MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1099 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Braid: newbies/Tennyson quote/Vanyel & writing style/Patrick by sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) 2) Re: Vans gifts by sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) 3) Re: cartoon fluff/Sword of Ice by sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) 4) Re: newbies by sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) 5) RE: Braid: newbies/Tennyson quote/Vanyel & writing style/Patrick by "Brooke Shapiro" 6) RE: Vans gifts by "Brooke Shapiro" 7) remove by GaHeadProd-+AT+-aol.com 8) Re: remove by "Cindy Meeks" 9) Re: remove by GaHeadProd-+AT+-aol.com 10) RE: remove by Carlington Taylor 11) Vanyel by ahri-+AT+-juno.com (Not Home) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 09:55:38 EST From: sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Braid: newbies/Tennyson quote/Vanyel & writing style/Patrick Message-ID: <19970215.095649.12358.1.Sage.Blackhart-+AT+-juno.com> >Okay, who did I miss while I was gone -- a whole slew of newbies, or >is it Hey, y'all! Did I miss anyone? >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welp, guess I ought introduce myself and all... I am Sage Blackhart....and I of course, adore MLackeys works... The first book I picked up by her was Magicks Pawn, it changed my outlook on how characters were written, it amazed my every sense, and blew a fuse or several, there is now a minor obsession with that particular series... My "lifebonded" looks alot like Vanyel, and acts alot like him (albeit he lacks, companion and suicidal tendencies) and thank you Ahriman for getting me on the mailing List!!! Blessed Be- Sagey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 09:55:38 EST From: sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Cc: sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com Subject: Re: Vans gifts Message-ID: <19970215.095649.12358.2.Sage.Blackhart-+AT+-juno.com> Vanyel had all his channels blasted open when gate >energy >fed back thru the path of least resistance. As Sayvil said ' he has >more>gifts than any five herald mages put together' . As to the bardic gift >it>was mentioned that he might not recognise he had it. In Magics Pawn >when he>first arrived on his aunt sayvil's doorstep he attended bardic >collegium>and was a competant musician. In Magics Promise he went home and >discovered >Medren , the illegitimate son of Melenna and his brother Mekeal. He>recognised Medren's Bardic gift and demanded training for him at >Bardic>collegium from his father. I think if Vanyel could recognise the gift >in>others then he would know he had it himself. He may have wanted >training in>useing that gift but with master Dark killing the herald Mages one by >one >could'nt take the time off to pursue it. > > Moonsight > It is mentioned that whence it happens all his Channels are blown open, except his healing..it is there but very weak, he never had the Bardic Gift beforehand...He would have made a wonderful minstrel but he wanted to be bard (thats why Tylendel had to help save Van in the first place) because when they shattered his dream of being a bard he started "bleeding on the inside" uhm..hope I helped clear it up... -blessed be- Sagey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 10:06:11 EST From: sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Cc: sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com Subject: Re: cartoon fluff/Sword of Ice Message-ID: <19970215.100714.12358.3.Sage.Blackhart-+AT+-juno.com> > >I think my favorite story in there was probably "In the Forest of >Sorrows,">partly because it was a Vanyel story, but it was a Vanyel story that >seemed>a lot more -realistic- than "Chance." Personally, I really did not >like>"Chance" in the slightest since it seemed totally >unrealistic...perhaps>that's just me, though. >>"The School up the Hill" I didn't like, either. This one I didn't like>because it just seemed...trite, I suppose. Girl is unhappy, girl's >mother>treats her badly, girl gets to become mage-student and be happy. It's >a>scenario that's been used and overused before, IMO. Of course, this >-is->fantasy, people can have their every wish come true and all >unhappiness vanish. I Adored this book, I got it thursday, and had it finished Friday, It was Great to hear about Vanyel and his Tryst with Jonne. As well as a sweet little Gryphon Tale...I'd name more specifics (albeit the whole book rocked) But Ahriman rendered me helpless with dread gaze and borrowed my new treasure...:) -blessed be- Sagey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 10:12:26 EST From: sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com (sage f blackhart) To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Cc: sage.blackhart-+AT+-juno.com Subject: Re: newbies Message-ID: <19970215.101348.12358.4.Sage.Blackhart-+AT+-juno.com> Ok, Welp. I dont know if I fudged my last message, I think I may have, dratted cats keep getting in the way, sorry.. GRRrr...:) I am Sage Blackhart, My first series by M.Lackey was The Last Herald Mage...I was reffered here by Ahriman... I adore Vanyel, and the Companions..As well as the Oathbound, Tarma and Kethry... I have the luck of having a "lifebonded" who looks and behaves like Vanyel (except he is straight and isnt suicidal at all) I have the hope to be going to DragonCon this year as well... uhm..well, hello all.. -blessed be- Sagey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 97 15:12:43 UT From: "Brooke Shapiro" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: RE: Braid: newbies/Tennyson quote/Vanyel & writing style/Patrick Message-ID: Ok, I know you all might higher and assasin to murder me in my sleep for not braiding this message, but how do i braid...i have no clue...could someone please help me with this one? Mara ---------- From: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk on behalf of sage f blackhart Sent: Saturday, February 15, 1997 9:13 AM To: Brooke Shapiro Subject: Re: Braid: newbies/Tennyson quote/Vanyel & writing style/Patrick >Okay, who did I miss while I was gone -- a whole slew of newbies, or >is it Hey, y'all! Did I miss anyone? >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welp, guess I ought introduce myself and all... I am Sage Blackhart....and I of course, adore MLackeys works... The first book I picked up by her was Magicks Pawn, it changed my outlook on how characters were written, it amazed my every sense, and blew a fuse or several, there is now a minor obsession with that particular series... My "lifebonded" looks alot like Vanyel, and acts alot like him (albeit he lacks, companion and suicidal tendencies) and thank you Ahriman for getting me on the mailing List!!! Blessed Be- Sagey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 97 15:14:55 UT From: "Brooke Shapiro" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: RE: Vans gifts Message-ID: so wouldn't Talia's Gifts be very similar to Vanyels?in Arrows Flight(/) I think her gifts all came out at once or something like that when she whent on internship with Kris.... Mara ---------- From: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk on behalf of sage f blackhart Sent: Saturday, February 15, 1997 9:17 AM To: Brooke Shapiro Subject: Re: Vans gifts Vanyel had all his channels blasted open when gate >energy >fed back thru the path of least resistance. As Sayvil said ' he has >more>gifts than any five herald mages put together' . As to the bardic gift >it>was mentioned that he might not recognise he had it. In Magics Pawn >when he>first arrived on his aunt sayvil's doorstep he attended bardic >collegium>and was a competant musician. In Magics Promise he went home and >discovered >Medren , the illegitimate son of Melenna and his brother Mekeal. He>recognised Medren's Bardic gift and demanded training for him at >Bardic>collegium from his father. I think if Vanyel could recognise the gift >in>others then he would know he had it himself. He may have wanted >training in>useing that gift but with master Dark killing the herald Mages one by >one >could'nt take the time off to pursue it. > > Moonsight > It is mentioned that whence it happens all his Channels are blown open, except his healing..it is there but very weak, he never had the Bardic Gift beforehand...He would have made a wonderful minstrel but he wanted to be bard (thats why Tylendel had to help save Van in the first place) because when they shattered his dream of being a bard he started "bleeding on the inside" uhm..hope I helped clear it up... -blessed be- Sagey ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 11:22:43 -0500 (EST) From: GaHeadProd-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: remove Message-ID: <970215112242_1514147026-+AT+-emout01.mail.aol.com> remove ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 11:48:14 -0600 From: "Cindy Meeks" To: Subject: Re: remove Message-ID: <199702151743.LAA22449-+AT+-smtp.gte.net> Call me Cindy... 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Visit my homepage at http://home1.gte.net/cmeeks/index.htm ---------- > From: GaHeadProd-+AT+-aol.com > To: cmeeks-+AT+-gte.net > Subject: remove > Date: Saturday, February 15, 1997 10:46 AM > > remove Remove What??? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 12:57:09 -0500 (EST) From: GaHeadProd-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: remove Message-ID: <970215125708_649840370-+AT+-emout14.mail.aol.com> how do I get off this mailing list??? ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 13:19:28 -0500 From: Carlington Taylor To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" Subject: RE: remove Message-ID: <01BC1B42.DFE3C8D0-+AT+-PC28883> ------ =_NextPart_000_01BC1B42.DFE85CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have no ideal ???? -----Original Message----- From: Cindy Meeks [SMTP:cmeeks-+AT+-gte.net] Sent: Saturday, February 15, 1997 1:03 PM To: carlington-+AT+-poboxes.com Subject: Re: remove Things are changing at NetForward! http://www.netforward.com/changes.shtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call me Cindy... 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When I finished MPrice, I sobbed and sobbed. I went to >school the next day and gave the book back to the girl I had borrowed I know how that goes! I was finishing up MPrice late at night, lying in bed reading, and when I read the part where Van sends Stef away, I started crying. I *did* manage to get it under control, until I came to the part where Stef goes back. I couldn't help it! And I really didn't want to. That proved what a good author Misty is, because if anyone can write well enough to actually make the reader feel as if the characters are there, real, close friends, whatever, they've done their job as a storyteller. >As for his likeability...it's hard for me to say anything here because >my boyfriend is SO much like him it's scary. So let me just say that The same friend who loaned me the LHM books(Hello, Sage, about TIME you made yourself known!) happens to have a boyfriend exactly like Vanyel. Right down to looks.. and right down to the... the... yeesh, there's not even a word for it! I know he's really a nice sort, but I'd strangle him if I had to spend a lot of time around him! :) Sage writes: >But Ahriman rendered me helpless with dread gaze and borrowed my new >treasure...:) I am sorry that I made you finish the last story in the middle of a busy coffee shop, but dam*it I wanted to read it! :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- "Though my soul may set in darkness/I will rise in perfect light I have loved the stars too fondly/to be fearful of the night." Blessed be, Ahri-+AT+-Juno.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1099 **********************************