MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2570

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: Owl Books...second impression and slight error
	by Brooke Alexander <chloe-+AT+-telerama.com>
  2) owls
	by "Hill, Susan" <susan.hill-+AT+-weyerhaeuser.com>
  3) Error and Fluffies
	by Sara Peek <saddlefan-+AT+-yahoo.com>
  4) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by Veronica M Maddox <vmmaddox-+AT+-indiana.edu>
  5) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by "Lorna Appleby" <lappleby-+AT+-backtalk.org>
  6) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by Kenneth Allen Hyde <kenny-+AT+-UDel.Edu>
  7) Re: [Error and Fluffies]
	by ARM <ladyferreter-+AT+-usa.net>
  8) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by Heather Lee <hmills-+AT+-clemson.edu>
  9) Ages
	by "Devin Alicia Harris" <ninjabluewolf-+AT+-yahoo.com>
 10) ages
	by "kristy hibbitt" <nerika_99-+AT+-hotmail.com>
 11) Intro and my $0.02
	by Haemi <ladyhaemi-+AT+-yahoo.com>
 12) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by "Teresa ¤¤¤" <psb_path-+AT+-hotmail.com>
 13) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by TrinityWch-+AT+-aol.com
 14) Re: Errors and Fluffies
	by troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk
 15) RE: Error and Fluffies
	by "Robert Martin" <rmartin-+AT+-gatewayticketing.com>
 16) Re: Errors and Fluffies
	by "M'lady Silver" <moonsilver-+AT+-uninet.net>
 17) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by "Li'nia Stormdancer" <lady_stormdancer-+AT+-yahoo.com>
 18) RE: Error and Fluffies
	by "Howell, Tommy" <thowell-+AT+-tdmn.com>
 19) Re: Error and Fluffies
	by RachaelPoet-+AT+-aol.com

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 18:00:21 -0700
From: Brooke Alexander <chloe-+AT+-telerama.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Owl Books...second impression and slight error
Message-ID: <3ADB95A5.6A532EE2-+AT+-telerama.com>

I have to agree! The first book was a trial to get through, but the next
two in the trilogy were better!  I think the third was the best!!

I also thought the pictures were pretty neat in the book too, and the
covers were pretty spiffy IMHO.

Just my two cents.
Brooke

Robert Martin wrote:
> 
> Okay, my first impression of the Owl series (Velgarth) when I read the first
> book was "Oh, boy...here we go again."  It seemed so formulaic and
> predictable that it wasn't even enjoyable.  I was not looking forward to
> getting the other books and even delayed getting them as long as possible.
> 
> This past weekend I picked up the last two (Owlsight and Owlknight) and
> started reading Owlsight...
> 
> My opinion has changed.  Maybe it's because it's been a LOOOOOONG time since
> I've read any Velgarth books (been drowned in Wheel of Time) or maybe
> because this book _is_ better but I'm actually enjoying the story line.
> 
> I was wondering if any of you had a similar experience?  Has your opinion of
> these books changed?
> 
> As for the slight error, since the books are only recently in paperback here
> in the US...
> 
> <spoiler space>
> 
> I found an error during the wedding ceremony.  As the participants of the
> ceremony are being described, Darian notes that the witnesses of the
> ceremony are organized in "rainbow order - purple, red, orange, yellow,
> green, blue".  As a scientist, I must point out this discrepancy.
> Purple/violet comes _after_ blue in the standard spectrum of white light.
> 
> Just my nit-pick for the day...
> 
> Tristaan

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 15:07:22 -0700
From: "Hill, Susan" <susan.hill-+AT+-weyerhaeuser.com>
To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: owls
Message-ID: <872A9D7CC09CD11188CE00805FBB042E05C00647-+AT+-emswwc7.weyer.com>

I agree with your Owl Series impression. I think I raced through them a bit
much, and on a second read (just recently) I found them very fascinating -
but not so much from a "plot" perspective as a detail perspective - namely,
the geographic detail... The whole bit on the pass they come to that was
originally introduced in Magic's Price was cool. And as a resident of
Seattle, I definitely recognized her description of the places...

Its here I finally realized (perhaps incorrectly) that White Gryphon is
actually far to the WEST and not the east, as I had thought??? Why did I
come up with that one?? Dunno. 

-S


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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:13:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sara Peek <saddlefan-+AT+-yahoo.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <20010417001335.11109.qmail-+AT+-web4602.mail.yahoo.com>


> Darian notes that the
> witnesses of the
> ceremony are organized in "rainbow order - purple,
> red, orange, yellow,
> green, blue".  As a scientist, I must point out this
> discrepancy.
> Purple/violet comes _after_ blue in the standard
> spectrum of white light.
> 
> Just my nit-pick for the day...

