Does Harper have a daughter?

[Jim]

I'm new to the series, and while doing some research on Harper I became curious about something: Has it ever been stated whether or not she has a child out there? (For some reason, the thought of a daughter came first). Just wondering if this has been addressed.

[Anthraxus]

It's never been expressly stated that she doesn't, but there has never been anything stated to really indicate that she might. Given her issues with her mother, I would think it extremely unlikely.

[Jim]

Thanks a lot.

[Harper]

I can definitively state that she has no children at this time. Having grown up with only a crazy mother (and a string of her own abusive boyfriends), she's not interested in raising a child in the same kind of unsettled lifes she had as a kid.

She also finds kids kind of icky and messy and loud, so I don't think she's quite ready for motherhood, yet.

[Jim]

Thank you.

[Harper]

My pleasure. Anytime.

[Hagelrat]

I'm with Harper on this, ferrets make much better pets than children do.

[Harper]

Except children eventually stop pooping in corners....

[Hagelrat]

Until they are old enough to drink and then the old problems come back to haunt you. ;)

[scorsone]

If Harper doesn't have a daughter then that's fine. But has anyone ever given any thought that A) A young daughter of somebody might live in her apartment building? and B) Not all young people are little monsters and demons (although that'd make a good antagonist in a book for the future...

But seriously, Harper could appear as a single, strong willed, adult female to a pre-teen or teen girl perhaps of a single parent (father) household whom maybe or maybe not is at the beginning of a life similiar to what Harper went through and appear for a couple of pages or so. It's interesting to think about.

KB

[BlueNinja]

B) Not all young people are little monsters and demons (although that'd make a good antagonist in a book for the future... As the father of two, I dispute this point. :p However, after reading numerous fantasy authors, I hope Kat could be a little more original than using the cliched small-child-who's-really-a-godlike-being-in-disguise as a character. Whether hero or villain, I'd have to root for them to die, simply because they're there.

[Harper]

nah... all the small children in my books are just brats waiting to grow up and rule the world.

[Harper]

Scoresone: I did touch on the mentoring angle a bit in the novella "The Third Death of the Little Clay Dog" but I haven't gotten a lot farther into that yet. Luckily, I have a lot more books to play with....

but it is interesting to hear a fan's thoughts on the matter.

[rse2412]

I liked the young man in that story. Any chance he might make a reappearance at some time in another story?

Rae

[Harper]

You're not the first to ask, but I'm not sure I--a white middle-aged North American woman--could adequately writer a protracted adventure for a young Mexican man with a chip on his shoulder.

[rse2412]

My first reply to that would be don't sell yourself short, but if that is how you feel then maybe not a story centred around him, but one where he has a small guest-starring role. It would be good to see how his character (and powers) is developing after his brush with Harper.

Rae

[Harper]

yeah, I have to admit, it's kind of interesting to me, too. So frustrating....

[rse2412]

.... maybe another short story?

Rae