Mr. Modesitt, I very much enjoyed Last of the First. Seeing early Cyador is always interesting! It made me think of a few questions: what happened to the parks of the First by Lorn or Nylan’s eras? Do you think that there are any surviving descendants of Alyiakal or Lorn by the time of Lerris? On a different note, I was curious whether you plan on donating your writing works/drafts to a university when you decide you have finished writing, as some authors have done (hopefully not for a long while!) I’m very much looking forward to Premiere later this year, and hope you return to Recluse again soon, whether we visit Cyador, Hamor, Fairhaven or somewhere else! Best wishes!

As with all cities, especially capitol cities, over time monuments tend to get removed or simply buried by later emperors. Consider Nero’s “Domus Aurea,” which was buried. As for descendants of Alyiakal and Lorn, there are certainly some, most likely through the matrilineal line, though.

As for donation of my draft/notes/and associated writings, two universities have expressed interest, but that decision will be made by my heirs.