Delightful, yes, but if a novelist postulated a university official who cheerfully offered to do this kind of thing--successfully! No "and then things went seriously wrong for these arrogant cowboys" denouement--reviewers would complain that it undermined the conventions of fiction by requiring too great a suspension of disbelief. There must be a lot going on in Sweden I haven't grasped.
Yup, right out of The Avenger by Frederick Forsyth.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I think it sounds wholesome and delightful. :)
ReplyDeleteDelightful, yes, but if a novelist postulated a university official who cheerfully offered to do this kind of thing--successfully! No "and then things went seriously wrong for these arrogant cowboys" denouement--reviewers would complain that it undermined the conventions of fiction by requiring too great a suspension of disbelief. There must be a lot going on in Sweden I haven't grasped.
ReplyDelete"There must be a lot going on in Sweden I haven't grasped."
ReplyDeleteThe Heaven's plan and consequences of Saga Vanecek's anointment as Queen have yet to be revealed.
Reminds me of Ross Perot and how he got his team out of Iran.
ReplyDeleteVarangians. The Norse still have the old Blood connections, which translates into modern mercenary circle connections.
ReplyDeleteThat or international mercs have better marketing now a days. For a hilarious look at the scene, consider Jagged Alliance 2.