MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2517 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Misty books and other suggestions by Amy Kerry 2) Fire Rose by "Allie Tremblay" 3) Re: Misty books and other suggestions by "Teresa ¤¤¤" 4) Re: Misty books and other suggestions by Ilaria1431-+AT+-aol.com 5) Who is Misty? by "Gondar" 6) RE: and other suggestions by "Gondar" 7) RE: Misty books and other suggestions by "Gondar" 8) Re: Who is Misty? by "Li'nia Stormdancer" 9) Re: Misty books and other suggestions by troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk 10) Re: Who is Misty? by Hank Tiffany 11) Re: Who is Misty? by "mark the tax zombie" 12) Welcome from the Council of Mist by SEANSQ-+AT+-aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 23:57:42 -0800 (PST) From: Amy Kerry To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Misty books and other suggestions Message-ID: <20010211075742.87977.qmail-+AT+-web12709.mail.yahoo.com> Heyla listsibs, I'm majorly delurking here since haven't posted since October, and I've had to create a new set up with listproc to boot! Then again I have just gotten married and moved to England from the states :) On book recommendations, I did enjoy the Bardic series starting with the Lark and the Wren...the following books were good as well but the first one was very good. They're not quite at the same level as the majority of the Velgarth books but they are good fun reads. Basically I've found that just about any Misty book is good...barring for me at least The Black Swan, its the only Misty book I've only read once. I've always had a special place in my heart for the Eric/Beth/Kory books and Di Tregarde boks as well. If you are looking to branch out into different authors Tanya Huff is excellent and very similar to Misty in style, actually she is a bit of a protege of Misy's. Some of her books are The Fire's Stone, Summon the Keeper, and the Blood Series. Another excellent author is Lynn Flewelling's Nightrunner series that starts with Luck in the Shadows. On a different subject, I think everyone here knows that Misty has put aside the Skif and Alberich books to work on the ones following a herald trainee through the Collegium....what I want to know is just how is this going to be all that different from the first two books in the arrows series? Didn't we basically follow Talia through schooling? or is it that Misty is going to be looking at a basic herald not one being trained to be queen's own? Oh and Darkling I agree that Fire Rose is one of Misty's better non Velgarth books and I can't wait for the next of the fairy tale, The Serpent's Shadow books to come out in March. From what i read on amazon.com it sounds like its set up similarly to Fire Rose at least as far as it is set in the Victorian era. Well that's all for now, cherry cheesecake sheep to everyone Amy Ferret Friend Lady of All Things Missing, Especially Socks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 09:24:42 -0000 From: "Allie Tremblay" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Fire Rose Message-ID: about the fire rose...it was actually one of the first misty books that i read specifically because it was by her...and i loved it. it seems so long ago...but i totally love the description of the train. it reminds me of a movie, but i can't remember which one...anyway, it would be a really cool scene if it hasn't already been done and i'm just making it up....*L* white fluffy NORMAL sheep for all. ~allie *rockstar in training* _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:15:16 From: "Teresa ¤¤¤" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Misty books and other suggestions Message-ID: hi all!! I'm new to this list, well relatively new and I don't think I've posted anything yet, so I thought I might introduce myself. My name's Teresa, I currently live in Manchester studying linguistics and I'm enjoying it a lot!! (which is good since I'm taking a degree in it) :) Anyway, what made me delurk is the mention of Lynn Flewelling and Misty's new series. Flewelling's books are really extremely good and I really recommend them to everyone, pick up a copy!! :) Well, enough rambling about that over to Misty. Personally I would really like to read another series with heralds who go through schooling 'cause there's a lot you don't know about herald trainees even though the ones about Talia shed some light on it... does anyone know when they're coming out? Titles? >Then again I have just gotten >married and moved to England from the states :) Hey, congrats Amy. How do you find England? Wet? *grin* (it's been pouring all day here!) well, got to go, cheers, Teresa _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:06:09 EST From: Ilaria1431-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Misty books and other suggestions Message-ID: <42.10926caf.27b83ca1-+AT+-aol.com> --part1_42.10926caf.27b83ca1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/11/01 3:42:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, thebrattycat-+AT+-yahoo.com writes: > On a different subject, I think everyone here knows > that Misty has put aside the Skif and Alberich books > to work on the ones following a herald trainee through > the Collegium.... I did not know this! When was this announced and where? Personally, I like this, especially given her recent book on Lavan Firestorm. It was good, but there was very little detail given on him and his Companion, and I'd hate to see that done to Skif and Alberich. Herald Jacquelle "Why is that when you talk to God, you're praying, but when God talks to you, you're nuts?" Monica, Touched by an Angel --part1_42.10926caf.27b83ca1_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/11/01 3:42:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,
thebrattycat-+AT+-yahoo.com writes:


On a different subject, I think everyone here knows
that Misty has put aside the Skif and Alberich books
to work on the ones following a herald trainee through
the Collegium....

I did not know this!  When was this announced and where?  Personally, I like
this, especially given her recent book on Lavan Firestorm.  It was good, but
there was very little detail given on him and his Companion, and I'd hate to
see that done to Skif and Alberich.

