MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2078

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
	by "Li'nia Stormdancer" <lady_stormdancer-+AT+-yahoo.com>
  2) Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
	by rachelsch-+AT+-mindspring.com
  3) Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
	by "David Bell" <dgfb-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  4) SERRAted Edge
	by "David Bell" <dgfb-+AT+-hotmail.com>
  5) Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
	by Paige <ppwalker-+AT+-sympatico.ca>
  6) Re: SERRAted Edge
	by "Alexia/Sabrina" <i.casale-+AT+-ukonline.co.uk>
  7) Twas a Dark and Stormy Night...
	by "Carrie MacDonald" <morgana-+AT+-iconnect.net>
  8) Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
	by Paustinnew-+AT+-aol.com

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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 05:27:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Li'nia Stormdancer" <lady_stormdancer-+AT+-yahoo.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <19990912122736.27934.rocketmail-+AT+-web601.yahoomail.com>

Heyla List-Sibs!

--- songrunner-+AT+-juno.com wrote:
> OWLKNIGHT IS OUT!!!!! I walked into Barnes and Noble
> tonight, and there it was, sitting on the main
>display.  Yippee!!!!! Just thought everyone would
>like to know!

Thanks for the news, SongRunner!  I'll be looking for
it, although I think I may be looking for a while.  

So, as a friendly reminder to those of you lucky
enough to be in a location that will be selling
"OwlKnight" soon, please don't spoil it for the rest
of us!!!  I know if I was in your shoes, I'd be
itching to share it with everyone, but it'll ruin the
joy of discovering the story for others.  Thanks!

*Stepping off the soapbox, Li'nia heads back into the
shadows in the Arena of Discussion and Dissention,
with Styx only a step behind her.  Maybe she should
see if she could order it soon....*

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Stormdance k'T'more y Kuus, Peon to the Powers That Be, Devotee to the OoUH, (Hopeful)Goddess of All Things Possessed, Mindmate to Styx A'ska, Caretaker of the Arena of Discussion and Dissention
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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 09:35:42 -0400
From: rachelsch-+AT+-mindspring.com
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <010c01befd23$b604c080$78fdf7a5-+AT+-oemcomputer>

Whoopee!!!  :::::suddenly awake WITHOUT benefit of coffee, a bona fide
miracle!:::::

Hi, I've been lurking on the list for about a week now.  I guess it's time I
at least mentioned I'm here.  :-)  My name is Rachel Schneider and I'm a
sophomore in college, my major is psychology, and I've been reading Misty
since about the time Winds of Fury came out in hardback.  I really wish I
could find the woman who recommended her to me way back then, because it was
one of the best author recommendations I've ever gotten from anybody.

--Rachel (no persona yet...no time to work on one, either <g>)

------Original Message-----
From: songrunner-+AT+-juno.com <songrunner-+AT+-juno.com>
To: rachelsch-+AT+-mindspring.com <rachelsch-+AT+-mindspring.com>
Date: Sunday, September 12, 1999 3:12 AM
Subject: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!


>OWLKNIGHT IS OUT!!!!! I walked into Barnes and Noble tonight, and there
>it was, sitting on the main display.  Yippee!!!!!  Just thought everyone
>would like to know!
>
>Songrunner
>
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>Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.


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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 06:46:37 PDT
From: "David Bell" <dgfb-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <19990912134637.16801.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>



This means it'll be out in the UK in how long. Delays can be very annoying, 
and the major chains overcharge for imports.

David Bell.
"If you can keep your head when all around are losing theirs, the odds are 
you don't know whats going on."

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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 07:05:13 PDT
From: "David Bell" <dgfb-+AT+-hotmail.com>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: SERRAted Edge
Message-ID: <19990912140514.29189.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com>



