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In article <1048kak$r6j6$1@dont-email.me>,
"Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:

Midway through Chapter 4 of Ryk Spoor's _Grand Central Arena_, Ariane addresses DuQuesne as "Marc Cassius DuQuesne". Now, I've read the
Skylark series *many* times, and don't recall ever seeing him given
anything more than a middle initial.

Did Wasp have a canonical source for this middle name, or is it his
own invention?

That was in chapter 4 of _Spheres of Influence_, though somebody did
refer to Marc as Marc Cassius DuQuesne in _Grand Central Arena_. I have
a vague recollection that this question was asked back when the book was originally published, let's see if it was on Baen's Bar and if I can
find it (Google Groups is hopeless) ... sorry, couldn't find anything.
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See if I can do a "followup" this time, instead of a "reply".

On 04/07/2025 12.26, Robert Woodward wrote:

In article <1048kak$r6j6$1@dont-email.me>,
"Michael F. Stemper" <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:

Midway through Chapter 4 of Ryk Spoor's _Grand Central Arena_, Ariane
addresses DuQuesne as "Marc Cassius DuQuesne". Now, I've read the
Skylark series *many* times, and don't recall ever seeing him given
anything more than a middle initial.

Did Wasp have a canonical source for this middle name, or is it his
own invention?

That was in chapter 4 of _Spheres of Influence_,

Yeah, that's what I meant. Bad fingers!

(Apparently, they're not willing to accept the blame. :-<)

though somebody did
refer to Marc as Marc Cassius DuQuesne in _Grand Central Arena_.

I missed that reference.

I have
a vague recollection that this question was asked back when the book was originally published, let's see if it was on Baen's Bar and if I can
find it (Google Groups is hopeless) ... sorry, couldn't find anything.

Okay, thanks for checking. And my apologies fro cluttering your mailbox.
--
Michael F. Stemper
Economists have correctly predicted seven of the last three recessions.

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On 04/07/2025 14:18, Michael F. Stemper wrote:

Midway through Chapter 4 of Ryk Spoor's _Grand Central Arena_, Ariane addresses DuQuesne as "Marc Cassius DuQuesne". Now, I've read the
Skylark series *many* times, and don't recall ever seeing him given
anything more than a middle initial.

Did Wasp have a canonical source for this middle name, or is it his
own invention?

Not an answer, but there may be enlightenment
in <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Cassius_Longinus>
- a famous Roman clashing with Julius Caesar,
Caesar being hero inasmuch as Shakespeare wrote
a play with his name in the title, Cassius fleeing
(before the play) then coming back and causing
more trouble. And doesn't Smith send Duquesne off
to found a new and tyrannical empire, a social
experiment I suppose.

But it could be about someone else called Cassius.

Also, a similar Roman middle name was eventually
revealed to be held by one James Tiberius Kirk.
In "The Animated Series", we gather. <https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/James_T._Kirk>
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