for ships with English names or English noble names. I only listened to the audio book, so I can’t tell.
As I said, most TOA names are written like nowadays, except for some Spanish names. That means, yes, spelling can change in many years in the future, but apparently it only affected Spanish names.
Of course I imagine Jim is not fluent in Spanish and that is perfectly ok, but you can check the spelling in Google or just ask someone who knows. I am surprised not the betas, not even the editor thought in suggesting a change of spelling for the ship.
Also, you are entitled to your opinion that this is a minor issue, as I am entitled to my own opinion.
I can field a few of those.
Point 3. The reason why Grimm had to duel Valesco is because that intel wouldn't have had any value a fight between Bayard and him. The thing they learned is that the Baron likes to toy with vastly inferior opponents and then insta kill them. Against anyone he thought was a threat, he wouldn't do that. He did it against Grimm because he knew Grimm wasn't on his level and it never occurred to him that someone might just accept so grievous a wound to land a strike, or have the ability to parry his strike in the first place.
Point 4. Whether it was noble of Valesco or would be considered an honorable move was irrelavant. The point was to show that Aurora could bully Albion and they couldn't do anything about it. Plus, whether anyone else thought it was a valid reason was irrelevant. Valesco knew that Bayard would never allow that to pass without a fight to the death.
Point 6. They couldn't just blow Ransoms ship. It was clearly established that trying to use the cannons would have been suicidal. In fact, they nearly did use the cannons to kill both ships before the Pikers showed up
Point 7. I am not sure they have to rebuild Preddy, just repair her. The whole reason Gwen went down with the ship was to make it land relatively intact and light signal flares so it could be found. Since they were bound together, that also means it's likely Mistshawk went down mostly intact too. So, we are most likely going to see an Albion flagged Mistshark in the next book, given that it's whole crew is dead and Calliope captured.
Point 10. Where did you get that idea?
Point 11. Abby's actions were perfectly in character for someone who is a covert agent of the Spire, is emotionally attached to Bayard and is not an honor bound duelist. She couldn't let that duel happen because Bayard would probably lose. She would lose the love of her life AND it would have been a massive blow to her spire. So, she stopped it from happening by subterfuge, like the spy she is.
point 13. It was established at the end of the first book that Grimm would accept the parole of an Auroran that acted honorably. He also knew that while Espira was clearly not on board with the Mistmaw plan, he also would never betray his spire so there was little point in taking him back for questioning. With Espira free, he could be a potential ally against Cavendish's master at a later date. Plus, as Grimm said many times, he isn't a fleet ship and there isn't officially a war yet. He didn't actually have a legal ground to take him. It's the same reasons why no one tried to start a fight with the Conquistador. Neither would go down easy and they acted like honorable men in the fight