Author: Mercedes Lackey

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It had been a while since I read any Mercedes Lackey so I've been going back to read and/or re-read some of her books. Particularly since Methos as a Herald of Valdemar continues to pester me. Anyway, her books are a lot of fun even if they don't have particularly sophisticated plot or character development. However, the one thing that suddenly struck me was that here is a mainstream writer who has canonical slash. Is that not cool? I can't, off the top of my head, think of any other book or series that has it so casually in place, where the book is still plot driven and, oh yes, the love interest happens to be same-sex as the main character. Lackey has written a lot of books and sometimes they're slash, sometimes they're het, sometimes they're gen, but they're always no more than PG-13. I just thought that was very cool. If you can think of any other author who writes like this, let me know.

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If you have not read, I rec this:

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if you are still interested, have you read the nightrunner series by Lynn Flewelling? her other books are fascinating as well.

Methos/Alberich plot bunny

[(Anonymous)]

HI,
first off, I love your writing, you're definitely my favourite fanfic author!
As for plot bunnies in regards to Valdemar, there's this idea I can't get rid of but, as I'm hopeless at writing something that doesn't put people to sleep, I'm hoping you might want to give it a try or know someone else that could.
The idea: somewhere in either "Exile's Honor" or "Exile's Valor" there's a brief mention of Alberich having a chest of odd items, most of which he assumes to be some form of weaponry, although some could be obscure farm equipment for all he knows. He plans to someday go through it and figure it out. For some reason I keep seeing Alberich and Methos bonding ( with beer??) over this chest of 'odd stuff', I mean surely Methos would know a lot about it? or at least have a good tale or two to tell?

Idea number 2: (mini idea) Mention in Mage storm trilogy how one of the 'dyheli' (not sure I spelt that right - don't have my books handy) anyway, one of the 'dyheli' is able to get into a persons head and give them an instant 'language lesson' ie implant knowledge and inderstanding of another language directly and in a very short period of time - great for diplomatic situations, side effect - major migraine, immagine if he/she tried that on Methos ( I'm guessing he arrived unexpectedly and no one understands him and vice versa) I'm betting it would backfire and the 'poor' 'dyheli' would get the headache plus more languages than he/she could handle. Could make for a funny short story.

once again- LOVE your writing.
regards,
Adri Methos Slytherin (fanfiction.net)