> Better late than never, here come the final installments in the Brin-L
> Guide to The Practice Effect. If Somebody ever is feeling like being
> ambitious with a Web Page, I have the relevant "Guide" messages to provide
> an OnLine Readers Guide to The Practice Effect.
Yeah, I've got a complete (I think) run of these too. Apart from I don't
seem to have chapter 9. John, you got any on 9? Or have we, as a group,
fouled up? Or am I going slightly mad?
>
> JDG
>
> The Title of this one is fairly obvious. Although my Latin is a bit
> rusty, it should be something to the effect of "Thus, the cookie
crumbles."
In modern vernacular "that's how the cookie crumbles". :o)
>
> The geogrpahy of the planet becomes somewhat confused here. On page 222,
> Prince Linsee notes that the Western Barons have united to block the
> *eastern* passages, and are moving towards the North of the federal
> district. IIRC, Zuslik (domain of Baron Kremer is to the West of the
> L'Toff mountains.) On page 226 Count Feif-dei notes that this attack is
> designed only to cover the main assault in the *East.* If someone can
> piece together a plausable geography from this, let me know.
The east of the mountains, the west of the city?
> pg 231 - Any Brinellers famililar with the Chatham Works in England?
Chatham in Kent is where the Royal Naval Dockyard is. It's been around since
Roman times. Not sure which works Brin is referring to. There's timber
works, and shipbuilding works dating back a long time.
Charlie
