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Bookwyrm wrote:
> Don Bruder wrote:
>> In article <45fc3c84 DeleteThis @news.bnb-lp.com>, Bookwyrm <Bookwyrm DeleteThis @comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/
>>
>>
>> Oh... THOSE...
>> Never got around to them - Always thought they were tied in with one
>> of her other series, which I've had no interest in whatsoever.
>> Guess the "Owl" thing should have clued me that they had something to
>> do with the bird-boys, huh?
>>
>> Guess I'll have to go grab 'em, then. I've been wanting to see some
>> post-storm stuff.
>> Thanks!
>>
>
>
> I have a 50/50 sort of thing going with her other series.
> Some are OK, and others are blah.
> BUT -- I love, love, love this one --
>
> The Obsidian Trilogy
>
> The Outstretched Shadow (with James Mallory) - Nov 2003
> To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) - Oct 2004
> When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) - July 2006
>
> Wonderful High Fantasy!
>
> 'wyrm

Rhaaaaaaaaaaa ! Not fair ! You got the third volume of the trilogy,
already... It's like the Magician of London that I received a few weeks
ago I hate to wait so long.

Aphrael...

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Lurker DeleteThis @The.Threshold wrote:
<snip>

>>>
>>
>> I have a 50/50 sort of thing going with her other series.
>> Some are OK, and others are blah.
>> BUT -- I love, love, love this one --
>>
>> The Obsidian Trilogy
>>
>> The Outstretched Shadow (with James Mallory) - Nov 2003
>> To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) - Oct 2004
>> When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) - July 2006
>>
>> Wonderful High Fantasy!
>>
>> 'wyrm
>
> Definitely! Around here this may ALMOST seem heretical, but I like
> Obsidian better than Valdemar in some ways. The Joust series is
> excellent in its own way as well.

I don't think it's heretical. After all, Mummy Az doesn't like the
Velgarth stuff at all.

I wouldn't say that I like the Obsidian stuff more than ALL of the
Velgarth series, but I certainly like them more than some of them. I'm
so glad that she and James Mallory are going to write another series in
that universe.

Kat
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victoreia wrote:

> It could be worse: you could get stuck waiting ten+ years for
> Melanie Rawn's _The Captal's Tower_ (#3 in the Exiles
> trilogy)........ _while_ she goes on writing other stuff!

To be fair to Melanie Rawn, she had some major problems in those 10
years, incluidng, IIRC, a breakdown.

But, yeah, I want Exiles #3 too!

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On 3/18/2007 7:32 AM, m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
[snip]
>> It could be worse: you could get stuck waiting ten+ years for Melanie
>> Rawn's _The Captal's Tower_ (#3 in the Exiles trilogy)........ _while_
>> she goes on writing other stuff!
>
> Save that Aphrael knows that Other People *have* purchased and read
> "When Darkness Falls". At least, with "The Capital's Tower", you don't
> have the feeling that anyone else is one up on you. Every fan is
> suffering all together.
>
> When Darkness Falls came out 7-8 months ago -- still not made it across
> the ocean? Daaaannnggggg.
>

Oh, well, okay, you have a point.
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:50:12 GMT, Kat Hein <katenigma00 DeleteThis @yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Lurker@The.Threshold wrote:
><snip>
>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I have a 50/50 sort of thing going with her other series.
>>> Some are OK, and others are blah.
>>> BUT -- I love, love, love this one --
>>>
>>> The Obsidian Trilogy
>>>
>>> The Outstretched Shadow (with James Mallory) - Nov 2003
>>> To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) - Oct 2004
>>> When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) - July 2006
>>>
>>> Wonderful High Fantasy!
>>>
>>> 'wyrm
>>
>> Definitely! Around here this may ALMOST seem heretical, but I like
>> Obsidian better than Valdemar in some ways. The Joust series is
>> excellent in its own way as well.
>
>I don't think it's heretical. After all, Mummy Az doesn't like the
>Velgarth stuff at all.
>
>I wouldn't say that I like the Obsidian stuff more than ALL of the
>Velgarth series, but I certainly like them more than some of them. I'm
>so glad that she and James Mallory are going to write another series in
>that universe.
>
>Kat
Excellent! They make a very good team!
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Don Bruder wrote:
> Bookwyrm wrote:

> > http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/

> Oh... THOSE...

> Guess the "Owl" thing should have clued me that they had
> something to do with the bird-boys, huh?

> Guess I'll have to go grab 'em, then. I've been wanting to see
> some post-storm stuff.

IMHO The Owl books, like "Silver Gryphon", are aimed at children.
I found them a deep disappointment after the Storm series.

Have you seen Exile's Honour and Exile's Valour? They are excellent.

