alloy of law Chronology of events in Alloy of Law

[caraboosh]

I recently reread The Alloy of Law and noticed something that felt off about the timeline.

At some point near the end of the book, the narrator states that less than a day and a half passed between the Vanisher attack at the wedding and the capture of Miles. But when I think about everything that happens in between (the investigation of the abandoned hideout, the interrogation, the bomb, the train fight, and more) it feels like it should be significantly longer than that.

Has anyone else noticed this? Is thiis a continuity error, or am I missing something that explains the compressed timeline?

[Treamayne]

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3 hours ago, caraboosh said:

I recently reread The Alloy of Law and noticed something that felt off about the timeline.

At some point near the end of the book, the narrator states that less than a day and a half passed between the Vanisher attack at the wedding and the capture of Miles. But when I think about everything that happens in between (the investigation of the abandoned hideout, the interrogation, the bomb, the train fight, and more) it feels like it should be significantly longer than that.

Has anyone else noticed this? Is thiis a continuity error, or am I missing something that explains the compressed timeline?

The timeline is correct - AoL:

Spoiler

• Ch 6 - Vanisher Attack on Wedding
• Ch 7 - Morning after, Early  - Marasi Visit - The morning after the assault on the wedding dinner
• Ch 8 - Simultaneous with 7 - Wayne interrogates Vanisher;
• Ch 9 - Morning - Wayne returns; Tillaume blows up
• Ch 10 - Morning - Visit the Foundry
• Ch 11 - Morning - Simultaneous to Ch 10 - Miles gets an update
• Ch 12 - Noonish - investigating the robbery site (Wayne''s Pretzel lunch)
• Ch 13 - Early Afternoon - Fight on the train back
• Ch 14 - Afternoon - Ranette's place
• Ch 15 - Simultaneous with 14 - Miles at hideout
• Ch 16 - Late Afternoon - Sneaking onto the railway
• Ch 17 - Evening - Train is robbed
• Ch 18 - Night - Vanishers hideout
• Ch 19 - Late Night  (Time bubble to early morning) - Showdown
• Ch 20 - about 18 hours after the Wedding attack, Miles is captured. 

Hope that helps