Queen’s Own The official Mercedes Lackey and Larry Dixon fan club

Queen’s Own newsletter — October 2003

Queen's Own

The Official Mercedes Lackey Fan Club

P.O. Box 749 Laguna Beach, CA 92652 USA

Series 3, Vol. 4, No. 10 October 1, 2003

Ashansa Rishelle by Aislira Falcon

Heyla, Misty fans!

Hope this newsletter finds you all doing well. Lots of stuff has been happening, so we'll cut to the proverbial chase.

Appearance Alert: This is a reminder that Misty and Larry will be at CON†STELLATION XXII: PEGASUS. See the entry under 'Alabama' in the Convention listing below for more details.

Mercedes Lackey Panel: The following notice was sent to us by Adept Starfeather k'Valdemar (Mary Wilson, president of the QO chapter Heartland Arrows):

"Ever since the publication of her first Valdemar novel, Mercedes (Misty) Lackey has been delighting fans with her storytelling talents. In this hour-long panel, we will discuss not only the world of Valdemar, but her extensive world-wife fan club Queen's Own, as well as other projects (such as her collaborations with David Arkenstone) in which she has been involved.

"Back in 1992, ICON (http://www.mindbridge.org/icon/) had Mercedes Lackey as an author guest of honor. I missed that convention, much to my eternal dismay, as I was just learning about the wonderful world of Velgarth. I remained a fan, however, and now I have a chance to share that love with ICON. On Sunday, October 12, at 11 a.m., I will be presenting a panel The Many Worlds of Mercedes Lackey. Here, I hope to cover not only Velgarth, but Misty's other works as well as some of her lesser known collaborations (such as her work with David Arkenstone). Information about the convention can be found at ICON's website."

You can find the ICON ad under "Iowa" in the Convention listing section below.

Publication News: This October Misty joins James Mallory to bring us The Outstretched Shadow (formerly entitled Shadow Mountian). This is the first book in a brand new series that is currently called The Obsidian Trilogy. Elvenblood, with Andre Norton, will be released in paperback in October as well. (The next installment, Elvenbred, is being written.)

Exile's Valor, the sequel to Exile's Honor, is still showing up as a November 2003 release. This will be the last major Valdemar book for several years as the series is going on hiatus while Misty concentrates on her other projects. (Exile's Honor will be out in paperback on October 7, 2003.) Brain Ships, with Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball, is still on track for a November 1st release. Charmed Destinies, which contains three novellas by Misty, Rachel Lee and Catherine Asaro, will also be out November 2003.

Christmas, Hanukah, Yule, Kwanzaa, and all those other winter holidays are coming fast. Here are some shopping suggestions: Sun In Glory (A Valdemar Anthology) will hopefully be released in early December; this collection will contain the story of how Talia became a Sun Priest. If the anthology does well, there are hopes that several more such anthologies will be published while we are waiting for the next Valdemar novel. So definitely consider this book for a stocking stuffer! This Rough Magic, with Eric Flint and David Freer, is scheduled for release December 1, 2003. (The Shadow of the Lion, the first book in the series, should be out in paperback in October 2003.)

In January 2004 look for The Fairy Godmother (sometimes titled The Godmother Heir, but we think The Fairy Godmother will be the real title). This is Misty's new offering from Harlequin. (Yes, it's an adult romance novel, not fantasy fiction.)

In February 2004, This Scepter'd Isle, with Roberts Gellis, should be released in hardcover. A Circus Of Witches, Queen of Air and Darkness, Phoenyx And Ashes and Altan, Book Two in the same series with Joust, are also pending publication. Joust should be out in paperback in March 2004. Stoned Souls, with Josepha Sherman, has had its release date pushed back to January 2005.

You can find these and other titles through the Mercedes Lackey section of the Dragonlords' Bookstore http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/bkfanml.htm. A portion of the proceeds goes directly to support QO. This is how we keep our memberships free, so we greatly appreciate your support!

QO Membership Seal: We have a winner! Hope Nickel's design has been chosen for the QO membership seal for 2003-2004. You can view the seal at Queen’s Own seal. Members of QO are granted permission to display the seal on their personal websites and personal computers. If you post the image to your website, please message Danya at shashtah@gmail.com, and she will add you to the list of linking sites.

Website Woes: As many of you have become aware, we've been having serious website problems over the last week. What began as a rather inexplicable FTP problem expanded to the loss of all four of our mailing lists, the disruption of http://www.dragonlordsnet.com (although if you thought to use http://dragonlordsnet.com you could still access the site), the loss of access to our account, a multitude of problems with our chatroom and assorted other problems. As of the publication of this newsletter, our mailing lists are still not functioning. We do not yet know the extent of the loss of our data. Members of the QO chat list, VFC, Pending list, and Scriptorium may have to resubscribe when it becomes possible to do so again. (Danya does have a back up she can restore, but it's a year out of date, so people who have left a list may find themselves on it again temporarily, and people who have joined since the last back up will have to resubscribe. We're hoping we can recover the memberlists, so that won't be necessary. This is your "heads up" about the problem, though, in case you think you are on one of our lists and you don't hear from us in the reasonably near future.) We hope that most of the other problems are now fixed, and we apologize for any inconvenience.

