MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1456

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: Longish braid, various topics
	by "Angie" <heraldtg-+AT+-mbox3.singnet.com.sg>
  2) Re the Re's about MBZ :)
	by AERDEN-+AT+-delphi.com
  3) question and books
	by AERDEN-+AT+-delphi.com
  4) Books into movies
	by Femmy Syahrani <femmy-+AT+-ibm.net>
  5) Re: Inferior work
	by "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  6) Re: question and books
	by "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  7) Re: Upcoming Misty books
	by "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  8) Re: Longish braid, various topics
	by "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  9) Re: Why do I read?
	by "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
 10) Re: Books into movies
	by "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
 11) messages and creativity
	by "Tim & Tiffanie Gray" <tntgray-+AT+-sprintmail.com>
 12) Re: Longish braid, various topics
	by B1GBUDA <B1GBUDA-+AT+-aol.com>
 13) Re: question and books
	by Flaime13 <Flaime13-+AT+-aol.com>
 14) Re: Inferior work
	by Flaime13 <Flaime13-+AT+-aol.com>
 15) Re: Longish braid, various topics
	by SamanthaMS <SamanthaMS-+AT+-aol.com>
 16) Re: question and books
	by "Tim & Tiffanie Gray" <tntgray-+AT+-sprintmail.com>
 17) Re the Re's about MBZ :)
	by Owlie-+AT+-postoffice.worldnet.att.net
 18) Sword Of Ice
	by Susan Read <mrsread-+AT+-connect.ab.ca>
 19) Re: Longish braid, various topics
	by "QuickStar" <plidian-+AT+-hotmail.com>
 20) Re: question and books
	by "QuickStar" <plidian-+AT+-hotmail.com>
 21) Re: Why do I read
	by Paustinnew <Paustinnew-+AT+-aol.com>

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 19:07:00 +0800
From: "Angie" <heraldtg-+AT+-mbox3.singnet.com.sg>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Longish braid, various topics
Message-ID: <01bd2013$5eff50a0$0100007f-+AT+-localhost>

:BTW I am another Star Trek fan in all it's manifestations.  My ideas on
:tolerance are strongly influenced by Star Trek.

I prefer Star Wars. But the tolerance thing is basically the same. Sorry for
the double- post, people!

:<yummy> I'm now baking virtual sheep-shaped macadamia nut cookies for all
:the listsibs.
Er... thanx? To both!

:Brighthawk said:
:
:> Ah, if only movies would follow the books they were made from... I'd be
:> watching a lot more movies!  When will the producers learn?
:
:I have thought about this a lot.  When I read a book and then go see the
:movie based on the book, I'm almost always disappointed.
Same here. Eg: Dragonheart was a relatively ok book. the only thing that
redeemed the movie wuz the dragon.

<snip>
:My Lady) that he gave her. Specifically, where did that harp finally end
:up? Can someone please refresh my memory?


Um. Didn't Talia give the harp to Dirk as a wedding gift? Kinda like a dowry
from herself? I don't know about the origin. You mean Jadus gave Both harps
to her?

:ShadowWolf, God of Stupid Chess Moves

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:47:19 -0500 (EST)
From: AERDEN-+AT+-delphi.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re the Re's about MBZ :)
Message-ID: <01ISBHUYMKXE8WWURD-+AT+-delphi.com>

On 12-JAN-1998 19:47:15.3 mercedes-lackey said to AERDEN
 me>You are talking about...what were they called... The one with
 me>Thesomething House? About the two Amazons, and the Wall at the End of
 me>the World? Agreed. Those seriuosly were not liked. Kinda liked
 me>Rediscovery, but I'm looking forward to the next one that MBZ and
 me>Misty do much more.

_Thendara House_ and _City of Sorcery_  I liked both of those, except that
_City_ began to drag after a while.  We kept being shown this mystery, but
it was never really explained.  Was it physically real, or was it more of a
mataphysical/mystic thing?  We never really found out, so the book fell a
bit flat for me.

 me>Chantal :)
 me><g> You mean her tendicy to brood, and cast herself into the
 me>center of everything? Well, it gets better. Unstoppable force meets
 me>unmovable wall, soon. :) Keep going on it. :)

Morgan--(LOL) Exactly!  Marjorie's about as bad as Lew.  (snicker)  I'm
glad do hear it gets better.

 me>Now... Obmisty..... Uhm.... does anyone know when MBZ and MIsty are
 me>going to /do/ their next Darkover book?

