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The COMPANION, Volume II

Well, now–here’s a question to keep you entertained while I’m gearing up to visit the UK: What sorts of things might you like to see in THE OUTLANDISH COMPANION, Volume II? I’ll be working on this book during 2010 (yes, yes, along with Book Eight, and a few other things, no doubt), but am just beginning to form up an idea of the potential contents. There will of course be Detailed synopses of THE FIERY CROSS A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES AN ECHO IN THE BONE and LORD JOHN AND THE PRIVATE MATTER LORD JOHN AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE BLADE LORD JOHN AND THE HAND OF DEVILS “Cast of Characters” listings for all the aforementioned books. These lists note which books each character appears in, and give a thumbnail description of each character (for those readers who have trouble remembering who’s who). A Comprehensive, Alphabetized and Phonetic Glossary of All the Gaelic in All the Books (so far). [g] Interesting Features on Writing in General (chunk writing vs. […]