RPG Postponed: Due to the aforementioned website problems, the RPG originally scheduled for 9/28 has been postponed until the issues with our website can be resolved. Danya will announce the new date via the QO chat list once that list is working again. QO RPGs are open to members only. RPGing information is available at Role-playing instructions. Contact Danya at shashtah@gmail.com if you have any questions.

E-mail Woes: We are having a lot of mailing list bounces these days. If the bounce says that your mailbox is full, you will remain on our main mailing list but you will have to contact Danya at shashtah@gmail.com to be sent another copy of the newsletter. If the bounce says that your account no longer exists, we will move you to our "missing" list (See below.). To reactivate your membership, simply send us a change of address. Remember to tell Danya that this change is for Queen's Own and to include both your old and your new e-mail addresses so she can search the QO records. There are now several hundred approved personae for Queen's Own, and it's impossible for her to remember which persona goes with every member's name <g>.

Halloween Costumes: Are you dressing up as a character from Velgarth or one of Misty's other worlds for Halloween? Are you venturing out on Samhain as your QO persona? If so, we'd love to have a picture of you in costume for our newsletter! Send the .jpg or .gif file to Danya at shashtah@gmail.com. Please include your name and the name of the character whom your costume represents. [Danya's hoping to dress up in her new Golds (or whatever Misty is going to decide to call the Herald-Mage uniforms), provided its not still 90 or more degrees in Southern California by the end of October!]

Birth Announcement: Herald An'talyah (Danielle Difronzo) gave birth to Cheyenne on Friday Sept. 19, 2003 at 11:08 AM. Cheyenne weighed 8 lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 inches long. Congratulations to everyone involved! If you have any birth, wedding, graduation or other announcements, do let us know! We'd love to honor all of you and your milestones in life.

Thanks: Special thanks to Elizabeth Vines for her help compiling the information about Ren. Faires for this newsletter. Our gratitude goes out to all the people who have volunteered to proofread the QO site and otherwise assist us with running the club. We couldn't do it without you!

Happy Halloween and Blessed Samhain!

Zhai'helleva,

Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn and Healer Adept Moonstar

Ren. Faires:

Here are the Faires we know about for October. Faires are indexed alphabetically by state. Have any information about any other Ren. Faires in your area? Send it to us at shashtah@gmail.com

Alabama

ALABAMA RENAISSANCE FAIRE. FAX: 256-768-3005. E-mail: bwarren@fcs.k12.al.us. Website: http://alabamafaire.topcities.com. Address: P.O. Box 431, Florence, AL, 35631-0431. Dates: 10/25/03 - 10/26/03. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

California

FOLSOM RENAISSANCE FAIRE. FAX: 916-351-5931. E-mail: stefunkat@attbi.com. Website: http://www.folsom.ca.us. Address: Folsom Parks and Recreation, 50 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA, 95630. Dates: 10/18/03 - 10/19/03. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

RENAISSANCE PLEASURE FAIRE. Website: http://www.renfair.com. Address: REC P.O. Box 9188, San Bernardino, CA, 92427. Site Address: Casa de Fruta, Hollister, CA. Dates: 9/13/03 - 10/19/03. Open/Close: 10 AM - 6 PM.

SAINT PAUL NEWMAN CENTER RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: eileen@scufnewman.com. Website: http://www.csufnewman.com. Address: Ray Born, St Paul Newman Center, 1572 E Barstow Ave., Fresno, CA, 93710-6503. Site Address: St. Paul Newman Center, Fresno, CA. Dates: 10/25/03 - 10/26/03. Open/Close: 10 AM - 5 PM (Sun. until 4 PM.).

Connecticut

CONNECTICUT RENAISSANCE FAIRE. FAX: 860-928-2553. E-mail: producer@mythicaljourneys.com. Website: http://www.ctfair.com. Address: 390 Woodstock Ave., Putnam, CT, 06260. Site Address: Woodstock Fairgrounds, Route 169, Woodstock, CT, 06267. Dates: 9/27/03 - 10/12/03. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM.

Illinois

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. FAX: 217-272-4424. E-mail: faire@grelight-theatre.org. Website: http://www.greylight-theatre.org. Address: NAOW, 1337 Walnut, Murphysboro, IL, 62966. Site Address: Riverside Park, Murphysboro, IL, 62966. Dates: 10/11/03 - 10/19/03. Open/Close: 10:00 AM.

Iowa

NISHNA RIVER RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: taskmistress@nishnariverrenfaire.com. Website: http://www.nishnariverrenfaire.com. Address: Nishna River Renaissance Faire, PO Box 41, Avoca, IA, 51521. Site Address: Hancock Memorial City Park, Hancock, IA. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03. Open/Close: 10 AM - 6 PM (Sun. until 5 PM).

Kansas

BRIDGEWATER RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: bwrenfaire@yahoo.com. Website: http://www.bwrenfaire.us. Address: Lady Phyllis Abbott, 8652 SE Hwy 166, Baxter Springs, KS, 66713. Dates: 10/ 4/03. Open/Close: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM.

