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<blockquote data-quote="nikolai" data-source="post: 1837907" data-attributes="member: 10130"><p>The Nine Doors plot was all flagged well in advance. Both with Borja's advanced knowledge of the one "true" book. And the bookbinders chapter, where Corso gets the true meaning of the conversation which the reader misses (at least the first time around).</p><p></p><p>I thought Borja's fate was also very well constructed. The reader is continually reminded that the book got Torchia and others involved with it burnt. The Borja, Corso, Book & Devil interaction is all wheels within wheels, with each of them playing the others for nebulous reasons until the end. The engravings also prefigure the whole plot line:</p><p></p><p><strong>I: The Horseman with his finger to his lips.</strong> Corso not telling Borja of the missing engraving and thereby dooming him.</p><p><strong>II: The Dog [devil] guarding the keys.</strong> The girl guarding the book, preventing it from being stolen or damaged.</p><p><strong>III:The archer and the bridge.</strong> A warning of what lies in wait for anyone attempting to use the book.</p><p><strong>IIII: The jester and the maze.</strong> Not everyone will fail to contact the devil.</p><p><strong>V: The miser and death.</strong> Either Borja's books, none of which did him any good, or his money, which his refusal to part with doomed him in the end.</p><p><strong>VI: The hanged man.</strong> The various deaths, and the devil's disinterest in preventing any of them.</p><p><strong>VII: The king and servant playing a chess game.</strong> Borja's plot against Corso, and Corso's against Borja.</p><p><strong>VIII: The headsman and the woman.</strong> Corso's meeting with the Baroness, knowledge of her past, and blackmail of her with it.</p><p><strong>VIIII: The girl, dragon and burning castle.</strong> Corso and the girl.</p><p></p><p>These are also explicitly referenced in the text at appropriate times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nikolai, post: 1837907, member: 10130"] The Nine Doors plot was all flagged well in advance. Both with Borja's advanced knowledge of the one "true" book. And the bookbinders chapter, where Corso gets the true meaning of the conversation which the reader misses (at least the first time around). I thought Borja's fate was also very well constructed. The reader is continually reminded that the book got Torchia and others involved with it burnt. The Borja, Corso, Book & Devil interaction is all wheels within wheels, with each of them playing the others for nebulous reasons until the end. The engravings also prefigure the whole plot line: [b]I: The Horseman with his finger to his lips.[/b] Corso not telling Borja of the missing engraving and thereby dooming him. [b]II: The Dog [devil] guarding the keys.[/b] The girl guarding the book, preventing it from being stolen or damaged. [b]III:The archer and the bridge.[/b] A warning of what lies in wait for anyone attempting to use the book. [b]IIII: The jester and the maze.[/b] Not everyone will fail to contact the devil. [b]V: The miser and death.[/b] Either Borja's books, none of which did him any good, or his money, which his refusal to part with doomed him in the end. [b]VI: The hanged man.[/b] The various deaths, and the devil's disinterest in preventing any of them. [b]VII: The king and servant playing a chess game.[/b] Borja's plot against Corso, and Corso's against Borja. [b]VIII: The headsman and the woman.[/b] Corso's meeting with the Baroness, knowledge of her past, and blackmail of her with it. [b]VIIII: The girl, dragon and burning castle.[/b] Corso and the girl. These are also explicitly referenced in the text at appropriate times. [/QUOTE]
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