MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2022 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi by "Sarah Ardern" 2) RE: MLML Subbing/Sci fi by troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk 3) call me closed minded...but... by NightEagle 4) Re: call me closed minded...but... by EarthSongW-+AT+-aol.com 5) Re: call me closed minded...but... by Rena Bouchard 6) Young Adult Fiction by ladyember-+AT+-email.com 7) Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi by Jadzia 8) Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi by LCM46-+AT+-aol.com 9) Re: I'm Back! Fluff, Fire Rose by daniel wilday 10) Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi by "Marv Watson" 11) Re: Quote & Questions by toni kelly 12) Delurking/Troll/Misty/Two Cents by Jennifer Slusher 13) Psychological well-being or lack thereof by She Who Cares Not For Xenopus Embryos 14) Will 'o the Whisp (was Re: Delurking/Troll/Misty/Two Cents) by Kenneth Allen Hyde 15) RE: Young Adult Fiction by KATE REYNOLDS 16) Semi-Newbie & Braid by "* El *" 17) New addition by Greg McTague 18) velgarth in space? by Adrianne.Cook-+AT+-wiley.com 19) It should be against the law... by Lizz Norton 20) Re: Quote & Questions by Mark Severson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 14:20:02 PDT From: "Sarah Ardern" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi Message-ID: <931987202.18780.702-+AT+-excite.com> >Wintershard wrote: > > > How many people on the list would like to see Misty > > start writing some science fiction? Getting a general > > poll here :) Shala wrote > I think it MIGHT be nice to see Misty write more scifi, but it > might not. > She's a great author, but I personally really prefer fantasy. > Easier to float off and tune people out. I think that the sci fi that misty has written is really great (i forget the names coz i got them from the library) but i agree with Shala, i think if i were to choose i would like to have more of the Valdemar series, maybe some books about Iftel and that area. Orange flavoured cookie sheep with marshmallow wool to all :) Zhai'helleva Sarah :) She'enedra to Brynn Reader of sci-fi/fantasy esp. Terry Pratchett and Mercedes Lackey. Proud owner of most Discworld books. "Friends, however distant, are always present." - Cicerro _______________________________________________________ Get your free, private email at http://mail.excite.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 22:24:19 +0100 (BST) From: troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: RE: MLML Subbing/Sci fi Message-ID: <1999714222724441-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk> On 07/14/99 20:55:41 Hill, Susan wrote: > >Well, I loved the SKitty and SCat stories that she did for Norton, and now >are in Werehunter. Does anyone support her idea of continuing with the >little girls who were in the last couple of stories in that collection - (i >am bad misty fan, i forget names) - the one from Africa with the parrot who >ends up in a boarding school in england??? I thought those were good, but >probably more for younger people (like young adult series - if I'd had >stories like that, I probably would have read less Sweet Valley High! >) > I wasn't too impressed with the two girls, but I'd love to see a full-length novel(or multiples)on SKitty and SCat. Misty's done some pretty good SF so far IMO...someone mentioned Rediscovery, and I'd love to see her do some more Darkover stuff with/for MZB. Plus, being the Star Wars/Star Trek nut that I am, it'd be great to see her do stuff in one or both of those settings :) Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes for both of those, as well as having multiple fantasy worlds of her own - anyone else but me like her work? Trollhugs and sheep with bandaged wrists, Muranog Shadowbane Troll Battle Mage Adept Knight of Fluff OIB Member of the Mistic Circle Recent suicide-attemptee and his bondmate Sable, the giant black war sheep(also OIB) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:22:42 -0700 From: NightEagle To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: call me closed minded...but... Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.19990714152242.007a6900-+AT+-gci-net.com> Call me closed minded but I didnt quite like much of Mistys work except for the Valdemar world and Sacred Ground. I dont think it's her work- i think it is my area of interest.. I cant seem to find any other writers that I care to read and I cant seem to even begin to interest myself in much else. I personally do not like science fiction in the least- just like i dont like 'romance' but I like romance within a book... Sooo Im closed minded- my partner says "Oh Mercedes Lackey, the only author that has ever written a book" teasing me of course... but thats where I am for now.. and I like it....Long Live Valdemar and those who love