[LMB] authors goofs that bug me

[Scott Raun]

On 10/2/2007 at 10:11:55 -0400, "Hendon, Alison"
<A.Hendon at brooklynpubliclibrary.org> wrote:
> The inconsistency in the Barrayaran titles - is it Lord Ivan or is it
> Lord Vorpatril?  Lady Alys or Lady Vorpatril?   I seem to remember
> seeing both used.  My view is from the British version (Lord Peter, not
> Lord Wimsey.)

IIRC, the theory is that Lord Firstname is not an heir, while Lord
Lastname is the heir to Count Lastname. Alys Vorpatril is a special case
-  I'm not certain you can take anything about her as 'according to the
standard rules'!

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Scott Raun
sraun at fireopal.org