MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2676

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) BB speculation about reincarnation
	by "Hill, Susan" <susan.hill-+AT+-weyerhaeuser.com>
  2) Newbie
	by TurtleLover212-+AT+-aol.com
  3) Re: Newbie
	by Beckyrgreen-+AT+-aol.com
  4) Re: Newbie
	by "Rebecca McAllister" <becs71-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  5) Re: Newbie
	by TurtleLover212-+AT+-aol.com
  6) Re: Newbie
	by "Terri Carter" <gaia717-+AT+-earthlink.net>
  7) intro
	by "Kat/Perchta" <bobkat-+AT+-junction.net>
  8) hello
	by "Gina Pond" <bostondyke-+AT+-iamproud.com>

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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:04:43 -0700
From: "Hill, Susan" <susan.hill-+AT+-weyerhaeuser.com>
To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: BB speculation about reincarnation
Message-ID: <872A9D7CC09CD11188CE00805FBB042E0A364446-+AT+-emswwc7.weyer.com>

> From: "Layla Voll" <layla_voll-+AT+-hotmail.com>
> It also occurs to me that if Kalira and Lavan are lifebonded, that would
> be 
> yet another reason for her not to reincarnate with Vanyel, et al.  If I 
> understand lifebonds correctly, they continue on from reincarnation to 
> reincarnation, so she really wouldn't want to be stuck up in a bunch of 
> trees miles and miles away from anywhere her lifebonded was likely to be 
> reincarnated.
> 
Actually, I'm not sure that life bonds reincarnate over and over again
together - one would hope that the "unstable" of the pair would eventually
learn through the reincarnation how to become more stable and therefore be
less dependent on the bond. Also, what a bummer it would be to both be
reincarnated as Companions and never see each other except for very special
occasions.

E.G. If Kalira and Lan are "lifebonded" souls - And if Gala is Kalira, then
where was Lan's alter ego during the time she was Gala??? I guess that could
be an argument that Gala isn't Kalira.

But I think its pretty sticky to assume that Heralds like Mardic and Donni
were stuck together for eternity, no matter what their incarnation.... I
mean the companions seem to retain some semblance of memory of their former
lives (take Sayvil for instance) - wouldn't it bum you out to be a Companion
and remember the lifebond, but your other half is 30 years behind in the
reincarnation queue? 

I guess it comes down to the more philosophical discussion of "are life
bonds actually soul bonds" meaning they last past death. And companions
seems to have some control over bonding (though the "false alarms" mentioned
in BB leads me to believe they aren't as powerful as previously thought) as
well, so its all a very interesting discussion....
Susan Hill - Engineer
"It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
abilities,"  - J.K. Rowling 



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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:40:21 EDT
From: TurtleLover212-+AT+-aol.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Newbie
Message-ID: <3a.1991c5a9.28b564a5-+AT+-aol.com>

Hello 
im new on this list (duh)
ive read mage winds, last-herald mage, oathblood, brightly burning, and 
bedlam's bard (not valdemar, but still).  i wanted to know if the storm 
something or other trilogy was worth buying. i saw it in a barnes and noble 
the other day.  i probably would have gotten it too, but i only had 14 
dollars and fortress of owls looked so tempting . ..

Thanks
-Nataku

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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:32:59 EDT
From: Beckyrgreen-+AT+-aol.com
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Newbie
Message-ID: <81.f12ab48.28b58d1c-+AT+-aol.com>

IMHO, The 'Storms' series is well worth buying.  The books provide a
satisfactory conclusion to a lot of the stuff that went on in the 'Winds'
series and they are, as usual, excellently written.  Based on my personal
preferences, though, I'd recommend you read the 'Arrows' trilogy as soon as
you can; also the Mage Wars 'Gryphon' books.  I'm slightly jealous - you
have all these wonderful books still to discover <grin>.  Enjoy yourself.

Cheers,
Becky Green.

..


