MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1778

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Huge Stinky Long Braid of Assorted Stuff
	by Yvonne <dprono-+AT+-planet.eon.net>
  2) Re: braid
	by Rouge44-+AT+-aol.com
  3) lotsa stuffness
	by "Brynn/Jennifer Ireland" <jenniferireland-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  4) Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 1777
	by "ambermoon starshadow" <ambermoon00-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  5) Stuff
	by "Oceania Angels" <bastet11-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  6) Re: Owlsight review?
	by Amy Trujillo <trujillo-+AT+-southwind.net>
  7) "    " (subjectless because Ina has no imagination)
	by Silveyrna <silveyrna-+AT+-geocities.com>
  8) Re: Owlsight review?
	by "Judy L. Wood" <auntysocial-+AT+-BellSouth.Net>
  9) Danya Winterborn's site
	by Dancekbg-+AT+-aol.com
 10) Re: Danya Winterborn's site
	by "Alexia/Sabrina" <i.casale-+AT+-ukonline.co.uk>
 11) Re: braid
	by "Amy Lea-Anne Tracey" <dawnfire-+AT+-angelfire.com>
 12) SERRAted Edge, Cover art
	by "Raven Darkblade" <abbykat-+AT+-hotmail.com>
 13) Re: Monarch's Own and question
	by "Amy Lea-Anne Tracey" <dawnfire-+AT+-angelfire.com>
 14) Re: Danya Winterborn's site
	by JB <starman-+AT+-thenetcat.com>

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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 17:51:33 -0800
From: Yvonne <dprono-+AT+-planet.eon.net>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Huge Stinky Long Braid of Assorted Stuff
Message-ID: <3644F925.390D-+AT+-planet.eon.net>

Heyla!!
	Yet another braid of long windedd, all important and deep 
insights to stuff. :)

On Weather Patterns:
	I love the wind. That's my fav. When you get a really strong wind 
going, and it run's it's icy fingers through your hair and you just feel 
energised and wild and ready to do anything. Rain I love too, but not as 
much. It makes me feel heavier and I like to curl up in a quilt next to a 
window and read. Snow - really big, fat soft flakes is very relaxing, but 
DRIVING in snow is a pain. Not only do you have to be super-careful, but 
... the snow is ... just so ... hypnotizing ... 

On Psychic Powers et all:
	Yes. I do believe. There's just too much that can't be explained. 
And when you see complete people walking around you but when you turn and 
they're not there ... well, lets just say that yes, I believe. No deja vu 
 experiances. I've had precognition about meeting ppl before, but that 
could just be common sense (or senses). 

Kallia Electra Saraphina Periwinkle wrote:
> I'm a new person, so I'll introduce myself.

	*From the depths of the floorboards a Mighty Giggle is heard. 
Mist (duh) swirles up from between the cracks between Kallia's feet and 
consenses (?) into a young lady with wet brown hair and hazrel eyes in 
beat up green ferret proof moccasins. And she's carring a-* ~~~SPLOSH~~~ 
*ENCHANTED BUCKET (tm)!!!* Heyla & welcome, Sib! Any questions, please 
bother all the nice, tolerant, beautifully wize and smart Councilors (no, 
I am *NOT* sucking up! ;P) It's great to have you!

Morgan wrote:
> Hello!  I'm pretty new to the list and have been lurking for a couple 
> of weeks. 

	*With a crash of trumpets YVONNE appears!!* Lo, and thou shalt be 
*SPLOSH*ed, and thine Wellcome Assured in the Halls of Mist!! 
~~~SPLOSH~~~ Be Welcome, Friend! *Yvonne bows, and then humbly shuffles 
off towards the hotsprings, where she splashed Winddancer just because 
Winddancer is there.*

Willowsong wrote:
>     I doubt anyone remembers lil ol' me; I've been off the list a
> looooonnnnnggggg time.  So long, in fact, that I can probably count
> myself a newbie again.  If splooshing is still in order, I await the
> inevitable.

