Discussion thread for Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess. Beware, Here There be SPOILERS

[hippogrif]

Welcome.

This is a thread for discussing the Girl Genius novelization Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess, as well as all Girl Genius in general. The subject matter is the property of Phil and Kaja Foglio.

No spoilers are required in this thread. The assumption is you've read the material already. That is why this thread exists--to provide a place for people to talk without having to try to avoid giving away secrets.

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Have fun. Talk at will. If you don't want spoilers, run away now.

Hippogrif.

Comments

Re: favorite added scene

[lightningnettle.livejournal.com]

It rather set up the whole Tarvek is misunderstood theme too. The circus didn't know Tarvek's Very Good Reason for taking Tinka; and they also missed his attempt to make restitution. All they see from their side is theft of a valuable member of their cast.

Re: favorite added scene

[hippogrif]

Yes, and they see him in the context of his father and family, who really are that dangerous and arbitrary. The circus folks are quite right to take every precaution and avoid Balan's Gap when possible.

Re: favorite added scene

[claudeng]

Do you think Anevka underestimated Tarvek as well? I'm really wondering how open he was with her, or whether he was obfuscating with her as well as with everyone else - probably less so, but still keeping things back. I'm not sure we really can tell from the text - she obviously has faith in him, and doesn't seem to dismiss him as simply a tool, but I do wonder who was going to be the dominant power in the long term in their original plan. Not true, I'd be almost certain that each of them intended to be, one way or the other.

Aneveka

[lightningnettle.livejournal.com]

Given how evil Aneveka is; and that he never let her know he built backdoors into her body; I am certain that he obsfucated with her too.

Re: Aneveka

[hippogrif]

Some of the backdoors thing, though, is just Spark caution. Like the (delightful detail) secret hand gesture to let people know there's a crazy machine, or that great discussion between Gil and Tarvek during the Dingbot fight, about "Oh, that never works!"

If you're the sort of spark who makes a robot without overrides, you just deserve whatever happens next!

Re: Aneveka

[sffcorgi]

I really want a demonstration of that gesture now.