MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2556 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) a Misty-ake in The Serpent's Shadow by Amy Kerry 2) Re: a Misty-ake in The Serpent's Shadow by Julia Gray 3) Re: a Misty-ake in The Serpent's Shadow by Aurora Dawnstar 4) Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 2555 by "Abigail Laughlin" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:21:54 -0800 (PST) From: Amy Kerry To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: a Misty-ake in The Serpent's Shadow Message-ID: <20010330062154.61734.qmail-+AT+-web12708.mail.yahoo.com> Heyla listsibs, I'm still in the process of reading (and very much enjoying) The Serpent's Shadow but I ran across a mistake in the book that I had to mention. Spoiler space * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * When Misty introduces the character of the Water Master Peter Scott she has him talking about how Egyptian artifacts are all the rage at the moment because of Harold Carter (Howard actually) and he talks about Anksenamun and Tut....well to put on a historians hat that would have been very highly unlikely at that time. Carter had been an Inspector General in the Egyptian government's archeaology department and oversaw the digs at the Valley of the Kings but he wasn't an extremely well know figure yet. At the books start of he would have just met Lord Carnarvon. His greatest accomplishment was helping Flinders Petrie dig at the lost city of Armarna. The biggest Misty-ake though is that no one, not even an antiquities dealer would have known of Anksenamun and Tut at this point. Tut's tomb wasn't found until 1922 and the book is set in 1909. Tutankamen was a known Pharoah but he was very minor and most thought his tomb had been raided long before. No one would have known what things in the tomb looked like, or that a tomb effigy would have held an image of Anksenamun's face. Also Misty says Carter and Petrie were responsible for Egyptomania...again not really that started when the French published the documents that Napoleons "donkey" archaeologists and artists produced in the early 1800s. Also the translation of the Rosetta Stone by Champolion made the study of Egypt easy and very very popular. I'm assuming Misty probably used Tut and Carter because most people have heard of them but with my background as a historian it was a glaring error. Non history type sheep to all who want them Amy Ferret Friend Lady of All Things Missing, Especially Socks __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:45:58 -0600 From: Julia Gray To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: a Misty-ake in The Serpent's Shadow Message-ID: <3AC49C26.1A44528E-+AT+-oakton.edu> keeping Amy's spoiler space for Serpent's Shadow, reply follows Amy Kerry wrote: > Spoiler space > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > *snip* Tut's tomb wasn't found until 1922 > and the book is set in 1909. *snip*Misty says Carter and > Petrie were > responsible for Egyptomania...again not really that > started when the French published the documents that > Napoleons "donkey" archaeologists and artists produced > in the early 1800s. *snip* Hmmm... well, while it might have been annoying to read something that's historically innacurate ... I took it to be artistic license. What she was trying for was the milieu of a time period, took a few liberties with who did what when (it is fiction) and put things back together so that things that may have really been done by someone else or later were all there for her story. I wasn't reading it for historical accuracy per se, I was viewing it as set in the early 1900s of an alternate reality, where things could have happened as she said. I was trying to think of an appropriate flavored sheep to go with this post, and all I can think of is a favorite Indian drink, Mango Lassi, so for those who want em, Mango Lassi drinks in sheep-shaped cups for all! Julia ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 08:33:15 -0800 (PST) From: Aurora Dawnstar To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: a Misty-ake in The Serpent's Shadow Message-ID: <30662339.985969995539.JavaMail.imail-+AT+-swirly> On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 07:42:04 +0100 (BST), mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk wrote: > Heyla listsibs, > > I'm still in the process of reading (and very much > enjoying) The Serpent's Shadow but I ran across a > mistake in the book that I had to mention. > > Spoiler space > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > * > > Egyptian artifacts are all the rage at the moment > because of Harold Carter (Howard actually) and he > talks about Anksenamun and Tut....well to put on a > historians hat that would have been very highly > unlikely at that time. The > biggest Misty-ake though is that no one, not even an > antiquities dealer would have known of Anksenamun and > Tut at this point. Tut's tomb wasn't found until 1922 > and the book is set in 1909. She also mentions something taking place during the reign of either Queen Victoria or her father, and if i remember correctly, Victoria's father never reigned, as she inherited the throne from an uncle. Aurora _______________________________________________________ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:23:17 -0000 From: "Abigail Laughlin" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 2555 Message-ID: <> It is, in fact, the *story* from one of the Bardic books--the first one, The Lark and the Wren. It appears as a short story in Misty's Fiddler Fair anthology, as something of a prototype. The character's name remains the same (Rune), but a lot of the other names change. In my opinion, you're better off just springing for The Lark and the Wren, unless you want to have copies of the other stories (many of which I like better) or you have a trivia-fiend's urge to experience what is essentially the same story, only a different version (guilty). Zha'hai'allav'a, Raven Darkblade and Mor the raven, Holy Hand of the Goddess of Elves, Member of the Mistic Circle, Webmaster of the Circle of Stone, Knight and Founding Member of the Order of Unsung Heroes; http://www.angelfire.com/ky/Ashke/ - The Labyrinth _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2556 **********************************