	Since you asked so nicely ... <weg> ~~~SPLOSH~~~ Welcome back, 
Willowsong! And since I'm still here, I still Weild my Bucket! (tm)
Becky wrote:
> I'm pretty sure Tarma's were supposed to be
> blue, and Kethry's were definitely supposed to be green

	Also remember that Tarma nicknamed Kethry "Greeneyes". That would 
probibly mean that she has green eyes, no? Hey, can this count as my 
ObMisty? Woo hoo!

Yvonne
Goddess of the Water-Borne
Bearer of the Enchanted Bucket (tm)
Knight of Fluff and Lady of the OOUH
Head of the Albertan CfWD Headquarters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Blah blah blah .... zzzzzzzzzzz..."


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Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 19:47:28 EST
From: Rouge44-+AT+-aol.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: braid
Message-ID: <50314a37.3644ea20-+AT+-aol.com>

Winddancer asks:
<Okay, I really need help with something, if you wouldn't mind sparing a 
<moment to give it.  I just started the SERRAted Edge books and so far 
<have only read Born to Run.  And I can't find out what the next one is.  
<Everywhere I look, the list is in a different order, and I hate reading 
<books out of order.  So if someone actually knows, would you /please/ 
<tell me?  thanks
	The order that I read them is Born to Run, Wheels of Fire, Chrome Circle,
then When the Bough Breaks.  

ObMisty: I've never read either the Winds or the Arrows trilogies, so can
anyone tell me a little of what they are about?

Wind to thy Wings,
Ilila
Friend to all cats and unicorns

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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 17:15:20 PST
From: "Brynn/Jennifer Ireland" <jenniferireland-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: lotsa stuffness
Message-ID: <19981108011520.19540.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>

Heyla, listsibs!
about the time measurment in Valdemar thingy, they do mention 
occasionally that so-and-so is ___ years old, so i assume they use years 
sometimes.

Windy wrote:
>Question:
Which of the Companions in Misty's books would you like to Choose you?
Assuming they hadn't already Chosen and etc?  I really liked 'Fandes, 
but I liked Sayvil too.  I think that I would have liked Gwena better 
had she not beent trying to lead Elspeth wherever she wanted her to go.  
Any thoughts list-sibs?>

I liked Florien (sp?) a lot... he was more *human* and stuff, and he is 
"available"... i wouldn't want to take someone's Companion out from 
under them (literally) <g> i also liked Kris's Companion (forgot name) 
and Gala.

someone brought up Loreena McKennitt again and i just want to say 
"Loreena ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (<--count 'em if ya dare... i've been 
reaing Pratchett <g>)

---------------WARNING: FLUFF AHEAD--------------
I too love rain... and on that note... ::A tall, slender young woman 
with long auburn hair sqishes into the Hall in her black Shakespere 
Festival shirt, oversizedgray sweatpants, and a teva style sandals.  she 
sneaks up behind Kallia Electra and ::SPLOOSH!!!:: the cold, salty 
contents of the Enchnted Bucket #2 (tm) are emptied over the newbie's 
head. ::"you were warned... sort of...":: Lady Brynn trails off, rather 
embarrased for some odd reason. ::"Oh, well, that *was* fun. welcome to 
the MLML, read the nebie fest, and remember, LURKING IS EVIL!!":: with 
that the lady disapears into the steam of the soaking pools.

----------END FLUFF------------
sorry so fluffy, couldn't help it <g>. Bright be thy day,

Lady Brynn (say BRIN *or* BREN)
High Priestess of Kelpies, Selkies, and the Water-Borne 
Carrier of the Enchanted Bucket #2 (tm)
A wanna-be Gwragedd Annwn
Infatuated with Wales and Misty
*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-*-&-
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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 20:53:50 PST
From: "ambermoon starshadow" <ambermoon00-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 1777
Message-ID: <19981108045403.28415.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>

greetings everyone,

I just joined the list and this is my first time posting something, so 
be kind. (notes appear in my inbox that fade as soon as I read them, my 
books disappear, and there's no Keren to notice) anyway, it seemed some 
people were confused by the Vows and Honor covers on the color of Tarma 
and Kethry's eyes. a bit of advice: Never Trust Cover Art. actually, 
this is a pet peeve of mine. I dislike cover artists as a breed, because 
judging from their work, they never read the books they illustrate. 
