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Silverlock by John Myers Myers ISBN 0-441-76674-9 Ace Fantasy Books The Berkely Publishing Group 200 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10016 |
A Silverlock Companion: The Life and Works of John Myers Myers edited by Fred Lerner ISBN 0-910619-02-6 Niekas Publications, 1988 email order from <edmund.meskys@gsel.org> |
On the Structure of Silverlock
Silverlock is a fun way to explore the Commonwealth of Letters — the body of classic literature and mythology. You can either locate a particular allusion from this page and follow it to its location in the book, where it is explained with hyperlinks to the fullest sources on the web; or you can just start at the beginning and explore the Commonwealth with Shandon and Golias.
Way One (The Way of Chance)
Chapter 1: The Right Waters
Naglfar, Great Silkie, maelstrom, Delian, O. (Orpheus), Widsith, Amergin, Demodocus, Boyan, Taliesin, Golias, Academy, great white whale, Archipelago, P'eng Lai, Emne, Orthroerir
Chapter 2: The Animal Fancier
Chapter 3: A Map of the Commonwealth
a print in the sand of a large naked foot, a raft, Deryabar, Pike County, Boss of Arden, Utgard, Adamastor's Haunt, Watling Street, Long River, Broceliande Forest, Warlock Mountains, Titans, Midwater, Gitche Gumee, Ilium, Carlion, Thebes, Valentia, Parouart, Argos, Troynovaunt, Gotham, Red Branch, Swallow Barn, Headlong Hall
Chapter 4: Driving for the Mainland
one man at the helm with a bird slung about his neck, Glendower, "by chance, by choice, or by oracle", Argo, Prydwen, ask, Brodir Hardsark, Sigtrygg, skald, byrnie, chain mail, Berserkers
East of Agamemnon ...
Agamemnon, Thole pins, Ingcel One-Eye, O. van Kortlandt, Communipaw
Chapter 5: A Day and a Night
Sigurd, Heorot, Second Battle of Moytura, Brian Boru, Aucando, Rosalette, seven cross roads
Chapter 6: Random Faring
Pathfinder, Calidore, Blatant Beast, men in green, the Cardiff Giant
Chapter 7: Under the Leaves
Robin, John, Scarlock, Lady's Day, Nicolind
Chapter 8: Two Big Cats
Swamp Doctor, Puck, what Geri and Freki feed on, what Jack Wilton did at the house of Pontius Pilate, what the Dagda said to call his harp, the stakes Setna played for, who Kuwarbis got tight with, why Ilmarinen didn't have much fun with his second wife, what the suppliant maidens wanted
Chapter 9: A Guide and No Guides
hollow as Finnegan's legs, "day and night joint", Sandhills, Wayland's Forge
Chapter 10: At Heorot
The Ballad of Bowie Gizzardsbane
Houston the Raven, Bexar, Rune, Thanes, Bowie, fire it and raze it, "Fame has its fosterlings", Holmgang, Natchez, a long knife, Wayland, Trolls, Thor, Weregild, Travis, Crockett, Who shaved with a star and stomped to make earthquakes, Kimble, Bonham, Ring giver
Calydonian Boar Hunt, Briciu, King Fisherman's, Arjuna, Bhima and the rest, Pwyll, Arawn, Orlando, Terne Wathelyne, Graelent, Igor. Tilbury town, at Woodlands with Johnny Quae Genus, Beowulf
Way Two (The Way of Choice)
Chapter 11: The Undertaking
Doña Ximena, Ruy Diaz de Bivar, Reine Pedauque, Hypata, Tom Jones, Jamshyd, Feudal Ranks and Titles
