MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 451 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: *sigh* by Birgit Hanel 2) shaych characters, was Re: Tarma by Birgit Hanel 3) Re: Tarma by Birgit Hanel 4) Re: Katherine Kerr (was Re: Series v. stand-alone) by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 5) Re: First Books by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 6) Re: Random (I think :) by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 7) Re: #valdemar on IRC by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 8) Elspeth as Queen by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 9) Re: book lovers by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 10) Re: First Books by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 11) Re: reading speed (fairly off-topic) by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 12) Re: castings esp Tarma by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 13) re gays by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 14) Re: poll by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 15) Re: Shadowspun by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 16) Re: Booklovers, was Re: Women's Lit by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 17) Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 447 by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 18) Re: poll by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 19) Re: ima hogg by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 20) re: mailing by ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) 21) Re: rehashing Talia's gifts by STOKES J <95662014-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk> 22) Re: reading speed (fairly off-topic) by Catherine Osborne 23) Why Kris will be king... by Catherine Osborne 24) re: mailing by Rosario Holsen-Baker ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 11:02:41 +0200 (METDST) From: Birgit Hanel To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: *sigh* Message-ID: On Tue, 2 Apr 1996 HATST5-+AT+-vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote: > I should have known. > I just realized today was April Fool's Day. > It may be 6:15pm already, but I think I'll need it, so wish me luck. > And Rozanna, I wish you all the luck in the world--good luck, that is. > > I wonder if they have a prank day in Velgarth, or would they > incorporate that into Midsummer's Eve, do you think? Hmm. Something to think > about. > > Heather With Skif around, they wouldn't *need* such a day. They'd be having it all of the year. Khenta Blaufalk ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 11:20:29 +0200 (METDST) From: Birgit Hanel To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: shaych characters, was Re: Tarma Message-ID: On Tue, 2 Apr 1996 HATST5-+AT+-vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote: > Can anyone really remember any books before ML that had ays portayed well, or > in a positive light? I can't. Oh, I remember a book I read once that had a Heather > I'll say it again and again and again...: Elizabeth A. Lynn! >From the Arun-trilogy (Watchtower, Dancers of Arun, Northern Girl) the latter 2. In Sardonyxnet there's a minor shaych character. Her short-story "The woman who loved the moon" is an absolute classic. It's fairy-tale style, or rather like a legend (well, it reminds me of the fairy-tale in which the young hero strikes a deal with whatever entity, a fairy queen probably, and lives with her for some time, only to discover that centuries have passed while he was away). IIRC it is/was in one of Jessica Salmonson's Amazon anthologies (probably another example of good books out-of-print). And do I really have to mention MZB's Darkover Renunciates? Shattered Chain, Thendara House et.al. ... But indeed, there aren't much else that I can think of. Bis denne Khenta Blaufalk ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 11:38:55 +0200 (METDST) From: Birgit Hanel To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Tarma Message-ID: On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, Lady 'Reesa And Tina wrote: > anything by Lois McMaster Bujold (She has some hermaphrodite's in > her books. I Loooove Bel Thorne!) > > ~~~~~~~~~~Lady 'Reesa~~~~~~~~~~mrtmh-+AT+-primenet.com~~~~~~~~~~~) So I'm not the only one to have a crush on Bel... But wouldn't this topic belong to the LMB-list? ObMisty : Can anyone tell me why the lyrics of Kerowyn's Ride (on MMM) differ from the printed thing in AFall? Khenta Blaufalk (N'Glarach isn't here at the moment; she's outside, basking in the sunshine ) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:11:57 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: Mat Timmerman , Subject: Re: Katherine Kerr (was Re: Series v. stand-alone) Message-ID: <31610dc3.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > Subject: Katherine Kerr (was Re: Series v. stand-alone) >>I'm just starting to read _Daggerspell_ right now (it's #1 in the series). > > >I hope it's good.