Tarma's eyes are definetely blue, as all Shin'a'in, Tayledras, 
Kaled'a'in, ect. have blue eyes, and there's several quotes about her 
ice blue eyes (which I feel too lazy to look up at the moment); and 
Kethry's eyes are definetely green, as there are also many quotes to 
this effect (which I also am too lazy too look up), and Tarma's nickname 
for her is Greeneyes. also, Kethry's hair is definitely red, or amber or 
auburn or whatever, and on those covers she is a blonde. the most 
charitable explanation is that the covers are showing her when she had 
that illusion to catch the bandit, which would also explain the eyes. 
it's highly unlikely, though. also, when did she ever dress like that, 
from the Oathbound cover? she wore a traveling sorceress' robe, not a 
low cut dress. final complaint: Need has a plain hilt, not like the one 
shown. sorry, please forgive this rant. I promise not to go into the 
other covers (at least not right now).

some people mentioned Loreena McKennit. I really like her, and someone 
else to look up is Maire Brennan, an Irish singer who does Celtic-style 
music that's really good.

sorry, that was rather longer than I'd thought.

-Ambermoon

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Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1998 22:53:01 PST
From: "Oceania Angels" <bastet11-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Stuff
Message-ID: <19981108065302.10327.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>

Heyla everyone!

Willowsong wrote:
>    Someone (I think it was Sorana Shadowcat) used Lorenna Mckennit 
>lyrics in her signature.

 Could've been me. I think there's one other person who has something of 
Loreena McKennit's in her sig. BTW, Shadowcat is my middle name.
 
>  I would just like to take this moment to 
>identify myself as another loyal Lorenna Mckennit fan.  Book of Secrets 
>is my favorite (The Visitor runs a close second).

 That's Actually the only one I have so far. I got it cause I heard 
'Mummer's Dance' on the radio. :) And the song I'm quoting from is on 
ethere too. For those who do not know it's called 'Dante's Prayer'.

>     I seem to remember that Sorana Shadowcat also identified herself 
as 
>a herald trainee. I'm just wondering - how did you get that title?

 I joined Queen's Own and I sent away for the instructions to become a 
Herald. I'm still working on completing them, so i figured that makes me 
a Herald trainee. No one objected, so it's stayed in my title. It's also 
why I have a white 'horse' with me. I can't actually call her a 
you-know-what-yet. Well, maybe i could, but I'm worried about Misty's 
Demon lawyers from h*ll. 

Someone else wrote:
<<*holds up an I LOVE KEROWYN sign* Phew, those guys just don't have 
herclass.>>
>    *knocks the bottom of her I LOVE VAN sign against the floor, 
>causing a
>scroll at the bottom of the sign to unroll, revealing the words "and 
>Jonne
>and Moonbeam and Iceshadow and Korendil and Kerowyn and Stefen and 
>Warrl and
>Tullin and Altra and Tremane and Tarma and Medren and Skif(young) >and 
Savil
>and Mardic and Donni..."*

 Cool! Wish i'd thought of that.

Kallia Electra wrote:
>Kallia blushes...if she can blush when she's soaking wet. 
>Yes, Saraphina Periwinkle is my other alias (normal names don't work 
>for me...),
>but since I'm only going to use this addres for Misty stuff, I >changed 
the name
>on the email. Smart, aren't I?
>Modest too. And dignified. Except you can't look dignified with wet 
>hair.  Is
>there an Enchanted Towel?

 ~Sorana walks over with a towel~ Not that I know of, but here's a sheep 
shaped one. ~hands Kallia the sheep towel~ I hope you don't mind if I 
don't pounce on you. You look like you've been initiated enough already. 
Anything else would be overkill. Especially anything that involves being 
landed on. <g>

>>Alexia/Sabrina wrote:
>>Talia annoyed me as well actually- she was far >>too passive... That's 
why I
liked Elspeth more- >>she got up and DID and made a path for 
>>herself... Talia
basically got her path decided for >>her... and if she was going to kill 
herself
in >>prison she should have just got on with it! <very 
>>sympathetic...>> I just
thought that waiting
>>to see about the message was a bit- OK VERY- >>thin as she took the 
argonal<sp>
and didn't >>know either at that point... oh well.
