MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2368

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) RE: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 2367
	by Cariad <ladyember-+AT+-email.com>
  2) Back covers and deities
	by Sara Peek <saddlefan-+AT+-yahoo.com>
  3) Re: Back covers and music
	by Elizabeth R Norton <enorton-+AT+-orion.ac.hmc.edu>

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Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 10:49:04 -0400 (EDT)
From: Cariad <ladyember-+AT+-email.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: RE: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 2367
Message-ID: <382385499.964968544566.JavaMail.root-+AT+-web446-ec.mail.com>

Heyla everyone! Delurking for a bit...

Sara said:
<<Also, I like the names, don't get me wrong, but how
creative would the average Valdemaran mother/father be
in naming their children? I know I was spouting about
repeating names some time ago, but it's true that
this's more practical. Do there seem to be any
systems? On Pern (McCafferey) the kids have a name
combined of the parents'. Also, I'm suprised there
haven't been any little Vanyels in the books. There
are basketball players named Jesus in rl, there
probably would be little Vans. Course, it would get
confusing, so maybe they're there but not recognized.>>
:)
 
Names have always fascinated me, so I have noticed this too. You would think that there would be children named after heros like Vanyel, or even little Kerowyns or Kethrys running around somewhere too. But I bet that the reason there isn't is to keep readers from being confused, or demanding that people have been reincarnated. =]

 
TAZ said:
<<I 
remember one of my past lives - only one, but it is ancient and that is the 
one I am currently focusing on,>> (snip) <<I would say it was just my 
imagination, but all four of us have memories of that life,>> 
Wow! That's fascinating. I've had memories and dreams and such that I can only attribute to a past life, but nothing like you have. That's impressive. 

And a little annoyance that I have noticed. Have any of the rest of you come to the conclusion like I have that whoever writes the blurb on the back covers of Misty's books did not even read the book itself? Because they have nothing to do with the story!!! Sorry I flared...

oh well, peppermint sheep to everyone!

~Lady Ember~

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Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 09:46:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sara Peek <saddlefan-+AT+-yahoo.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Back covers and deities
Message-ID: <20000730164635.6138.qmail-+AT+-web4605.mail.yahoo.com>


--- Cariad <ladyember-+AT+-email.com> wrote:
> And a little annoyance that I have noticed. Have any
> of the rest of you come to the conclusion like I
> have that whoever writes the blurb on the back
> covers of Misty's books did not even read the book
> itself? Because they have nothing to do with the
> story!!! Sorry I flared...

The back of MPawn says something about a Shin'a'in
Adept. I have no idea how that could have happened, as
there is no *mention* of Shin'a'in in the entire book.
To add insult to injury, Shin'a'in shamans (shamen?)
aren't ranked.
*gripefest over*

Is that the one you meant? It seems that a lot of
books have inaccurate summaries, but that's the worst
I'd ever seen. If I hadn't read Oaths first, I
wouldn't know what they were talking about!
*second gripefest over, I'm done, I mean it!*

Are there gods/goddesses out there who aren't
worshipped? Or would being worshipped make them real?
In the T&K stories, I think Oathblood, there was a
story about the girl who could become a bear because
she believed she could, get my point?

Thunder-shaped sheep,
Sara,
HM Rini,
Chosen by Cinna 

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Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 14:05:44 -0700 (PDT)
From: Elizabeth R Norton <enorton-+AT+-orion.ac.hmc.edu>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Back covers and music
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0007301405210.6696-100000-+AT+-orion.ac.hmc.edu>

> --- Cariad <ladyember-+AT+-email.com> wrote:
> > And a little annoyance that I have noticed. Have any
> > of the rest of you come to the conclusion like I
> > have that whoever writes the blurb on the back
> > covers of Misty's books did not even read the book
> > itself? Because they have nothing to do with the
> > story!!! Sorry I flared...

Well, I've come to the conclusion that they are written by someone that
skimmed the book, then editted by three separate people that haven't even
looked at it, and never given back to anyone that even skimmed the book to
see if they vaguely resemble reality... but that's just me.

Anyways, I was wondering...  I'm looking for the music to Windrider
Unchained, so I journeyed to firebirdarts.com and I found that the Shadow
Stalker CD has the song on it, but I was looking at the songbook to go
with it, and came up with a few questions.  First of all "work in
progress."  They're selling a work in progress?  Or has the blurb simply
not been updated in a while?  The other question is regarding the guitar
chords.  I know nothing about guitar chords, but I'm wondering if it's
possible to play them on my harp... I have a folk harp, and only the C and
F strings *can* be sharped, and changing sharping levers in the middle of
a piece doesn't sound like fun.  So I guess I'm wondering what key they're
in, but I'm not sure because I don't know much about music.  Also, I'd be
curious what key the melody line is in.

If anyone has access to that information, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Liseth



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