> > > > > > > iI've got all the books in that series they are Brill. > > > > I'm only a hundred or so pages into Daggerspell, but it seems that > Katherine Kerr has the same fondness for having people get > slapped in the face as Misty does for 2x4's (you know, > "XXXX looked like he/she got hit in the back of > the head with a board." ;) Has anyone else noticed this. > And BTW - so far, I'm not getting too good vibes about who > Cullyn is reincarnated from, and what that means for Jill. > Just keep reading (and reading and reading and reading) I love those books! For anyone who reads like hell (and I mean running out of books becasue authors don't write fast enough), go and get he whole series!!!!!! It'll keep you busy for at least 3 days (possibly more, depending on reading rate and available time) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:19:47 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: aol.com!Susan5683-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: First Books Message-ID: <31610dc4.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > In a message dated 96-03-29 04:03:30 EST, you write: > > >> Speaking of Robin McKinley, has anyone heard of a book she wrote > >>> called "Beauty"? I've been looking for it for years, and I've never, > >>> ever found it ... > > I believe that Beauty is part of the Fairy Tale series, a series of books put > out by mumble using popular authors to re write and rework old fairy tales > and legends, also in this series are DeerSkin and Tam Lin both very good. > > just had to add my two cents to the conversation > Ace Paperbacks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beauty is not from Ace. My copy is as follows: Beauty, by Robin McKinley, ISBN 0-671-60434-1, published by Pocket Books, copyright 1978 Others in the Ace list include books by Charles de Lint, Kara Deklay (i think, i know its kara d-something) Robin Mckinley, Jane Yolen (sleeping beauty re-told but very chilling -> excellent!!!!) and some other people. ObMisty: we know that the shin'a'in tell stories to gathered population (Kethry in the tent before/during Gervase story), but I want to know what kind of stories are they (besides the ones that Tarma told the wench that they were hired to. . . oh, you know it already!!) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:06:50 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: Korendil , Subject: Re: Random (I think :) Message-ID: <31610dc2.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> kory wrote: > >>> Ach...I meant to do it:P The pumped up avaians need that to keep 'em from > >>> thinking they're so high and mighty just because they're big carnivores > >>> with huge sharp beaks and lots of magic and-- you know, on the other > >>> hand, maybe this is JUST the time to make that little hidey-hole > >>> Underhill I've been planning on..... > > > >>Coward!!!!! <-- Look 5! > > > >>Go ahead and run you pansy! > > > >>> ObMisty: We've seen no sign that gryphons have access to Underhill > > > >>Just keep telling yourself that, one day you may believe it. > > > >>> Korendil, Knight of Elfhame Sun-Descending, Squire of the High Court, > >>> Magus Minor, One In Black, and Firstborn Child of Danaan. > > > >>Can we add a few titles? Pounce toy, gryphon chow, target, etc etc... > > > >>--Gyrfalcon > > > Now...Gryf....we know, you ARE ratehr stressed...me and my allies > basically shoving you off the face of the multi-verse...but thats *no > reason* to insult one of the pushees mentioned earlier! I dunno...maybe > I'll just have Terenil call in his father or something...see if you can > take on High KIng Oberon, eh? nowm, what those titles mean to lay-birds > like you: > > Knight of Elfhame Sun-Descending: I can kick your butt in fighting > Squire of the High Court: I have favors I can call in from VIS (Very > Important Sidhe), to make your life a living hell > Magus Minor: The equates to...oh..Master. I.e., we're equal there, birdy > One In Black: That w/o any other titles, I'm whipping your butt > Firstborn CHild of Danaan: VIG (Very Important Goddesses) like > Danann/Danu/Dana don't like having members of their all-time favorite > race being insulted by a mere mage-lab mess-up gone bad:P > > ObMisty: How come we've never met Oberon? > (Sig snip) Weeelllll. . . didn't Foxtrot Xray (kitsune, yes?) imitate Oberon in one of the Tannim (it's been a loooonggg time, so if the spelling sucks, I'm sorry, but I haven't read those books in over 6 months) books, and the bad ones first got scared, and then one of them said the Oberon had sworn to never become involved with mortals again, and probably wouldn't be happy with anyone that exposed the existence of the Sidhe or something like??? Now that would be nice, though. Have Misty write a book on Sidhe migration to U.S., and Sidhe interaction with colonial Americans, or (even better!) Native Americans before settling. (Kory, you can be a manitou!) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:39:16 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: "deanca" , Subject: Re: #valdemar on IRC Message-ID: <31611276.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > Can someone tell me why #valdemar on IRC seems to always be empty? > It's been empty every time I've been there... > -Free Bard Oriole what is it? where is it? /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:38:00 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: "deanca" , Subject: Elspeth as Queen Message-ID: <31611275.