(urth) Severian's family tree

[Roy C. Lackey]

Dan'l asks:

>Why do people keep referring to Severian's immediate predecessor
>as Appian? Is there some reference I've missed? I thought Appian was
>rather further back in the history of the Commonwealth, and that  Sev's
>predecessor was (deliberately?) left unnamed.

Appian isn't mentioned by name in NEW SUN. The name is used in the related
short story "The Cat", in ENDANGERED SPECIES. (p.-215, paperback)

-Roy