I don't know, but I do hope they write another one.  Of the more recent
Darkover books, _Heirs of Hammerfell_ was a disappointment.  _Rediscovery_
was good, but creepy and too tragic.


     Chantal                                                                                                                                 

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:47:25 -0500 (EST)
From: AERDEN-+AT+-delphi.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: question and books
Message-ID: <01ISBHV4CVMW8WWURD-+AT+-delphi.com>

On 13-JAN-1998 05:46:46.0 mercedes-lackey said to AERDEN
 me>My question is this:  can any of you recommed an author
 me>who is good but who also is little known so I have a chance of finding
 me>their books on the shelf??

Try books by Claudia Edwards--_A Horsewoman in Godsland_, _Bright and
Shining Tiger_, et al, books by Laurell K. Hamilton, Judith Tarr (The Hound
and the Falcon trilogy is GREAT!), and Tanya Huff's vampire/detective novels
are good--the ones in which her detective has retinitis pigmentosa.  Also,
Spider Robinson's Callahan and Lady Sally's books.

Tarr, Huff, and Robinson are well-known, but they don't (I think) have the
godawful enormous following of Lackey or MZB.  :)

     Chantal/Healer Aerden of StarRise Weyr
     http://members.delphi.com/aerden/
     ICQ UIN 4547362

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 20:47:40 +0700
From: Femmy Syahrani <femmy-+AT+-ibm.net>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Books into movies
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980113204740.006984dc-+AT+-pop03.ca.us.ibm.net>

Hi all,

Brighthawk said,
>> Ah, if only movies would follow the books they were made from... I'd be 
>> watching a lot more movies!  When will the producers learn?

And ShadowWolf said,
>I have thought about this a lot.  When I read a book and then go see the
>movie based on the book, I'm almost always disappointed.  They simply can't
>cram all the details into a two-hour movie that they can into a good sized
>book.

I think for a series as long as Velgrath, if anyone want to make a movie
out of it, they should make it into a TV mini-series. But don't do it in
just 4-5 episodes. Make it 20 or 30 episodes instead. I've seen a lot of
Hong Kong/Taiwanese series which runs around 50 one-hour episodes, some
even reach 100 episodes.
This way, all the details from the books will make it into the movie.

Femmy

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:34:48 PST
From: "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Inferior work
Message-ID: <19980113143448.21415.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>



>
>Hello all!  I am new to the list, but I am going to put my two cents 
worth in:
>I agree that lately Misty's work has been less than it was before.  
Still,
>every writer goes through a period of time when they are not feeling up 
to
>par.  I plan to give Misty the benefit of the doubt, as she is my 
favorite
>author.  I have been in love with her writing for seven years now.  
Give the
>lady a break; writing isn't exactly the easiest job at times.
>Brightest of blessings,
>Flaime
>
Well said, Flaime... I think most of us will give her the benefit of the 
doubt, or we wouldn't be here!  Welocome to the list, from another 
newbie... hope to here more from you soon!  Take it from me... joining 
in is much more fun than lurking if you have th eopinions to share and 
the stubborness to hold your own with a stubborn mule like me!
-Brighthawk

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:42:48 PST
From: "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: question and books
Message-ID: <19980113144251.12321.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>


>OB-Misty:  I just got finished reading, um, title, Fire Rose(??) (I am
>awful with titles!) and I was wondering if anyone else read it.  If so,
>just what exactly is a speaking tube?  (I thought it was kinda like
>talking through a vaccumn cleaner hose) and did anyone think the ending
>was a letdown?  It seemed to me that all of a sudden Misty realized a
>deadline was looming and tacked on an ending in the middle of a great
>story line that wasn't imho ready to end.  I thought the book could've
>conceivably become a trilogy.  any thoughts? 

I've read Fire Rose, and I found it very compelling.  I visualized the 
speaking tube as being kinof a long metal tube with a megaphone on each 
end, or something like that.  The ending was a bit of a let down... The 
epilogue appeared tacked on.  I think it should've become a trilogy, and 
still might, although with the epilogue tacked on, I think Misty was 
covering her tracks in case she didn't get back to it.  Still a good 
read, though.

