{"id":6047,"date":"2010-01-29T16:39:07","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T22:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2010\/01\/29\/north_or_be_eaten_where_i_interview_podo\/"},"modified":"2017-01-16T14:21:58","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T20:21:58","slug":"north_or_be_eaten_where_i_interview_podo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.epictales.org\/treskillard\/2010\/01\/29\/north_or_be_eaten_where_i_interview_podo\/","title":{"rendered":"North! or Be Eaten — Where I Interview the Former Pirate, Podo Helmer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\"North!<\/a><\/div>\n

Welcome to our third day of the Christian Science Fiction & Fantasy Blog Tour<\/a><\/strong> review of the young-adult fantasy novel, North! or Be Eaten<\/em><\/a><\/strong> in The Wingfeather Saga<\/a><\/strong> by Andrew Peterson<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Today I’m sitting down with the irascible Podo Helmer<\/strong>—grandfather of the Igiby children and former Pirate—to ask him a few questions.<\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> First off, Podo, could you not scratch the polished wood floor with that … that horrendous looking peg-leg of yours?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> Slimy as the bottom of the Blapp!<\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Really, now, where have you been walking? Here’s a towel so you can clean up a bit.<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> (wipes floor and peg leg). Aye. That’ll help, for a little while at least. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Hopefully longer than that, yuck! So now, I hear you and the Igibys have been doing a bit of sight seeing … any special place you all stopped by?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> Fingap Falls! <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Wow, that must have been quite a visit! Kind of like Niagra, would you say?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> It’s not as bad as I thought. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Well, the travel brochures might need some work, I suppose. What with trolls and fangs and all! Hopefully they didn’t ruin your vacation, old chap. Tell me what you all did next—didn’t you have a nice walk along Glipwood forest, and that … err … rather nice river Blapp?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> By the light of the Hanger Moon. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Perhaps your dim conditions combined with your myopia caused you to get your peg leg … err … slimy. Did, mayhap, any daggerfish bite you?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> Hardly a scratch, ye big baby! <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Really now! No need to call names, my dear man! But surely something injured you … I see your right shoulder’s all bandaged up.<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> Arrows. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Oh my! You don’t say? Here, would you like me to pull that arrow out? That looks like it hurts.<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> No need to do anythin’ drastic. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Well, you might say that, but what if it gets infected? We couldn’t have an old salt dog like you laid up while you have your family to care for. I really think I should take it out…<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> Aye. Sounds like our best option. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> (removing arrow while Podo yells) Pipe down, man! You’d think I was your tax-assessor!<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> And you’re the first one I aim to lay my teeth and me bushy eyebrows on. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> I’m not sure this interview is going as expected. If you don’t behave yourself, you’ll have to leave. Anyway, you’ve lost a lot of blood.<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> Old Podo’s not got much left in ‘im. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Well, maybe a trip to the doctor can fix you up after our interview. So tell me, who shot you?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> Thieves and killers. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Right. Well now, how did you get away?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> The tree! <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> You must be very spry to be climbing trees at your age. How did you think of it?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> I’m old and one legged, but I’m no fool. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Well, don’t take offense—really, you can put your sword back. Podo, please, I didn’t mean to offend you. I guess this means our interview is at an end, eh?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> That’s right. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> So, this is Robert Treskillard, signing off, hopefully not for the … gulp … last time. Podo, I hope you’ve … err … enjoyed our little interview?<\/p>\n

PODO:<\/strong> We’ve wasted precious time. <\/p>\n

RT:<\/strong> Right, well, you don’t have to jab me in the ribs so. Perhaps you might … no, no, not the plank! Anything but the plank! Please, there are sea-dragons down there. PLEASE!<\/p>\n

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(splash, gobble)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

p.s.<\/strong> Actually, I’m in the process of interviewing Andrew Peterson<\/strong> himself, and as soon as the interview is finished, I’ll post it here. So come back, probably next week, to see if I fare any better than with Podo Helmer. Hmmmmm…<\/p>\n

Also, to read my reviews of North! or Be Eathen, see Day One<\/a><\/strong> and Day Two<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Footnote: Podo’s quotes come from North! or Be Eaten<\/strong>, page 105, 59, 47, 66, 103, 66, 59, 98, 75, 103, 55, 89, 89, 103, 106, and page 47.<\/em><\/p>\n

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