KANSAS CITY RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. FAX: 816-561-6493. E-mail: renfest@kcrenfest.com. Website: http://www.kcrenfest.com/. Address: P.O. Box 32667, Kansas City, MO, 64171. Site Address: 628 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, KS, 66012-9045. Dates: 8/30/03 - 10/13/03. Open/Close: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM.

Maryland

MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. FAX: 410-573-1508. E-mail: rennfest@erols.com. Website: http://www.rennfest.com. Address: P.O. Box 315, Crownsville, MD 21032-0315. Dates: 8/23/03 - 10/19/03. Open/Close: 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM.

Massachusetts

KING RICHARD'S FAIRE. FAX: 612-238-9916. E-mail: info@kingrichardsfaire.net. Website: http://www.kingrichardsfaire.net. Address: P.O. Box 419, Route 58, Carver, MA, 02330. Site Address: 235 S. Main St, Route 58, Carver, MA, 02330. Dates: 8/30/03 - 10/19/03. Open/Close: 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

Michigan

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: ImKatWoman@aol.com. Website: http://www2.qvsu.edu/~gvren. Open/Close: 10 AM - dusk. Address: Grand Valley State University, Lisa Brown, One Campus Dr., Allendale, MI. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03.

Nebraska

**NEBRASKA RENAISSANCE FAIRE & MED. PAGEANT.**E-mail: gregfest@netins.net. Website: http://www.festint.com. Address: Greg Schmidt, Festivals Int'l, 508 4th Ave. N, Clear Lake, IA, 50428. Site Address: C.J. Holling Camp, Ashland NE, just off I-80 between Omaha and Lincoln. Dates: 9/26/03 -9/28/03, 10/4/03 - 10/5/03. Open/Close: 11 AM - 7 PM (Fri. 3 PM - 7 PM).

New York

MEDIEVAL FAIRE AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ALL SAINTS. Website: http://www.cathedralofallsaints.org. Address: Cathedral of All Saints, 62 S. Swan St, Albany, NY, 12210. Dates: 10/25/03 - 10/26/03. Open/Close: 5 PM - 9 PM (Sat. 10 AM - 5 PM).

North Carolina

CAROLINA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: carolinarenfest@royalfaires.com. Website: http://www.royalfaires.com. Address: Jeffrey Siegel, P.O. Box 165, Davidson, NC, 28036. Site Address: Junction of Poplar Tent Rd. and Hwy 73 in Huntersville, NC. Dates: 10/4/03 - 11/16/03. Open/Close: 10 AM - 5:30 PM.

Ohio

OHIO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. FAX: 513-897-7003. E-mail: info@renfestival.com. Website: http://www.renfestival.com. Address: P.O. Box 68, Harveysburg, OH 45032-0068. Site Address: 317 Brimstone Rd., Wilmington, OH, 45177-8531. Dates: 8/23/03 - 10/19/03. Open/Close: 10:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

Oklahoma

KING ARTHUR FAIRE. E-mail: wnp@brightok.net. Website: http://www.kingarthurfaire.com. Address: David Timmons, P.O. Box 995, Stroud, OK, 74079. Site: Stroud Lake, Stroud, OK. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03. Open/Close: 10:30 AM - 6 PM.

Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA RENAISSANCE FAIRE. E-mail: tom@parenfaire.com. Website: http://www.parenaissancefaire.com. Address: Tom Roy, Mount Hope Estate & Winery, P.O. Box 685, Cornwall, PA 17016. Site Address: 83 Mansion House Rd., Manheim, PA Dates: 8/16/03 - 10/26/03. Open/Close: 10 AM - 6:30 PM.

Texas

TEXAS RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL. E-mail: orvis@texrenfest.com. Website: http://www.texrenfest.com. Address: Orvis Melvin, 21778 FM 1774, Plantersville, TX, 77363. Dates: 10/4/03 - 11/16/03. Open/Close: 9 AM - dusk.

Virginia

ANNUAL HARVEST FAIRE. E-mail: info@harvestfaire.org. Website: http://www.harvestfaire.org. Address: Harvest Faire, PO Box 61054, Virginia Beach, VA, 23466. Site Address: Mariners' Museum Park, Warwick Blvd at J. Clyde Morris Blvd. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03. Open/Close: 4 PM - Midnight. (Sat. 8 AM - Midnight; Sun. 8 AM - 4 PM.).

United Kingdom

NOTTINGHAM GOOSE FAIRE, ENGLAND. E-mail: markets.fairs@nottinghamcity.gov.uk. Website: http://www.nottinghamgoosefair.co.uk. Address: Dawn Hurt, Nottingham City Council, Glasshouse St., Nottingham, NG1 3LP, ENGLAND. Dates: 10/1/03 - 10/4/03.

For additional Ren Faire information, visit the Renaissance Faire Homepage at http://www.renfaire.com/ and the Renaissance Magazine site at http://www.renaissancemagazine.com.

Conventions:

These are the upcoming cons we know about. Have any information about conventions in your area? Send it to us at shashtah@gmail.com.