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > > is anybody else besides me really, really really glad Elspeth not in line of > > succession anymore? i think she would have hated the job!!! > Yes! Given the combination of attitudes and moral character, she might have hated the job, but she wold have done a good job. She has a sense of responsibility, she is not easily controlled, she can some upwith innovative solutions to a problem, and she's a Herald. However, I don't feel she is diplomatic enough to maintain good foreign relation. okay, she's related to Rethwellan (that *is* the name of the place Daren is from, no? yes?), Hadorn is a mess, but can you image Elspeth and Solaris disagreeing on something???? /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:33:28 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: aol.com!CDyeboston-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: book lovers Message-ID: <31611273.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > Subject: Re: book lovers > > Becky said: > > dbackhau-+AT+-isou10.estec.esa.nl wrote: > > > I have hundreds of books, and very few are single reads only > > > - I need books, lots of books, shelves and shelves of books. > > > > > Yes! Yes! At last, vindication! I am not a freak! Or, at least, if I am, > > I am not the only one of my kind. I reread every book I own, and I own > > lots. (4 sets of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves at last count.) > and Mel replied: > >Only four sets? Heh. Amateur. :) Ours are currently on 13 sets >of two-metre > by one metre shelves. And overrunning them... > > > The correct term for this condition is "bibliomania" (says the woman with 45 > *yards* of shelf space crammed with books.) I would have it worse except > that I work in a library and can keep part of my mental "collection of > rereads" in stock on the shelves there. It also helps that my sister has a > great many of my books in her library in Colorado. (she has a house, I have > a 3 and 1/2 room apartment.) Last time I was out there, the books which were > mine took up twenty shelves, and the books which were in dispute between the > siblings took up another twelve. (each about 2 feet wide). When I read the > scene in AotQ where Talia was shown the library I was bouncing up and down > with a sense of fellow feeling, and when I read the description of the > library in McKinley's _Beauty_ I practically had to wipe the drool off of my > chin. > WAH! I move too much to be able to maintain a large stockpile of books (I'm 21 and I've moved 17 times and gone to 11 different schools). Hell is when you go to the bookshelves after just moving, and realize that the movers have managed to lose the two boxes that contain your favorite books. . . and that the books weren't insured!!!!! (anguished howl). I know that I'll be moving at least 2 more times within 1996 and wish that it weren't so expensive! Overseas moves charge you by volume, and books take up a lot of room. Furthermore, it's expensive! But, when I get back to America, look out bookstores! :) thought just occured to me :) :) for those of you still in school, don't you just love it when the English Lit prof wants you to write down the names of all the books you've read? snicker ObMisty: I wonder what is one Misty's bookshelves? /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:40:49 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: aol.com!Susan5683-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: First Books Message-ID: <31611277.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> Lady Susanna wrote: > Cennydd, Mage of the Green Silences > > Greetings > > > In a message dated 96-03-30 19:40:48 EST, you write: > > >On Sat, 30 Mar 1996 Susan5683-+AT+-aol.com wrote: ( again, hey that's me, could > you kindly address me when you write about what i said?) > > > >> In a message dated 96-03-29 04:03:30 EST, you write: > >> > >> >> Speaking of Robin McKinley, has anyone heard of a book she wrote > >> >>> called "Beauty"? I've been looking for it for years, and I've never, > >> >>> ever found it ... > >> > >> I believe that Beauty is part of the Fairy Tale series, a series of books > >put > >> out by mumble using popular authors to re write and rework old fairy tales > >> and legends, also in this series are DeerSkin and Tam Lin both very good. > > > >Actually, I am pretty sure that neither "Beauty" nor "Deerskin" are part > >of Terri Windling's Faerie Tales. At least, I can find nothing on my > >copies that would indicate that they were. I am not sure, but I think > >that "Beauty" was written before Terri Windling started the series. > >Also, isn't Windlig a DAW editor? I think that "Beauty" is a non-DAW > >book. However, the series is good, if of mixed quality. I loved "Snow > >White, Rose Red," enjoyed "The Sun, The Moon, and the Stars" by K.Z.S. > >Brust, and couldn't read "Jack the Giantkiller" at all. > > > > > > > Ahem! I happen to be in exile from most of my collection of books, (sob) so > i had to do this from memory, however, i do have a copy of Deerskin by Robin > McKinley here with me ---it was published by Ace and i probably thought it > was part of the series since she also wrote Beauty, a retelling of the story > of Beauty and the Beast, in addition