New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" - Page 17 - A Meeting of Minds

eann · Jan 15 2011, 12:15 AM

Oh good.

GinnyStar · Jan 19 2011, 03:03 AM

I read it once, when I couldn't sleep its good, haven't had time to listen to audio yet. With this move and all!
Both made on SFBC list Catacombs #1 and

Catalyst some were

eann · Jan 20 2011, 03:51 AM

Well, that's good.

StevenB · Feb 9 2011, 04:28 PM

Hurray! The copy of Catacombs I ordered from amazon has arrived.

eann · Feb 10 2011, 04:10 AM

Hope you'll enjoy it. Your inner astronomer will probably cringe but hey, you guys probably don't make your calculations based on the presence of sacred cats!

P'ter · Feb 10 2011, 06:28 AM

Funny: I can find no reference to an astronomical object named Bubastes.

eann · Feb 11 2011, 03:28 AM

You had to be there, P'ter.

P'ter · Feb 11 2011, 02:15 PM

I wish

StevenB · Feb 12 2011, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

Hope you'll enjoy it. Your inner astronomer will probably cringe but hey, you guys probably don't make your calculations based on the presence of sacred cats!

My inner astronomer will look the other way while my inner cat lover reads the book.

We showed the book to Midnight, who investigated...

...and she approved!

AnnMarie · Feb 12 2011, 05:20 PM

Steven...Midnight probably thinks that's his picture on the cover!

eann · Feb 13 2011, 02:26 AM

It is his picture! It's also Cisco's picture! I don't know why they arbitrarily decided to make our Maine-Coony Barque Cats short hairs but maybe they figured there was a larger short-haired black cat demographic they had to appeal to.

eann · Feb 13 2011, 02:27 AM

PS: Thanks for the pix, Steven. I should put fan pictures of cats and the books up on my webpage!

GinnyStar · Feb 13 2011, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

It is his picture! It's also Cisco's picture! I don't know why they arbitrarily decided to make our Maine-Coony Barque Cats short hairs but maybe they figured there was a larger short-haired black cat demographic they had to appeal to.

Kinda reminde me of Reggie, who has black on top with white showing in his undercoat. Yellow eyed and all.

Perhaps a cross breed, and the short hair might be easier in the hot weather, or not get clogged up the air vents?

eann · Feb 14 2011, 03:07 AM

The black cat is actually supposed to be a silhouette but it isn't a fuzzy one.

StevenB · Feb 14 2011, 08:11 AM

Midnight is a she. I guess sniffing the pages is her way of reading the book, although she's picking up an entirely different story.

eann · Feb 15 2011, 02:43 AM

Aha! I bet she's getting the REAL story, not just the one we wrote.

P'ter · Feb 15 2011, 04:42 AM

You mean that Midnight has finally rumbled that al-Qaeda is a front organisation for the felines seeking world domination over humans?

GinnyStar · Feb 15 2011, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

Aha! I bet she's getting the REAL story, not just the one we wrote.

ROLF, I've found that they like to paw books or sit in the middle of what trying to read, I had Smokey eyeing what I was reading both, he don't meow loud, but he like what he see.

eann · Feb 16 2011, 01:21 AM

That's how they read--through their tummies or their butts. It's kittycat osmosis reading.

GinnyStar · Feb 16 2011, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

That's how they read--through their tummies or their butts. It's kittycat osmosis reading.

While taking a nap on what every you are working on?

eann · Feb 17 2011, 03:50 AM

Or whatever you are reading.