Herald Jacquelle



"Why is that when you talk to God, you're praying, but when God talks to you,
you're nuts?"  Monica, Touched by an Angel --part1_42.10926caf.27b83ca1_boundary-- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:30:06 +0100 From: "Gondar" To: Subject: Who is Misty? Message-ID: I am not sure Misty is Mercedes Lackey? Gondar ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:27:15 +0100 From: "Gondar" To: Subject: RE: and other suggestions Message-ID: T>hi all!! T>I'm new to this list, well relatively new and I don't think I've posted T>anything yet, so I thought I might introduce myself. I am new at this list too, so i will introduce myself too. My name is my nick, and the man who is hiding behind it doesn't exist! Gondar live in Poland. He doesn't have age, he is as old as you think he is... He isn't good in Eanglish, so sometimes he will be using translator. So I love Mercedes Lackey books. I am sad beacuse getting them in poland is quite difficult, I am watching for the third tom of "Last mage-herold trilogy" for two years, and I still can't get it! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:27:16 +0100 From: "Gondar" To: Subject: RE: Misty books and other suggestions Message-ID: Please don't write in HTML! That is not necessary, and can make smb difficult to read them... GOndar ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:13:54 -0800 (PST) From: "Li'nia Stormdancer" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Who is Misty? Message-ID: <20010211221354.20864.qmail-+AT+-web1201.mail.yahoo.com> Heyla List-Sibs! --- Gondar wrote: > I am not sure Misty is Mercedes Lackey? To all you newbies out there, welcome to the MLML (Mercedes Lackey Member List)!! Yes, "Misty" is the nickname for Mercedes Lackey. It's not one we've made up for her; she's been called that for a while. The List is also called the "Hall of Mists", and when things get heated up, we tend to move into the "Arena of Discussion and Dissention"... If y'all need clarification on other terms (flaming, the sheep-thing, and titles and such) you can visit the "NewbieFest"... I can't remember the address off the top of my head, but I think you should have got it when you subscribed to the list. Death-by-chocolate sheep to all!! ===== ---<---<---<----+AT+- Li'nia Stormdancer -+AT+---->--->--->--- Peon to the Powers That Be, Goddess of All Things Possessed, & Caretaker of the Arena of Discussion and Dissention __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:39:08 GMT From: troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Misty books and other suggestions Message-ID: <2001211224223118467-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk> Welcome Teresa! Always nice to see another Brit join(I'm in Kent myself... plenty of rain here too :( ). You at Manchester Uni or UMIST? Finally got Black Swan last week - liked it immensely :) More so than Firebird. What do other people think of the rewritten-fairy-tale books? Trollhugs and warm rain-absorbent sheep, Muranog Shadowbane (rest of .sig on annual leave) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 15:02:23 -0800 (PST) From: Hank Tiffany To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Who is Misty? Message-ID: On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Gondar wrote: > I am not sure Misty is Mercedes Lackey? Correct. The story goes that when younger her nickname was "Dee." She worked at a summer camp one year as a counselor and all the children there were required to address staff members by honorific+first name. (Mr. Bill, Miss Mary etc, etc) Over the course of the summer, "Miss Dee" was blurred into "Misty." Clear? Hank Tiffany, Gop od tydos ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:38:21 -0600 From: "mark the tax zombie" To: Subject: Re: Who is Misty? Message-ID: <000801c0947b$584e7940$d5c6e4d8-+AT+-MarkSeverson> A tax zombie busily scratching away at tax forms lifts his bleerly eyes up from the forms lit by candlelight back in a dark corner of the library. Who is Misty? Yes, that is one of the names Mercedes Lackey is known by, it's frequently used on this list. Time to get back to work, let now - if your child was born in September and the moon was full then you get a deduction of - mutter, mutter. mark the tax zombie. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gondar To: Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 2:34 PM Subject: Who is Misty? > I am not sure Misty is Mercedes Lackey? > Gondar > > ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:31:36 EST From: SEANSQ-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Welcome from the Council of Mist Message-ID: <46.107f89ab.27b896f8-+AT+-aol.com> --part1_46.107f89ab.27b896f8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Welcome to Teresa and Gondar to the craziness...uh I mean friendliness of the Misty List. (Yes, Misty is the commonly used nickname of Mercedes Lackey). The address to the Newbiefest is: http://www.ling.udel.edu/hyde/pers/misty/newbiefest.html It's a great document that the Councilors (who are here to be friendly and helpful and especially alert the welcoming committee regarding the presence of some newbies) did a lot of work on, to make it fun and informative. It lists who the Councilors are, how to get Auntie Mel's rules of thumb, how the get the FAQ's and most importantly how to unsubscribe, postpone or resubscribe! It also tells you what those sheep are about, and what those acronyms are for and what do you call yourself. *whew!* Tons of info! So if you haven't been there, please stop by. Meg Councilor of Mist High Priestess of Welcoming POUNCES in charge of the Department of Warm Fuzzies Knight of Amber and Marigold --part1_46.107f89ab.27b896f8_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Welcome to Teresa and Gondar to the craziness...uh I mean friendliness of the
Misty List. (Yes, Misty is the commonly used nickname of Mercedes Lackey).

The address to the Newbiefest is:
http://www.ling.udel.edu/hyde/pers/misty/newbiefest.html
It's a great document that the Councilors (who are here to be friendly and
helpful and especially alert the welcoming committee regarding the presence
of some newbies) did a lot of work on, to make it fun and informative.  It
lists who the Councilors are, how to get Auntie Mel's rules of thumb, how the
get the FAQ's and most importantly how to unsubscribe, postpone or
resubscribe!

It also tells you what those sheep are about, and what those acronyms are
for and what do you call yourself. *whew!*  Tons of info!  So if you haven't
been there, please stop by.

Meg
Councilor of Mist
High Priestess of Welcoming POUNCES
in charge of the Department of Warm Fuzzies
Knight of Amber and Marigold

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