Alabama

Con†Stellation XXII: Pegasus. E-mail: constell@con-stellation.org. Address: Con*Stellation XXII: Pegasus, P.O.Box 4857, Huntsville Alabama, 35815-4857. Site Address: Holiday Inn Express, Huntsville, Alabama. Dates: 10/10/03-10/12/03. Note: * Guest of Honor: Mercedes Lackey, * Master of Ceremonies: Larry Dixon!

California

**BAY AREA GAMES DAY XXX.**Website: http://www.best.com/~davekohr/gamesday/. Address: Los Altos Public Library, San Francisco, California. Dates: 10/19/03.

BUFFYFEST. Website: http://www.buffyfest.com. E-mail: heather@buffyfest.com. Address: San Diego Concourse, San Diego, California. Dates: 10/11/03.

CONJECTURE II. Website: http://www.conjecture.org/. E-mail: info@conjecture.org. Address: DoubleTree Club, Hotel Circle, San Diego, California. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

CREATION SCI-FI SUPER-SALE. Website: http://www.creationent.com/. E-mail: tickets@creationent.com. Address: Hilton Long Beach, Long Beach, California. Dates: 10/5/03.

GALACTICON 2003. Website: http://www.galacticonevents.com/. E-mail: micheleh2@gci-net.com. Address: The Universal Sheraton, Universal City, Los Angeles, California. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

GAMES WORKSHOP LOS ANGELES GRAND TOURNAMENT. Website: http://www.games-workshop.com/news/us/events/events.htm. E-mail: Custserv@Games-Workshop.com. Address: Ontario Convention Center, Los Angeles, California. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03.

GNA'S INTO THE WOODS CAMPCON. Website: http://gna.iwarp.com/itw_campcon/itw_home.htm. E-mail: RMoon@gna.iwarp.com. Address: Live Oak Camp, Santa Barbara, California. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

**SILICON.**Website: http://www.siliconventions.com/. E-mail: lopez_dann@hotmail.com. Address: Crowne Plaza Foster City, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, CA 94404. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

Colorado

MILEHICON 35. Website: http://www.milehicon.org. E-mail: lindanel@ix.netcom.com. Address: Sheraton Hotel, Lakewood, Colorado. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

Connecticut

**CRUSADES 2003.**Website: http://www.concentric.net/~Los/CGC/cgcindex.htm. E-mail: quillup@aol.com. Address: Ramada Inn, Stratford, Connecticut. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03.

Florida

HALLOWEEN HORROR FEST III. Website: http://www.owlgoingback.com/HalloweenFest/index.html. E-mail: hwa@horror.org. Address: Winter Park, Florida. Dates: 10/18/03.

**NECRONOMICON 2003.**Website: http://www.stonehill.org. E-mail: raggedyann@stonehill.org. Address: Crowne Plaza --Sabal Park, Tampa, Florida. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

SUMMONING 2003. Website: http://www.themiamicircle.com/. E-mail: sido@themiamicircle.com. Address: Miccosukee Resort and Casino, Miami, Florida. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

Georgia

GOTHCON. Website: http://www.gothcon.org. E-mail: Ruach93@aol.com. Address: Sheraton Colony Square, Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia. Dates: 10/30/03 - 11/1/03.

Illinois

ARCHON 27. Website: http://www.stlf.org/archon/. E-mail: archon_hotline@zellich.net. Address: Holiday Inn and Gateway Center, Collinsville, Illinois. Dates: 10/2/03 - 10/5/03.

I-MANICON 2003. Website: http://imaniacs.org/. E-mail: imanicon@sparklingemerald.com. Address: Embassy Suites, Rosemont, Illinois. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

STAR TREK. Website: http://www.sfedora.com/. E-mail: sfedora1@aol.com. Address: The Clarion Hotel, Champaign, Illinois. Dates: 10/17/03.

ZEBRACON 16. Website: http://www.zebracon.net/. E-mail: KarenZCon@aol.com. Address: Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03.

Indiana

CREATION SCI-FI SUPER-SALE. Website: http://www.creationent.com/. E-mail: tickets@creationent.com. Address: Sheraton Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana. Dates: 10/12/03.

GALLOWSCON 2003. Website: http://www.the-hangmen.org. E-mail: punktheplanet362@aol.com. Address: National Guard Armory, Hobart, Indiana. Dates: 10/18/03.

MAQUIS GRAS 2003. Website: http://www.maquis.com/mfa/gras1.htm. E-mail: bejen@maquis.com. Address: Ramada Inn, Valparaiso, Indiana. Dates: 10/11/03.

STAR TREK. Website: http://www.sfedora.com/. E-mail: sfedora1@aol.com. Address: Lafayette, Indiana. Dates: 10/18/03.

STAR TREK. Website: http://www.sfedora.com/. E-mail: sfedora1@aol.com. Address: Indianapolis Marriott, Indianapolis, Indiana. Dates: 10/19/03.