They are in order, just an interrupted order.  Purple
is before red if the colors are said in a round, like
octaves on a piano. (Of course, nitpickily, (<grin>)
you have a point.)

And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
everybody?  Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
(me!) or "adults"?  Just wondering.

Bright tomorrows all,
Sara
Crazy Freshman 

You have not even to risk the adventure alone,
For the heroes of all time have gone before you.
~Joseph Campbell


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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 19:29:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Veronica M Maddox <vmmaddox-+AT+-indiana.edu>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1010416192842.21005E-100000-+AT+-kate.ucs.indiana.edu>

I, the quiet one that reads through all the messages and wonders why I
can't think of anything important to say, am 19 years old and in college.

I don't have kids yet (thank goodness!).

-Veronica-



On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Sara Peek wrote:

> 
> > Darian notes that the
> > witnesses of the
> > ceremony are organized in "rainbow order - purple,
> > red, orange, yellow,
> > green, blue".  As a scientist, I must point out this
> > discrepancy.
> > Purple/violet comes _after_ blue in the standard
> > spectrum of white light.
> > 
> > Just my nit-pick for the day...
> 
> They are in order, just an interrupted order.  Purple
> is before red if the colors are said in a round, like
> octaves on a piano. (Of course, nitpickily, (<grin>)
> you have a point.)
> 
> And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
> everybody?  Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
> (me!) or "adults"?  Just wondering.
> 
> Bright tomorrows all,
> Sara
> Crazy Freshman 
> 
> You have not even to risk the adventure alone,
> For the heroes of all time have gone before you.
> ~Joseph Campbell
> 
> 
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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:35:07 -0700
From: "Lorna Appleby" <lappleby-+AT+-backtalk.org>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <018401c0c6d6$40eb0920$f240a8c0-+AT+-backtalk.org>

>They are in order, just an interrupted order.  Purple
>is before red if the colors are said in a round, like
>octaves on a piano. (Of course, nitpickily, (<grin>)
>you have a point.)

^_^;; I'm always amazed at the little details people notice that are
incorrect.. Writers can only be *so* perfect y'know! ^_^

>And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
>everybody?  Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
>(me!) or "adults"?  Just wondering.

I'm 25 and living in Vancouver Canada. (To add to the useless info. ^_^ )

On the entire Owl series.. I liked the first one well enough.. I found the
second one rather bland and the third one better than the second but not as
good as the first. It just seemed like Misty wrote it for the sake of it
being written rather than she was inspired..

-Lorna
(Not *quite* a one liner..?)



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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 22:50:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kenneth Allen Hyde <kenny-+AT+-UDel.Edu>
To: Misty Lackey List <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.31.0104162244130.16313-100000-+AT+-copland.udel.edu>

On Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Sara Peek wrote:

> They are in order, just an interrupted order.  Purple is before red if
> the colors are said in a round, like octaves on a piano. (Of course,
> nitpickily, (<grin>) you have a point.)

Well, let's be totaly nitpicky.  "Purple" is not a spectral color at all.
"Violet" is part of the visible spectrum, but "purple" is a color that is
created by the blending of red and blue visual impressions.  Boy, you'd
think that Misty hadn't spent any time studying color theory and visual
perception *giggle*.

> And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is everybody?
> Are most of us list-sibs high school kids (me!) or "adults"?  Just
> wondering.

I think the list is pretty wide-ranging as far as age goes.  Some of us
are quite ancient, others are quite young, and many are somewhere in the
middle.  Adding to confusion is that sometimes age and identity don't
match.  For example, for a while, Heather (who remembers Heather?) and I
were the "Venerable Elders" of the list although neither of us are
particularly old.

May the seas be your solace and the forests a refuge for your spirit,

Cennydd
Councilor of Mist

Kenneth Allen Hyde     |  No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife
Univ. of Delaware      |  between the shoulder blades will seriously
Dept. of Linguistics   |  cramp his style  -- Old Jhereg proverb
kenny-+AT+-Udel.Edu         |  A mind is a terrible toy to waste! -- Me

//www.ling.udel.edu/hyde/prof/



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Date: 16 Apr 2001 21:07:29 MDT
From: ARM <ladyferreter-+AT+-usa.net>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Error and Fluffies]
Message-ID: <20010417030729.15397.qmail-+AT+-nwcst314.netaddress.usa.net>

Sorry, for this being so short(I don't say much anyway), but to answer the
question, I'm 22 years old and live in Pennsylvania :)

Angie




Sara Peek <saddlefan-+AT+-yahoo.com> wrote:

> Darian notes that the
> witnesses of the
> ceremony are organized in "rainbow order - purple,
> red, orange, yellow,
> green, blue".  As a scientist, I must point out this
> discrepancy.
> Purple/violet comes _after_ blue in the standard
> spectrum of white light.
> 
> Just my nit-pick for the day...

