(urth) a lurker asks a question
Adam Thornton
adam at io.com
Mon Sep 29 08:45:40 PDT 2008
On Sep 29, 2008, at 10:34 AM, Matt Teel wrote:
>
> I've gone through the Urth archives and haven't found an answer, so
> I thought I would bring it to the group. What does this chapter
> contribute to the story? I mean, on a superficial level we
> certainly get a feel for life in the Citadel, the stagnation of the
> culture; we get some interesting information about another guild ...
> but what else? What am I missing? Surely there's more to it than
> that.
>
>
This scene establishes Nessus as Buenos Aires. The blind librarian is
Borges. I believe that Cyby is a Gary-Stu. Mostly, I think it's a
big tip of the hat to Borges and his influence on _BotNS_.
Adam
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