"We, though, had been famous ourselves for a while, headline material. That was eleven years ago." (2, p. 9)
So Operation Luna is definitely set eleven years after Operation Chaos and Valeria is now fourteen.
"...the war ended twenty years ago." (p. 11)
So is Operation Luna set in 1965? Not necessarily. We do not know when the war ended or even when it started - although our theory of parallel worlds might incorporate the hypothesis that, other things being equal, a second world-wide conflict in the twentieth century will have approximately the same dates on two Earths.
"If Val was to fully master the female side of the Art like her mother, as her genes and her dreams alike called for, she must stay virgin till she had her magistra's degree. "Not easy," Ginny ended. "I know." (3, pp. 27-28)
That would put a different perspective on things: a practical, indeed a professional, reason to remain celibate.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
That brings up a point: no SPECIFIC years near or during the events in OPERATION CHAOS were mentioned. Something to look out for are any dates in OPERATION LUNA.
A MAGISTRATE'S, not a MASTER'S degree? That is different! I usually think of magistrates as being judges.
Virginia Greylock married Steven Matuchek when she was about 26, when she was still not QUITE professionally read to no longer be celibate. So their daughter Valeria would have to be celibate till about age 27 to 30.
Ad astra! Sean
Kaor, Sean!
I’m behind as usual (and I’ve written 14,000 words of an Office Action dealing with the patent application I’m examining, and I’m still not finished). Not a MAGISTRATE’S degree, a Magistra degree. “Magister” is the Latin word for master (with some complications; dominus means master in the sense of someone holding great authority), and Magistra is the feminine form. So Valeria Victrix Matuchek hopes to achieve a high level of learning in her chosen field (magic), and get a Magistra degree.
Best Regards,
Nicholas D. Rosen, whom Penn State made a Magister Scientiae back in 1992
Kaor, Nicholas!
You are right! I came across that more correct form "magista" after I started to reread OPERATION LUNA. I assume the masculine form of "magistra" would be used for male witches gaining a Master's degree.
You are very busy, I know, but I'm sure both Paul and I hope to see more comments from you.
Regards! Sean
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