Chapter 12: Down Watling Street
Sir Despard Murgatroyd, Gilbert and Sullivan, Don Quixote de la Mancha
Chapter 13: Shenanigans at Upton
Paul Bunyan, Tantalus, Fjolne, Ynglings, harpies, Grundy, Dionysus, Gambrinus, Barleycorn, Panurge, Toby Belch, Tom Norman, Seithenyn ap Seithin, Sut Lovingood, Colas Brugnon, Elinor Rummin, Eumolpus, Rex Cole, Celm Hawley, Will Boniface, Manon Lescaut, The Wreck of the Hesperus, Blanchefleur, Enid, Cu Roi MacDairi, Cuchullain, Heracles, Setanta
Chapter 14: Hot Water for Lucius
Friar John, Lernists, King Grangousier, pax vobiscum, pater noster, Athena, Zeus, Hereward
Chapter 15: A Change of Route
Fir Cone, Parouart, Xanadu, Hell Fire Club, Kilmansegg, Midas
Chapter 16: A New Problem
Robin Turgis, Barabas, Captain Face, Trismegistus, philosopher's stone
Chapter 17: Jones Meets Admirers
Shylock, Erech, Queen Semiramis
Chapter 18: Travel de Luxe
Lars Porsena, Complete Angler, Venator, Piscator, Trimalchio's chef, Arion
Chapter 19: Big and Green
Green Knight, Bercilak, Gawain, Janet, Tamlane, the Queen of the Fairies
Chapter 20: Meetings at Miles Cross
a one-eyed man accompanied by two crows, Tyrfing
Chapter 21: Avarta's Nag
Nimue, Tom Learmont, True Tom, Gwynn Uriens MacLir, Merlin, Accolon, Avarta's nag, Kydnon, Conaire, valraven, Leoline, Groa, Svipdag, Kaikhosru, Degare, Mount St. Michael, Venusberg, Laeg, Deiphobe, Chapel Perilous, Hippocrene
Chapter 22: Activities at the Chapel
Lancelot, Tyl, Castle Nigramous, Glewlwyd Gavaelvawr, geas, Wyrd, Gunnar, Finn, Conor, Ulad, Allecto, Megaera, Tisiphone, Achillides, Blas, Kormak, Huon
Way Three (The Way of Oracle)
Chapter 23: Lorel's Passenger List
Usher's Tarn, The Dark Tower, Gnipa Cave, Becky Crawley, C. Lorel, Ship of Fools
Chapter 24: Men and Horses
Inqusition, Pangloss, Yahoo
Chapter 25: A Guide of Sorts
Job, Faustopheles, Abandon hope, all ye who enter here."
Chapter 26: Into the Pit
Garm, The Void, Rodya Raskolnikov
Chapter 27: Going Down
Ganelon, vs Roland, Oliver and the Companions, Oedipus, Hamlet
Chapter 28: At the Bottom
Virgilio, Anna Karenina, Scarlet Letter, Hester, Gretchen, Prometheus.
Chapter 29: A Brace of Courts
Infernal Court, Orpheus, Tammuz, Gilgamesh, Innini, Ekidu, Erech, Khumbaba, magic cedars, Anu's bull, Rhadamanthus, Minos, Aeacus, "drink deep or taste not", Xanthus, King Noble, Bazarov's grave, Goriot, Genji, forced the door of Jason's house, lounged at Shandy Hall, hid out with Martin Fierro, hunted the Sampo, backed up Charudatta, fane
Chapter 30: Good Company and Hippocrene
a dog with three heads, Dione's Watch, Tiresias, Tartarean lake, Glasgerion, Amphion, Gandercleugh, Red Lion Tavern, Ambrose, Rider's Shrine, Falstaff, Dinadan, Alcestis, Helias, Biron, Maeve, Fiametta, Tartarin, young Juan, Captain Suggs, Glycerium, Disli, Mrs. Slipslop, Miss Emma Watson, Chang-an, Ming Huang, Lady Yang, Angel's Camp in Calaveras County
A Map of the Commonwealth East of Agamemnon ...
The Ballad of Bowie Gizzardsbane The river: "From source to mouth there's but one ford ..."
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