Blakes7 December 2001

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strange attraction
by Alison Page 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Ellyne said - >>So, imagine Avon, changing the past over and over again - but he always winds up on the London and he always winds up with Blake. Yes, this is a very fine fanfiction idea. I've read very good stories in this vein by Penny and Una, though not using this particular example. The phrase 'strange attractor' springs to mind. So does 'doom'. Alison ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. Becta www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************

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Re: [B7L] Accidental avatars
by Ellynne G. 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:40:33 -0600 "captjohns" <captjohns(a)iw.edwpub.com> writes: > Oh now there is a great idea. An AU where Avon grew up in just such > an > enviroment and still some how winds up on London. Now that would be > interesting to say the least. Anyone want to give that idea a try? I read a story years back in which I guy tries to change the past to stop his own murder. The problem is, no matter what he does, he keeps getting shot. Finally, he makes it absolutely impossible for any bullets to be flying anywhere at that time . . . only to get hit by two very tiny meteorites that leave wounds identical to gunshots. Time, in the story, can be changed. It just doesn't like to. So, imagine Avon, changing the past over and over again - but he always winds up on the London and he always winds up with Blake. Except in the one scenario where he turns into Ace Rimmer instead. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: [B7L] Accidental avatars
by Ellynne G. 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:13:59 +0000 Harriet Monkhouse <hflysator(a)jarriere.demon.co.uk> writes: > Surely, now J. K. Rowling knows that Alan Rickman is playing him, > she > will include a Snape-in-black-silk-pyjamas scene in a subsequent > book? Well, there already is a Snape in grey nightshirt scene. I don't know what the fabric was. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Barbara Paul's Curt Holland (Avon avatar)
by Helen Atkins 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

Barbara Paul is a writer of variable quality. Fare Play and You Have the Right to Remain Silent are OK. Full Frontal Murder reads like bad slash. I haven't tracked down the Apostrophe Thief yet. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

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Used books
by Carolyn772＠aol.com 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

I know I'm being a broken record (Man! Talk about a dated image!) but http://www.abebooks.com is one of the greatest places in the world to find books. You can look up books by author and/or title, and even specify what countries to limit the search to. I found three copies of "Kill the Dead" in the UK, and one copy of "Sometimes, After Sunset." If you don't limit it by country, there are about 35 copies of "Sunset," most of them around $5. That's why I was amazed not to find a copy of "Afterlife." <G> .

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Re: [B7L] Accidental avatars
by J MacQueen 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

>From: Harriet Monkhouse <hflysator(a)jarriere.demon.co.uk> >Talking of Snape <wail> Must you? I have to get some work done today... Regards Joanne _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: accidental avatars
by Betty Ragan 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

Oh, and on the B7/Andromeda matchups... I don't know *how* I could have forgotten Harper. Smart-alecky, brilliant in his own field but with a bit of a tendency towards being a screw-up outside of it, a real eye for the ladies... Sound like anybody else we know? -- Betty Ragan ** ragan(a)sdc.org ** http://www.sdc.org/~ragan/ Crichton: "I'm sick of having you sell us out every chance you get." Rygel: "I don't do it *every* chance." -- _Farscape_, demonstrating its fundamental difference from _Star Trek_

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RE: [B7L] Re: spin off books
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

Leah wrote: > In a message dated 12/17/01 6:47:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, > mody-nikoloffn(a)axis-intermodal.co.nz writes: > > << > Don't forget Kill the Dead by Tanith Lee, which has Vila and Avon > > avatars. > > Yeah, I've looked for that one, but haven't yet found it. > Anyone know where > I can get it? >> > > If you're really determined, there's a copy of it available > on Ebay right now > (auction will expire in 20 hours): > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1494978941 > > It's a combination edition of two Tanith Lee novels called > "Sometimes After Sunset." Thanks very much! I already found and ordered a copy of 'Kill the Dead' yesterday from Z-shops. Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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RE: B7 spin-off books
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

Jacqui wrote: > Does that American detective story with 'a group of names' > deliberately borrowed from Blake's Seven count? Which one's that? Do you have any details? How close are the names? Are they recognisable as characters too? In her avatar list, Judith mentions a western novel ("Darrow's Law") with the two main characters called Darrow and Keating. I actually read it out of curiosity and it was pretty light-weight and forgettable, but the sheriff and his deputy were definitely Avon and Vila. I read another one, ("The Raven Ring"), also not that great, but with a recognisable Vila avatar. However, I'd highly recommend another book I read last year, before I saw the recent B7 reruns here. It was "City of Diamond" by Jane Emerson, a wonderful book with a fascinating and detailed universe, quite different from that of B7. Two of my favourite characters from it were Tal the 'demon' (an alien who found human emotions incomprehensible) and his side-kick, a charming, funny and nervous thief, whose name I've forgotten, but whom I liked very much. Great, well-drawn, rounded characters. It was only when I saw it mentioned by Judith that I realised that those two were indeed Avon and Vila, though I don't think I would have recognised Avon as readily. I must re-read the book - it's good enough to enjoy many times. I hope Emerson writes a sequel; she left the way open for one. Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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Re: [B7L] Accidental avatars
by Ellynne G. 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 18:15:56 -0800 Helen Krummenacker <avona(a)jps.net> writes: > Is it my own Avon-centric p.o.v., or is there a reason it seems that > Avon is the easiest to find 'avatars' of in other fiction [snip] > In contrast, Blake seems more difficult to find eqivalents of, > possibly > because he is less of a type? He's often compared to Robin Hood. > Maybe > King Arthur could be another avatar. For me, I think it's that I'm more conscious of a character being like Avon, probably because he seems to be more the original, full throttle . . . him. Spock predates him but is so much _nicer_ . He remains a related but different character type. Holmes may be related but lacks Avon's thorniness. Snape is him, but Avon was rather clearly written first. Blake, OTOH, seems more clearly based on his archetypes rather than the other way around. So that's how I see a character who may remind me of him. As for Vila avatars, they only seem like Vila if they're interacting with Avon. Otherwise, they're just trickster archetypes to me. The same really with the others (only perhaps more so, since I never felt the clearly defined verbal style Avon and Vila had). Then again, I've noticed I've been kind of overly critical with some of the books I've picked up lately and might not notice a good avatar if he or she jumped off the pages and handed me a driver's license with a B7 character's name on it (just found out one of my favorite authors loves Louise Cooper - and that I'd enjoyed some books I didn't realize were by her when I wasn't in this present, persnickety mood). Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Blakes7 December 2001