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First Impressions: The City of Marakand
Marakand, where much of the action of The Leopard takes place, is the city at the eastern end of the western caravan road. It lies east of the Stone Desert of Blackdog and west of the lands Over-Malagru, in the … Continue reading
First Impressions: Ivah … and Holla-Sayan
Ivah, you may know. She’s one of Attalissa’s enemies in Blackdog, and I’d always intended to write more about her. Ivah in Blackdog, even once she is into her twenties, is still a girl trying to be Good and meet … Continue reading
First Impressions: Zora and the Voice of the Lady
Zora doesn’t appear until halfway through The Leopard, yet she is one of the central characters of the story in the two volumes of Marakand. She’s a temple dancer — and common S&S clichés notwithstanding, that doesn’t mean what you … Continue reading
First Impressions: Deyandara
Enter a messenger. That, essentially, is how The Leopard begins. Deyandara first appeared in an earlier draft of the book as corpse, stage left — an earlier Ahjvar’s just-slain shield-bearer in an attack on the Voice within the Lady’s temple. … Continue reading
First Impressions: Ghu
“Not his son, at least, I don’t think he is. . . He came along a few years ago to do for Master Ahjvar, you know, look after his horses, cook his meals . . . Maybe he’s something more.” … Continue reading
From the Wild Forest - Thoughts on a Writing Life 