The Third Peregrination - Week VI - Parts V and VI

[Edward C. Patterson]

Well, how did you all fare with Part V - The Glimmers of Meng Ka-bao?

Here's some discussion questions:

How did Charlie strike you? Did you enjoy Little Cricket's maturation?

The "helper" bees carry this section. Did you expect the juxtapostion of minor chracters into major events?

When did you guess the real identity of the the two train passenger's from Kansas?

I know there was a bit of drama and mixed genres in this section, but I had to give you a bit of ninja intrigue and also some downright murder. Since The Jade Owl series was conceived as a "livig" museum, with relics and objects taking a life of their own - were you surprised at the finality of the Tale of Moe?

We saw the tears of Guan-yin work in The Jade Owl. How do you suppose these tears of Guan-yin actually work? And can you speculate on their relationship with the paintings. If not, don;t worry - there's full disclosure in The Dragon's Pool.

Fire, mayhem, bike rides, Italians driving out of control, warehouse ystery and a battle with carton boxes. Did is fulfill your aspirations for an action sequence?

Finally, do all the pieces fit when Little Cricket presents the last sister to Rowden Gray? What piece is still flapping in the wind?

Part VI: The Warrants

This is perhaps the most ethereal setion of the entire series, because we go from one concept of the paranormal, to a bit of the old sci fi. However, this new aspect to the story has been preconfigured and should not have taken you by surprise.

Li K'ai-men is the chief chracter in the Southern Swallow series (he is a young man in The Academician), but the star of that book and of this part of The Third Peregrination mus be K'u Ko-ling.

There appears to be a giant scope of magic in this section. If I were to tell you that "magic" has no role in the series, would you believe me? Pay close attention to each seemingly magical moment - each new piece of the puzzle. You might be able to figure out how some of the Jade Owl illusions work.

Time is an element that has operted in the tale thus far as an historic reference point - a tell, not a "show", excelpt when the BIRD or the EGG decide to give us a holographic journey. Now time operates as a real-time element (and Ann, you were correct with you assumption that the sisters operate as portals).

This village of the Jade Waters - and its inhabitants - what do you think it is? What do they harbor? You can guess, but I'll not spoil the next book for you.

Han Lin is a strange critter - almost Galdafian. but his role is both mystic and genetic.

How about the redeifintion of The Joy of Finches, eh? And what's this Hall of Fire all about?

Did it surprise you who the horn was for? And what do you think of Nick at the end of this part?

'Nuff for now.

Ed P

[Ann in Arlington]

How did Charlie strike you? Did you enjoy Little Cricket's maturation?

Charlie is a pretty typical college -ish student. . .though perhaps more loyal than many.  Certainly cares for the Cricket.

The "helper" bees carry this section. Did you expect the juxtapostion of minor chracters into major events?

  I don't think about that too much. . . .just as long as it makes sense, which it must have because there weren't any "what the heck is he/she doing here?" moments. 

When did you guess the real identity of the the two train passenger's from Kansas? 

  I knew they were baddies and was trying to tie them to someone we'd met before but didn't peg the names until the vision from the damaged painting.

I know there was a bit of drama and mixed genres in this section, but I had to give you a bit of ninja intrigue and also some downright murder. Since The Jade Owl series was conceived as a "livig" museum, with relics and objects taking a life of their own - were you surprised at the finality of the Tale of Moe? 

  Only thing more apporpriate would have been if it'd been used on Gyllenhall. . . . .

We saw the tears of Guan-yin work in The Jade Owl. How do you suppose these tears of Guan-yin actually work? And can you speculate on their relationship with the paintings. If not, don;t worry - there's full disclosure in The Dragon's Pool.

  Clearly they're laced with penicillin and aspirin.   Seriously. . . .does it matter how they work.  Some things, perhaps, are not for us to understand.  More things in heaven and earth, Horatio. . . . . . 

Fire, mayhem, bike rides, Italians driving out of control, warehouse ystery and a battle with carton boxes. Did is fulfill your aspirations for an action sequence?

it was definitely the most action intense section yet.

Finally, do all the pieces fit when Little Cricket presents the last sister to Rowden Gray? What piece is still flapping in the wind?

I'm sure they do. . .but I'm still a bit mystified as to what will happen next.  So. . . on to Part VI

[Ann in Arlington]

Part VI: The Warrants

This is perhaps the most ethereal setion of the entire series, because we go from one concept of the paranormal, to a bit of the old sci fi. However, this new aspect to the story has been preconfigured and should not have taken you by surprise.

Li K'ai-men is the chief chracter in the Southern Swallow series (he is a young man in The Academician), but the star of that book and of this part of The Third Peregrination mus be K'u Ko-ling.

There appears to be a giant scope of magic in this section. If I were to tell you that "magic" has no role in the series, would you believe me? Pay close attention to each seemingly magical moment - each new piece of the puzzle. You might be able to figure out how some of the Jade Owl illusions work.

. . . uh. . . no. . . I couldn't. . . .seems like magic to me. . . . .

Time is an element that has operted in the tale thus far as an historic reference point - a tell, not a "show", excelpt when the BIRD or the EGG decide to give us a holographic journey. Now time operates as a real-time element (and Ann, you were correct with you assumption that the sisters operate as portals).

well!  yay for me!  still completely confused.    Well, not completely, but it is convoluted.

This village of the Jade Waters - and its inhabitants - what do you think it is? What do they harbor? You can guess, but I'll not spoil the next book for you.

still think it must be some sort of radiation, but, really, I'm fairly clueless. . . . .

Han Lin is a strange critter - almost Galdafian. but his role is both mystic and genetic.

. . . .o.k. . . .. I figured he was sort of the humor element of an otherwise pretty heavy section

How about the redeifintion of The Joy of Finches, eh? And what's this Hall of Fire all about?

. . .yeah. . . .again, I guess I wasn't paying close enough attention. . . sorry.

Did it surprise you who the horn was for? And what do you think of Nick at the end of this part?

Yes!  and I'm sorry for Mr. Tosti. . . . .Nick has apparently finally accepted his part. . .but, like Rowdy, I worry about Simon if anything happens to him. . . .I can only assume that they'll all make it through somehow.  

'Nuff for now.

Ed P

[Edward C. Patterson]

Well, Ann your radiation theory might have something to it (the final answer is in the next book), but there are specific elements at work here, elements that in true life DO act up. I will get some more questions up for the last section, which I hope will put many things to rest - but not all things. There's still The Dragon's Pool and 2 unpublished books to go.

Ed P