MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2477 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Monarch's own compaion by Julia Gray 2) Owlsight by "Rebecca McAllister" 3) ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book by Julia Gray 4) Re: Owlsight by "Layla Voll" 5) RE: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 2476 by Cariad 6) Re: Monarch's own compaion by Lish Monahan 7) Re: ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book by Lish Monahan 8) Re: ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book by Hank Tiffany 9) Re: ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book by Lish Monahan 10) Re: Monarch's own compaion by Natetoact-+AT+-aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 08:43:19 -0600 From: Julia Gray To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Monarch's own compaion Message-ID: <3A421707.859257A5-+AT+-oakton.edu> I've been thinking about this .... Lisa wrote: > My personal take (using above information) is that the MO companion will > choose a Herald, the that Herlads compainion will break the bond between the > herald and him/herself and (maybe) choose again. Or something to that > effect. remember, the Mo is gorveborn and therefore can do stuff no other > compaion can do! Why would it have to be broken? Couldn't it be transferred? We know only a part of what companions can do, perhaps (and this is pure speculation) the bond in some way could be transferred... or how about having two companions at once? Just some other possibilities.... Betha'lis who now goes back to lurking ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:10:52 From: "Rebecca McAllister" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Owlsight Message-ID: Okay since I have nothing to say about Mo Companions that hasn't already been seen, and I haven't posted in a really long time, I am going to throw out another quetion. I don't know if I am the only picky one, but one thing that drives me bonkers is the inconsistencies in the illistartions in the books. I personally don't think that a novel needs pictures, but if it does the should at least match the decriptions in the books. For instance, in Owlsight, Keisha is not supposed to be particularily pretty, But her sister Shandi is supposed to make the guys go Ga-Ga. However, in the illistrations, Keisha is drawn as a borderline babe and Shadi looks like a male version of Martha Stewart. I just wanted to see if anyone agrees with me or if I am just flying off my cracker. Thank you for putting up with my nonsesical rantings, Lots of very patient and understanding sheep to all, Becca (with no special title) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:36:48 -0600 From: Julia Gray To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book Message-ID: <3A42319F.1895C745-+AT+-oakton.edu> Rebecca McAllister wrote: > in Owlsight, Keisha is not supposed to be particularily pretty, But her sister > > Shandi is supposed to make the guys go Ga-Ga. However, in the illistrations, > Keisha is drawn as a borderline babe and Shadi looks like a male version of > Martha Stewart. I attempted to justify it by an "eye of the beholder" view; perhaps in the eye of the artist (and, by some sort of extension, his/her interpretation of the cultural norms represented in the book), Martha Stewart like is the standard of beauty, while what we might think of as babe-like is less desired. Or it could just be an inconsistency :-) Betha'lis, who truly plans on going back to the comfort of lurkdom ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:37:46 From: "Layla Voll" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Owlsight Message-ID: "Rebecca McAllister" writes: >I don't know if I am the only picky one, but one thing that drives me >bonkers is the inconsistencies in the illistartions in the books. I >personally don't think that a novel needs pictures, but if it does the >should at least match the decriptions in the books. .... One illustration that I especially like, on the other hand, is the cover illustration for "By the Sword." I always forget that Kerowyn is also supposed to be conventionally *pretty*, like her mother and her grandmother, in addition to being a fantastic swordswoman, etc. The cover often takes me by surprise (since I have the memory span of a goldfish). Remembering that she's a pretty blonde makes the young Daren's attitude make more sense, for instance -- the thought that she could fit in at court, for example. Layla ------------------- Layla Voll Layla_Voll-+AT+-hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 15:04:56 -0500 (EST) From: Cariad To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: RE: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 2476 Message-ID: <383810476.977429205232.JavaMail.root-+AT+-web446-ec.mail.com> Heyla all! ::Cariad de-lurks to put her $.02 in...:: Lightsong pondered: <> --I interpreted this as wishful thinking on Talamir's part. Because wasn't Teren (oh, I hope I haven't got my characters mixed up!) the one who was a grown man with a family before he was Chosen rather unexpectedly? It makes sense to me that this was everyone's way of explaining why Teren wasn't Chosen -- because he might have been supposed to be Talamir's successor? Just a thought of mine! ::Cariad disappears back into lurkdom, humming under her breath:: Wind to thy wings, *Cariad* ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address -+AT+-email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:41:52 -0500 (EST) From: Lish Monahan To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Monarch's own compaion Message-ID: > > My personal take (using above information) is that the MO companion will > > choose a Herald, the that Herlads compainion will break the bond between the > > herald and him/herself and (maybe) choose again. Or something to that > > effect. remember, the Mo is gorveborn and therefore can do stuff no other > > compaion can do! > > Why would it have to be broken? Couldn't it be transferred? We know only a > part of what companions can do, perhaps (and this is pure speculation) the bond > in some way could be transferred... > or how about having two companions at once? > Or could the MO Companion choose the next MO, but then hang around just in an advisory status, while the old H/C bond remained? Sort of like Karal getting advice from a companion while he's with a Firecat? more thoughts... Lish ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:47:00 -0500 (EST) From: Lish Monahan To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book Message-ID: > I attempted to justify it by an "eye of the beholder" view; perhaps in the eye > of the artist (and, by some sort of extension, his/her interpretation of the > cultural norms represented in the book), Martha Stewart like is the standard of > beauty, while what we might think of as babe-like is less desired. I tend to gowith you on that one. I think my idea of an incredibly attractive high cheekboned, lanky, long-haired guy and Misty/Larry's ideas are just incredibly different. So Van and the assorted hawbrothers, instead of looking like Larry's illustrations w/ those god-awful haricuts, in my head always appear as variations on Michael Praed (the old BBC Robin Hood. Yum.) or Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Sigh. Lish ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 19:51:23 -0800 (PST) From: Hank Tiffany To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book Message-ID: On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Lish Monahan wrote: > in my head always appear as variations on Michael Praed (the old BBC Robin > Hood. Yum.) Wasn't that an ITV show? Hank ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 23:21:43 -0500 (EST) From: Lish Monahan To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: ML: Illustrations vs what's in the book Message-ID: > > in my head always appear as variations on Michael Praed (the old BBC Robin > > Hood. Yum.) > > Wasn't that an ITV show? Couldn't tell you. I lived in Ireland until I was 6 (1985), and I saw the series while I was there. It was eventually syndicAted briefly in the U.S., and I own a good portion of it on video tape. I think it first aired in '83 or so. Lish ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 00:07:19 EST From: Natetoact-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Monarch's own compaion Message-ID: Didn't Van say that Jisa wouldn't bond when she was chosen? So, therefore, the companion wouldn't do the whole "I choose you" thing, or some variation on that theme, without actually taking the place in the herald's heart (or however you might see it) that a fully bonded relationship would, making the companion more of an acquaintance than a loved, fully trusted companion? oui, non? ah, je ne sais pas. When the world turned upside down, you were my shelter, my stalactite to hang on. When I was lost, you called me, though the darkness had me consumed. When I was broken, you held me in the gentlest way possible. Our hearts reached out, they touched, they twined, though we wouldn't know it for years. The dancer of the night and the song of the light we befriended Though the Havens would be denied, and greatest hope and greatest fear were achieved But finally, at last, I can say I love thee. "Oh, well. She's dead. Let's move on, shall we?"- Willy Wonka ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2477 **********************************