Talk:Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days

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This is odd, because the name Roland Childe is almost always synonymous with a quest for some sort of tower. In Stephen King's Dark Tower books, Roland, a knight (aka a "Childe") looks for a Dark Tower and quests to reach the top. In Middle age literature, there is a tale of a Roland whose sister is kidnapped and taken away to the top of another dark tower, and so he must quest to rescue her. Now Alistair Reynold is using the name and the tower theme. Why is this? What is the fascination with this tale of Roland?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.98.120.83 (talk • contribs).

Why shouldn't there be? It's a perfectly valid concept to play upon, and the author was obviously hinting at the tower theme at the beginning by using the name. It adds to the depth of the literature and these sort of references should be encouraged.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by The Shrewd Dude (talk • contribs).