MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2562 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) other character ideas by "Hill, Susan" 2) Re:other character ideas by "~*~ Ciara ~*~" 3) Re: [Re:other character ideas] by ARM 4) Re: [Re:other character ideas] by Natetoact-+AT+-aol.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:14:40 -0700 From: "Hill, Susan" To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" Subject: other character ideas Message-ID: <872A9D7CC09CD11188CE00805FBB042E05C005DC-+AT+-emswwc7.weyer.com> I was thinking - given the life bonds, it would interesting to see a couple together, and "happy" and then one finds a lifebond...and what that does to the original relationship, which was a healthy one, just not a "have to love this person" bond. The closest I think Misty has come to it was the mention of Teren's being choosen when he's married with kids, and he abandons the marriage (which probably wasn't all that great, given some of the comments made) to be a Herald. dunno. I just thought that might be a "real" thing... couples break up all the time - seems precious few of Misty's romantic relationships have that type of problem... anyway... -suzi ------------------------------ Date: 6 Apr 2001 22:35:47 -0000 From: "~*~ Ciara ~*~" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re:other character ideas Message-ID: <20010406223547.16592.qmail-+AT+-whitfield.chek.com> >I was thinking - given the life bonds, it would interesting to see a couple together, and "happy" and then one finds a lifebond... SPOILER SPACE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Since I dunno who's read it or not, I thought i'd be safe with the spoiler space. . . Wasn't there a short story, in sword of ice about that? this guy had promised himself to another women, and then he met his lifebonded, and wouldn't be with her? I can't remember what's it's called. . . . Anyone else read that?? Although I can see what you mean, it would be intersting to have a book about a 'happy' couple, and than someone comes along and lifebonds to one of them. . . . ~*~ Ciara ~*~ ~Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~ ________________________________________________________________ Get Free Anime Email, News, Links, Forums and Shopping at http://www.AnimeNation.com ------------------------------ Date: 6 Apr 2001 19:05:58 MDT From: ARM To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: [Re:other character ideas] Message-ID: <20010407010558.15262.qmail-+AT+-nwcst330.netaddress.usa.net> "~*~ Ciara ~*~" wrote: >I was thinking - given the life bonds, it would interesting to see a couple together, and "happy" and then one finds a lifebond... SPOILER SPACE * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Since I dunno who's read it or not, I thought i'd be safe with the spoiler space. . . Wasn't there a short story, in sword of ice about that? this guy had promised himself to another women, and then he met his lifebonded, and wouldn't be with her? I can't remember what's it's called. . . . Anyone else read that?? Although I can see what you mean, it would be intersting to have a book about a 'happy' couple, and than someone comes along and lifebonds to one of them. . . . ~*~ Ciara ~*~ ~Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~ ________________________________________________________________ Get Free Anime Email, News, Links, Forums and Shopping at http://www.AnimeNation.com Yes, there was a story in sword of ice about it. I don't remember the title and the story only vaguely. Basically the two heralds find they have a lifebond and the one herald had made a promise to someone else even though she wasn't keeping her end of it. The other herald makes a decision in a problem of a couple of mixed up babies. In the end the herald that made the promise learns that it isn't always honor that's important but what's right(if what I'm remembering is making any sense). If anyone else remembers the story clearer than that, please correct me. ~Angie:) ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 23:45:55 EDT From: Natetoact-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: [Re:other character ideas] Message-ID: --part1_c0.124ff73d.27ffe773_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The story, by Mickey Zucker Reichart (which I didn't know when I started reading the story, but after she described one of the characters eyes, I TOTALLY recognized her, she'a a great author, check out the Last Renshai books and After Ragnarok. They're tight), * * * * * * * * * * * * * * is about a man who promised his wife (on her deathbed, I think) that he would never marry another. Then he gets life-bonded. I actually forget right now How the story is resolved. On that note, My personal favorite in that book was the one about the theif that runs into the challenged, gifted boy... I honestly don't see exactly how it's supposed to tie in with Valdemar, other than a casual mention of Valdemaran Heralds, but I thought it was a great story. I also found it interesting who exactly Misty collaborated with. She did one story with a convict in prison, yes? There's gotta be an interesting story in that one. Silly, Willy, Wog-Tog, Sugar-sog Sheep to all! Nathyn "Oh, well. She's dead. Let's move on, shall we?"- Willy Wonka --part1_c0.124ff73d.27ffe773_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit      The story, by Mickey Zucker Reichart (which I didn't know when I
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is about a man who promised his wife (on her deathbed, I think) that he
would never marry another. Then he gets life-bonded. I actually forget right
now How the story is resolved.   On that note, My personal favorite in that
book was the one about the theif that runs into the challenged, gifted boy...
I honestly don't see exactly how it's supposed to tie in with Valdemar, other
than a casual mention of Valdemaran Heralds, but I thought it was a great
story.   I also found it interesting who exactly Misty collaborated with. She
did one story with a convict in prison, yes? There's gotta be an interesting
story in that one.

            Silly, Willy, Wog-Tog, Sugar-sog Sheep to all!
            Nathyn

"Oh, well. She's dead. Let's move on, shall we?"- Willy Wonka --part1_c0.124ff73d.27ffe773_boundary-- ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2562 **********************************