Iowa

**FIELDS OF HONOR.**Website: http://www.regalminiatures.com. E-mail: Darryl@RegalMiniatures.Com. Address: Hotel Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

ICON 28. Website: http://www.mindbridge.org/icon. E-mail: icon@mindbridge.org. Address: Clarion Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03. Note: Adept Starfeather k'Valdemar (Mary Wilson), president of the QO chapter Heartland Arrows, will be offering a panel entitled "The Many Worlds of Mercedes Lackey."

Kansas

BORDER WARS. Website: http://www.hahmgs.org/. E-mail: bbeal@cysource.com. Address: Best Western Inn, Kansas City, Kansas. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

DAGORHIR ALTAIR. Website: http://www.dagorhir.com/. E-mail: Graymael@Dagorhir.Com. Address: Kansas City, Kansas. Dates: 10/03.

Maryland

1948: SIGNALS. Website: http://www.1948-signals.org/. E-mail: contact@1948-signals.org. Address: Frederick, Maryland. Dates: 10/23/03 - 10/27/03.

**GALAXY CON 2.**Website: http://www.galaxycon.com/. E-mail: galaxy@galaxycon.com. Address: BWI Airport Marriott, Baltimore, Maryland. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03.

TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT IV. Website: http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~ikep/tempest.html. E-mail: sjmauris@virginia.edu. Address: Silver Spring Hilton, Silver Spring, Maryland. Dates: 10/11/03 - 10/13/03.

Massachusetts

**TOTEMCON 2003.**Website: http://www.totemcon.net. E-mail: info@totemcon.net. Address: Hampton Inn Boston-Natick, Natick, Massachusetts. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03.

VIABLE PARADISE WRITER'S WORKSHOP. Website: http://www.sff.net/paradise. E-mail: mvsfa@mindspring.com. Address: Island Inn, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Dates: 9/28/03 - 10/3/03.

Michigan

CONCLAVE 28. Website: http://conclave.hamjudo.com. E-mail: conclave@conclavesf.org. Address: Holiday Inn South Convention Center, Lansing, Michigan. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03.

DEMENTIA 2003. Website: http://2003.thelandofdementia.com. E-mail: 2001@thelandofdementia.com. Address: Park Inn, Romulus, Michigan. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

Minnesota

CONSUME!/RELAXACON 2003. Website: http://relaxacon.tripod.com/. E-mail: relaxacon@hotmail.com. Address: Ramada Northwest Inn, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

FALLCON 2003. Website: http://www.mncba.com/. E-mail: MNCBA@AOL.COM. Address: Education Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, Minnesota. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03.

**VALLEYCON 28.**Website: http://www.valleycon.com/. E-mail: conchairs@valleycon.com. Address: Moorhead Conference Center, The Courtyard Marriott, Moorhead, Minnesota. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

Missouri

**INTERNATIONAL CAMARILLA CONCLAVE 2003.**Website: http://camarilla.white-wolf.com/ICC/. E-mail: kl.barnes@prodigy.net. Address: St. Louis Airport Hilton, St. Louis, Missouri. Dates: 10/23/03 - 10/26/03.

SAGACON 4. Website: http://www.sagacon.net. E-mail: saga@mchsi.com. Address: Sheratorn Hawthorn Park Hotel, Springfield, Missouri. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

Nebraska

NUKE-CON 2003. Website: http://www.nuke-con.com. E-mail: nukecon@hotmail.com. Address: Days Inn Carlisle- Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

Nevada

BOUCHERCON 34/ LAS VEGAS. Website: http://www.bconvegas2003.org. E-mail: committee@book-me.net. Address: Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada. Dates: 10/16/03 - 10/19/03.

**CREATION SCI-FI SUPER-SALE.**Website: http://www.creationent.com/. E-mail: tickets@creationent.com. Address: Harrah's Reno Hotel, Reno, Nevada. Dates: 10/12/03.

LAS VEGAS COMIC CON. Website: http://www.lasvegascomiccon.com. E-mail: Angie@lasvegascomiccon.com. Address: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

New Hampshire

SYRAANDOR: NERO ALLIANCE NEW HAMPSHIRE. Website: http://www.syraandor.com/. E-mail: Jester@Syraandor.com. Address: Chiram's Hollow, Claremont, New Hampshire. Dates: 10/18/03, 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

New Jersey

GARDEN STATE GAMEFEST 2003. Website: http://www.newoa.com/collectorsden. E-mail: dragon101253@aol.com. Address: Bergen Mall, Paramus, New Jersey. Dates: 10/4/03.

LAIRE - LIVE ACTION ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE. Website: http://www.laire.com. E-mail: rhondaatlaire@yahoo.com. Address: Camp Sacajawea Girl Scout Camp, Sparta, New Jersey. Dates: 10/3/03.

PHILLY NON-SPORTS CARD SHOW. Website: http://www.reightershows.com. E-mail: fereighter@aol.com. Address: Enterprise Center; 3331 Route #3,8Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/4/03.

UBERCON II. Website: http://www.ubercon.com. E-mail: acasbarian@ubercon.com. Address: Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel, Secaucus, New Jersey. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03.

