tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162152038421509150.post7607847520036623502..comments2023-09-07T11:43:02.330-04:00Comments on Gustatus Similis Pullus: Mystique of the Templarpwpendleton@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741590762319759850noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162152038421509150.post-19576973911345965952012-01-14T21:52:05.260-05:002012-01-14T21:52:05.260-05:00*sands palms* Can't wait!*sands palms* Can't wait!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162152038421509150.post-42058229316589821032012-01-13T17:57:10.806-05:002012-01-13T17:57:10.806-05:00Thanks, David. Book two delves a little more into ...Thanks, David. Book two delves a little more into how and why Gaspar is so lethal and why mere mortals stand a chance...here on earth.Vernon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867393521056801190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162152038421509150.post-34741956501147276582012-01-13T14:30:50.507-05:002012-01-13T14:30:50.507-05:00And an excellent answer!
What I like about Slow B...And an excellent answer!<br /><br />What I like about Slow Boat, is that you've given Alex and Dominicus a fighting chance. These stories where men are pitted against immortals, or angels and demons, can easily degenerate into human beings being characterized as helpless saps trying to live in a world where they can do nothing substantive against gods. Slow Boat doesn't do that. It gets it right. Great work Vernon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162152038421509150.post-15200747418038953292012-01-13T13:19:52.378-05:002012-01-13T13:19:52.378-05:00Glad you enjoyed the post, David. I've wrestle...Glad you enjoyed the post, David. I've wrestled with that one quite a bit actually. I purposely steered away from making any real "comments" about that in the first book. I really didn't think it was pertinent to the story. That said, your exactly right and I've thought about addressing it in subsequent books. I think I'll let you handle it. :)<br /><br />If you asked Gaspar about radical Islam today I don't think he would see much difference between what he fought against in the Holy Land. There, he was fighting against a spreading menace to the Holy Land a place of immense importance to him and his faith. He would on one level, as the soldier he was, see it as an ongoing war between cultures over the same issues, the spreading dominance of a religious/political dogma, Islam, over other cultures and religions. <br /><br />But on another level he has had his own faith tested and some of those beliefs from so long ago shattered. I think he would know that on many levels it's more important what's in a man's heart than what church or mosque he worships in. He has the luxury of seeing firsthand how much is bullshit and what is true.<br /><br />In the end he'd marvel at the changes in the world and the lack thereof in man.<br /><br />He takes up arms against evil. He has no problem recognizing it when he sees it. Regardless what banner it fights under.Vernon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867393521056801190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162152038421509150.post-88654133573265876252012-01-13T12:52:22.074-05:002012-01-13T12:52:22.074-05:00Oh! Excellent question!Oh! Excellent question!pwpendleton@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04741590762319759850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3162152038421509150.post-42133955667008089562012-01-13T12:51:19.350-05:002012-01-13T12:51:19.350-05:00I really enjoyed this post guys. And thanks for t...I really enjoyed this post guys. And thanks for the shout out. So, Vernon--as an author dealing with a lot of similar themes as Slow Boat, I'm sure you've wondered, and perhaps you're planning to include in Slow Boat's sequel, what would an immortal Templar think about our current struggle with radical Islamists? It's such a touchy subject, but one that's fascinating to speculate on. I think we all imagine immortals as carrying wisdom greater than our own. I know if I ever met one, particularly an immortal Templar, that'd be one thing I'd want to ask.<br /><br />Thanks again for a great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com