it... Nighteagle It is...clear that knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. – Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 20:02:19 EDT From: EarthSongW-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: call me closed minded...but... Message-ID: interesting you should say that, You might want to read the recluce saga by L.E. Modesitt Jr. Its magnificent and while its not Misty's style of writing i personally find them amazingly well done, i've loved the entire series so far and i am patiently awaiting the next.. *Grins* ~~Justyn~~ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 20:38:34 -0400 From: Rena Bouchard To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: call me closed minded...but... Message-ID: <378D2D89.A49D20C6-+AT+-luker.on.ca> --------Out of the shadows, again I delurk ( if that is a word!) I agree with NightEagle on this point. I do like the Velgarth books and Sacred ground, but I also like the Serrated edge books. Has anyone else read the Bard's Tale books (Castle of Deception and others?) I have read them but did not like them nearly as much. I keep re-reading all the Valdemar books, and when I have had too much, I reread David Eddings' Mallorean ,Belgarath, and Polgara. --------not going as far into the shadows as before, Rena Ontario Maple Syrup sheep to everyone! (cool...I've finally "sheeped" everyone? NightEagle wrote: > Call me closed minded but I didnt quite like much of Mistys work except for > the Valdemar world and Sacred Ground. I dont think it's her work- i think > it is my area of interest.. I cant seem to find any other writers that I > care to read and I cant seem to even begin to interest myself in much else. > I personally do not like science fiction in the least- just like i dont > like 'romance' but I like romance within a book... > Sooo Im closed minded- my partner says "Oh Mercedes Lackey, the only author > that has ever written a book" teasing me of course... but thats where I am > for now.. and I like it....Long Live Valdemar and those who love it... > > Nighteagle > It is...clear that knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to > what should be. – Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 21:37:13 -0400 (EDT) From: ladyember-+AT+-email.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Young Adult Fiction Message-ID: <990714213713AX.02154-+AT+-www4.iname.net> Hello all! Apologies about how it's my second post in one day, but I have five shows this weekend, and after that I'm afraid I won't be at my computer for days. I said "I haven't slept in weeks. Look at the circles under my eyes." > "Why don't you try counting sheep?" > > "That won't help, I'm afraid of them!" > > > > A tye-dyed sheep for the person who knows the source of that quote! =] And then Mickey said > That's Terry Pratchett!!! Do I win the sheep? It actually wouldn't surprise me, although that's not where I got the quote from. But here, have a tye-dyed lamb anyway! =] I love Terry Pratchett & Discworld. My favourite character is Death, oddly enough. I suppose I'm just twisted...but I love his sense of humour! I liked SKitty, although the last stories rather bored me and I'm not sure I read them all. I know that I had to return the book before I got to the one about the English boarding school girls, though. But whoever brought this up (sorry! I kinda deleted all my old messages! forgive me) about young adult fiction and Sweet Valley High and stuff kinda got me started on my new rant, namely, Young Adult Fiction. I was marooned (sp?) at the library today, and I was spending some time in the Young Adult Section. Does anyone else think that the majority of YA fiction is really, really bad? It's all either sappy (girl is unpopular. girl finds boyfriend. girl becomes popular) or depressing (girl is unpopular. girl finds boyfriend. boyfriend commits suicide. girl stops caring that she's unpopular). I can think of a few exceptions, but...! Aaagh! I'm glad that I was advanced in my reading and reading the so-called highschool level books when I was twelve, rather than at the age they are reccomended. Sorry, that was a rather long rant. But here is a legitimate question--what age group would most of you reccomend Misty for? I mean, typically...? It would help--I'm the fearless volunteer, and sometimes have to do book reccomendations, but it's hard for me to judge because I was reading stuff like Anne McCaffrey at age 11. Thanks for listening! I shall retreat now. Wind to thy wings, Lady Ember Echosinger sans titles at the moment ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address -+AT+-email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 02:16:59 +0000 (GMT) From: Jadzia To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi Message-ID: <19990715021659.27307.rocketmail-+AT+-web201.mail.yahoo.com> Wintershard wrote: <> I really enjoyed "The Ship who Searched" by ML and McCaffrey. Of course, I am a big fan of both of them. And while I wasn't particularly enthralled with "Wing Commander: Freedom Flight", I also enjoyed the S'kitty stories. So, I think it would be interesting to see what else she could come up with. As a note of interest, if you enjoyed the Ship who Searched, you will probably enjoy S.M. Stirling's "The City who Fought". It is about the city who befriended Tia in the above mentioned book. All of the Brainship books written by (or co-written by) Anne McCaffrey are wonderful reads. I also have another author recommendation. Tara K. Harper's Wolfwalker series is very good. It is about a planet, colonized by Earth, which has regressed technologically due to an alien species. On this planet, there is a rare alliance between wolves and certain humans called Wolfwalkers. In the first book, "Wolfwalker", Healer/warrior/wolfwalker Dion ends up chasing raiders. The subsequent books, in order, are "Shadow Leader", "Storm Runner", "Grayheart", and "Wolf's Bane". I started reading them on Saturday, and am now almost done with the last one. Sheep-shaped Fannie May Key-Lime Creams for everyone. Jadzia, who's dog just notified her of her neglect by jumping in her lap. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free -+AT+-yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 23:36:24 EDT From: LCM46-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi Message-ID: In a message dated 7/14/99 6:19:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk writes: << Recent suicide-attemptee >> NOW CUT THAT OUT!!! We'll have none of that here! I have a good 'ear' and can listen--mail me privately if you wish, and we can chat---and I'm sure that many other list-sibs would do the same. (Sorry--just the mother in me coming out.) Are you getting help? I hope so! obmisty: I, too, would like to see more of the SKitty stories--I found them to be a fun read (I like 'light' reading now and then), and a change from her usual fantasy, which I like a LOT. I now return to lurker status. Lorraine Laundry/Domestic Goddess Appreciator of Penguins no quote tonight ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 05:27:36 +0000 (GMT) From: daniel wilday To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: I'm Back! Fluff, Fire Rose Message-ID: <19990715052736.11980.rocketmail-+AT+-web904.mail.yahoo.com> Heyla listsibs! Well everything seems to be running fine now! Yey! I haven't read the Fire Rose yet (good books around here are sometimes hard to come by) but I think it was Anne McCaffrey who wrote w/ ML (to whoever was confused about that) though I could very easily be mistaken. And as for the Sheep Quote I seem to remember it from an episode of Garfield and friends (said by Wade the Duck) which is pretty sad if I got that one right (some sick Cartoon trivia lies w/ this skull!) Well that's it for now... and probly for a while, I think I'll do a bit more lurking 'till I feel inclined to give a thoughtful response (I've been lacking in those this summer...*sigh*) *sets up rapid fire sheepapult and barrages 'sibs w/ highly-caffinated espresso sheep* (they're really little...awww) Wind to thy wings Dantheuntitled wonkothesane77-+AT+-yahoo.com wilday44-+AT+-matrix.newpaltz.edu _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free -+AT+-yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:47:48 -0700 From: "Marv Watson" To: Subject: Re: MLML Subbing/Sci fi Message-ID: <006801bece96$57e82340$74e930cc-+AT+-skywolf> Hello! Muranog Shadowbane wrote: <> Misty and Star Trek? Ohhh....::eyes light up:: that'd be cool...strange, but cool. They already have Q, which is sorta like magic/god type thingy, but what if a dimensional rift suddenly opened and OOPPS!! Elspeth, Darkwind and the gang suddenly pop out! That would be neat...hee hee, and Geston running around the ship, redecorating the entire thing! Sorry to be so totally in left field, but it's late and I had four hours of softball practice.... Late! Skywolf and Misha Priestesses of the Orders of: John the Guitar Player Buddah the Drum God & Rob the Guru Guy Priestesses of the Kellie, the Goddess of all things Kate Priestesses of OOPS Members of OOUH Members of the OIB The First Champions of Firesong! "An' it don' mean a thing, if it ain't got that swing...." - Miles Davis ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 08:21:09 PDT From: toni kelly To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Quote & Questions Message-ID: <19990715152110.63727.