>off subject:  It's gonna snow today! Hurrah!  (I live on the west 
coast,
>what can I say, snow is a novelty!)

Hmph... try living on the East coast, I haven't seen the sun in weeks, 
it seems, and we're anticipating the next blizzard.  I'm lucky in CT, up 
in ME an icestorm just wiped out power for over half the state, and 
they're still digging out after a week.

Dumb question... where did the phrase Ob-misty come from?

-Brighthawk


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:46:20 PST
From: "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Upcoming Misty books
Message-ID: <19980113144620.4838.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>

Mark said:
>This sounds as if it may be a collection of the T & K stories which 
were
>included in some of the Sword and Sorceress books, a series of books 
which
>are a collection of short stories.  The books were  edited by MZB.
>I beleive that one of the stories is the "origin" story, i.e. the one 
where
>Tarma and Kethry first meet.   I will be on the lookout for Oathblood.

I'll be looking for Oathblood, too... I've been looking for S&S 3, which 
has the origin story of how T&K met and were bonded for years now... 
it's very hard to find, so if Misty publishes it in Oathblood, I'll be 
thrilled!

>By the way Brighthawk I agree with you concerning the first of the 
Gyphon
>books.  I should not have included it with the others.

Thanks for the acknowledgement, Mark.

-Brighthawk

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:51:21 PST
From: "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Longish braid, various topics
Message-ID: <19980113145121.21501.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>



ShadowWolf wrote:
><snip>
>:My Lady) that he gave her. Specifically, where did that harp finally 
end
>:up? Can someone please refresh my memory?
>
>
>Um. Didn't Talia give the harp to Dirk as a wedding gift? Kinda like a 
dowry
>from herself? I don't know about the origin. You mean Jadus gave Both 
harps
>to her?

Talia actually gave Dirk the twin harp to My Lady, made from teh same 
wood at the same time.  She never tells where she found the second harp, 
but I don't think Jadus gave it to her...

-Brighthawk

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 07:11:17 PST
From: "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Why do I read?
Message-ID: <19980113151117.706.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>



>By the way: did anybody read this short story about this young couple 
who went 
>out to search for the dragon hoard and all they found was a tower full 
of books 
>and the dragon had changed into the librarian? (Arrgh, just forgot who 
it wrote 
>and what it was called and the collection it was in is miles away (I 
lent it to 
>my sister like half my library!) Just remember it was edited by 
Margaret Weiss, 
>I think.) Well, sometimes I feel like this dragon hoarding all those 
treasurable 
>(is this a word?) books, grooming them, dusting them, caressing their 
backs. And 
>flaming all those who dare to touch with dirty hands or breaking their 
back and 
>tearing their pages! *GROOOOOWWLLLL!!!!!!!*

I did read this story... *Runs upstairs to find the story* It's called 
Hoard by Steven Piziks, and it appeared in Sword and Sorceress IX, 
edited by MZB. A wonderful story!  I certainly consider my books a 
treasured hoard... :)

-Brighthawk 



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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:41:04 PST
From: "Brighthawk K'Treva" <brighthawk-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Books into movies
Message-ID: <19980113184104.9428.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>

Femmy said:
>I think for a series as long as Velgrath, if anyone want to make a 
movie
>out of it, they should make it into a TV mini-series. But don't do it 
in
>just 4-5 episodes. Make it 20 or 30 episodes instead. I've seen a lot 
of
>Hong Kong/Taiwanese series which runs around 50 one-hour episodes, some
>even reach 100 episodes.
>This way, all the details from the books will make it into the movie.

That's quite an idea, I wish someone would!  It wouldn't be considered 
profitable enough in the US to make something that long though *voice 
dripping with sarcasm*  I may just have to learn Chinese. ;)
-Brighthawk

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:00:20 -0000
From: "Tim & Tiffanie Gray" <tntgray-+AT+-sprintmail.com>
To: "Misty List" <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: messages and creativity
Message-ID: <01bd2023$345d0ee0$5c8abfa8-+AT+-tiffanie>

Shantaya Autumnleaf

>Does Misty have a message when writing? (Sorry, too lazy to find the
related
>mail and quote it). I think she does. Look at what her characters do: they
try
>to make the world a better place to put it simple. Their attitude is one of
>caring, of helping. She shows us metaphers for the problems in our world
(magic
>= technology). Her characters are acting according to rules, some code of
honour
>as Ailsa put it.