Joyce

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m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
> Kat Hein wrote:
>
>> Lurker.RemoveThis@The.Threshold wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>>> I have a 50/50 sort of thing going with her other series.
>>>> Some are OK, and others are blah.
>>>> BUT -- I love, love, love this one --
>>>>
>>>> The Obsidian Trilogy
>>>>
>>>> The Outstretched Shadow (with James Mallory) - Nov 2003
>>>> To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) - Oct 2004
>>>> When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) - July 2006
>>>>
>>>> Wonderful High Fantasy!
>>>>
>>>> 'wyrm
>>>
>>>
>>> Definitely! Around here this may ALMOST seem heretical, but I like
>>> Obsidian better than Valdemar in some ways. The Joust series is
>>> excellent in its own way as well.
>>
>>
>> I don't think it's heretical. After all, Mummy Az doesn't like the
>> Velgarth stuff at all.
>
>
> Hey, we are alt.books.m-lackey. Not alt.books.velgarth. :>
>
>> I wouldn't say that I like the Obsidian stuff more than ALL of the
>> Velgarth series, but I certainly like them more than some of them. I'm
>> so glad that she and James Mallory are going to write another series
>> in that universe.
>
>
> Wait, what, they are?! When/where was this announced?
>
> (And why wasn't I paying attention?!)
>


Sheesh!
Don'tcha read your own FAQ when you type things in??

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'wyrm
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SAMK wrote:

> Bookwyrm wrote:
>
>> Don Bruder wrote:
>>
>>> In article <45fc3c84 RemoveThis @news.bnb-lp.com>, Bookwyrm
>>> <Bookwyrm RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Oh... THOSE...
>>> Never got around to them - Always thought they were tied in with one
>>> of her other series, which I've had no interest in whatsoever.
>>> Guess the "Owl" thing should have clued me that they had something to
>>> do with the bird-boys, huh?
>>>
>>> Guess I'll have to go grab 'em, then. I've been wanting to see some
>>> post-storm stuff.
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>
>>
>> I have a 50/50 sort of thing going with her other series.
>> Some are OK, and others are blah.
>> BUT -- I love, love, love this one --
>>
>> The Obsidian Trilogy
>>
>> The Outstretched Shadow (with James Mallory) - Nov 2003
>> To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) - Oct 2004
>> When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) - July 2006
>>
>> Wonderful High Fantasy!
>>
>> 'wyrm
>
>
> I, on the other hand, found the first book nearly unreadable, the second
> completely so, and never bought the third. They were just too... dark.
> Too filled with inevitable disaster. I read to escape depression, not
> to wallow in it.
>
> SAMK


Yes -- they are dark.
But the ending was very satisfactory.
And I found them *much* more readable than LOTR.

'wyrm
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victoreia wrote:
> On 3/17/2007 2:15 PM, Aphrael wrote:
>
>> Bookwyrm wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>> The Obsidian Trilogy
>>>
>>> The Outstretched Shadow (with James Mallory) - Nov 2003
>>> To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) - Oct 2004
>>> When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) - July 2006
>>>
>>> Wonderful High Fantasy!
>>
>> Rhaaaaaaaaaaa ! Not fair ! You got the third volume of the trilogy,
>> already... It's like the Magician of London that I received a few
>> weeks ago I hate to wait so long.
>>
>> Aphrael...
>
> It could be worse: you could get stuck waiting ten+ years for Melanie
> Rawn's _The Captal's Tower_ (#3 in the Exiles trilogy)........ _while_
> she goes on writing other stuff!

Save that Aphrael knows that Other People *have* purchased and
read "When Darkness Falls". At least, with "The Capital's
Tower", you don't have the feeling that anyone else is one up
on you. Every fan is suffering all together.

When Darkness Falls came out 7-8 months ago -- still not made
it across the ocean? Daaaannnggggg.

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Kat Hein wrote:

> Lurker.TakeThisOut@The.Threshold wrote:
> <snip>
>>> I have a 50/50 sort of thing going with her other series.
>>> Some are OK, and others are blah.
>>> BUT -- I love, love, love this one --
>>>
>>> The Obsidian Trilogy
>>>
>>> The Outstretched Shadow (with James Mallory) - Nov 2003
>>> To Light a Candle (with James Mallory) - Oct 2004
>>> When Darkness Falls (with James Mallory) - July 2006
>>>
>>> Wonderful High Fantasy!
>>>
>>> 'wyrm
>>
>> Definitely! Around here this may ALMOST seem heretical, but I like
>> Obsidian better than Valdemar in some ways. The Joust series is
>> excellent in its own way as well.
>
> I don't think it's heretical. After all, Mummy Az doesn't like the
> Velgarth stuff at all.

