With regards to my novel, Oracle.

[Gary Compton]

Tagline?

Not sure what you mean, Brian?

Your honour, you knew what I meant! And how did you know I burnt my sausages?

 

[The Judge]

I'm guessing, but the locomotive may be Danish.

Ah, my pet ferroequinologist knew it was European, and I'd guessed somewhere in North or Central Europe as that looks like snow on the platform, but we couldn't get closer than that!

 

[Ursa major]

Ah, my pet ferroequinologist knew it was European, and I'd guessed somewhere in North or Central Europe as that looks like snow on the platform, but we couldn't get closer than that!

As I've said in my edit of my previous post, it's Q 350, of Danish State Railways. (I can't read Danish, but I suspect that means it's of the Q class, and its number is 350.)

Anyway, the clue was the presence of coloured hoops on the chimney.

 

[Susan Boulton]

Thaddeus, secondary world means all fantasy not set in our world. Game of thrones etc are all secondary world fantasy.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Secondary world? Not heard that term before.

I'm surprised, because it's used quite often. I believe Tolkien coined the term. It just means a world invented by the author. It's also called a subcreation.

Edit -- I cross-posted with Sue.

 

[thaddeus6th]

Thanks for the explanation, SJAB.

Teresa, it does seem a peculiar spot of ignorance on my part. Still, we all have little blind spots.

 

[Gary Compton]

As I've said in my edit of my previous post, it's Q 350, of Danish State Railways. (I can't read Danish, but I suspect that means it's of the Q class, and its number is 350.)

Anyway, the clue was the presence of coloured hoops on the chimney.

Well whatever the 350 is. It will be getting photoshopped out tomorrow.

 

[Ursa major]

I hope you only mean the number, 350, not the whole tank loco.

 

[Gary Compton]

Just the 350. It is in a secondary world so need no references to ours. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, Ursa. Do you want a job

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Teresa, it does seem a peculiar spot of ignorance on my part. Still, we all have little blind spots.

Very true. Which is one reason why the Chronicles is such a wonderful forum. We all learn new things.

 

[Serendipity]

Q 350 has been named 'Karoline' and is currently in a museum in Germany (Geesthacht, Hamburg). It arrived there in 1981 from Denmark. It was originally built in 1945 at Frichs in Aarhus.

There isn't by chance a character in Oracle named Caroline?

 

[Ursa major]

No, but Carolyne is the MC of my WiP1.


Spooky....

 

[Susan Boulton]

No Serendipity, there isn't. There is a Claire and a Constance. The freaky thing is that there is a scene where two of the main characters board a train in winter, snow and all. Got to hand it to Gary.

 

[ratsy]

It looks great. I'm looking forward to reading this. You could say Gary is 'training' himself to make book covers.

 

[Ursa major]

Well, I'm glad to see this thread hasn't been derailed by the discussion of the book's cover.

 

[ratsy]

I'm glad I beat Ursa to a pun and before this got off track too.

 

[Gary Compton]

I have took your points into consideration and am glad to be back on track!

Chu chu!

 

[Serendipity]

Puff! And I'm here, turning up at the whatever random time as my tag-name suggests I should! So you can't call me a sleeper! But my main line for this post is:

Well darn it, I'm going to need a coach for learning my puns... anyone help? And this does seem a good platform to ask for one!

As I don't want to get railroaded down a side line, I'll be off in another Puff!

 

[chopper]

i was going to join in, but the rest of you had already covered my points...

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I'm siding with Chopper...

Are we in danger of derailing Sue's thread?