The organizer of a discussion on Lord of the Two Lands has a wealth of choices. The session could look primarily at the historical events, the fantasy elements, or the characters. With each of these, there is also the possibility of comparison with other authors' works.

An optimum plan might be to have some points and questions ready on each aspect of the book. Most fantasy fans are reasonably well informed about large historical events like Alexander's conquests. History buffs may or may not be familiar with the protocols of fantasy. Tarr's fantasy elements in this book are based on belief systems of the ancient world; and may be accepted as such even by those who do not usually read fantasy.

1. Meriamon's "shadow" is sometimes visible to others; sometimes not.

No other character seems to be accompanied by such an entity. What do you think it...