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Master Archivist
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Location: Maryland, USA
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern!
Now Reading: Paladin of Souls (Bujold)
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![]() ![]() We've finally picked a date for McCaffrey Quest 2007, November 10-11. Yes, we're missing the month of October once again; offline life has delayed our preparations. But this means you have a couple extra weeks to prepare yourselves, so hooray! ![]() The Quest will likely actually start on the evening of Fri Nov 9 (depending on your time zone), and run until sometime Mon Nov 12. Like last year, the challenge will mostly consist of multiple choice questions, with a few open-ended short answer questions. The total number of questions will be approximately 100-120. The top 10% of entrants will be eligible for a prize from our fabulous prize pool (we'll post this year's list soon), and the grand prize winner will be able to select from a select few books signed by Anne McCaffrey! Our topic this year is Early Pern and Tower & Hive. The specific books to be covered are:
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Master Artist
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Location: California
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang
Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !
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HOORAY!!! I really can use this extra bit of time to get ready. As I need to listen to a few more of my *Talent* series book tapes...especially the newer *The Tower and the Hive*.
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Ballybran Resident
![]() Caterer's Assistant Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Lund, Sweden
Gender: F
Fan of: The Crystal Singer series
Now Reading: anything on my eReader
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Ooh, this is very exciting.
I hope I can set off some time for this. Last year I was too busy planning to move to a new flat, and this year it seems most of my free time in November is also going to be spend planning a move. I reread the Tower & Hive series a couple of months ago, and today I actually finished a book (James Herriot), so I could actually begin to reread the Pern books relevant to this years quest tomorrow. ![]() ![]() |
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Inactive
![]() Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Derby, England
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern
Now Reading: as usual
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I'm going to have to rely on memory and websites this year.
The reading list for an English Student at this uni is already a Novel and a journal a week. >.< I'm a fast reader...but not that fast. |
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#5 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Paradise
Gender: F
Fan of: Dragonflight
Now Reading: Xenocide
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Hooray!!! Yep, can always use the extra time to prepare. Getting antsy, though.
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#6 |
Inactive
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Gender: F
Fan of: dragonsinger series
Now Reading: all the quest books
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Thank you for the extra time and for posting the dates.
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#7 |
Dragonrider
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Gender: F
Fan of: Crystal, Pern, Dino P. |
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Yay! I won't be studying for any tests then!
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#8 |
Menetteth's Rider
Weyrling
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Over the Rainbow
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern, Tower, and Pegasus
Now Reading: Watchers by Dean Koontz
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Maybe I'll try it this year!!
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Dolphin Friend
![]() Craftmaster Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CONCORD VA
Gender: F
Fan of: PERN
Now Reading: Dolphins of Pern and Queens ow
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I do not think I will do real good, but I'll give it a try.
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#10 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Paradise
Gender: F
Fan of: Dragonflight
Now Reading: Xenocide
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Mawra, remember what Yoda said:
Do or do not, there is no try.
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#11 |
Inactive
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Location: Toronto, Canada
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern of course!!
Now Reading: The Portrait of Dorian Gray
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Woo Hoo!! I was hoping for a delay of 1 week...but another week on top? Lots more time to review the books!! Although the wait is going to be twice as hard!!
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Master Artist
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Location: California
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang
Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !
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Maw, find yourself a comfy chair...a pile of your books, or the files on your computer that contain your McCaffrey E-books, that are on the list...and just sit down and enjoy it....you will never know how well you can do, until you have done one.
Belive me it is a lot of fun to race through all your books, trying to find all the different answers that are needed to finish. Oh yes lets not forget the best part, coming on here to nervouly ![]() ![]()
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Talent
Tower Prime
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Proud Mom!
Gender: F
Fan of: Afra Lyon
Now Reading: PiF
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Oh dear. I'm going to a wedding on the 10th, so I probably won't have time to answer all the questions on the 11th...
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Crafter
Student
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Maine
Gender: F
Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern
Now Reading: 1632 Series by Eric Flint
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This does look like it could be a lot of fun. Tower and Hive is one of the series of books that I have never read, although I think my grandmother has them in her house somewhere, and I don't have time to read all those books with all my school work.
Also, that weekend, my Theatre class is planning on taking a trip to Montreal to see a play. Good luck to everyone who is going to do it. I know I will have fun on my trip. ![]()
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#15 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Paradise
Gender: F
Fan of: Dragonflight
Now Reading: Xenocide
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I was supposed to go to a workshop that weekend, but I have decided not to go. Don't want to miss out. I remember last year, I had something to do and it really took away from my searching for answers.
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#16 |
Inactive
![]() Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Derby, England
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern
Now Reading: as usual
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...something tells me I may be going to London for the weekend...-Shifty eyes-
I'll tell them I'm...uh...washing my hair. xDD |
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#17 |
Inactive
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Australia
Gender: F
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doh! for the second year in a row this is on a weekend I'm moving house...and I also have my sister's hen's night this year.