Hey, we are alt.books.m-lackey. Not alt.books.velgarth. :>

> I wouldn't say that I like the Obsidian stuff more than ALL of the
> Velgarth series, but I certainly like them more than some of them. I'm
> so glad that she and James Mallory are going to write another series in
> that universe.

Wait, what, they are?! When/where was this announced?

(And why wasn't I paying attention?!)

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Bookwyrm wrote:
> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>
>> Kat Hein wrote:
<snip - Mallory and Lackey>
>>> I wouldn't say that I like the Obsidian stuff more than ALL of the
>>> Velgarth series, but I certainly like them more than some of them.
>>> I'm so glad that she and James Mallory are going to write another
>>> series in that universe.
>>
>> Wait, what, they are?! When/where was this announced?
>>
>> (And why wasn't I paying attention?!)
>
> Sheesh!
> Don'tcha read your own FAQ when you type things in??

Errrrr.... No?

> From Amazon:
> The Phoenix Unchained: Book One of The Enduring Flame (Hardcover)
> by Mercedes Lackey (Author), James Mallory (Author)
> List Price: $27.95
> Price: $27.95 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
> Details

(I didn't read it? I didn't realize it was set in the same world?

....

I'm an idiot?)

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m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
> Bookwyrm wrote:
>> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>>
>>> Kat Hein wrote:
> <snip - Mallory and Lackey>
>>>> I wouldn't say that I like the Obsidian stuff more than ALL of the
>>>> Velgarth series, but I certainly like them more than some of them.
>>>> I'm so glad that she and James Mallory are going to write another
>>>> series in that universe.
>>>
>>> Wait, what, they are?! When/where was this announced?
>>>
>>> (And why wasn't I paying attention?!)
>>
>> Sheesh!
>> Don'tcha read your own FAQ when you type things in??
>
> Errrrr.... No?
>
>> From Amazon:
>> The Phoenix Unchained: Book One of The Enduring Flame (Hardcover)
>> by Mercedes Lackey (Author), James Mallory (Author)
>> List Price: $27.95
>> Price: $27.95 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver
>> Shipping. Details
>
> (I didn't read it? I didn't realize it was set in the same world?
>
> ...
>
> I'm an idiot?)
>


LOL I hadn't seen that on the FAQ yet or Amazon, but a few months back,
when the latest news of her contracts with DAW were announced in some
trade journal or other, it was mentioned there. Same Universe, set
either hundreds of years before or after the Obsidian trilogy (Don't
remember and too lazy to google it) like LHM is to Arrows.

Kat
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Kat Hein wrote:
> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>> Bookwyrm wrote:
>>> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Kat Hein wrote:
>> <snip - Mallory and Lackey>
>>>>> I wouldn't say that I like the Obsidian stuff more than ALL of the
>>>>> Velgarth series, but I certainly like them more than some of them.
>>>>> I'm so glad that she and James Mallory are going to write another
>>>>> series in that universe.
>>>>
>>>> Wait, what, they are?! When/where was this announced?
>>>>
>>>> (And why wasn't I paying attention?!)
>>>
>>> Sheesh!
>>> Don'tcha read your own FAQ when you type things in??
>>
>> Errrrr.... No?
>>
>>> From Amazon:
>>> The Phoenix Unchained: Book One of The Enduring Flame (Hardcover)
>>> by Mercedes Lackey (Author), James Mallory (Author)
>>> List Price: $27.95
>>> Price: $27.95 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver
>>> Shipping. Details
>>
>> (I didn't read it? I didn't realize it was set in the same world?
>>
>> ...
>>
>> I'm an idiot?)
>>
>
>
> LOL I hadn't seen that on the FAQ yet or Amazon, but a few months back,
> when the latest news of her contracts with DAW were announced in some
> trade journal or other, it was mentioned there. Same Universe, set
> either hundreds of years before or after the Obsidian trilogy (Don't
> remember and too lazy to google it) like LHM is to Arrows.
>
> Kat


Okay, I got over laziness, and the only mention I could find was from
August 2005. LOL And it didn't even say all that I remembered, but you
know how hard it is to search things via google groups sometimes. *G*

Anyway, I just went to mercedeslackey.com, and it also lists _Welcome,
New Students Arcanium 101_ and _Gwenhwyfar, the White Phantom_ (new
title of _The White Apparition_ seems likely) as scheduled for 2007. So
a step up from just "unknown" It also specifically states that
Stoned Souls is "not currently scheduled for Production" while Queen of
Air and Darkness and Elvenbred are still "date unknown" so it sounds
like it's been definitely killed, not just postponed indefinitely.

Kat
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