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Another nail-biting, edge-of-my-seat, breathtaking, blockbuster of an ending.
I would like to start reading Drums of Autumn this week if it's okay with y'all. We want to be finished by the time Echo comes out, and that's less than four months away. I want to build in some extra time in case there's a delay for some reason. I'll ask Betsy to start a new thread for it.
We'll read Chapters 1-9 of DoA this week.
Here are the questions for this weeks discussion.
Part 9--Voyager
"World's Unknown"
Chapters 53-63
1. Do you think it was in character for Claire to attack the auctioneer at the slave market? Do you think it would have happened if Claire had actually been born in the 18th Century?
2. How did you feel when Jamie went into the slaves funeral pyre looking for Ian? Did you think Ian might be there?
3. Do you think the Bruja attacked the Artemis deliberately? If so, why?
4. In reminiscing about Culloden and Murtagh, how do you think Jamie feels? Claire? How do you feel?
7. What do you think of Ishmael? Do you believe his story?
8. Claire recognizes Ishmael's voice as the same as Joe Abernathy. Do you think that Ishmael could be an ancestor of Joe Abernathy?
9. What did you think of Claire assisting Graham Menzies to commit suicide? Was this in character for her?
10. Why do you think Ishmael wanted to take Temeraire with him?
11. What did you think happened to Miss Campbell when you read that she was missing?
12. John seems even more shocked to see Claire than he is to see Jamie. Why do you think that is?
13. Do you think Mr. Willoughby killed Mina Alcott? If not, who do you think did?
14. Why do you think Lord John showed Claire Willie's portrait and told her in such detail about Jamie and Geneva?
15. Gellie ... discuss her reappearance.
16. What do you think Gellie hoped to accomplish by returning to her own time? How could she have hoped to cope with modern times again?
17. What do you think of Gellie's assertion that she and Claire are witches? Why do you think they are able to go through the stones?
18. Gellie mentioned she had met one other time traveler. Who do you think it was?
19. How do you think Mr. Willoughby happened to be at Rose Hall?
20. Did you suspect that Rev. Campbell was The Fiend?
21. How did you feel about Mr. Willoughby's confession that he betrayed Jamie at Arbroath and why he did it?
22. Ishmael and his men save Claire from the crocodile. How did you feel about Miss Campbell's role in the ceremony?
23. Why do you think Gellie chose Ian for her plan?
24. Claire is terrified by the pull of the cave. Do you think Jamie would be able to save her from passing through the stones again?
25. Do you think Gellie is finally dead?
26. Do you think Ishmael and Miss Campbell survived the blasting of the Bruja? If they did, why?
27. What did you think of the pinnace surviving the hurricane and the man o' war sinking?
28. Do you think Jamie is over his seasickness?
29. Jamie and Claire are in America. What do you think is going to happen now?
I would like to start reading Drums of Autumn this week if it's okay with y'all. We want to be finished by the time Echo comes out, and that's less than four months away. I want to build in some extra time in case there's a delay for some reason. I'll ask Betsy to start a new thread for it.
We'll read Chapters 1-9 of DoA this week.
Here are the questions for this weeks discussion.
Part 9--Voyager
"World's Unknown"
Chapters 53-63
1. Do you think it was in character for Claire to attack the auctioneer at the slave market? Do you think it would have happened if Claire had actually been born in the 18th Century?
2. How did you feel when Jamie went into the slaves funeral pyre looking for Ian? Did you think Ian might be there?
3. Do you think the Bruja attacked the Artemis deliberately? If so, why?
4. In reminiscing about Culloden and Murtagh, how do you think Jamie feels? Claire? How do you feel?
7. What do you think of Ishmael? Do you believe his story?
8. Claire recognizes Ishmael's voice as the same as Joe Abernathy. Do you think that Ishmael could be an ancestor of Joe Abernathy?
9. What did you think of Claire assisting Graham Menzies to commit suicide? Was this in character for her?
10. Why do you think Ishmael wanted to take Temeraire with him?
11. What did you think happened to Miss Campbell when you read that she was missing?
12. John seems even more shocked to see Claire than he is to see Jamie. Why do you think that is?
13. Do you think Mr. Willoughby killed Mina Alcott? If not, who do you think did?
14. Why do you think Lord John showed Claire Willie's portrait and told her in such detail about Jamie and Geneva?
15. Gellie ... discuss her reappearance.
16. What do you think Gellie hoped to accomplish by returning to her own time? How could she have hoped to cope with modern times again?
17. What do you think of Gellie's assertion that she and Claire are witches? Why do you think they are able to go through the stones?
18. Gellie mentioned she had met one other time traveler. Who do you think it was?
19. How do you think Mr. Willoughby happened to be at Rose Hall?
20. Did you suspect that Rev. Campbell was The Fiend?
21. How did you feel about Mr. Willoughby's confession that he betrayed Jamie at Arbroath and why he did it?
22. Ishmael and his men save Claire from the crocodile. How did you feel about Miss Campbell's role in the ceremony?
23. Why do you think Gellie chose Ian for her plan?
24. Claire is terrified by the pull of the cave. Do you think Jamie would be able to save her from passing through the stones again?
25. Do you think Gellie is finally dead?
26. Do you think Ishmael and Miss Campbell survived the blasting of the Bruja? If they did, why?
27. What did you think of the pinnace surviving the hurricane and the man o' war sinking?
28. Do you think Jamie is over his seasickness?
29. Jamie and Claire are in America. What do you think is going to happen now?