She is not the only person from Brust's circle of friends and fellow writers to appear via Expy in one of his novels. :D
Paarfi's commentator, Ivan Sekely, is a tribute to John M. Ford, who passed away in 2006.
Aibynn, the odd drummer Vlad picks up during his adventure on Greenaere, is an Expy of Robin Anders, a drummer friend of Brust's.
The "Seven Wizards" mentioned in Athyra are based on Brust's writing group; see specifics here.
The character Daridd of Diar-by-the-Bennett is a shoutout to David Dyar-Bennett, Brust's friend and admin of the official Dragaera website.
"Tersa of Haynels" is a reference to Brust's editor and friend Teresa Nielsen Hayden.
And Brust himself appears, metaphorically, as Miska the coachman!
There are lots of little shoutouts and personal-friend appearances in this series (notwithstanding that Brust also named his daughter Kiera! Or Aliera? Maybe he has two daughters. I forget biographical details so easily....)
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Date: 2019-05-23 03:57 am (UTC)Paarfi's commentator, Ivan Sekely, is a tribute to John M. Ford, who passed away in 2006.
Aibynn, the odd drummer Vlad picks up during his adventure on Greenaere, is an Expy of Robin Anders, a drummer friend of Brust's.
The "Seven Wizards" mentioned in Athyra are based on Brust's writing group; see specifics here.
The character Daridd of Diar-by-the-Bennett is a shoutout to David Dyar-Bennett, Brust's friend and admin of the official Dragaera website.
"Tersa of Haynels" is a reference to Brust's editor and friend Teresa Nielsen Hayden.
And Brust himself appears, metaphorically, as Miska the coachman!
There are lots of little shoutouts and personal-friend appearances in this series (notwithstanding that Brust also named his daughter Kiera! Or Aliera? Maybe he has two daughters. I forget biographical details so easily....)