cthia wrote:Tlb, thanks for the amazing textev. I vaguely remember it after reading your post. I've only read most of the books once. I'm drooling at the proposition of a momentus second read through, which is calling me loudly.
Anyway, I had blinders on concerning Silesia. I thought most of the business Manty freighters had in Silesia was carrying trade for the League. Mostly because I thought the League would deny them access. So, in that respect, I called the market new to Manticore, since the war. I had no idea it was such bread and butter to the Manty economy. Albeit, tlb's explanation of the SL not being in need of what Manticore was selling makes lots of sense. I certainly understand the beef over Silesia now. Silesia is like the Wild West and the gold rush.
Is it fair to ask which of the two had their hooks in Silesia first? I really need to read House of Steel.
The answer is in the Manticore Ascendent series. The Andermani are much closer to Silesia prior to the wormhole, and had a much larger navy and merchant marine during those books. Manticore really didn't start it's ascendance as a power until the time of the wormhole.