>Yaaay!!  I've decided part of the reason I liked Elspeth so much is 
>because she
>gets mad.  Yes, it's an unreasonable reason, but I like characters 
>with temper
>problems.  Again, because I can (no pun intended) empathize.  I >always 
thought
>that was so weird about waiting for the message. Since if it were >me, 
after
>going through being beaten, etc., and knowing I had no chance of 
>rescue, and not
>being able to DO anything about the message, I would not have waited 
>to be
>tortured.  Hmm, oh well.

 I don't know, I kinda liked Talia. I liked Vanyel and Karal better 
though. And Kory. I wonder if I should make up another sign...... ;)
 I was never very attracted to Elspeth. I actually like her less than 
Talia I think. Maybe it's 'cause she's too "normal". The funny thing is, 
my mom says I'm most like her. :)

 Drat! I lost the thing.....Double drat! It just blanked out of my mind! 
I can't even remember what it was! ~sigh~ Well, since i can't remember I 
guess I'll just sign off. 

 Stars light your path,
  Sorana Shadowcat Stargem
Herald-trainee,              %-+AT+-"Cast your eyes on the ocean.
High Priestess to the Goddess%-+AT+-Cast your soul to the sea.
of Unicorns,                 %-+AT+-When the dark night seems endless
Goddess of Flions,           %-+AT+-Please remember me."
Knight of Amber and Marigold,%-+AT+---Loreena McKennit



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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 02:15:06 -0600
From: Amy Trujillo <trujillo-+AT+-southwind.net>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Owlsight review?
Message-ID: <36455306.24E9-+AT+-southwind.net>

Heyla
Owlsight Spoiler sort of














Willowsong said:

>  My main complaint is that the book 
> resolved itself WAY to easily.  There was no suspense - there was never 
> a problem that I couldn't see an easy solution to right around the 
> corner. Also, the summary on the back flap is rather misleading; it 
> implies that Darian, Keisha, and the Hawkbrothers are forced to face a 
> barbarian tribe alone, while in the book they actually have three 
> squadrons of Valdemar guard (including some of Kero's skybolts) at their 
> beck and call.  There was really no problem at all - it was made clear 
> from the beginning that the Valdemar/Hawkbrother side had the advantage 
> in numbers, weaponry, magic, basically everything imaginable.  Really, 
> I'm not sure that the barbarian threat was even worth writing about.

Personally I liked the fact that the plot of this book did not seem so
bloody desperate.  The last two trilogies have pretty much been along
the lines of Oh No, the mage storms/Ancar/Falconsbane is going to
destroy Valdemar/the Vale, What Do We Do?  Then people run around
desperately trying to find a solution before Falconsbane takes
over/Valdemar is attacked/the storms hit etc.  In Owlsight the main
characters actually have control of the situation.  As far as I can see
this is probably more realistic  the trained scouts saw a potential
problem (the barbarians), they reported that problem and the leaders
took action avoiding a serious confrontation and saving lives.  The
threat of a plague was very serious and a possible invasion was
serious.  I was just very glad that this was a situation where humans
were the deciding factor.  Yes the ghost cat stops the fight, but still
it is the planning of the Valdemarans and Hawkbrothers that saves the
day.

Until next time,
sheepy sheep to everyone 

Amy
Ferret Friend
Lady of All Things Missing, Especially Socks

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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 17:17:48 +0800
From: Silveyrna <silveyrna-+AT+-geocities.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: "    " (subjectless because Ina has no imagination)
Message-ID: <364561BB.A632D972-+AT+-geocities.com>

Hel-lo, everybody

*wrinkles her nose and shuffles around* Why do I have have a voice
running through my head going "I tawt I taw a putty tat! I did! I did! I
did taw a putty tat!" over and over again :P

Anyway thought I'd come out of hibernation to assure you all I'm still
alive. And you all missed me so much right? All of the 3 of you who know
I exist, that is. Sorry, extended bouts of study makes me nasty. *gacks*
Materials Engineering final on Tuesday :P :P :P

> From: Becky Cary <recary-+AT+-phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
> > The Healing Gift seems to be qualitatively different from Fetching,
> in
> > that Healers can work on a much smaller scale (microscopic,
> apparently)
> > and they can actually stimulate and accelerate the growth of cells
> in the
> > body.  Maybe someone with a degree in biology could think of a way
> for
> > conventional Fetching to do this, but I can't. =)
> Hmmm. Not so much stimulating cell growth, but I can imagine using
> Fetching to help close a wound, etc, by causing cells from adjacent
> areas
> to move into the gap and stay there. It would leave you with slightly
> thinner skin in that area until it had time to regenerate, but if
> anybody
> could Fetch on that miniscule a level, it might work.