They are in order, just an interrupted order.  Purple
is before red if the colors are said in a round, like
octaves on a piano. (Of course, nitpickily, (<grin>)
you have a point.)

And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
everybody?  Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
(me!) or "adults"?  Just wondering.

Bright tomorrows all,
Sara
Crazy Freshman 

You have not even to risk the adventure alone,
For the heroes of all time have gone before you.
~Joseph Campbell


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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:27:13 -0400
From: Heather Lee <hmills-+AT+-clemson.edu>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <3ADBB811.5F3F1124-+AT+-clemson.edu>

Sara Peek wrote:
> And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
> everybody?  Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
> (me!) or "adults"?  Just wondering.
> 

I'm 21 in South Carolina but I am far from an adult *grin*. As for the
Owl series, I'm just beginning the second one right now, but as for the
first it seemed like a bunch of fluff... I mean the plot and the
characters weren't all that bad, it just didn't warrant as many pages as
Misty wrote IMHO (i.e. -- a bunch of fluff). Not far enough into the 2nd
book to be able to give a decent opinion on content/story. I'll comment
on it when I finish it ^_^.

Heather Lee

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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:35:01 -0700
From: "Devin Alicia Harris" <ninjabluewolf-+AT+-yahoo.com>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Ages
Message-ID: <000e01c0c6ef$643d5b80$8c811c0c-+AT+-computer>

Thirty years old, in the wilds of Nevada (actually, a little town about 70
miles west of Las Vegas).


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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:37:08 +0800
From: "kristy hibbitt" <nerika_99-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: ages
Message-ID: <F101UbYAGeZNeH0R3QL00009f74-+AT+-hotmail.com>

I'm 21 and am studying comp sci in western australia. the owl books where 
the first ones i read regarding valdemar and they got me hooked. i then read 
all the others, then came back to the owl books. they're good in their own 
right but they follow quite a different theme to the others. I think that 
the reason firesong was included in them was to give then some concrete 
reference back to valdemar and to remind readers that it's part of the 
velgarth series.
i don't think that im making much sense and i know what im trying to say. i 
hope that you do as well
kristy
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Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:15:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Haemi <ladyhaemi-+AT+-yahoo.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Intro and my $0.02
Message-ID: <20010417061526.57696.qmail-+AT+-web9503.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi.  I'm Di, 19 yrs old, and studying Int'l Studies &
Business in Philadelphia, PA.  I'm from LA, CA,
however.  I first read Arrows of the Queen in 5th
grade and have been hooked ever since.  Talia remains
my favorite character, even over Vanyel (even though I
think the Last Herald Mage series are better crafted,
lyrically and creatively speaking).  I do agree with
the sentiment that some of the Owl books seem
contrived... 
Someone said some time before that Talia's sojourn in
Karse and priestess-ing would be an interesting book--
I fully agree!
--di

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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:51:08 
From: "Teresa ¤¤¤" <psb_path-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <F3yL2m9lHiu3fQtYdVz00000d0d-+AT+-hotmail.com>






>And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
>everybody?  Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
>(me!) or "adults"?  Just wondering.
>

uni-kid I am! But I guess I do count as an adult now... I'm 20.

Regarding the Owl series I found it seriously unchallenging, it was a bit 
childish in my opinion, but maybe those particular books were aimed at a 
younger crowd..

later,
Teresa
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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 06:50:45 EDT
From: TrinityWch-+AT+-aol.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <92.134c4b03.280d7a05-+AT+-aol.com>


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I'm 28 and live in Maryland, southeast of Washington DC (I spend a lot of my 
free time there).  I've been reading Mercedes Lackey for as long as I can 
remember, started with the Vows and Honor series mainly because I was going 
thru a faze of reading about strong women and my genre at the time was 
fantasy. 

