Show notes
D. T. Kane reads chapters 5 and 6 of his epic fantasy fiction novel, The Acktus Trials, and discusses the chapter with his audience.
http://dtkane.comThe Acktus Trials, an epic fantasy novel, available now: https://dtkane.com/books/the-acktus-trials/Map of Oration: https://dtkane.com/resources/map-of-oration/
What I’m reading this week:
Vlad Taltos, The Book of Jhereg, By Steven Brust (Audio: https://amzn.to/3sTCZCz eBook: https://amzn.to/3sv3q10)
Silence of the Lambs, By Thomas Harris (Audio: https://amzn.to/3gIhdM4 eBook: https://amzn.to/3szeomi)
(Narrated by Frank Muller, 1951-2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Muller)
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Characters in this Chapter:
Baztian (Baz): Our main characterDeliritous Torchsire: Baz’s master, heir to Torchsire LibraryRox: Deliritous’s Harbour (bodyguard)Duke Octavinal Torchsire: Deliritous’s father, head of Torchsire LibrarySalastair: Deliritous’s uncleTrivinal: Deliritous’s aunt
Below are my notes/script for the episode, not a verbatim transcription.
PERSONAL UPDATE
I’ve got my physical copy of the book, finally! I’m about halfway through with my handwritten edits to Part III and that’s going well. And I’m starting to stew over both the plot of Part IV, which I’ll be starting in a few weeks, and also potentially a short story set in Oration that I can give away to fans for free. If you have any ideas for that, let me know!
On a note unrelated to my writing, I’m planning a trip to Chicago in a few weeks and looking forward to that. My wife and I love traveling but obviously with the pandemic that hasn’t been easy lately.
Finally, I think I’m going to start occasionally sharing what I’m currently reading in my spare time, as that seems to relevant to a podcast that I call a book club.
Vlad Taltos, The Book of Jhereg, By Steven Brust (Audio: https://amzn.to/3sTCZCz eBook: https://amzn.to/3sv3q10)
Silence of the Lams, By Thomas Harris (Audio: https://amzn.to/3gIhdM4 eBook: https://amzn.to/3szeomi)
(Narrated by Frank Muller, 1951-2008 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Muller)
ANAYLIS CHs. 5-6
Alright, let’s dive into our discussion of chapters 5 and 6.
Chapter 5
Thanks (or lack thereof)
We start off walking back to Torchsire from Xavier Library. We learn that Delida slapped Deliritous after his display of insensitivity at the end of chapter 4. And Baz knows that’s going to mean trouble for her. Deliritous, probably not surprisingly, isn’t particularly strict when it comes to discipline,
