All Comments on 'WSIM24B Ch. 13'
by AspernEssling
- 12 Comments
Comentarista8226 days agoTurns out Carlotta of Naples wouldn't live long: she'll only live until 1506; d'Albret would have married Cesare (instead of Pilgrim) in 1499; she dies in 1514. Turns out you shoved Pilgrim into Cesare's spot and d'Albret was indeed considered beautiful. From what I've looked up, you're carefully handling the history so it largely runs true and crafting the fiction to titillate us. NO WAY you could teach this as World History in high school...but could you imagine how many would show up just to hear this as a lecture--AND remember what happened?!?? ROFL
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You definitely titillate us by making Pilgrim's marriage to this d'Albret something that excites him; it's really cute how you actually make them compatible sexually with their frequency. But it's also a very tender collection of moments...kind of comically placed beside the voyeurs at the keyhole of course.
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Think I'll give it a rest and pick it up later if my brain cooperates more; right now it's shot...but not before enjoying this wonderful addition to the WSIM saga. 5
Swebo26 days agoSome would argue that the Italian Renaissance was all about paper. Leonardo da Vinci wouldn't have been Leonardo da Vinci without access to lots and lots of a relatively inexpensive material upon which to sketch and jot down his ideas. It costs a whole animal (and preparation time) for each sheet of parchment, so you're never going to be playful and relaxed. Paper had had a similar effect on the 10th-Century Abbasid Caliphate, fueling its efflorescence of scholarship after they learned how to make it from the Chinese. European paper-making started in 12th-Century Spain (or, more properly, Al Andulus) with the first Italian paper mill opening about 100 years later. Mark Kurlansky's "Paper: Paging Through History" is just awesome. Astoundingly, it too is sometimes available on paper (though I suspect that's just a marketing gimmick). ;-}
Sancia is _not_ going to be pleased by Pilgrim's marriage, I suspect.
HaydenDLinder25 days agoLove this freakin story!
Definitely gotten better since the Pope actually started utilizing our boy.
Anonymous25 days agoWell written and interesting, but I’m concerned about the low stakes. It’s a sim AND on top of that it’s a sim with vague victory conditions. It’s not like a game of Risk or Axis & Allies, in which one player could end up dominating the board. What’s at stake? I’m hoping you have a twist up your sleeve.
Anonymous25 days agoContinue to be blown away by your seemless blending of fiction, science fiction, and history. As an avid reader, Ican say that I’ve read worse books that I’ve paid $16 for. Good onyou for strong plot discipline, solid dialogue, and excellent research into the relevant history.
Anonymous25 days agoI’m still as hooked as i was at the end of the very first pages of this saga. Brilliant pacing as always by This author, with intricate plots and sub plots to keep us guessing and desperately wanting for the next instalment. Love it
x_apathy25 days agoI really like the character of Charlotte thus far. She has so much potential within the story.
cma6821 days agoVast tracts of land??? I love it - are there discussions of the load carrying capacity of swallows next?
Richard194018 days agoAs good as you expect from this author.
Minor point - kilometers didn't come into use until 1810.
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