I agree with the above above the above (whoever wrote that, sorry).
Remember when whatsisname healed Van? Scar tissue formed, then healed
over. So the accelerated growth holds. As for fetching, nuh-uh, can't do
that. Cells aren't mobile that way. We're not made of plasticine, you
know. Also there is the problem of moving something on a microscopic
level. Is Valdemaran science advanced enough to have the theory of
cells? I know they know about germs, but cells? If you don't know it
exists you can't move it, ne?

> From: "Angie" <heraldtg-+AT+-mbox3.singnet.com.sg>
> :>Misty has already said that she would not be writing on the
> :>Singer and Dancer (no idea why).
>
> and winddancer replied:
> :Could be because we already know that their story had a horribly sad
> :ending...have you ever read the song "Windrider Unchained
> <snip>

Have you ever thought maybe it's because she just plain don't want to?
Having to kill off favourite characters can't be all that much fun.

> From: "Kallia Electra Periwinkle" <kallia-+AT+-mailcity.com>
> And Tarma calling her Greeneyes.  I actually wrote this because I got
> confused by the covers of V&H. They seem to make Kethry as a definite
> blonde, but I thought she had 'dark amber' hair, which would be
> redder.  Maybe I'm just going blind.

The pic looks good, who cares! :)

Silveyrna
who lost her sig file and who is royally annoyed because xoom has been
down a week. Anyone know any other more realiable server?


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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 10:28:01 -0500
From: "Judy L. Wood" <auntysocial-+AT+-BellSouth.Net>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Owlsight review?
Message-ID: <3645B87F.EBC7D811-+AT+-BellSouth.Net>

Heyla!  I'm back from lurking.  Sort of.......
This could be an Owlsight spoiler, so if you haven't read it  skip it.


















I hope this is far enough...

> Willowsong said:
>
> >  My main complaint is that the book
> > resolved itself WAY to easily.  There was no suspense - there was never
> > a problem that I couldn't see an easy solution to right around the
> > corner.

In a way, I agree with that.  Although, I also agree with Amy when she said

" As far as I can see this is probably more realistic  the trained scouts saw
a potential
problem (the barbarians), they reported that problem and the leaders took
action avoiding a serious confrontation and saving lives."

My biggest complaint is, as usual, with Larry Dixon's artwork.  Keisha looks
good, as does Darian, Firesong, and Lord Breon.  Kerowyn, however, looks like
a milkmaid on prozac.   Shandi, who in the book is described as looking just
like her older sister, Keisha, looks nothing like her at all.  With a face
like that, I am surprised that she had all the suitors that she did.    All in
all, I did like Owlsight.  Most of the characters were well written.  The plot
could have used a little boost here and there, but for the most part moved at
an ok pace. The transition between the Keisha and Darian parts were no more
rougher that the transitions between Darkwind and Elspeth in WOFate.























I guess that's all for me today.  Back to lurking....


 Judy

--
"Insanity takes its toll.....Please have exact change"
"Where the hell are the singin' cats?" -- Paul Newman

"Surely, you can't be serious!"
"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"



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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 13:46:53 EST
From: Dancekbg-+AT+-aol.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Danya Winterborn's site
Message-ID: <b6280dae.3645e71d-+AT+-aol.com>

Does anybody who is on right now have Danya Winterborn's site address?  Sorry
for the short post, :ducking fireballs: but I REALLY need the site.