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> > >On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 ladyember-+AT+-email.com wrote: > > > "I haven't slept in weeks. Look at the circles under my eyes." > > "Why don't you try counting sheep?" > > "That won't help, I'm afraid of them!" > > > > A tye-dyed sheep for the person who knows the source of that quote! =] > >That's Terry Pratchett!!! Do I win the sheep? > > >Mickey > > Actually, i believe that is from The Wizard of Oz. The Cowardly Lion, IIRC, just before Dorothy invites him to travel with them to the Emerald City. Now, I have two questions. First, has anyone read any of the "Borderlands" stories/novels? if so are they any good? Second, does anyone happen to have the address for the HighFlight(Misty) Web site? I had it bookmarked but it somehow got deleted. Thanks. AuroraDawnstar _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:58:57 -0400 From: Jennifer Slusher To: "'misty'" Subject: Delurking/Troll/Misty/Two Cents Message-ID: <01BECEBB.E39D5DE0-+AT+-CLARB.clark.net> Heyla, everyone! Okay, I admit, I've been lurking in the corners...the one over....there>>...yeah! The RW can really grab a hold sometimes, ya know? I have some two cents to offer and a few thoughts..maybe.. First...Troll wrote: << Recent suicide-attemptee >> I emailed Troll a message privately and it might help if some of y'all sent your wishes too. Good ones, only please. Someone (I forgot, I'm sorry.....bad, bad stapler deleted the message, yeah, that's it) mentioned that ML shoud write more sci-fi. I never read the Ship Who books, but I did read the Skitty stories. I took to calling my roommate's cat Skitty. I really liked them. I'm a big fan of military-ish sci-fi, so the Skitty stuff was a hit with me. Didn't really like the Grey stories. Maybe more for young adults. I think Misty would do good sci-fi. I'd read it. In a way, her Valdemar stuff is sci-fi. It's set on a distant planet called Velgarth. Although, it would probably be too 'cool' if a spaceship landed on present day Velgarth. Kinda like being a Chosen Tayledras Scout with a Suncat. Someone (that darn stapler!) said they would like to see Urtho's story...me, too! His and Savil's and ...(mind blank)...Sunsinger and Windrider (??), the legendary Heralds that Dirk and Talia sing about at the Herald party in the AoQ books. Would anyone else want a story...it can be short...about Firesong's parents? Here's my requisite Non-Ob-Misty...does anyone know of a good book about paganism? I'd like to read into it some more... *Stormlight spies someone readying a sheepapult (what a cool word!) * Uh-oh...Ob-Misty..um..um....um...snarks in a bucket! Is it me, or does anyone else think that Herald-Chronicler Myste is a reference to our dear favorite author? And, are Karal and Natoly married and childful? I hope Owlknight clears that up. I liked Karal. Tannim is probably one of my favorites, and I hope Misty gives him and Shar a long life together. I would really like to hear more about Joe, especially after he develops his abilities. Maybe a couple of years down the line. I definitely want Ross Canfield and Foxtrot to show up again. I can't wait for Tempus Fugit. Someone mentioned about kitsune legends and that it differs alot from what Misty portrayed. That brings me to this...I always thought of will-o-the-wisps as benevolent, but Misty puts them as very, very dangerous. Does anyone know of anything, or was she using poetic license? Wind to thy wings, Listsibs.... Stormlight, Caffeine, Highlander, and Farscape Disciple Mother to Brightfox, Diviner of Fruit Loops and All Things Nummy, Giver of Air Smoochies ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:55:05 -0400 (EDT) From: She Who Cares Not For Xenopus Embryos To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Psychological well-being or lack thereof Message-ID: On Wed, 14 Jul 1999 troll-+AT+-netcomuk.co.uk wrote: > Trollhugs and sheep with bandaged wrists, > Recent suicide-attemptee I've got to second the earlier response to this one. I've been dealing with major depression on and off for five years now, and I think I know something about how bleak it can feel. Also, this runs in my family; we typically have a suicide every two generations. It's my generation's turn and, without the modern psychoactive meds, it would have been me. I've seen what this does to a family. The loss of a loved one to suicide absolutely destroys the survivors. Sometimes, when it's the blackest, the knowledge that I won't harm myself because it would ruin my little sister's life can even feel like too heavy a responsibility, but I have to recognize it. Get help, please. If you're already on meds, they're not doing their job, so change 'em. If you're not on meds, find yourself a good psychiatrist or psychopharmacologist. Psychological pain is every bit as real as physical, and it's treatable. If you, or ANYONE else on the list needs to talk to someone who understands a little about where you are and how to get out, email me privately, or phone. I can usually be reached at (609)252-9396 (evenings and weekends) or (609)258-5979 (days). We'd all really hate to lose you. Much love, Becky -------------- In general, France is a safe travel destination, though travelers are advised that, from time to time, it is invaded by Germany. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:27:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Allen Hyde To: Misty Lackey List Subject: Will 'o the Whisp (was Re: Delurking/Troll/Misty/Two Cents) Message-ID: On Thu, 15 Jul 1999, Jennifer Slusher wrote: > Someone mentioned about kitsune legends and that it differs alot from > what Misty portrayed. That brings me to this...I always thought of > will-o-the-wisps as benevolent, but Misty puts them as very, very > dangerous. Does anyone know of anything, or was she using poetic > license? I don't know how Misty portrays them (I'm assuming they are in one of her urban fantasy books?), but wills-o-the-whisp were originally very very dangerous. They were one of the folkloric critters that lured people into the night and to their deaths (usually drowning in a marsh or pond, or somesuch) in the old folk tales. You know, one of Terry Pratchett's more interesting insights (in Lords and Ladies) is that we tend to forget the old days when people were afraid of the night and when fairies (even the "good" ones) and other magical critters were not benevolent. Some of those ancient memories persist in our folklore, but even that gets bowdlerized until all that are left are silly pixies and good-hearted fairies and we forget that all of these magical beings, both seelie and unseelie, were considered the Fair Peril and mortals lived in fear of them. "Up the rocky highlands, and down the rushy glen, we daren't go a-hunting, for fear of little men." May the seas be your solace and the forests a refuge for your spirit, Cennydd Councilor of Mist Kenneth Allen Hyde | No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife Univ. of Delaware | between the shoulder blades will seriously Dept. of Linguistics | cramp his style -- Old Jhereg proverb kenny-+AT+-Udel.Edu | A mind is a terrible toy to waste! -- Me //www.ling.udel.edu/hyde/prof/ken.html ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:27:56 -0400 From: KATE REYNOLDS To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: RE: Young Adult Fiction Message-ID: <990715132756.1167f-+AT+-4cty.org> Heyla Listsibs -- Lady Ember was talking (I don't think it was really a rant) about YA (as we librarians say) fiction, and I have to jump in an comment. While there is lots of lightweight stuff published for YAs (and adults for that matter) there's been a great increase in quality stuff in the past 15 or so years (since I was a YA). Authors like Carolyn Cooney, M.E. Kerr, Gary Paulson Phillip Pullman and Francisca Lia Block write wonderful, sometimes very heavy, serious YA fiction. As the teenage years have gotten tougher and more dangerous, authors have responded. There are also the 'classic' YA people like Madeline L'Engle, Norma MAzer, even L.M. Montgomery. So don't give up on the YA section completely -- there's still good stuff there, even for us adults. Now, to get off my soapbox, she also asked when to start Misty. Generally I'd start kids off with Arrows, unless you know that Vanyel's story will really speak to them,and I'd say as young as 13 or 14 was fine. Compared to what is shown on TV and movies, even the worst stuff in Misty's books is not as bad (well, maybe about as bad). And don't forget that McCaffrey's Dragonsong books were written for a YA audience! My sympathies to Ember for having a library she can get 'stuck' in, and hope that she goes exploring next time! Big sheep-fluffy hugs to Muraog Troll and everyone else who needs them!! Kate Librarian and defender of books Member of the OUH (Natoli today!) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:45:11 ADT From: "* El *" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Semi-Newbie & Braid Message-ID: <19990715184512.35108.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> Heyla all.... Just a quick introduction before i begin... *sigh* my name is Elspeth.... really. The gaelic equivalent to Elizabeth. But for fear of being flamed... i've decided to go with El on the list... capish? alrighty. Now that we've got THAT covered....... ;) NightEagle wrote:> Has anyone read them in chronologial order? Does >anyone have an opinion> about which was more- fun? (for lack of a better >word)?? The first misty book i ever read was WOF, and i'll tell ya, it made NO sense to me. Of course it does now because i've read the rest, but ya know. I kinda like having not read them in chronological order, because for the sake of better understanding.. its an excuse to re-read! It's true though that a lot of books will spoil others if they're read first. I never got to Vanyel until WAY after reading the rest of them... and consequently i practically knew the whole story anyways! I sort of discovered misty on my own, though. So there was nobody there to TELL