Without a doubt, Misty has messages.  She practically preaches.  In fact in
the SERRA books, it has the message in the back, complete with phone
hotlines!  But even in other books, I don't think I have read one yet (and I
am a few books short of all Misty books) that doesn't have at least some
message.  And it seems to be getting more obvious.  Is this a bad thing?
No, not yet anyway.  It helps us to compare and contrast with our own world
and think of possible solutions that we may never have considered before.
That's one of the reasons I read.  I can try out life "in someone else's
shoes"  and maybe gain a little more insight or understanding.  I also have
to say, that so far, she hasn't taken the preaching to annoying heights,
there is still good stories there.  Four and Twenty Blackbirds is starting
to push the envelope, but is still good reading.  A writer's agenda
shouldn't hit us "like a 2x4 between the eyes", but sneak up and sink in
little by little, so that we question it and not just ignore it, or discard
it as being rabid like some of the eco-terrorist groups or save the children
groups cause me to do.  Why invalidate your position by making people hate
you and by extension anything you stand for?

K.S.

>As to the quality of Misty's books, I have to agree that it is going down.
>I think she may need a sabbatical or a vacation or some kind of rest.
>When something goes from being an outlet for creativity to being a
>stressful deadline, the person becomes a production line.  Time is the key
>to quality, and punching out books is going to be a sure sign of decreased
>quality.  imho.  :)

Anytime you take a hobby/passion and turn it into a job or assignment, it
loses its luster fast.  I've tried to take a writer's course with Newspaper
Institute of America, I managed to finish 1/2 the course after 2 years!  I
hated it.  The same has become apparant with my art.  If I have a deadline
for a show or exhibit, then I start procrastinating, and rush at the last
minute to get it done.

Well, there's my diatribe for the day! *grin*

Dax the Eternal,
Goddess of Elves and Unicorns
Knight of Fluff, Evangelist of Low Humor





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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 15:49:08 EST
From: B1GBUDA <B1GBUDA-+AT+-aol.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Longish braid, various topics
Message-ID: <6113040f.34bbd346-+AT+-aol.com>

the second harp was given to her as a gift, made from the same wood and the
same maker as the first.  I dont remember who gave it to her.

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:09:29 EST
From: Flaime13 <Flaime13-+AT+-aol.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: question and books
Message-ID: <e62b5677.34bbf42e-+AT+-aol.com>

In a message dated 98-01-13 11:05:59 EST, you write:

<< Dumb question... where did the phrase Ob-misty come from?
 
 -Brighthawk
  >>

and another-- what in the hells does it mean??
Flaime

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:08:21 EST
From: Flaime13 <Flaime13-+AT+-aol.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Inferior work
Message-ID: <4f1f52f8.34bbf3e7-+AT+-aol.com>

In a message dated 98-01-13 09:53:53 EST, you write:

<< Well said, Flaime... I think most of us will give her the benefit of the 
 doubt, or we wouldn't be here!  Welocome to the list, from another 
 newbie... hope to here more from you soon!  Take it from me... joining 
 in is much more fun than lurking if you have th eopinions to share and 
 the stubborness to hold your own with a stubborn mule like me!
 -Brighthawk
  >>

Stubborn?  Moi?  NEVER!  LOL, that is one of my biggest traits...that and the
all-around fieryness (Is that a word??)
Flaime

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:30:53 EST
From: SamanthaMS <SamanthaMS-+AT+-aol.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Longish braid, various topics
Message-ID: <415263f5.34bbf930-+AT+-aol.com>

In a message dated 98-01-13 05:57:18 EST, you write:

<< ObMisty -- I remember Talia kept the harp My Lady after Herald Jadus died
 but I can't seem to remember what happened to the other harp (the twin of
 My Lady) that he gave her. Specifically, where did that harp finally end
 up? Can someone please refresh my memory? >>

I'm not flaming or anything but I think you might have forgotten a little bit.
Jadus gave Talia My Lady but it was Talia who found the twin of it and gave it
to Dirk as a bride gift. 

