Nik Nikolai
Nik Nikolai asked Emily Croy Barker:

Hello, Ms. Barker! I've written to you on your site before, but I had a couple more questions and comments as I've been reading through "Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic" again... One, how do the patronymics work exactly? And does Aruendiel have a 'first' name, not just a patronymic? And my other question- is Micher Samle the professor (Farmer Dahmer) that Nora bumps into at the beginning of the novel?

Emily Croy Barker These are great questions! It's clear that you've read the novel very carefully. I'm not going to answer them here because—spoilers! But if you listen to this audio excerpt from the new book, I think you'll find one of your suppositions confirmed: https://fb.watch/3GKKZp5mp0/

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