Lady Maelin · Feb 26 2011, 11:41 PM

OH LORD...I can't believe this, but I just got around to bying the first one of this series, and now I find that the second one is already out...UGG!
Well at least I won't have to wait for it, I can just go out now and get it and read them back to back.
I do have a decent excuse, as I have been very busy this last year, what with buying our new/older home, moving and getting settled in...now I get to get back to the more enjoyable parts of life...READING like crazy...and what better reading than a new double treat from Anne and Annie...Thanks Ladies I know there both going to be wonderful.

eann · Feb 27 2011, 02:50 AM

I think that's the first time we've ever been accused of being too quick for someone! :->

GinnyStar · Feb 27 2011, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

I think that's the first time we've ever been accused of being too quick for someone! :->

I had the cats sniffing, both HC and the one audio I've got,

eann · Feb 28 2011, 05:08 AM

Were they looking for the Barque Cats, Ginny Star?

GinnyStar · Feb 28 2011, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

Were they looking for the Barque Cats, Ginny Star?

No they were just 'sniff' the shipping package you sent me. I was trying to unpack a few things, I had my other copy HC the audio in a box it packed some were, and the packet, had my CD Player, and the three MP3 I got as SS gifts, mostly Pern, and abrigment of first thee PTB, books. and a few others.

Reggie, was beeing a stick tight, he follow Dan J. into the bathroom, when he was getting ready to take a bath, I

at him, he was trying to understand what Dad was up to, he was at full power, after the blind outeach along with getting our pictures taken, I hope to be able update the image soon.

Smokey say 'hi' Meow too!

Lady Maelin · Feb 28 2011, 10:56 PM

Oh No...Annie, I've just been unbelievably

slow in getting this one...we bought a house and moved and my mind (what there is left of it) has been on other things or I would have had it ages ago.

I'll be much quicker getting this second one...along with the audio versions, I promise.

I'm thrilled that you and Anne decided to have a go again in the talent universe...and with this subject especially. I dearly hope there will be a third one too...

eann · Mar 1 2011, 05:06 AM

This really isn't in that universe, Maelin. It takes place quite a bit earlier in history, during the ancestral past of the Barque Cats that even the Rowan didn't know about. We couldn't set it in the Talent world because that was all with another publisher but we both wanted to write about cats in space so here they are.

Lady Maelin · Mar 1 2011, 11:40 PM

Thank you kindly Annie

, I do understand, it's just that for me, I will always consider them as part of the *Talent* world, since thats where I first read about them...sooooo many years ago now.

Going back in their history is such a marvelous idea, and a great way to be able to continue writing about them...I really want to applaud you and Anne for thinking of it.

That kind of writing to a fan, only makes the world their reading about, seem more complete and real, as it has so much more dimention to it.

Thank you most heartily

, again for all your continuing efforts in giving us new worlds and exciting adventure to enjoy, as I for one do plan to enjoy them for the rest of my life.

eann · Mar 2 2011, 01:38 AM

Or at least it may help inspire in you the respect and reverence for your own cats that they will tell you themselves they so richly deserve!

GinnyStar · Mar 2 2011, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

This really isn't in that universe, Maelin. It takes place quite a bit earlier in history, during the ancestral past of the Barque Cats that even the Rowan didn't know about. We couldn't set it in the Talent world because that was all with another publisher but we both wanted to write about cats in space so here they are.

That what I'm trying to say in how many worlds Anne and/or her co-writers have written in.

eann · Mar 3 2011, 03:10 AM

It takes a lot of worlds to make the 'verse.

GinnyStar · Mar 3 2011, 03:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

It takes a lot of worlds to make the 'verse.

How true, and those words, can make an image in onces mind.

I know of several ones, that the I've read have shown up in my mind, kinda hard to get out at time,

Smokey pawing, meowing night!
Ginny

eann · Mar 3 2011, 05:15 AM

Cisco and Pancho send regards to Smokey.

GinnyStar · Mar 4 2011, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

Cisco and Pancho send regards to Smokey.

Reggie, also send his regards too, for he was 'purring' in my lap, earlier today.

Lady Maelin · Mar 4 2011, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Or at least it may help inspire in you the respect and reverence for your own cats that they will tell you themselves they so richly deserve!

How did you know that our *Teddy* tells us that...