I managed a (bad) entry last year, but I wont be able to do it this year. |
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#18 |
Master Archivist
![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The Netherlands
Gender: M
Fan of: Pern! |
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Question now is: are you moving every time we organise McCaffreyQuest or are holding the Quest on the weekend you're moving?
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#19 |
Master Artist
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Location: California
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang
Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !
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The only thing that I am going to be moving will be my books from one side of my table to the other... as I dig out the answers...LOL!!
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Inactive
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Australia
Gender: F
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#21 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Paradise
Gender: F
Fan of: Dragonflight
Now Reading: Xenocide
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Yes, Maelin, but also my fingers will be moving as I type on the computer in search of answers, too.
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Weyrwoman
![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Shropshire
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern!
Now Reading: Dragonflight
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Speaking of moving, could we ask any of you who are active on other McCaffrey-related sites to pass the word about the Quest and the date? The more entries, the more prizes, so it's in everyone's interests to encourage a large entry
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Master Artist
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Location: California
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang
Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !
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Lisa, Yes indeedy...my fingers will be moving to, but perhaps not as fast as yours will be...Good Luck, I hope that both of us do well ![]()
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"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 |
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#24 |
Inactive
![]() Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas
Gender: F
Fan of: The Mark of Merlin
Now Reading: re-reading the Outlander series
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Oh man -- that's Webelos Woods weekend. Hubby & I plan to be camping out with eldest son. Hmmm.... Maybe I can skip and HE can take the son. I'll stay home and answer questions....
![]() ![]() ![]() I know my Pegasus and Crystal Singer stuff.... Now to make sure I have the early Pern books and re-read them. Hmmm... I just finished Ship Who Sings today, so I just need to go get a new book off the shelf... Susan |
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#25 |
Master Archivist
![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: The Netherlands
Gender: M
Fan of: Pern! |
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Print them off and take them with you?
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Master Archivist
![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Maryland, USA
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern!
Now Reading: Paladin of Souls (Bujold)
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That's lovely, but neither Pegasus or Crystal Singer is on the challenge this year.
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Dolphin Friend
![]() Craftmaster Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: CONCORD VA
Gender: F
Fan of: PERN
Now Reading: Dolphins of Pern and Queens ow
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I do not have most of the talent book so I will probably be looking for things on line. can you sugest some good info. sites.
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I'm looking forward to this year. By the time I heard about it last year it was long over.
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Talent Telempath-Healer
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Small town Alabama!
Gender: F
Fan of: white dragon, tower/hive
Now Reading: Insurgent, The Last Apprentice, Damia (again)
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I'm SO EXCITED!!! I don't know that I will place at all...but, dang it's my favorite series of Anne's. Ok, well...it's really hard to have a favorite, you know...but, it's up there. (-; And best of all...I haven't missed it yet. :p Hooray! I have to say the last few months have been crazy so this is good timing for me.
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Weyrwoman
![]() Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Shropshire
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern!
Now Reading: Dragonflight
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Good to hear, V'iver and Gwina, we have a lot of fun making up the questions and collecting prizes, but it'd be no fun at all if people didn't enter
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Dragonrider
![]() ![]() Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Delft
Gender: F
Fan of: Most of them :)
Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman
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I've got to buy a copy of RSR. I love the book but I've never found it in a shop. I'm ordering it from Amazon as none of the bookshops in town stock it.
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Starsmith
![]() ![]() Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Oop North
Fan of: Moreta |
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I've just posted a few adverts at FF.net in the McCaffrey section. You can't include links in their forum, but hopefully a few readers will google their way over here.
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Master Archivist
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Location: The Netherlands
Gender: M
Fan of: Pern! |
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Thanks Kath, that's very much appreciated!
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Dragonrider
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Gender: F
Fan of: Crystal, Pern, Dino P. |
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I don't even know how I found out about mccaffreyquest, but I finished it last year before I even knew what MoM was!
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Master Archivist
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Location: Maryland, USA
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern!
Now Reading: Paladin of Souls (Bujold)
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As far as I know, MoM member Granath still has the best Talent site on the net.
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Dolphin Friend
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Location: CONCORD VA
Gender: F
Fan of: PERN
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Ill check it out Cheryl thanks
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Brainship
Courier
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Wiltshire, England
Gender: M
Fan of: The Ship Series
Now Reading: Dragonheart, baby!
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Master Artist
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Location: California
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern,The Ship Who Sang
Now Reading: Anne's Pern EVERYTHING !
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I'm starting to get very excited again with the dat looming very near. I have started collecting my books and setting up a place where I can work like a crazy person, to find the answers to the questions that you stafters have gathered to confound all of us Questers.
Looks like my husband is going to feed me goodies again this year, while I am hard at it...since I will need all my strength hefting books to and fro all weekend long....what a way to spend a weekend... ![]()
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Inactive
![]() Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Derby, England
Gender: F
Fan of: Pern
Now Reading: as usual
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I've told my flatmates that in no terms whatsoever am I to be disturbed. -chuckles-
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Dragonrider
![]() ![]() Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Delft
Gender: F
Fan of: Most of them :)
Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman
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I'll be at home but I have all the books this year and I'll start on the train!
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