Philippe Rochefort
"He recalled a girl in Fleurville and hoped he would be transferred to an Esperancian hospital when or if the cease-fire became a peace." (XVIII, p. 646)
Peace will come. A Philippe Rochefort series, if it had been written, would have told us where Rochefort went next.
Admiral Cajal
"'The peace treaty remains to be formulated,' said the drained voice. 'I can tell you in strict confidence, Governor Saracoglu has sent to the Imperium his strongest recommendation that Avalon not be annexed.'" (XVIII, p. 651)
Cajal will resign and return to Nuevo Mexico, accompanied by Luisa.
Daniel Holm
"His immediate happiness, quiet and deep, was at knowing that tonight he could go home to Rowena." (XVIII, p. 652)
Luisa Cajal to Ekrem Saracoglu
"'No doubt I'll be getting married. I think, if you don't mind, I think I'd like to name a boy for you.'" (XIX, p. 658)
Ekrem Saracoglu
"Tomorrow I must investigate the local possibilities with respect to bouncy and obliging ladies. After all, we are only middle-aged once." (XIX, p. 659)
Arinnian and Hrill
"'And we do have peace for a while,' she whispered.
"'Can't we be happy in that?' he asked.
"Then she smiled through moonlit tears and said, 'Yes, Arinnian, Chris, dearest of all,' and sought him." (XIX, p. 662)
They will marry. He will contribute "A Little Knowledge," "Day of Burning" and "Lodestar" to The Earth Book Of Stormgate.
Eyath
"Snowpeaks flamed. The sun stood up in a shout of light.
"High is heaven and holy." (XIX, p. 662)
That is the end of the novel.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I can understand why Admiral Cajal chose early retirement, because he blamed himself for the Imperial defeat at Avalon. But no one who MATTERED in the Empire was blaming him for that. The Scorpulena disaster was due to a failure of intelligence no one could have foreseen.
Sean
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