I read all the Velgarth books to date (that I know of) with the exception of 
some of the Kethry/Tarma short stories located in the Sword/Sorceress 
anthologies.  The owls series was a light read, but I have a feeling if it 
was my first Velgarth book I don't think I would have understood some of the 
events and people mentioned.  Reading the other books gave me a nice frame of 
reference, so reading the Owls series told me what happens to a few 
characters from earlier books.  One thing I usually like about Mercedes 
Lackey's books is that she doesn't dwell on old characters, that she allows 
the new trilogies to have their own life.  She digressed from this a bit when 
she wrote the Owls series by dwelling too much on Firesong<?> (its been a few 
years so my memory is a bit vague and I've read a ton of books since this 
series).  I do feel that she spent more time on developing some of the 
supporting characters then she did on developing the main character.  That 
was my one true disappointed.  My favorite though was the fact that we were 
exposed to more environments, which was greatly needed for readers to learn 
more about the world of Velgarth.

I currently have 3 books of Mercedes Lackey's that I haven't read -- Black 
Swan and the two new ones which titles allude me this early in the morning.  
And is it just me or do others have trouble finding Mercedes Lackey books in 
Used Book Stores.  Do other like to keep their books to read over and over as 
well?

-- Andrea

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=3>I'm 28 and live in Maryland, southeast of Washington DC (I spend a lot of my 
<BR>free time there). &nbsp;I've been reading Mercedes Lackey for as long as I can 
<BR>remember, started with the Vows and Honor series mainly because I was going 
<BR>thru a faze of reading about strong women and my genre at the time was 
<BR>fantasy. 
<BR>
<BR>I read all the Velgarth books to date (that I know of) with the exception of 
<BR>some of the Kethry/Tarma short stories located in the Sword/Sorceress 
<BR>anthologies. &nbsp;The owls series was a light read, but I have a feeling if it 
<BR>was my first Velgarth book I don't think I would have understood some of the 
<BR>events and people mentioned. &nbsp;Reading the other books gave me a nice frame of 
<BR>reference, so reading the Owls series told me what happens to a few 
<BR>characters from earlier books. &nbsp;One thing I usually like about Mercedes 
<BR>Lackey's books is that she doesn't dwell on old characters, that she allows 
<BR>the new trilogies to have their own life. &nbsp;She digressed from this a bit when 
<BR>she wrote the Owls series by dwelling too much on Firesong&lt;?&gt; (its been a few 
<BR>years so my memory is a bit vague and I've read a ton of books since this 
<BR>series). &nbsp;I do feel that she spent more time on developing some of the 
<BR>supporting characters then she did on developing the main character. &nbsp;That 
<BR>was my one true disappointed. &nbsp;My favorite though was the fact that we were 
<BR>exposed to more environments, which was greatly needed for readers to learn 
<BR>more about the world of Velgarth.
<BR>
<BR>I currently have 3 books of Mercedes Lackey's that I haven't read -- Black 
<BR>Swan and the two new ones which titles allude me this early in the morning. &nbsp;
<BR>And is it just me or do others have trouble finding Mercedes Lackey books in 
<BR>Used Book Stores. &nbsp;Do other like to keep their books to read over and over as 
<BR>well?
<BR>
<BR>-- Andrea</FONT></HTML>

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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:01:02 +0100
From: troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Errors and Fluffies
Message-ID: <200141713444341-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk>

One 26-year-old troll reporting in from Kent, England.

Chocolate Eastersheep to all,

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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:12:11 -0400
From: "Robert Martin" <rmartin-+AT+-gatewayticketing.com>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: RE: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <000601c0c737$a24fa070$7201a8c0-+AT+-rmartin1>

> They are in order, just an interrupted order.  Purple
> is before red if the colors are said in a round, like
> octaves on a piano. (Of course, nitpickily, (<grin>)
> you have a point.)
>

I have one thing to say to that....

PBTTPTPTBTBBTPBTPTBTBPBTBTPBTB ;)

> And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
> everybody?  Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
> (me!) or "adults"?  Just wondering.

Old nothing...I'm 18 with 10 years experience (for those of you who are math
impaired, that's 28) and live just outside of Philadelphia, PA <wave hello
to the other list-sibs from PA and a big hello to neighbor in Philly, Di>.

But despite my relatively young age, I'm considered one of the old-timers on
my other list (alt.books.m-lackey).

Tristaan


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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:21:40 -0400
From: "M'lady Silver" <moonsilver-+AT+-uninet.net>
To: "mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk" <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Errors and Fluffies
Message-ID: <3ADC3552.AF1C4E2B-+AT+-uninet.net>

    Hi, I'm Kenzie.  Twenty-one in Maine.


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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 05:43:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Li'nia Stormdancer" <lady_stormdancer-+AT+-yahoo.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <20010417124314.27715.qmail-+AT+-web1205.mail.yahoo.com>

Heyla List-Sibs!