New York

ALBACON 2003. Website: http://www.albacon.org. E-mail: jen@dinnervacations.com. Address: Roaring Brook Resort and Conference Center, Lake George, New York. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

ANIMENEXT. Website: http://www.animenext.org. E-mail: info@animenext.org. Address: Hilton Rye Town, Rye Brook, New York. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

COUNCIL OF FIVE NATIONS XXVI. Website: http://www.swa-gaming.org/. E-mail: dave@swa-gaming.org. Address: Studio of Bridge and Games, Schenectady, New York. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

North Carolina

FANTICON. Website: http://www.fanticon.org. E-mail: chris@fanticon.org. Address: National Guard Armory, Wilmington, North Carolina. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

Ohio

BUCKEYE GAME FEST. Website: http://buckeyeboardgamers.org. E-mail: laserdog@columbus.rr.com. Address: Ramada Inn - Airport East, Columbus, Ohio. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

CINEMA WASTELAND MOVIE & MEMORABILIA EXPO. Website: http://www.cinemawasteland.com. E-mail: info@cinemawasteland.com. Address: Holiday Inn Select Strongsville, Strongsville, Ohio. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

**CONTEXT XVI.**Website: http://www.contextcon.com/contexthome.htm. E-mail: jlr_5@lycos.com. Address: Clarion Hotel and Suites, 900 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Columbus, OH 43229. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

GAMES WORKSHOP COLUMBUS GRAND TOURNAMENT. Website: http://www.games-workshop.com/news/us/events/events.htm. E-mail: Custserv@Games-Workshop.com. Address: Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

OVFF 19. Website: http://www.ovff.org/. E-mail: OVFF@aol.com. Address: Wyndham Dublin Hotel, Dublin, Ohio. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

Oklahoma

SHADOWCON 2003. Website: http://www.brightok.net/~iands. E-mail: somiux1@cox.net. Address: Holiday Inn, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

Oregon

DITTO 16. Website: http://home.att.net/~ditto16/frame/ditto.html. E-mail: alanro@microsoft.com. Address: Valley River Inn, Eugene, Oregon. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

Pennsylvania

DAGORHIR TAURENDOR'S 2ND ANNUAL FALL WAR. Website: http://www.dagorhir.com/. E-mail: jarradjl@aol.com. Address: Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dates: 10/18/03.

INTERNATIONAL RISK CHAMPIONSHIP. Website: http://www.Risktoc.org. E-mail: Risktoc@fast.net. Address: Split Rock Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03.

MEPACON. Website: http://www.mepacon.com. E-mail: mc@mepacon.com. Address: Best Western Easton Inn, Easton, Pennsylvania. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

XANODRIA MEDIEVAL FANTASY. Website: http://www.xanodria.com/. E-mail: info@xanodria.com. Address: Blue Mountain Campground, Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Dates: 10/11/03.

South Carolina

SCWW WRITERS CONFERENCE. Website: http://www.scwriters.com/index.html. E-mail: vasseyws@hotmail.com. Address: Ocean Creek Plantation Resort, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dates: 10/17/03 - 10/19/03.

Tennessee

ADVENTURE CON. Website: http://www.adventurecon.com/. E-mail: info@toyshow.org. Address: Gatlinburg Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

HALLOWCON. Website: http://www.hallowcon.com/. E-mail: lstacy@catt.com. Address: Comfort Inn, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS. Website: http://www.tn- humanities.org/sfbmain.htm. E-mail: emily@tn-humanities.org. Address: War Memorial Plaza, Nashville, Tennessee. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

VULKON NASHVILLE. Website: http://www.vulkon.com/. E-mail: joemotes@aol.com. Address: Sheraton Nashville Downtown, Nashville, Tennessee. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

WARGAMERS REUNION. Website: http://www.hmgs-midsouth.org/. E-mail: patrick@perspectiveinc.net. Address: Holiday Inn, Memphis, Tennessee. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

Texas

**DALLAS COMIC CON.**Website: http://www.scifiexpo.com/ E-mail: scifiexpo@aol.com. Address: Plano Center, Plano, Texas. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

ONI-CON. Website: http://www.oni-con.com. E-mail: info@oni-con.com. Address: North Houston Sheraton, Houston, Texas. Dates: 10/22/03 - 10/24/03.

STAR TREK. Website: http://www.sfedora.com/. E-mail: sfedora1@aol.com. Address: The Embassy Suites Hotel, El Paso, Texas. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03.

STAR TREK. Website: http://www.sfedora.com/. E-mail: sfedora1@aol.com. Address: San Antonio, Texas. Dates: 10/10/03.

STAR TREK. Website: http://www.sfedora.com/. E-mail: sfedora1@aol.com. Address: Houston, Texas. Dates: 10/11/03.

STAR TREK. Website: http://www.sfedora.com/. E-mail: sfedora1@aol.com. Address: Dallas, Texas. Dates: 10/12/03.

Vermont

CARNAGE BY THE LAKE 6. Website: http://www.carnagecon.com. E-mail: info@carnagecon.com. Address: Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, Vermont. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

Virginia

CAPITAL ASSOCIATES. Website: http://www.capicons.com/. E-mail: comicshow@aol.com. Address: Tysons Westpark Hotel, McLean, Virginia. Dates: 10/22/03.