on the fly leaf it says and i quote > "Author's note, there is a story by Charles Perrault called Donkeyskin, > which because of its subject matter, is often not included in collections of > Perrault's fairy tales. Or, if it does appear, it does so in a bowdlerized > state. The original Donkeyskin is where Deerskin began." > > These two things together gave me the impression was part of the series, > however, i am still quite convinced that Tam Lin is part of the series, can > anyone verify or deny this. > > I do believe that Sun Moon and Stars was excellent but i wasn't all that keen > on Jack the Giant Killer either, > > Yours, > Lady Susanna Tam Lin is part of the series (I think Diana L. Paxson wrote it, but it could be Pamela Dean as well) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:51:12 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: vms.cis.pitt.edu!HATST5-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: reading speed (fairly off-topic) Message-ID: <31611722.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > *****Yes, I am another member of the "book in an hour" club.***** > > > Sounds like you have to get more than one book per bookstore trip, too. > Otherwise you read the one you got the night you got it and want to go back the > next day for yet another book. > > Heather try this on for size, buying at least 20 books whenever you go to the bookstore. Is it any wonder the help knows my name? /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 12:45:29 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: aol.com!Susan5683-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: castings esp Tarma Message-ID: <31611721.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> Sharon stone has done two Action movies early in her career (one was called King Soloman's mines) which were take-offs on the Indiana Jones theme. She also played a part in Total Recall. She is not just the sex kitten we've seen in Basic Instinct and Sliver and The Specialist! She's even been in a Police Academy movie!!! And I thought she did a good job in Intersection. Flashing a little skin on screen does not mean that she has no brains and can't act her way out of a paper bag! Flame if you will, but that's MHO /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:20:39 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: vms.cis.pitt.edu!HATST5-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: re gays Message-ID: <31611bd7.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> someone wrote: can anyone remember a book before misty that portrayed gays in a positive light? I thought MZB's darkover books did. It was an accepted part of the culture, although it was not encouraged. BTW, does anyone else have a problem with the word tolerate? To me it implies "well, I don't like what you do/stand for/ are, but I'll just not say anything about it" I mean, you tolerate bad behaviour from a child (before you lose it and want to smack the little beast for using the pots and pans for drums when you are talking long distance) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:23:00 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: vms.cis.pitt.edu!HATST5-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: poll Message-ID: <3161207f.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > I have to ask this. It's totally off any sublect, but my friends keep > telling me Anne McCaffrey is also Anne Rice/Rampling. Now, I don't believe it. > Anne McCaffrey supposedly lives in Ireland and raises horse. Anne Rice > apparently lives in New Orleans doing God-knows-what. Help! I really want to > prove them wrong. Petty, but hey! they've been ganging up on me about it! > > Heather :) I think your friends have **LOST** it. McW, get 'em! /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:37:17 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: aol.com!Raingcats-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: Shadowspun Message-ID: <31612084.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > >PS: anybody with the usename Shadowspun out there. I'm >thinking of it for > myself. "Heather" is just too boring. > > I LIKE that name! Totally cool dude! (O.K. I think I'm done with my WAY > out-of-date slang ) As far as I know I think that you are safe in > using that name! > > Zhai'helleva! > > Lady Moonsong Just as long as you pronounce it shadow-spun, and not shadow's-pun. Does anyone else remember Thieves World? Shadowspawn was of great debate -> was it shadow's-pawn or shadow-spawn /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:32:33 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: Todd Sherman , Subject: Re: Booklovers, was Re: Women's Lit Message-ID: <31612083.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > >I've re-read every book I've ever read once (except for one book by > >Peter Hazel, bleech!) I have to recycle the books every once in a > >while (rule of thumb, if I haven't re-read it in 2 years, pass on to > >used book store) otherwise, there are too many books (I mean, once > >we reach the 700 mark, it's time to clean up!) > > > *Gasp* > > How could you? You sell your friends? Just because they haven't visited in > a few years? > > *sob* You big Meanie!!!!! > > Monolith > Man of stone > Well, I'm sorry, but see my post that has my moving record in it. /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:27:40 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: Korendil , Subject: Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 447 Message-ID: <31612080.