If that should happen we could offer your brother whatshisname a lap dance by one of my giantesses. “But what if my brother whatshisname should kill Prince Svon?” The carving knife will be child’s play to him.” Svon can be perfectly infuriating, and he’s a fine swordsman. “I could arrange things so that Svon is seated next to him at dinner, Daddy. “Hardly practical, my deer.” (The spelling, too.) Beel smiles in superior and highly annoying fashion. “Father dear,” (his daughter will say plaintively) “you know you can’t possibly gain Coldcliff without you murder my uncle whatshisname.” (The copyeditor will fix up her diction, never fear.) “Surely you wood never stain the family escutcheon with your brother’s blood. He will journey to Coldcliff, accompanied by his daughter whatshername, that prince she married, and half a dozen lady giants. The thing he wants (sometimes called the McGuffin) is the castle of Coldcliff. 54, 337).” Now the whole thing becomes simplicity itself. 48, 301) now belonging to Beel’s brother (I, chap. I open this book at random: “Coldcliff Beel’s father’s castle (I, chap. (or The Knight.) We could call it An Update from Mythgarthr: Part III. I desire to use them in a new story laid “in the same universe,” as editors say, as The Wizard. Suppose, for example that I recall Lord Beel and his daughter (whatever her name was). It is well-known to all my readers that I often forget characters and plot lines while writing.įortunately, mad has addressed this by writing this book. Just so in this instance: your wife has found your cookies and eaten them. That is to say, the answer was not obvious, yet the place of concealment was obvious. Michael replies: “Dear Gene: This reminds me of the well-known instance in The Wizard Knight in which you concealed Able’s last name until he closed his letter to his brother. Any help that you can provide will be greatly appreciated. (The black kind with white icing inside.) I hid them in the refrigerator so well I cannot find them tonight. When I cannot find something in the refrigerator, for example, I email MAD pleasantly: “Dear Michael, How are you? How are your wife and kids? Last night I bought a small box of cookies. Michael Andre-Driussi knows me far better than I know myself. © Natasha Graham Dragon © Sunil Aggarwal/iStock.ĭetail Map of Northern and Central Celidon x Illustration, page 4: Palm tree © Cheryl Savala/iStock Dancing Elf No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.īook and cover design by Nicole Hayward Design.Ĭover art: Large coat of arms © David Crooks/iStock. Copyright © 2009 by Michael Andre-DriussiĪll rights reserved.
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