me i was supposed to read them in any order!! >Wintershard ALSO wrote:(hehe) > > > How many people on the list would >like to see Misty > > start writing some science fiction? Getting a general > > poll here :) Hmmm...... i guess the ship who searched is probably sci-fi. which, btw i LOVED, so i'm going to have to say i would like to see misty work with some sci-fi.. UNLESS of course its going to interfere with new Velgarth books... (i just can't seem to get enough of those). I notice that a lot of times, collaberations turn out pretty junky, in the sense that the authors have a hard time making their styles work together... and it becomes obvious who wrote what... i'd like to take this time to commend our Misty for some REALLY good collaberations. and of course this is the time when i forget the names of all of them.... anyways, one of my favorites was If I Pay Thee Not in Gold.... w/ Piers Anthony... and of course The Ship Who Searched.... and everything else i'll remember as soon as i press send.... oh and btw i'm wondering about the Royal Defenders of the Brat... where did that go? does it still exist?!?! maybe someone could mail me about it... cause frankly... i want in. please?! Royal Brat Sheep to all! (watch out- they bite) *El* -"There is no such thing as a coincidence, only mortals who have not fought the winds of fate." -Rris, quoting his "famous cousin Warrl" (Hey Hey... if you recognize that quote.... don't spill! I'm using my MIDDLE name now.. remember?!?!) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:20:33 -0400 From: Greg McTague To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" Subject: New addition Message-ID: Hail and well met all. I joined this mailing list two days ago and wanted to introduce myself. I am glad to see ML has so many dedicated fans, (such as myself). I just wanted to introduce myself. My first ML series was the Tregarde books. I LOVED them. I became a convert. Since then, i keep my eyes open for any of her Tregarde "stuff". I read the were-stories and only re-asserted my love for her writing. Well, that is all for now. Hail all and MM. -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Slusher [mailto:JSlusher-+AT+-clarb.org] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 3:02 PM To: gmctague-+AT+-independent-telecom.com Subject: Delurking/Troll/Misty/Two Cents Heyla, everyone! Okay, I admit, I've been lurking in the corners...the one over....there>>...yeah! The RW can really grab a hold sometimes, ya know? I have some two cents to offer and a few thoughts..maybe.. First...Troll wrote: << Recent suicide-attemptee >> I emailed Troll a message privately and it might help if some of y'all sent your wishes too. Good ones, only please. Someone (I forgot, I'm sorry.....bad, bad stapler deleted the message, yeah, that's it) mentioned that ML shoud write more sci-fi. I never read the Ship Who books, but I did read the Skitty stories. I took to calling my roommate's cat Skitty. I really liked them. I'm a big fan of military-ish sci-fi, so the Skitty stuff was a hit with me. Didn't really like the Grey stories. Maybe more for young adults. I think Misty would do good sci-fi. I'd read it. In a way, her Valdemar stuff is sci-fi. It's set on a distant planet called Velgarth. Although, it would probably be too 'cool' if a spaceship landed on present day Velgarth. Kinda like being a Chosen Tayledras Scout with a Suncat. Someone (that darn stapler!) said they would like to see Urtho's story...me, too! His and Savil's and ...(mind blank)...Sunsinger and Windrider (??), the legendary Heralds that Dirk and Talia sing about at the Herald party in the AoQ books. Would anyone else want a story...it can be short...about Firesong's parents? Here's my requisite Non-Ob-Misty...does anyone know of a good book about paganism? I'd like to read into it some more... *Stormlight spies someone readying a sheepapult (what a cool word!) * Uh-oh...Ob-Misty..um..um....um...snarks in a bucket! Is it me, or does anyone else think that Herald-Chronicler Myste is a reference to our dear favorite author? And, are Karal and Natoly married and childful? I hope Owlknight clears that up. I liked Karal. Tannim is probably one of my favorites, and I hope Misty gives him and Shar a long life together. I would really like to hear more about Joe, especially after he develops his abilities. Maybe a couple of years down the line. I definitely want Ross Canfield and Foxtrot to show up again. I can't wait for Tempus Fugit. Someone mentioned about kitsune legends and that it differs alot from what Misty portrayed. That brings me to this...I always thought of will-o-the-wisps as benevolent, but Misty puts them as very, very dangerous. Does anyone know of anything, or was she using poetic license? Wind to thy wings, Listsibs.... Stormlight, Caffeine, Highlander, and Farscape Disciple Mother to Brightfox, Diviner of Fruit Loops and All Things Nummy, Giver of Air Smoochies ------------------------------ Date: 15 Jul 99 16:08 EDT From: Adrianne.Cook-+AT+-wiley.