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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:48:39 
From: "Rebecca McAllister" <becs71-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Newbie
Message-ID: <F119pUniTwiwzRJFC4u00005546-+AT+-hotmail.com>

Nataku Wrote
>
>Hello
>im new on this list (duh)
>ive read mage winds, last-herald mage, oathblood, brightly burning, and
>bedlam's bard (not valdemar, but still).  i wanted to know if the storm
>something or other trilogy was worth buying. i saw it in a barnes and noble
>the other day.  i probably would have gotten it too, but i only had 14
>dollars and fortress of owls looked so tempting . ..


First Things First, WELCOME TO THE LIST!!!!. Okay now that that's over 
with(grin)... Yes I think that Storms is defenatly worth buying, or at least 
getting at the library. It is one of my favorite trilogies. I noticed that 
in your list, you didn't mention the Arrows of the Queen trilogy. I HIGHLY 
recommend that you get this one.  A lot of the stories will make a little 
more sense after reading this one. It is also my personal favorite also and 
would recommend it anyways.

Anywho, welcome to the list and you should make you way to the newbiefest  
and read up on our list dos and don'ts. I don't have the address myself, but 
I am sure that some kind soul will post the addy for you real soon.(grins 
again)

Becca

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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:35:19 EDT
From: TurtleLover212-+AT+-aol.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Newbie
Message-ID: <117.39532f4.28b59bb7-+AT+-aol.com>

Thanks for the help! i didn't expect people to reply so fast. anyway, i'll 
try the storm series so as possible and then the arrows one.  i probably 
should have read that one before mage winds, ne? o well. i'm known for 
reading the last book in a series first. 

thanks again!!!!
(u guys are so nice!!!)

-Nataku

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Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:35:14 -0700
From: "Terri Carter" <gaia717-+AT+-earthlink.net>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Newbie
Message-ID: <412001842323514990-+AT+-earthlink.net>

Hi everyone,
Another Newbie here, although I've been reading MIsty's books since She
first started coming out with them. I have read everything on Valdemar, I
think all of her elves stuff, the Bardic Choices/voices and Diana
Tregarde-also Sacred Ground/fire rose/serpents shadow/etc. Has anyone heard
if she is going to come out with anymore Valdemar books? I would think
there are still many, many stories to be told-I would love to hear more
about Talia becoming a Sun Priest and more about the other children of
Kethry and Jadrek-the ones who went Clan or Mage. Also about the founding
of Valdemar and more, more, more! <pant> <pant> I LOVE these books!
Gaia 


> [Original Message]
> From: <TurtleLover212-+AT+-aol.com>
> To: <gaia717-+AT+-earthlink.net>
> Date: 8/22/01 5:28:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Newbie
>
> Thanks for the help! i didn't expect people to reply so fast. anyway,
i'll 
> try the storm series so as possible and then the arrows one.  i probably 
> should have read that one before mage winds, ne? o well. i'm known for 
> reading the last book in a series first. 
> 
> thanks again!!!!
> (u guys are so nice!!!)
> 
> -Nataku


--- Terri Carter
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:22:38 -0700
From: "Kat/Perchta" <bobkat-+AT+-junction.net>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: intro
Message-ID: <008401c12bef$d8f50940$84307240-+AT+-oemcomputer>

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'94? infact, it was the first email list I was ever on!

anyways, about me: I'm Kat, online I go as Perchta.  I've been reading =
misty for years, read everything except for a few co-writes and some of =
the urban fantasy elf stuff; I'm working on that.

I'm also a member of Queen's Own, did a herald persona; it's at the QO =
website.  Other than that... hmm fav books - Last Herald Mage.  fav =
character - tie between Elspeth and Kerowyn.

~~Cheers,=20
       Perchta~~
~~*~~*~~
http://www.geocities.com/perchta
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:09:17 -0500
From: "Gina Pond" <bostondyke-+AT+-iamproud.com>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: hello
Message-ID: <200108231209.AA175047210-+AT+-iamproud.com>

Hi all...

My name is Gina...I got into the books a few years ago when a 
friend of mine told me I just *had* to read "magic's pawn"...since 
then I've been reading all her books like a mad woman...:) I'm now 
determined to get all of them, or at least have copies of all the 
valdemar ones...(my budget can only handle so much book 
buying, not to mention my bookshelves...)

anyway...gotta run, just wanted to chime in....

Gina

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gpond-+AT+-quik.com
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