jkrb 06-22-2013, 12:59 PM
SPOILER WARNING-
I became a fan of Repairman Jack after reading all the original adversary cycle novels back in the 80s and 90s. I've just got around to reading the last Repairman Jack (The Dark at the End) and am now reading the revised version of Nightworld. I was just wondering if anyone else noticed the slight error involved with the katana that first appeared in By the Sword? At the beginning of Fatal Error Rasalom tells Ernst Drexler to expect a package. Towards the middle of the same novel Ernst receives the package. Towards the end of The Dark at the End Ernst gives the package to Rasalom, who ends up using the katana inside to kill The Lady. However, at the beginning of The Dark at the End, Jack has possession of the katana. I understand that since Rasalom knew where Jack lived, he could have stolen the katana anytime he wished. But that would not explain how Ernst possessed it during Fatal Error, Jack had it at the beginning of The Dark at the End, and Rasalom had it at the end of the same novel (afterwhich, Jack again reclaimed it). Any suggestions out there?