MAGFEST 2.0. Website: http://www.magfest.org/. E-mail: tgz@orotech.net. Address: Clarion Hotel, Williamsburg, Virginia. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

Washington

ANGLICON. Website: http://www.anglicon.com. E-mail: anglicon@rocketmail.com. Address: SeaTac Radisson Hotel, Seattle, Washington. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

Washington, D.C.

WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION 2003. Website: http://www.worldfantasy.org/. E-mail: info@worldfantasy2003.org. Address: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Dates: 10/30/03 - 11/2/03.

West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA BOOK FESTIVAL. Website: http://www.wvhumanities.org/bookfest/bookfest2.htm. E-mail: wvbookfestival@yahoo.com. Address: Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia. Dates: 10/11/03 - 10/12/03.

Australia

CONQUEST 2003. Website: http://www.conquestforever.com. E-mail: president@conquestforever.com. Address: Grand Chancellor - Hotel, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

DON CHALLENGE 2003. Website: http://daanz.org.au/dip-tournaments.htm. E-mail: hadz@yifan.net. Address: Geebung Polo Club (upstairs function room), 85 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03.

FSF PRESENTS DAVID PROWSE AND PETER MAYHEW. Website: http://www.fsf.com.au/. E-mail: fsf_presents@fsf.com.au. Address: Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia . Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/5/03.

**HOLODICTION - MELBOURNE.**Website: http://www.photonpublishing.com.au/. E-mail: maria@photonpublishing.com.au. Address: Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/6/03, 10/26/03.

HOLODICTION - SYDNEY. Website: http://www.photonpublishing.com.au/. E-mail: maria@photonpublishing.com.au. Address: Wesley Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/6/03, 10/25/03.

NECRONOMICON. Website: http://www.necronomicon.org/. E-mail: Necro@Necronomicon.org. Address: Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/6/03.

OCTOBEAR 2003. Website: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~mmjm1/tourney.htm. E-mail: boxcars@ozemail.com.au. Address: The Paddington Woollahra RSL Clu,b Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Dates: 10/11/03 - 10/12/03.

Belgium

F.A.C.T.S. 2003. Website: http://www.facts-convention.com/. E-mail: Emmanuel.Vanmelkebeke@pi.be. Address: I.C.C. (Citadelpark,)Ghent, O-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Dates: 10/11/03 - 10/12/03.

Canada

**TORONTO COMICON (HOBBYSTAR).**Website: http://www.canadiannationalexpo.com. E-mail: info@hobbystar.com. Address: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Dates: 10/19/03.

TOY AND COLLECTABLES SHOW. Website: http://users.uniserve.com/~lswong/Comicon.html. E-mail: lswong@uniserve.com. Address: Heritage Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia. Dates: 10/26/03.

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WRITERS FESTIVAL. Website: http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/. E-mail: viwf@writersfest.bc.ca. Address: Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia. Dates: 10/21/03 - 10/26/03.

VCON 28. Website: http://www.v-con.ca/. E-mail: vcon@shaw.ca. Address: Days Hotel - Vancouver Surrey, 9850 King George Hwy., Surrey, British Columbia. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

Germany

BUCHMESSE CON 2003. Website: http://www.buchmessecon.de.vu. E-mail: buchmessecon@gmx.de. Address: Eppertshausen, Germany. Dates: 10/11/03 - 10/12/03.

FILK CONTINENTAL 2003. Website: http://www.filkcontinental.de/. E-mail: kirstin@filk.de. Address: Youth Hostel Freusburg, Kirchen-Freusberg, Germany. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/6/03.

GALILEO7. Website: http://www.galileo7.de. E-mail:rene@galileo7.de. Address: Stadthalle Hagen, Hotel Mercure Hagen, Hagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

**NEXUS CONVENTION.**Website: http://www.nexuscon.de/. E-mail: frank@nexuscon.de. Address: Hotel Estrel, Berlin, Germany. Dates: 10/3/03 - 10/5/03.

SGC 2003. Website: http://www.logefanevents.de/. E-mail: marc@logefanevents.de. Address: Pfalzbau (Big Location Center In Ludwigshafen,)Ludwigshafen / Rhine, Germany. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

SPIEL 2003. Website: http://www.merz-verlag.com/e/spiel/. E-mail: info@merz-verlag.com. Address: Essen Fair Grounds, Messe Essen, Germany. Dates: 10/23/03 - 10/26/03.

Ireland

GAELCON 2003. Website: http://www.gaelcon.com. E-mail: info@gaelcon.com. Address: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin, Ireland . Dates: 10/25/03 - 10/27/03.

THEY CAME AND SHAVED US. Website: http://www.theycameandshavedus.com/. E-mail: info@theycameandshavedus.com. Address: Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

Italy

LUCCA COMICS & GAMES. Website: http://www.luccacomics.com/03/default.asp. E-mail: comics&games@lunet.it. Address: Fair Point, Lucca, Tuscany. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

The Netherlands

UTOPIA IV. Website: http://www.utopiasite.com. E-mail: utopia@club.tip.nl. Address: Bilderberg Hotel, The Hague, Netherlands. Dates: 10/25/03 - 10/26/03.