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > >If you remember, when her clan was attacked, she > >screamed so much that something was permanently damaged in her larnyx, > >so that the Tarma who had been treasured by her people for her lovely > >voice afterwards often got a cynical plasure from startling people with > >her harsh crow-call voice. > > > Um, actually wasn't it being half strangled by the bandit who raped her? > > ObMisty: Bandits don't attack shin'a'in clans in the real world...if only > because we don't HAVE shin'a'in....i bet they would if there WERE, > unfortunately:( > I suppose what the U.S. army and the settlers did to the Native Americans doesn't count, does it? (growl. how can people be so cruel?) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:40:00 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: primenet.com!mrtmh-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl (Lady 'Reesa And Tina), Subject: Re: poll Message-ID: <31612085.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > At 02:10 AM 4/2/96 +0100, HATST5-+AT+-vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote: > > I have to ask this. It's totally off any sublect, but my friends keep > >telling me Anne McCaffrey is also Anne Rice/Rampling. Now, I don't believe > it. > >Anne McCaffrey supposedly lives in Ireland and raises horse. Anne Rice > >apparently lives in New Orleans doing God-knows-what. Help! I really want to > >prove them wrong. Petty, but hey! they've been ganging up on me about it! > > > >Heather :) > > > > > Anne Rice is NOT (NOT NOT NOT!) Anne McCaffrey! She also > writes as Anne Rampling and some other name under which she > published an erotic Sleeping Beauty series, but the two have > nothing to do with each other! Anne Rice scares me! I saw her > do an interveiw for 20/20, and she looked like she was a walking > corpse! Well, the same could be said of me when I get up, so > never mind... Now, go prove your friends wrong! > > ~~~~~~~~~~Lady 'Reesa~~~~~~~~~~mrtmh-+AT+-primenet.com~~~~~~~~~~~) It occurs to me that Kerry was right. We are being taken for a ride. No way could anyone with 3 brain cells think that Anne Rice = Anne McCaffrey. It was an April Fool's joke, wasn't it? Please tell me it was. If not, I'll shall be disillusioned forever. Well, I am anyway, I didn't think that kind of prank would happen here. /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:30:20 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: vms.cis.pitt.edu!HATST5-+AT+-enterprise.cistron.nl, Subject: Re: ima hogg Message-ID: <31612081.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> > *****I think it was Heather who said that she had seen the name "Ima > Pigg" in a name book once. Um, well, there really was a woman named Ima > Hogg who lived in Texas; her father was one of the early wildcatters who > make his pile early--and was so proud of what he had made of himself > that that was the name he gave his only child. Further, he stipulated in > his will that in order for her to inherit, she must never change her > name, and if she married her husband would have to change his surname to > Hogg. > > She was a very wealthy spinster, and quite a patron of the arts in > whatever Texas city she lived in. Can't recall whether it was Dallas or > Ft. Worth or Houston. > I saw a picture of her in a National Geographic years ago, and > unfortunately, she looked like a white-haired, expensively-dressed > .pig.***** > > > I think I would have shot him before he wrote the will, and if he'd already > written, I would have had a new one forged. Or bought off the attorney. Or > see if I could sue for undue stress or something. Or changed it anyway and > forgo the money...Nah! If she was so wealthy she could afford to be a patron > of the arts, can you imagine her library?! > > Heather :) > > (greedy, little wench, aren't I?) did you know that you can pronounce your name anyway you like, regardless of how it's spelled? I could still spell my name as Rozanna, but insist that it is pronounced as Ngunni-goe-goe if I want, and it's perfectly legal. /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:49:30 GMT+0200 From: ROZANM-+AT+-webster.nl (Rozanna McNeer) To: "Jake (Rynath *OIB*)" , Subject: re: mailing Message-ID: <3161252f.webster-+AT+-mail.webster.nl> Lady tammy sent me a mail asking why I can't mail directly to her, and if there are others I can't mail directly too. I can't mail to Lady Tammy, Gyrfalcon, and McCaffrey's White Dragon. There are some other undelivered mail messages floating around, but those where in a string of mailing, so I don't know who exactly in the list I can't mail to. But it seems like a lot! ObMisty: Umm, there must be one in here somewhere. I want to know what the story is with (damn the spell is working on me even now) that country on the border of Valdemar that takes care of itself and quetioned Karal (:priest? ahh....:) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ Rozanna n'ha Iris e-mail: rozanm-+AT+-webster.nl Sand-cat Extraordinaire Member of the Cat People /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:27:14 GMT From: STOKES J <95662014-+AT+-mmu.ac.uk> To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: rehashing Talia's gifts Message-ID: <45371EC136F-+AT+-EXCALIBUR.MMU.AC.UK> >q.uestion. If he doesn't say words to her, how come we have a choice for his >voice in the movie? He doesn't have any lines! >Lady Silvermoon >"A true wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn." Yes he does, When he first chooses her and later when he talks to Dirk during the rescue attempt. Kalen Shena Vuysher'edras ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 07:40:27 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine Osborne To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: Re: reading speed (fairly off-topic) Message-ID: On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, Rosario Holsen-Baker wrote: > The sad part about this whole story is that I'm sure my brother > could be reading, if not on the same level that I did when I was his age, > at least damn close to it! (what a sentence!). Yet he DOESN'T. Absolutely > infuriating. Your brother does that too, Jag? *Sympathy* Well, I have two floor-to-ceilings, three shelves-worth (double-stacked) in the closet (I was getting desperate) and two more above my desk. Plus piles on radiator, magical chest (whenever I want to do a formal ritual I have to heave a lot of books around ;), and of course, the floor. This is not to mention the fact that about fifty percent of the books I read are retrieved from my family's (pause to mentally count) five free-standings and one room whose walls are entirely covered in books. I didn't read the Hobbit til my wonderful seventh-grade teacher had us read it in class (he was a monk, and the guy who taught me sort of indirectly that it was ok to be a pagan (it's a long story)). Before that, I'd been hooked on C.S. Lewis and Lloyd Alexander for years. I generally read the average fantasy book in two to three hours (It depends on if I'm being interrupted and how interesting the book is). It takes me much longer to read non-escapist stuff ;) I reread *a lot* if I liked the book, but generally only my favorite parts and skim the rest, unless I get an urge to read the whole thing again. This always happens with LHM, cause *all* the parts are my favorite parts ;) I\/ Catherine Osborne "After great pain, I\/ Sundancer a formal feeling comes." I cosborne-+AT+-sidwell.edu --Emily Dickinson I http://www.sidwell.edu/~cosborne/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 07:49:57 -0500 (EST) From: Catherine Osborne To: mercedes lackey list Subject: Why Kris will be king... Message-ID: sorry you lot, but this message I tried to send before I unsub'ed for spring break, but the listserv unsubed me before this one got there. So I'm sending it again. I\/ Catherine Osborne "After great pain, I\/ Sundancer a formal feeling comes." I cosborne-+AT+-sidwell.edu --Emily Dickinson I http://www.sidwell.edu/~cosborne/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- On Fri, 22 Mar 1996, The Mage of Green Silences wrote: > I still don't see any indication of which twin will get the throne. > Elspeth just thinks that "one" of them will be. But she doesn't seem to > indicate any idea of *which* one. Oh, I'll admit, given the clear > patriarchal structure of Valdemar's culture, Kris will prob get the > crown, but there is certainly enough laxness in the customs to let his > sister rule. Yeah, the first time around I read the quotation as "one twin would rule. (no sex specified.)" But then, when I looked again -- Elspeth says, "And the other would be *King's* Own" (emphasis mine.) Not Monarch's Own, but King's Own. This would seem to support the position that Kris would be getting the kingship. BTW, has anyone thought it odd that *Selenay* not Talia and Dirk named a kid after Kris? This strikes me as odd.... I\/ Catherine Osborne "After great pain, I\/ Sundancer a formal feeling comes." I cosborne-+AT+-sidwell.edu --Emily Dickinson I http://www.sidwell.edu/~cosborne/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 08:28:51 -0500 (EST) From: Rosario Holsen-Baker To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk Subject: re: mailing Message-ID: On Tue, 2 Apr 1996, Rozanna McNeer wrote: > ObMisty: Umm, there must be one in here somewhere. I want to know > what the story is with (damn the spell is working on me even now) > that country on the border of Valdemar that takes care of itself and > quetioned Karal (:priest? ahh....:) > You mean Iftel? (Those spells seem to not work on me :) I'm not sure. Iftel is just weird. I don't think that's really a deity guarding it, though, it doesn't seem to be on the same intelligence level of the other deities we've seen. More like a bondbird version of a deity....oh my. The bondbird version to Kal'enel's Hawkbrother version????? <---5! *****LADY JAGUAR***** Leader of the Cat People Lady in Green LGMCB Conspirator #14, DHTBB Lobe #3! "Meddle not in the affairs of cats for you are soft-skinned, and blind at night." ********************* ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 451 *********************************