Here, an obMisty for you counsollors:
I need help with a persona.  Do you think being 1/2 Tayledras is too
inprobable?  Like if I could come up with a good reason?

Windy

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Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 19:15:40 -0000
From: "Alexia/Sabrina" <i.casale-+AT+-ukonline.co.uk>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Danya Winterborn's site
Message-ID: <023201be0b4c$316d0180$79c928c3-+AT+-i.casale>




>Does anybody who is on right now have Danya Winterborn's site address?
Sorry for the short post, :ducking fireballs: but I REALLY need the site.

Give me a sec- I'm just trying to get it from my links page... for some
reason it doesn't like the command ATm.. Oh dear... it's not happy... hang
on... I'll get it...
http://206.161.150.10/~DRAGONLORDS/danya.htm


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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 12:09:35 -0700
From: "Amy Lea-Anne Tracey" <dawnfire-+AT+-angelfire.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: braid
Message-ID: <HEBLOEFFOAAIAAAA-+AT+-angelfire.com>

 Heyla,it's the Newbie currently going by Dawnfire. The Arrows and Winds were good trilogys in my mind. In Arrows the whole world of Valdemar is started because it was the first written,there are little places were you can tell. It starts with Talia who is a Holderkin girl turning 13. Her 'family' decides that it is time for her to get married. The Holderkin didn't approve of Heralds,so it was pretty awful when she said she wanted to be one. She ran away and hid and cryed. Then Rolan shows up. She knows next to nothing of Companion's Choice,so she gets on and proceedes to 'return to the Herald he ran away from' Talia doesn't have Mindspeech,her gift is Empathy which shows up later. She had the 'Moment' when Rolan Chose her and Spoke to her heart,but he 'made her forget until she was ready to remember' *if any one knows why he did it,it's one thing I can't understand...* Anyway,it turns out that Rolan is the Monarch's Own Companion,and Talia is Chosen to be the new QO. The Heir-who-might-not-be-Heir is Elspeth. Talia is needed to tame 'The Brat' or else Elspeth will never be Chosen,and never be Queen. It turns out that Elspeth is under the influence of her Father *wicked man to tried to kill the Queen*'s nurse,Hulda. Anyway,I'll stop now because this is becoming rather Loooong! I prefered the Winds trilogy *Darkwind...Mmmmm,Mmmm Good!* but I'm sure that you don't want me to tell you about it,I'll just ramble on and on and o...darkwi...opps! It appears my mind is otherwheres!! Oh Well,I hope no one minds this Newbie commenting! I'll have to warn you that my name is not a reflection of Darkwind's Dawnfire,I just love the name. I'm actually much more like Elspeth...Oh well,this is me! *creats a mage-light to illuminate the room* I'm the Lady-Mage Dawnfire
--

On Sun, 8 Nov 1998 01:23:26    Rouge44 wrote:
>Winddancer asks:
><Okay, I really need help with something, if you wouldn't mind sparing a 
><moment to give it.  I just started the SERRAted Edge books and so far 
><have only read Born to Run.  And I can't find out what the next one is.  
><Everywhere I look, the list is in a different order, and I hate reading 
><books out of order.  So if someone actually knows, would you /please/ 
><tell me?  thanks
>	The order that I read them is Born to Run, Wheels of Fire, Chrome Circle,
>then When the Bough Breaks.  
>
>ObMisty: I've never read either the Winds or the Arrows trilogies, so can
>anyone tell me a little of what they are about?
>
>Wind to thy Wings,
>Ilila
>Friend to all cats and unicorns
>


Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com

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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 11:23:39 PST
From: "Raven Darkblade" <abbykat-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: SERRAted Edge, Cover art
Message-ID: <19981108192339.12556.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>

<<Okay, I really need help with something, if you wouldn't mind sparing 
a  moment to give it.  I just started the SERRAted Edge books and so far 
have only read Born to Run.  And I can't find out what the next one is.   
