Baron, thanks. I wasn't sure if I should do it like this. I've been (more or less) alternating the narrators for about 8 chapters now, with Cane fraternising on board the Marilyn and Othaglot 3 or 4 weeks behind him on the colony, revealing pertinent infomation about the killer.
From now on (because they are now in the same place, obviously) the story will proceed more or less chronologically, and there won't be any more narrator-swapping for a long time.
I have 2 problems with putting chapter 19 further back: First, i wanted to hold onto the suspense of Chapter 18's cliffhanger for a bit
, and the second is that it would spoil the surprise of the Endeavour's arrival. That's actually quite important, since the fact that Cane and Singh are interrupted by the boarding is significant, and I think if the reader knew what was going on they wouldn't get swept through that chapter in quite the same way.
What does anyone else think of this? If lots of you agree with Baron M, I'll find a way of pushing it back a few chapters.
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[ March 07, 2003, 08:48: Message edited by: dogscoff ]