Archive for September, 2009

Fief Trebond and its House

Information on Fief Trebond, its house, members, history, timeline, etc.

Continue reading »

Fief Pirate’s Swoop and its House

Information on Fief Pirate’s Swoop, its house, members, history, timeline, etc.

Continue reading »

Alanna/George/Jon Triangle, Jon/Thayet, and General Thoughts on Love

Did you face a backlash from fans over Alannna choosing George over Jon in the lioness series?
Tammy: Not a backlash, prezackly.  People do ask me why, and I explain that Alanna would be a disaster as queen, which is a diplomat’s job, while when she enters any place where George is, she feels that [...]

Continue reading »

Mindelans, The Noble Books, and Conte-Naxen

1. How many siblings does Kel actually have? The books mention three brother and I think three sisters, but there are sure a lot of nieces and nephews at Mindelan for just a few siblings that couldn’t have been married for that long.
Tammy: Let’s see–in descending order of age: Anders is the oldest.  He [...]

Continue reading »

Champion’s Duties, Scanran War, King Roald, Duke Gareth, and the Bazhir

1. Did Trebond participate much in the Scanran War? In Afta Alanna mentions that Trebond deals with Scanran bandits most years – were Coram and Rispah heavily involved in the war too?
Tammy: They served as a supply depot and hospital, for one.  Jonthair fought as a knight; Alinna rode with the Queen’s Ladies,* helping Thayet [...]

Continue reading »

More on Future releases

Tammy: I plan on quite a few more Tortall books, and heaven knows what they’ll all be about.  Right now I’ve got two Numair books, then Maura’s book under contract.  After that will come one or two more books about Kel.  After that I’m not sure about the order, but the books I definitely have [...]

Continue reading »

Binur, Lianokami, Lady Roxanne, and More on Numair book

What is Kally’s son’s name? And is there a brother or sister on the way for Lianokami yet?
Tammy: Kally* and Kaddar’s son is named Binur.  No sibs for him or for Liano that I know of yet!
Was she horribly ugly or rude or something? Did she end up marrying anyone? And was she Neal’s mother’s [...]

Continue reading »