Everywhere I look, the list is in a different order, and I hate reading  
books out of order.  So if someone actually knows, would you /please/ 
tell me?  thanks>>

They aren't really written in a way that would necessitate reading them 
in a particular order, except for Wheels of Fire and Chrome Circle, and 
a few offhand comments in the rest of them. The chronological order of 
the stories, as far as I can tell, has them as follows:

Born to Run
Wheels of Fire
When the Bough Breaks
Chrome Circle

<<also, Kethry's hair is definitely red, or amber or auburn or whatever, 
and on those covers she is a blonde.>>

Er, no. Kethry was blonde. A warm amber-blonde, but she was blonde. So 
was Jadrek, which is how Tale'sedrin became known as 'the blonds'. 
'Amber' is significantly closer to blonde than red or auburn. Jody Lee 
doesn't have an excuse for mucking up the eye colors, but give her a 
little leeway on Keth's hair; it's hard to match paint and pencil colors 
to a mental image.

Zha'hai'allav'a,
Raven Darkblade and Mor the raven,
Holy Hand of the Goddess of Elves,
Member of the Mistic Circle,
Knight and Founding Member of the Order of Unsung Heroes, Advocator of 
Eldan, Champion of Kethra and Hyllarr, and Devotee of Maclyn.

http://www.angelfire.com/ky/Ashke/
http://www.elfwood.com/lothlorien/artists/laughlin/laughlin.html/ -- New 
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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 11:34:31 -0700
From: "Amy Lea-Anne Tracey" <dawnfire-+AT+-angelfire.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Monarch's Own and question
Message-ID: <LLMJOIFKECOHAAAA-+AT+-angelfire.com>

 Hello People! I'm a newbie. This was my first bunch a list-stuff. I consider myself a fair expert on the Velgarth-stuff *no boast intended-w-* I have all the books and I have read and re-read then many times. My fave trilogy is the LHM,but I also really liked the Mage-Winds Trilogy. I love the Companions! I don't know which Companion I'd like to Choose me. Proabably a young,sly stallion with a good sense of homour,but was also very sensitive. I liked Gala's sense of humour *eavesdropping,nuf said!* Hmmm,I liked Florian,he was nice! Personally I always have an imaginary Companion *blushes* No,I'm not 5!! I day-dream,so what? *w* His name is Kastre. How bout everyone else? Got yourself an imaginary Companion? Anyways,I'm glad to be here and I can't wait to get to know you all! I go by the name Dawnfire,but if it's taken,I can think up something else! =o) Zhai'helleva!
*humourous excerpt* "When I get through with you,you'll be able to do anything ahorse that you can do on the ground." "Anything?" Van said to savil,she threw a saddle-bag at him!*
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On Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:29:02    Dancekbg wrote:
>Ty wrote:
>
><<Misty doesn't really address the Monarch's Own very often, except a little
>with Shavri and Lancir, but they don't really play a major role.  It would
>certainly be interesting to see some kind of short story about a Monarch's
>Own.  I haven't read any of the short story books... anyone know if there
>is anything like this?>>
>
>What about Talia?  The entire series was devoted to her!  I would like to see
>a short story on how the MOC chooses the MO though.  Like, what special Gifts
>or personality do they look for?
>
>Question:
>Which of the Companions in Misty's books would you like to Choose you?
>Assuming they hadn't already Chosen and etc?  I really liked 'Fandes, but I
>liked Sayvil too.  I think that I would have liked Gwena better had she not
>beent trying to lead Elspeth wherever she wanted her to go.  Any thoughts
>list-sibs?
>
>Windy
>


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Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1998 17:44:15 -0500
From: JB <starman-+AT+-thenetcat.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Danya Winterborn's site
Message-ID: <36461EC4.385D-+AT+-thenetcat.com>

Dancekbg-+AT+-aol.com wrote:

> I need help with a persona.  Do you think being 1/2 Tayledras is too
> inprobable?  Like if I could come up with a good reason?

Being Tayledras has nothing to do with being born in the clan or not.
It's being raised in the culture.  So you're either Tayledras
or you're not.  It's mentioned any number of times that the
Tayledras have taken "outsiders" into the clan and they became
Tayledras by virtue of being raised with them.

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