I have just read my third book in this series and recommend them to anyone 
with a social concience. But be warned they're not anywhere near as friendly 
as any other ML books I've read. And always read Born to Run first as its a 
fairly gentle introduction to the series. The other two I've read are a lot 
less cheerfull, and for a book quite stressful to read. But then they are 
designed to make you think about some pretty unpleasant things because they 
DO happen.
And on this point, I reply to an earlier posting (hopefully without spoiling 
the plot at all). To the person who was going on about his not believing or 
liking Tania. The point is If she had run away due to a major problem such 
as sexual or physical abuse it would not make you think. Children do run for 
this reason, which is all the more sad as emotional 'abuse' is quite 
regularily accidental, from families that don't understand a childs feelings 
and treat them as extensions of themselves. Most would be horrified to think 
that this situation could happen. That part was designed to make the reader 
think about their relationship with there own children. If you are 
physically/sexually abusing a child you know it, but emotional abuse can be 
just not realising how much a child NEEDS displays of affection.
     And to put this in perspective I knew a girl who ran away from home for 
similar reasons. Luckily her parents had seperated years earlier and she had 
somewhere to run TO. I have another friend who can't operate in his parents 
presence, and his succesful parents can't understand how this University 
educated man becomes totally monosylabic in their presence.
       Sorry for rambling on, and possibly spoiling your quiet read of this 
list, but I felt this had to be said, as people need to think and understand 
with this series or it's message is wasted.

David Bell

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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 10:53:16 -0400
From: Paige <ppwalker-+AT+-sympatico.ca>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <37DBBE5C.58815E43-+AT+-sympatico.ca>

David Bell wrote:
> 
> This means it'll be out in the UK in how long. Delays can be very annoying,
> and the major chains overcharge for imports.

Same for Canada.  Seeing as we just got Sight in Hardcover I'm assuming
a wait of over a year before I can buy Knight.  Import prices
notwithstanding, the dollar value isn't good enough for me to "buy
American" ;-)
-- 
Paige
Proud Mom of Victoria - 4/24/98
Proud to be Outlandish
Royal Defender of The Brat
There is no "I" in "TEAM"...but there is an "M" and an "E"

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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:45:08 +0100
From: "Alexia/Sabrina" <i.casale-+AT+-ukonline.co.uk>
To: <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Re: SERRAted Edge
Message-ID: <02af01befd3e$8ca6e4a0$b8cc28c3-+AT+-oemcomputer>

>And on this point, I reply to an earlier posting (hopefully without
spoiling the plot at all). To the person who was going on about his not
believing or liking Tania. The point is If she had run away due to a major
problem such
as sexual or physical abuse it would not make you think. Children do run for
this reason, which is all the more sad as emotional 'abuse' is quite
regularily accidental, from families that don't understand a childs feelings
and treat them as extensions of themselves. Most would be horrified to think
that this situation could happen. That part was designed to make the reader
think about their relationship with there own children. If you are
physically/ sexually abusing a child you know it, but emotional abuse can be
just not realising how much a child NEEDS displays of affection. And to put
this in perspective I knew a girl who ran away from home for similar
reasons. Luckily her parents had seperated years earlier and she had
somewhere to run TO. I have another friend who can't operate in his parents
presence, and his succesful parents can't understand how this University
educated man becomes totally monosylabic in their presence. Sorry for
rambling on, and possibly spoiling your quiet read of this>list, but I felt
this had to be said, as people need to think and understand with this series
or it's message is wasted.

That would be me<g> The thing about my problem with Tania is that I DON'T
think she was realy emotionally abused. I don't think her parents were
perfect or particularly wonderful and maybe rather restrictive and possibly
a little harsh, but I just don't think they sounded abusive. As mental
health charity trustee on the executive board I know a lot about all the
form of abuse and know quite well that emotional abuse is a very 'valid'
though little recognised form. However, just because a parent does something
wrong <like forbidding fantasy reading etc>, does not mean that they are
emotionally abusive. I had a friend who ran away for a similar reason, but
she didn't run away to sell herself to whoever... That's the bit I have a
real problem with- that she would do that. I'm not saying that prostitution
is right or wrong <certainly I think child prostituion in however>, but
there are a lot of children who are sexually abuse and would LOVE to have
the chance to have not known about sex and that side of human nature, while
she threw that gift away. She strikes me as remarkably immature in that way,
not to mention that she generally seems pretty stupid to me. The other two
characters I could feel a great deal of sympathy and compassion for and I
found the contrast with Tania to be overwhelming... Anyway, that's just
where I was coming from on that.



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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 12:25:41 -0500
From: "Carrie MacDonald" <morgana-+AT+-iconnect.net>
To: "Misty List" <mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk>
Subject: Twas a Dark and Stormy Night...
Message-ID: <003201befd43$d76c7cc0$16a570cf-+AT+-compaq>

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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 17:32:11 EDT
From: Paustinnew-+AT+-aol.com
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Message-ID: <a1850b08.250d75db-+AT+-aol.com>

I won't spoil it -- but I think you'll all like it a lot. 
Pam, who goes by Map

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