My take onit was that Nemo was a part of the story of Uther and was mainly to be the explaination for the death of Dierdre. Her story line while important to Uther - not so much for the other characters or books. And as "Uther" was written as an aside and after the Dream of Eagles series, perhaps she was not thought of before?

I read "Uther" after the original series and was glad that Uther was vindicated. It does make you feel more for the whole Uther Merlyn dynamic

I'll add my $0.02 to the fray with the comment that I think Nemo was unimportant to Merlyn, our narrator for the other books. From his first-person perspective she would not garner much attention, just as so many of the other common soldiers remain nameless.

"Uther", being the only book not written in the first person, can more easily explore the motivations, feelings, and backgrounds of its characters, since these things do not need to be personally witnessed by the narrator.

Regards,
Chief Scott

Okay - I wasn't brave enought to put it that way but thats what I was thinking

Nemo must have been contrived after the Eagles Brood was over. Jack would have, despite brevity would have attempted to weave her in to the Eagles Brood. When he decided to give Uthers point of view he had to create a character to establish Uther's innocence in the matter of Cassandra. He developed her just enough to allow her to fill that, her singular goal in the plot.

They needed a new character because Remus, the assailant in the original beating was already dead. Bishop Patricus mentioned it at the Verualmium debate that Remus had died in Isca after beating a women with his stick.

Bassus-
I'm sure you're right, that Jack didn't even come up with Nemo until his readers demanded answers to some of the "loose ends" which had come up in the books.

But realistically, Chief Scott is correct - Eagle's Brood and the other books from that part of the cycle are narrated by Merlyn, and contain only those things Merlyn cared to write about. I think in one of the "Nemo chapters" in Uther, Jack states Nemo's belief that she's beneath the notice of people like Merlyn (although I may be disremembering that :) ). It's really not an inconsistency that she was never mentioned in Merlyn's books.

Besides, would it have been as much fun, after all of the speculation before Uther was released, to find out that it was Remus after all? I don't think so...I'm fine with the addition of a new character for this purpose.
Tony

I agree completely. At first when I was reading the cycle before Uther came out I thought of him as a secondary character, and frankly sympathized with Merlyn much more. BUT THANK YOU JACK WHYTE for redeeming Uther!! I am re-reading all the books now and Uther has become my hero. My whole out look has changed as I re-read the eagles brood ect my whole attitude has changed and I read Merlins words with much less sympathy than he afforded Uther. It's amazing knowing that other side of the story how the whole series changes.

Pendragon Red for ever.
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