Off armageddon reff

On Feb 1, 1:11 am, "Fred Burton" <fbur....RemoveThis@starfire.mv.com> wrote:
> Well, I finished it. Quite enjoyable.
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> Issues of Tor vs Baen aside, I tend to think that DW really must have wanted
> to write
> a story that included sailing ship battles. I wonder when the next book in
> this series
> is due?
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> To be honest, I'm a little surprised that there haven't been more posts on
> this book here in this NG.


I loved this book as it incorporates history, military and science
fiction all in one. Some of my favourite themes.
David's Heirs of Empire was a very similiar story frame (advanced
science having to work within a medieval religious oppression to
overthrow it). Obviously he wanted to explore this idea in greater
depth as it generated plots/ideas he liked the idea of developing.

As usual like everyone I am now like an addict waiting eagerly for the
next installment.

Does anyone know how many books are planned in this series?

Does anyone know the publication estimates (eg 2 more books over the
next 3 years? or what exactly?).


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Thoughts about the sequels.

After OAR politically the new King will have to now get married.
Maybe the plot will move like medieval Spain did with Queen Isabella
of Aragon marrying King Ferdinan of Castille- in OAR this would be
King Calyeb of Charis marring the Queen of (can't think of the name
right now- it's the large island/landmass north of Charis (and I don't
have the book with me!)), to create a bigger Kingdom- a Kingdom of the
Isles maybe?

Merlin will want to move/guide the Kingdom of Charis onto the steam
age (Britain from 1830's (?) onwards) and start building up a land
army with artillery, engineering, medical and logistical corps to
supplement the marines. This is then leading towards Napoleonic type
land warfare, if/when they invade the temple lands...

The other topic of chat is of David Weber 'staying' with Merlin and
following him for the next twenty years say or because Merlin never
ages, is the sequel coming back to Charis with Merlin as Morgaine
(Merlin's daughter to the Charisians) twenty or fifty years later ?

Politically/religiously also they to start up a counter-revolution
with a new Church of Charis to oppose the existing corrupt church.

Economically Merlin will want to introduce double-entry booking, a
National Bank, business schools, a stock market, merchant banking and
paper money.

Just some ideas and I am really looking forward to seeing where David
Weber goes with the OAR sequels.


Michael.

On 19 Feb 2007 03:06:51 -0800, an orbiting mind-control laser made
"Michael_IRL" <michaelbyrne_naas DeleteThis @yahoo.com> write:


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>Merlin will want to move/guide the Kingdom of Charis onto the steam
>age (Britain from 1830's (?) onwards) and start building up a land
>army with artillery, engineering, medical and logistical corps to
>supplement the marines. This is then leading towards Napoleonic type
>land warfare, if/when they invade the temple lands...


We're not likely to see steam power in the next book - the one
after, perhaps.


From what I've heard, steam power _would_ be a violation of the
Proscriptions and it will take some effort for them to overcome their
ingrained opposition to such a blatant violation of Church law.

-JPB