Character · from book 4
Priestly
Author of the Cookbook's 14th edition and Carl's best source on the ninth floor: a note written in awe of Larracos — a living poem, a play to see before expulsion, a promised map — and a last entry, after the city fell, that was an incoherent jumble.
First appears: Book 4
Series arc
Through book 6
'Stab, stab, stab', the second-to-last entry, from the conscripted bugbear army, with Drakea's warning not to read the last one (B6 ch. 54); Carl notes what Priestly did not know about Conscript (B6 ch. 65).
Through book 4
Carl weighs Coolie against Priestly before a hard choice (B4 ch. 32); Priestly's note on Larracos — a living poem, a play to see before expulsion, a promised map — opens B4 ch. 33, and Carl recalls that the last entry, after the march over the city's dead, was an incoherent jumble (B4 ch. 33); he refuses to be paralysed the same way (B4 ch. 34).
In the Cookbook
Author of the 14th edition, known from the narration at B4 ch. 32. 2 notes in the text so far: B4 ch. 33 · B6 ch. 54. The register of every edition is on the Cookbook.
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods | 3/35 | Ch. 32, Ch. 33, Ch. 34 · the book's own page |
| 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | 2/74 | Ch. 54, Ch. 65 · the book's own page |
By book
Priestly in book 4 — The Gate of the Feral Gods
Carl weighs Coolie against Priestly before a hard choice (ch. 32); Priestly's note on Larracos — a living poem, a play to see before expulsion, a promised map — opens ch. 33, and Carl recalls that the last entry, after the march over the city's dead, was an incoherent jumble; he refuses to be paralysed the same way (ch. 34).