Someone asked why we read. I think I read to visit places more interesting
than I'll ever see and meet incredible people. I also agree that sometimes I
use it as an escape hatch from the harsh realities of the real world. I also
read because I'm a day dreamer by nature and just because I think it's fun    


White chocolate covered sheep to everyone 

                                               Samantha bard in training

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:45:13 -0000
From: "Tim & Tiffanie Gray" <tntgray-+AT+-sprintmail.com>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: question and books
Message-ID: <01bd2053$62329b20$498abfa8-+AT+-tiffanie>


-

>In a message dated 98-01-13 11:05:59 EST, you write:
>
><< Dumb question... where did the phrase Ob-misty come from?
>
> -Brighthawk
>  >>
>
>and another-- what in the hells does it mean??
>Flaime
>
It's not a dumb question.  In order to keep posts at least marginally on the
topic of Misty, everyone was supposed to have at least something to do with
Misty in their post.  So an obligatory mention of Misty, obligatory Misty,
ob-Misty or obMisty! ta-da!

Now ya know!

For other questions of this nature, refer to the newbie fest which is posted
periodically to the list, or you can find it by asking one of the Councilors
of Mist or going to Cennydd's homepage.  Uh, sorry Cennydd, I forgot the
address.

************************
Just an observation:  Last year, year 1/2 ago, we had a discussion on why
people read fantasy.  It's funny the differences in opinions this time
around.  Last time it was strict taboo to say that you read fantasy to
escape.  This time it seems to be the norm....which is the truth.....

Bright stars and Rainbow snowflakes,

Dax the Eternal
You know the rest.



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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 20:16:54 +0000
From: Owlie-+AT+-postoffice.worldnet.att.net
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re the Re's about MBZ :)
Message-ID: <19980114011928.AAB15406-+AT+-pooka>

Carrie,

   I'm not sure if Misty is planning on doing another
book with Marion in the Darkover series.  At one point,
Marion wanted Misty to take over the series, but Misty's 
own workload prevented that.  I do believe that Adrienne
Martine-Barnes (who co-wrote Exile's Song with Marion) is 
probably going to be the one to write more books in the
Darkover universe.


   I've read Anthony's Immortality series, and while I
agree that the first books were very good, I felt that
later books were just a rehash of the stories from 
another character's point of view.  Normally I don't
mind this (I think Anne McCaffrey did an interesting 
job of this in Nerilka's Story) but after a while it
got a bit much.   

   elaine/nightowl

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:38:07 -0700
From: Susan Read <mrsread-+AT+-connect.ab.ca>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Sword Of Ice
Message-ID: <34BC16FF.2FF99292-+AT+-connect.ab.ca>

Thanks to all for the info on the book.  I bought it, I read it, I loved it.

I need some advice.  Outside of the Valdemar books i have read none of Misty's
books, could someone please suggest a book that would be a good start.

Thanks
Susan


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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:22:37 PST
From: "QuickStar" <plidian-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Longish braid, various topics
Message-ID: <19980114052237.15382.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>



>F
>the second harp was given to her as a gift, made from the same wood and 
the
>same maker as the first.  I dont remember who gave it to her.
>
That's odd I always thought that she had it made because she gave it as 
a gift to Dirk so she had it made for that purpose.  Don't know where I 
got that it just seemed correct.

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of Sorana Shadowcat High Priestess of the Goddess of
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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 21:25:58 PST
From: "QuickStar" <plidian-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: question and books
Message-ID: <19980114052558.12394.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>



>
>In a message dated 98-01-13 11:05:59 EST, you write:
>
><< Dumb question... where did the phrase Ob-misty come from?
> 
> -Brighthawk
>  >>
>
>and another-- what in the hells does it mean??
>Flaime
>
It is important because BH asked.  To BH the quesiton may be just 
curiosity but to them it matters.


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of Sorana Shadowcat High Priestess of the Goddess of
Unicorns 
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Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 01:06:14 EST
From: Paustinnew <Paustinnew-+AT+-aol.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Why do I read
Message-ID: <3c08455b.34bc55d8-+AT+-aol.com>

Like the answers to why people read. I consider it to be like breathing -- I
just do it, and couldn't live without it. 

Pam who goes by Map

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