New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND DIPLOMACY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Website: http://daanz.org.au/dip-tournaments.htm. E-mail: willb@esp.co.nz. Address: Newmarket Returned Services Club, Auckland, New Zealand. Dates: 10/25/03 - 10/27/03.

Norway

REGNCON. Website: http://www.regncon.com. E-mail: styret@regncon.com. Address: Bergen Katedralskole, Bergen, Norway. Dates: 10/10/03.

Poland

IMLADRIS. Website: http://konwenty.fandom.art.pl/imladris/. E-mail: midmad@ggff.rpg.pl. Address: Krakow Convention Center, Krakow. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

ZAHCON 2003. Website: http://zahcon.fantastyka.net/index.php/. E-mail: zahcon@fantastyka.net. Address: Torun, Poland. Dates: 10/4/03 - 10/6/03.

United Kingdom

ARMADACON 2003. Website: http://www.armadacon.org. E-mail: enquiries@armadacon.org. Address: Copthorne Hotel, Plymouth, Devon. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

**AYA AGAIN 2003 (AYACON 4).**Website: http://www.ayacon.org.uk. E-mail: filia@anime.org.uk. Address: Moat House Hotel, Northampton, Northamptonshire. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

CULT TV 2003. Website: http://www.Cult.TV. E-mail: enquiries@Cult.TV. Address: Sand Bay Holiday Village, Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare, England. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/13/03.

GRISSECON/FANTASYCON. Website: http://www.stormconstantine.com/gris.htm. E-mail: grisseconconvention@hotmail.com. Address: Tillington Hall, Stafford, England. Dates: 10/10/03 - 10/12/03.

INTENSIVE FIRE 2003. Website: http://www.btinternet.com/~derek.tocher/tournaments.htm. E-mail: pete@vftt.co.uk. Address: Kiwi Hotel, Bournemouth, England. Dates: 10/24/03 - 10/26/03.

LONDON EXPO. Website: http://www.londonexpo.com. E-mail: info@londonexpo.com. Address: Excel Convention Centre, Royal Victoria Docks, London. Dates: 10/18/03 - 10/19/03.

NOSFERATU NIGHTS. Website: http://www.sector14.co.uk/. E-mail: enquiries@sector14.co.uk. Address: Pages Bar, London, England. Dates: 10/18/03.

WOLF SG-6. Website: http://www.wolfevents.net/home/index.shtml. E-mail: wolfevents@aol.com. Address: Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, England. Dates: 10/31/03 - 11/2/03.

For additional Convention information, visit Convention Outpost by Jenga at http://go.to/conventions.

Herald Sylla by Aislira Falcon

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Scout Skyfire k'Chona (liquid_twinkie@hotmail.com)

If you know any of these folks, please have them contact Danya at shashtah@gmail.com with a current e-mail address.

From Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn:

Heyla, Misty fans!

Life has been ridiculously busy around here. In addition to having my daughter start preschool and my eldest son enter first grade, my career is once again going into overdrive. I'm consulting on a major motion picture about King Arthur, coauthoring a nonfiction book about the Sword in the Stone, and staring at requests for more articles than I really know what to do with. I have a huge stack of stuff to code for the QO site, which I hope to get to eventually, but the paying jobs have to come first.

I'm looking forward to Halloween. I'm holding a joint birthday party for my three kids. Joe turned 7 on September 2nd. Kassie will turn 3 on October 27th, and John will be 2 on November 7th (He's already practicing for the 'terrible twos' <g>.). Joe is going to be Yugi for Halloween. He's very excited about the Yu-Gi-Oh! page that I've designed for him at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/bkjuvygo.htm. You can see a picture of his birthday cake on the page in the party section. He loves dueling, and I'm amazed at the level of math he's doing because of all the scores he has to keep track of. Kassie is planning to be Blue from Blue's Clues. She's quite the big girl these days, and she's never happier than when she's being Mama's Helper. John will be Experiment 626. His nickname is "Stitch", partly because he always cuts two to five teeth at the same time (which made him go from gums to teeth everywhere almost overnight <G>) and partly because his destructive programming is kicking in (I told you he was practicing to be two.). Fortunately he's also "cute and fluffy," with an amazing grin (How could it be anything else with all those teeth <g>?).

I'm really excited to be back working on a book again. The Sword in the Stone material is a lot of fun to work with. C. Scott Littleton and I are tracing the legend through time and across the face of Europe. As things stand, it looks as if we will be arguing for a case of diffusion from the steppes via the Alano-Sarmatians as opposed to parallel development within Indo-European cultures. We hinted at some of this stuff in our chapter on the Sword in the Stone in From Scythia to Camelot, but we're now taking the arguments a lot further with tons of new material to support our claims. You'll be amazed where this story shows up, in many cases well before any of the Arthurian legends were recorded. I've had several requests lately for information about how to find my publications. You can locate most of them at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/bkmalcor.htm and on my bio page at http://www.dragonlordsnet.com/author.htm.

Have a great month!

Zhai'helleva,

Danya

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Zhai'helleva,

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Healer Adept Moonstar