Tamsyn Muir's The Locked Tomb Tetralogy - Black market Bones-for-Boners program?

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3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

Just finished Nona, then caught up on the thread to hopefully fill in the blanks where I'm too stupid to catch subtle connections.

So thanks.

One thing I'm still unsure of, though:

Do we ever find out how John became a necromancer? Like, specifically how he "learned" all that poo poo?

# ¿ Sep 19, 2022 14:58

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 21:57

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

Notahippie posted:

One thing that jumped out to me in Nona that I don't know if the thread talked about - apparently Lyctors take the middle name of their Cav. So Emperor John Gaius is named that to show that he is in Lyctoral union with the spirit of Gaia, as we learn in the Nona Harrowhark sections . I have to say that even with some of the hints that in retrospect were in HtN, I did not see that coming and it is one hell of a concept.

Gaius is just a Latin name, and extremely common (e. g., Gaius Julius Caesar).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_%28praenomen%29?wprov=sfla1

Which isn't to say it's not also for Gaia, as in the Greek name for the spirit of Earth, though.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2022 20:09

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

Hiro Protagonist posted:

That's fair, I guess I was just misremembering things from the first book, because there, it seemed like Lyctorhood was a once a century/millennia opportunity with a known event (but unknown process). I'm sure I was just misremembering, though.
Also, are the "Enemies of the Nine Houses" ever expanded outside of the Resurrection Beasts (and Heralds) and BOE? Because the former seems to be something that you wouldn't be able to have a formal military fight with, and the latter sounded like a terrorist group rather than an army, which makes me wonder who the 2nd and 4th houses are fighting.

Yes. In fact, Nona is full of Blood of Eden stuff.

# ¿ Sep 28, 2022 13:29

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

A Bonedam, if you will

# ¿ Oct 3, 2022 17:08

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

Just make it animated.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2022 18:24

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

Everyone posted:

So maybe Dwayne Johnson doing his Doom character?

Or Maui, but live action somehow.

# ¿ Nov 24, 2022 13:28

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sebmojo posted:

Yeah she was gonna have a ninth house branded McRib promotion but it fell through

Surely a bone broth would be better?

# ¿ Apr 18, 2023 23:18

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

She's certainly got GUTS!

# ¿ Jun 9, 2023 15:31

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Chernobyl Princess posted:

Yesterday at dinner my kid told me that he has twelve skulls hidden in the cupboard, and that his sister has four extra skulls, but he can't tell me where those are because it's a secret.

The kids are alright

# ¿ Jun 10, 2023 17:00

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

Man, an old school LucasArts style TLT game would rule. Someone call up Telltale Games!

# ¿ Sep 23, 2023 12:36

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

# ¿ Oct 20, 2023 20:36

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They were roommates!

# ¿ Dec 9, 2023 14:19

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# ¿ May 15, 2024 21:57

3 Action Economist: May 22, 2002; Educate. Agitate. Liberate.

At least it's not Kevin J. Anderson

# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 03:07

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