GinnyStar · Mar 4 2011, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Maelin

How did you know that our *Teddy* tells us that...

Well Smokey and Reggie have their own way of talking, Smokey uses his tail, and paws, along with his head to talk with us,

Smokey meow is soft, or he open his mouth and nothing come out. Reggie is talking by streching out and looking me in the eyes with his yellow ones, they say 'hi' to 'Teddy' too.

eann · Mar 4 2011, 11:58 PM

Cisco and Pancho say, "prrrt" to the other cats.

GinnyStar · Mar 17 2011, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eann

Cisco and Pancho say, "prrrt" to the other cats.

Reggie, and Smoky "meow" back.

jube · Mar 17 2011, 10:34 PM

I've almost finished reading the 2nd book - well done to our 2 Annies and I'd like to know when the next one will be finished, I'm aching to find out more

Jan 15 2011, 12:15 AM	#641
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Oh good.

Jan 19 2011, 03:03 AM	#642
GinnyStar Dolphineer Craftmaster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Wausau, WI USA, Central Standard Time Gender: F Fan of: Pern, other SF works Now Reading: Dragonback Bargain	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" I read it once, when I couldn't sleep its good, haven't had time to listen to audio yet. With this move and all! Both made on SFBC list Catacombs #1 and Catalyst some were __________________ Lover s s, s and friends Lover of and beads, http://www.change.org/profiles/GinnyStar Dragoncave GinnyStar2 Jellied Dragons Lair of Dragons http://dragcave.net/user/GinnyStar2 Thanks! Others: None at this time WIP http://archiveofourown.org/works/252259 http://www.daisy.org/learning-difficulties

Jan 20 2011, 03:51 AM	#643
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Well, that's good.

Feb 9 2011, 04:28 PM	#644
StevenB Bitsmith/Starsmith, Master Sneak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scotland Gender: M Fan of: Skies of Pern: what else? Now Reading: My computer screen	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Hurray! The copy of Catacombs I ordered from amazon has arrived. __________________ Steven

Feb 10 2011, 04:10 AM	#645
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Hope you'll enjoy it. Your inner astronomer will probably cringe but hey, you guys probably don't make your calculations based on the presence of sacred cats!

Feb 10 2011, 06:28 AM	#646
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Funny: I can find no reference to an astronomical object named Bubastes. __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Feb 11 2011, 03:28 AM	#647
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" You had to be there, P'ter.

Feb 11 2011, 02:15 PM	#648
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" I wish __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Feb 12 2011, 05:20 PM	#650
AnnMarie Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: On the Edge Gender: F Fan of: Pern and Talent Now Reading: The Name of the Rose	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Steven...Midnight probably thinks that's his picture on the cover!

Feb 13 2011, 02:26 AM	#651
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" It is his picture! It's also Cisco's picture! I don't know why they arbitrarily decided to make our Maine-Coony Barque Cats short hairs but maybe they figured there was a larger short-haired black cat demographic they had to appeal to.

Feb 13 2011, 02:27 AM	#652
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" PS: Thanks for the pix, Steven. I should put fan pictures of cats and the books up on my webpage!

Feb 14 2011, 03:07 AM	#654
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" The black cat is actually supposed to be a silhouette but it isn't a fuzzy one.

Feb 14 2011, 08:11 AM	#655
StevenB Bitsmith/Starsmith, Master Sneak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Scotland Gender: M Fan of: Skies of Pern: what else? Now Reading: My computer screen	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Midnight is a she. I guess sniffing the pages is her way of reading the book, although she's picking up an entirely different story. __________________ Steven

Feb 15 2011, 02:43 AM	#656
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Aha! I bet she's getting the REAL story, not just the one we wrote.