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: velgarth in space? Message-ID: <378e410bvelgarth in space?*-+AT+-m400gw.wiley.com> yes, yes, yes!!!!! story about firesong's parents!!! can you just imagine him as a little kid :) spaceship landing on velgarth .... well, anne mccaffrey managed to work that out (kinda) w/ the pern books, and mzb's darkovans are descendants of stranded colonists, sooo it could work, but i'm a bit hesitant. maybe because she's worked so hard to build up this word as being magical & so different from "earth" that i'd really hate to have earth intrude. mzb's darkovans have had some sort of interaction w/ earth since some of the earliest books (bloody sun, for example), so that concept was built-in, but velgarth? s'kitty and grey were fun. someone asked about the "recommended reading age" for misty books --- gaggh! i've never read at the recommended grade level, always above. for example, i was reading sacajawea (by anna lee waldo, w/ lovely depictions of rape) at the tender age of 12 (all 1000pgs + notes). lots of the recommendations i make depend on the person -- i'll think that a weekend is well-spent if i polish off a few books, but some people take weeks to read 450pgs. for blanket recommendations, i wouldn't really hesitate to recommend velgarth stuff to early teens & above. serrated edge (ick) i'd hesitate to recommend to anyone under 25. diana tregarde, laurell k. hamilton, tanya huff blood books -- mid-teens & above. i must admit *blush* that i read dragonflight (mccaffrey) when i was in 7th grade & was absolutely blown away. other velgarth stories i'd like to see (yes, besides firesong) ---> valdemar's founding; stef's life btw the last chpt of mprice & the epilogue (trying not to spoil here); kero's shin'a'in cousins (do her nieces/nephews know about this?); virtually anything in the vales or on the plains; an'desha as a shin'a'in shaman; life before the cataclysm (re-reading black gryphon, i've noticed how rich the culture seemed); van's other daughter (what's her name). i think that the ashkevrons have an interesting story behind their name -- anyone else wonder why it's so similar to a tayledras word? thaaat's about all for now. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:26:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Lizz Norton To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: It should be against the law... Message-ID: *From the shadows of lurkdom... Okay, I suppose I should have a reintroduction letter, considering how many different e-mail addies I've used in the last few months, years, or whatever and how few messages I've actually sent out. So. I was originally subscribed to the list about two and a half years ago under the addy of Liseth-+AT+-aol.com, which I got rid of shortly thereafter for the purposes of going away to college. It took me about two years to resubscribe... I'm on top of things, aren't I? Probably no one remembers me... The reason I finally got around to resubscribing is that I missed the beautiful, literary posts of Cennydd... I guess you don't have time for those now, with the thesis? Good luck, btw. I also missed talking about books. I'll go back to lurking soon, but I just wanted to say that I think it should be against the law. What am I referring to here? Well, writing too well, of course. I finally got around to reading Knight of Ghost and Shadows, picked it up after midnight one night and couldn't put it down. It was a weeknight, too. So, of course, I had to pick up Summoned To Tourney as well. It wasn't quite as entrancing, but that might be because my roommate was distracting me... It probably is. So now I'm going to have to find out if Ellen Guon wrote anything else, and track down that other collaberation. Sigh. Maybe not against the law---but they should at least put warnings on the books. Liseth I'll go back under my table now. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:34:39 -0700 From: Mark Severson To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Quote & Questions Message-ID: <001001becf09$d94b5240$686cb4cd-+AT+-janltcea> ----- Original Message ----- From: toni kelly snip - Second, does anyone happen to > have the address for the HighFlight(Misty) Web site? I had it bookmarked > but it somehow got deleted. Thanks. > > AuroraDawnstar Not sure if this is what you want, but it does lead to 26 Misty related site via a web ring. http://hometown.aol.com/annes3832/arrows/index.html I found the Heraldic Collegium Webring here, and it is also the the home of Arrows on line, the AOL Chapter of Queens Own Hope this helps Mark Severson mark the tax zombie ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2022 **********************************