James Barclay

Cochin Breaker · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Derbyshire

... I'd be a very happy lad.
My sister and I have been having a conversation about what we think it would be called.
My guess would be 'Call to the Lost', and i'm not even going to mention what my sister thinks on the matter (teehee)

What do you lot think?
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James · Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:52 am Post subject:

Well, I have no particular plans at the moment, but then I had no plans for Ravensoul when I finished Demonstorm so rule nothing out.

Love the title, by the way, very Ascendants indeed.
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Cochin Breaker · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Derbyshire

Sadly, I know this, but I can have my dreams; it's such a vast and encompassing world that I can't help but want more. Very Happy

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Al. I. Cuza · Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 56 Location: Vienna

I can only support that!

Cochin Breaker · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Derbyshire

Nom nom nom; I can just imagine something going terribly wrong within the Conquord and Roberto having to send out good old Paul Jhered to find those unfortunately banished ascendants in the hope that they'd be able to sort it out.

*lives in a world of dreams* Very Happy

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Selik · Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 1524 Location: South Shields

Sounds like some good dreams to me! Smile

I don't really see Jhered as the retiring sort Razz

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Drizzt · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Easington, UK

Jhered? Retiring? Not a hope... speaking as an ex-taxman I can only stress the work ethic and desire to improve the world which burns within every bean counter...

.... honest!
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Cochin Breaker · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Derbyshire

Lol. Yeah, Mr. Jhered is by the far the only taxman I know of (aside from the mythical 'taxman' who steals our wages without ever being seen), and indeed care about.

Drizt, were you actually one of those mytical creatures, or has the 'government' manipulated you into beliveing you were one, in order to further conceal the diabolical nature of Income Tax and VAT (even though I hear that that particular evil is beginning wane)?

Viva le taxmen de la Estorian Conquord!
(It's been a long time since I paid no attention in GCSE french classes, so, ironically, pardon my french...)

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Drizzt · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Easington, UK

Indeed I was, for a time... I enjoy likening it to escaping the Soul Tank a la Sol.... Wink

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Cochin Breaker · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Derbyshire

Then a mighty escape it was indeed! Hope you're enjoying your freedom... though I wonder; do you yearn to be connected once again to your erstwhile brothers in tax as Sol does?
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Drizzt · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1081 Location: Easington, UK

Bah! One does not spend years appropriating escape only to yearn for a return! Not to there.... *shudders*
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Cochin Breaker · Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Derbyshire

The soul tank calls to you, doesn't it?
It comes to you in your dreams, reaching out its tendrils of numbers to ensnare you and drag you back to its embrace; it wants you back, Drizzt, it wants you back so much.

So just remember, 'The Taxman always wins'...
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Hang on, it's 'the house always wins', isn't it?

Oh well, i'm sure the statement still stands.

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James · Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:38 pm Post subject:

I have to tell you, Cochin, that when I was in the mode of considering a third Ascendants book (and there was a time until The Raven came a-knockin' and my publisher and I fancied heading offin other directions) that a very much not retired Jhered would be heading off to try and find Arducius et al as a truly desperate step to avoid utter disaster.

Good thinking. Good dreaming... keep it up.
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Al. I. Cuza · Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 56 Location: Vienna

Hmm... I would like something outside the conquorde... Maybe the Ascendants must use theyre powers to help the treepeople... Maybe some other people from the far north, who have themselves Ascendant powers are trying to invade south... etc etc...

Lavitz · Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 5 Location: Leicester

I'd be the happiest person alive hehe. I think (if there WAS a next book) it should focus around the remaining 10th strand Ascendants. Naturally Jhered needs to be included Wink

and Ardu and Ossie would be in purely for guidance, although a little action from them would be cool. Perhaps it could start with finally taking Tsard into the Conquord and the armies moving north of Sirrane and also to the eastern continent as Herine once mentioned?

Very Happy

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