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Rasyr
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Questions -- (Warning!!! Answers will contain spoilers!!! Beware!!!
Posted: 07 Dec 07 8:54 PM
Howdy all!! I am new to the forums!!

First of all, I want to say thanks to the authors for producing such a wonderful series of books. I enjoy them immensely.

Unfortunately for me, I won't be able to pick up book 12 (actually just finished rereading the first 11 & Point Blank) until the paperback comes out (due to finances - bleh).

However, I have seen a couple of references to somethings (both in the books and mentioned here) that I would like to ask about.

First of all, I have seen several references to the secret of the skinks being out. Could somebody please tell me tell me how that happened?

(I don't care about spoilers -- they spoiler nothing for me -- the journey is often more enticing than the destination) :)

And on to the skinks themselves..... (and yes, I know that I will most likely get speculation from folks)

The skinks culture seems to be heavily resemble that of feudal Japan. So much so that I often find myself speculating if there is some connection to ancient feudal Japan and the skinks.

There have also been references about how the skinks encountered humans before (before the encounter on Waygone). Especially since they knew humans would eventually come to investigate, and so forth..

I have also occassionally wondered if the skins were just a human colony who got lost in the shuffle, and then began experimenting on themselves - eugenics sort of thing...

Or perhaps the skins have been visiting the humans for a long while (though not frequently.

And no, I am not discounting he possibility of raids against other Behind outposts. I noticed that a lot of equipment was missing and understand that they could have learned from that.

That provides another potential explanation for the skinks -- they were encounted by an early BEHIND mission, whose make up was heavily japanese (mostly so). The skinks captured and wrung them for everything they knew.

I remember Top Myers speech about when ancient japanese culture first met with western cultures -- and the situation with the skinks could be a massive replay of that sort of turmoil.

Any ideas? comments?
z665almostevil
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Re: Questions -- (Warning!!! Answers will contain spoilers!!! Beware!!!
Posted: 08 Dec 07 8:45 AM
Howdy Rasyer, they call me the evil one. In the end of Firestorm the Madam President decides its time the universe learns about the skinks. If you'll remember in FlashFire, the troop build up on Ravenette was one of the bog reasons the war was said to be started, and they were there because of the skinks attack fringe colonies. and yes from our speculations and David and Danners elusive answers ya they are based off of feudel Japan or possibly the Japanese Army and Navy in WWII. As for the rest its all a possibility, my geuss it that they some how got their culture from Japan. But all will be answered some day lol
Finucane
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Re: Questions -- (Warning!!! Answers will contain spoilers!!! Beware!!!
Posted: 08 Dec 07 11:15 AM
Razorman, "the Evil One" is not as bad as he sounds in fact he's quite a decent chap, once you get to know him.  The mysteries behind what the Skinks are and why they act they do do will all be solved in due time.  We just aren't ready yet to tell our readers yet.
Rasyr
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Re: Questions -- (Warning!!! Answers will contain spoilers!!! Beware!!!
Posted: 09 Dec 07 2:01 PM
 Finucane wrote
Razorman, "the Evil One" is not as bad as he sounds in fact he's quite a decent chap, once you get to know him. The mysteries behind what the Skinks are and why they act they do do will all be solved in due time. We just aren't ready yet to tell our readers yet.


I actually pronounse my screen name as "Rah - seer". It was the name of a favorite rpg character of mine.

I now work for the company whose game I used to create that character. I am a system editor and author. (So I can sympathize greatly with the anguish you must feel when you realize errors have creeped in (like in the one novel when it referenced Dean and Claypool saving Ambassador Humphrey-Wells, when it was Dean and Wolfman (not gonna try spelling his last name) hehe)

Anyways.... Excellent books!! I cannot wait until #12 hits paperback...

I have to throw my hopes and wishes in with the rest of those who don't want you guys to bust up the 34th fist.

Though, in thinking about it, since the Commandant already created a Whiskey Company for the 34th, it is possible that they will, instead of releasing the quarantine, extend to the entire military, at least until the threat of skinks is gone.

And it would not also be beyond the realm of possibility to think that the Commandant would keep them together because there ARE the most experienced unit in dealing with the ongoing problem of the skinks.

Of course, this could also mean that the 34th or detached elements of it, either train other units, or said trainers come and work with the 34th until they can go start training other units as well.

lots of possibilities.... (please write faster... hehe)
Finucane
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Re: Questions -- (Warning!!! Answers will contain spoilers!!! Beware!!!
Posted: 09 Dec 07 3:33 PM

Congratulations, old man, you are Razorman from now on.  That's the Naming Convention or what happens when new guys are formally welcomed into the outfit.  Means you're now one of us.

I have to confess, you are not the first to point out that mistake.  There are others perhaps even more egregious you may find as you read along but I won't mention them here and spoil the thrill of discovery.   Anyway, we don't mind it at all when readers catch glitches.  But one guy did write us a simpering, arrogant email accusing us of contributing to the deaths of U. S. military personnel by what we'd written in these books.  Between us David and I have more than 6 years service in Vietnam and 26 years total in the active military (this guy has none) and we're trying to get today's military people killed in Iraq and Afghanistan?  I suggested he share his observations with the guys on this site and he called me a coward for siccing the Starfist legion on his ass.  Our correspondence (mine, not David's) escalated immediately thereafter so acrimoniously he complained to google that we were "abusing" him!

 Your questions may be satisfied when RECOIL and WINGS OF HELL come out.  Lots happening in those two books.
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