Feb 15 2011, 04:42 AM	#657
P'ter Crafter Craftmaster Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Gender: M Fan of: Favorite? Now Reading: avidly	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" You mean that Midnight has finally rumbled that al-Qaeda is a front organisation for the felines seeking world domination over humans? __________________ "Truth is stranger than fiction: fiction has to make sense." Leo Rosten. "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up." C. S. Lewis "I find television very educational. Whenever somebody switches it on I go in the other room and read a book." (attributed to Groucho Marx) The Pedants are revolting! (against bad grammar)

Feb 16 2011, 01:21 AM	#659
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" That's how they read--through their tummies or their butts. It's kittycat osmosis reading.

Feb 17 2011, 03:50 AM	#661
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Or whatever you are reading.

Feb 26 2011, 11:41 PM	#662
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" OH LORD...I can't believe this, but I just got around to bying the first one of this series, and now I find that the second one is already out...UGG! Well at least I won't have to wait for it, I can just go out now and get it and read them back to back. I do have a decent excuse, as I have been very busy this last year, what with buying our new/older home, moving and getting settled in...now I get to get back to the more enjoyable parts of life...READING like crazy...and what better reading than a new double treat from Anne and Annie...Thanks Ladies I know there both going to be wonderful. __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Feb 27 2011, 02:50 AM	#663
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" I think that's the first time we've ever been accused of being too quick for someone! :->

Feb 28 2011, 05:08 AM	#665
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Were they looking for the Barque Cats, Ginny Star?

Feb 28 2011, 10:56 PM	#667
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Oh No...Annie, I've just been unbelievably slow in getting this one...we bought a house and moved and my mind (what there is left of it) has been on other things or I would have had it ages ago. I'll be much quicker getting this second one...along with the audio versions, I promise. I'm thrilled that you and Anne decided to have a go again in the talent universe...and with this subject especially. I dearly hope there will be a third one too... __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Mar 1 2011, 05:06 AM	#668
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" This really isn't in that universe, Maelin. It takes place quite a bit earlier in history, during the ancestral past of the Barque Cats that even the Rowan didn't know about. We couldn't set it in the Talent world because that was all with another publisher but we both wanted to write about cats in space so here they are.

Mar 1 2011, 11:40 PM	#669
Lady Maelin Master Artist Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Gender: F Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Thank you kindly Annie, I do understand, it's just that for me, I will always consider them as part of the Talent world, since thats where I first read about them...sooooo many years ago now. Going back in their history is such a marvelous idea, and a great way to be able to continue writing about them...I really want to applaud you and Anne for thinking of it. That kind of writing to a fan, only makes the world their reading about, seem more complete and real, as it has so much more dimention to it. Thank you most heartily, again for all your continuing efforts in giving us new worlds and exciting adventure to enjoy, as I for one do plan to enjoy them for the rest of my life. __________________ "To the Horsehead Nebula and back we shall make beautiful music"..."Together!" The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression,and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cut out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived........Howard Pyle

Mar 2 2011, 01:38 AM	#670
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Or at least it may help inspire in you the respect and reverence for your own cats that they will tell you themselves they so richly deserve!

Mar 3 2011, 03:10 AM	#672
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" It takes a lot of worlds to make the 'verse.

Mar 3 2011, 05:15 AM	#674
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Cisco and Pancho send regards to Smokey.

Mar 4 2011, 11:58 PM	#678
eann Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Port Townsend, WA Gender: F Fan of: The Ship Who Sang Now Reading: Buffalo Bill's Defunct	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" Cisco and Pancho say, "prrrt" to the other cats.

Mar 17 2011, 10:34 PM	#680
jube Dolphineer Journeywoman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Gender: F Fan of: Dragons of Pern Now Reading: Puzzles and my thesaurus!	Re: New Talent Books: "Barque Cats" I've almost finished reading the 2nd book - well done to our 2 Annies and I'd like to know when the next one will be finished, I'm aching to find out more __________________ Dolphineer Journeywoman and part-time researcher.... Find me on ebay..... Here'tis!

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