{"id":6330,"date":"2018-07-13T07:07:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delirium.org\/?p=6330"},"modified":"2018-09-28T08:38:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T14:38:08","slug":"trader-redux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delirium.org\/?p=6330","title":{"rendered":"Trader Redux"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Because Mary is way behind me, it’s too soon to start the next Liveship book. And because Road Wars<\/a> ended on a cliffhanger of sorts, I figured, hey, why not read the next Deathlands. This has done me no good whatsoever<\/em>, because Trader Redux<\/a> ended on a bigger cliffhanger than the last one did[1], and Mary has caught up maybe a chapter in the meantime[2].<\/p>\n

So anyway. This one was better, with timelines significantly more in whack. The old guy from the 1890s who’s been tossed around via time travel went off to find himself, and the main character guy goes whitewater rafting[3] into the barrel end of a shotgun wedding, so there’s plenty enough going on. But the main point of the book, how will our heroes react to regaining their upon a time leader?<\/p>\n

I would call that aspect of things “incomplete”. Which is part of why this one ended on a bigger cliffhanger than the last one. Even if it is the smallest part.<\/p>\n

[1] Okay, yes, they all end in cliffhangers technically. But usually the cliffhanger is “where did we teleport to this time, it sure looks dangerous”, and whatever, that’s status quo. Cliffhangers along the lines of “how will the meeting with my old boss who I used to love back when I wasn’t a leader myself, but now not only have I changed, it looks like he has too” and “uh-oh, all my friends have vanished, probably because the house they were hanging out in has more radiation than you can shake a pointed stick at” are qualitatively different.
\n[2] She’s reading plenty of manga in the original Japanese, so it’s not like she’s a slacker. Just not doing me<\/em> any good. In, uh, this particular regard.
\n[3]\u00a0I think down the Snake River Canyon, although it’s not entirely clear. It is 100% not the Grand Canyon, despite what the more spoilery than anything I’ve said here (and that’s impressive) cover copy claims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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