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S'Olcarios's Sons

A Short Story by Lisa Swallow

This is the first story of the Wich World Saga.

 

Edition Used for Analysis:
[Tales of the Witch World 2] (1989) Published by TOR, PB, 0-812-54757-8, 978-0-812-54757-3, $3.95, 343pg ~ cover by Victoria Poyser

Synopsis:

The story of the Sulcarmen and how they came to be. As told by Grandpa the Old Sulcarman to the family at the end of the day. As the story comes to an end Grandpa must now go his own journey to find Anatella.

Timeline Points:

  1. Set hundreds of years ago, this story is a legend of the origin of the Sulcar race. This is contradicted by The Warding of Witch World where the Sulcar  are offworlders who came through a Gate. It's possible to reconcile the two by saying that this an oral tradition of the origin of a particular Sulcar  family bloodline. S'Olcarias & Anatella's 3 sons probably married women of the Sulcar  race who came through the Gate into the Witch World…
  2. Another problem with this story is Krogan and Thas in Karsten…! Unless they died out in Karsten so long ago they became myths and were generally forgotten, this story may be non-canon and just a fanciful tale among the Sulcar . Since no one seems to need to have Karsten and Thas explained to them, the framing story of the grandfather telling it to his family must take place some time after Warlock of the Witch World.
  3. In Witch World there is mention made that the Sulcar  came from the north in times past, further making this tale unlikely.

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Intersting Companion Articles
 

[Glossary of Witch World] [Races of the Witch World] ~ by the Grand Wizard Michael Martinez

[Bibliography 1980] [Humanity 1982] [Survey 1983] [Andre becomes her Fiction 1994] ~ by the Grand Wizard Roger Schlobin

[Introduction to Witch World 1977] ~ by the Grande Dame Sandra Miesel

[Norton Profile 1966] ~ by the Grande Dame Lin Carter    [Witch World Calander 1980] ~ by the Wizard C.M. Quillan

Back to Contents     [Expanded Reading Order of The Witch Word Saga~ by the Master Sorcerer Metaldragon

 


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