>Nan desu ka? I must be missing something UF-wise, 'cause she's
>DEFINITELY alive in the books. They'd never have managed Gregor's
>wedding without her. Which bit should I go reread for all the
>Barrayaran-type stuff?

In a nutshell, Redneck ha said that the UF-Barrayar isn't the same as Bujold's. Remember Vidal is emperor of Barrayar in UF. Alys Vorpatril was pregnant with Ivan before Ezra's death. Given that Padma was in line for the throne, and that in UF-Barrayar, there is a small war before Vidal's ascensi on, it was a guess on my part that Vidal tried to get rid of his competition before becoming Emperor. Killing Ivan and Padma would accomplish that.

Given the slightly moved up timeline of UF-Barryar, Alys woulsn't be close to giving birth when the war started. That's why I asked if she had survived.

Now it's confirmed that she did. That's very interesting. I am eagerly awaiting Elements of Command.

>>>Denton, never leave home without it.
>What's Denton?

Ahem! My Denton is a weapon. This might help:
http://www.baen.com/catalog/author_catalog.asp?author=jhschmitz

yours,
t.

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