Re: Skylark series

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>