Was it just me, or was Vanyel asleep this weekend? lol

--- TrinityWch-+AT+-aol.com wrote:
<snip> 
> I currently have 3 books of Mercedes Lackey's that I
> haven't read -- Black 
> Swan and the two new ones which titles allude me
> this early in the morning.  
> And is it just me or do others have trouble finding
> Mercedes Lackey books in 
> Used Book Stores.  Do other like to keep their books
> to read over and over as well?

I personally haven't had much trouble finding Misty's
works at used book stores, but maybe I've just been
lucky! lol  And for that last question, yes, I read
and re-read my books!  If you were to look at my
bookcases, you'd find that most of my books are worn
(and I TRY to take care of them, but you can only do
so much! lol), and they started out new.  Misty is one
of the authors I've done this to, but there are a slew
of others (Eddings, MZB, Rowley, Kinnealy, Green,
etc.).

I was not impressed with the first "Owl" book, and
didn't even bother to buy the second book when it came
out.  I was leafing through the third book, however,
and decided to go ahead and read the whole trilogy.  I
liked the 2nd and 3rd books much better!

And, as for me, I'm 26, but hardly think of myself as
"old"!! lol  How could I be, since I still collect
toys (Voltron and JapAnime figures) and watch cartoons
all the time!!!  They're my escape from the RW, along
with my beloved books.  I'm currently in Savannah, GA
(I'm in the U.S. Army, so I move around a lot!).

Leftover-Easter-Candy sheep to everyone!

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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 08:25:24 -0500
From: "Howell, Tommy" <thowell-+AT+-tdmn.com>
To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: RE: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <5BA8DB8D54C4D3119956009027DE50C603FE332D-+AT+-tdmnmail.tdmn.belo.com>

Hi folks,

I guess I should start by revealing that I'm 34 and live in Dallas, Tx. <g>
I've been reading ML for about 5-6 years since some friends insisted I read
LHM. I think I've read almost everything she's got in print including
collaborations, but probably not all the short stories. Regarding the Owls,
which I just read over the winter, I think the first book has a lot of "set
up" to do in order to carry everything through the 3rd book.

> And is it just me or do others have trouble finding Mercedes Lackey books
in 
> Used Book Stores.  Do other like to keep their books to read over and over
as 
> well?

Funny you should mention that. I just made a trip to a couple of used book
stores over the weekend and Lackey is very hard to find there. I've probably
not found more than 5 ML (solo) books in used book stores in 5 years and 2
of those were parts of LHM which got me started.

I don't keep my books, generally, I either trade them at the aforementioned
used book stores or I gift them to family or friends. I've been known to
Ebay a few of them as well. <eg>

WinterBear

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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 11:11:33 EDT
From: RachaelPoet-+AT+-aol.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Error and Fluffies
Message-ID: <62.dcb0101.280db725-+AT+-aol.com>


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>They are in order, just an interrupted order.=A0 Purple
>is before red if the colors are said in a round, like
>octaves on a piano. (Of course, nitpickily, (<grin>)
>you have a point.)

^_^;; I'm always amazed at the little details people notice that are
incorrect.. Writers can only be *so* perfect y'know! ^_^

>And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
>everybody?=A0 Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
>(me!) or "adults"?=A0 Just wondering
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I really liked the Owl Series. I never got the impression that they were=20
repetive though. And I'm sixteen and a junior (though I do have college=20
classes also)
      =20
Bright Days to All,
       Rachael
***The Only True Freedom Is Death***

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=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">&gt;They are in order, just an interrupted order.=A0 P=
urple
<BR>&gt;is before red if the colors are said in a round, like
<BR>&gt;octaves on a piano. (Of course, nitpickily, (&lt;grin&gt;)
<BR>&gt;you have a point.)
<BR>
<BR>^_^;; I'm always amazed at the little details people notice that are
<BR>incorrect.. Writers can only be *so* perfect y'know! ^_^
<BR>
<BR>&gt;And more fluff... (sorry) Out of curiosity, how old is
<BR>&gt;everybody?=A0 Are most of us list-sibs high school kids
<BR>&gt;(me!) or "adults"?=A0 Just wondering
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<BR>I really liked the Owl Series. I never got the impression that they were=
=20
<BR>repetive though. And I'm sixteen and a junior (though I do have college=20
<BR>classes also)
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<BR>Bright Days to All,
<BR> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rachael
<BR></FONT><FONT  COLOR=3D"#004080" SIZE=3D4 FAMILY=3D"DECORATIVE" FACE=3D"J=
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