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Contents 1 New categories 2 D&D "monster 3 At least one of her books is now online 4 Deed of Paks not related to D&D? 5 Text from Elizabeth Moon 6 Christian or Not?

[edit] New categories

Hi there, I saw that there were quite a few articles on EM's novels, so I made [[Category:Elizabeth Moon novels]] and also [[Category:Elizabeth Moon]] to contain it. If you make any new pages for this author please add them to the new categories! Thanks - ben 06:34, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] D&D "monster

I have never played D&D, but I am intrigued by the reference to a monster that only appears in D&D rules mentioned about the Deed of Paksenarrion. Can anyone shed any light on that? Such as a name or description? Boesie 19:14, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] At least one of her books is now online

Elizabeth Moon's book "Sheepfarmer's Daughter" is now at http://www.webscription.net/10.1125/Baen/0671654160/0671654160.htm

I wonder if the article about her should link to it?

The etext is listed on the Online Books page, and I've found they're meticulous about making sure their listings aren't under copyright. So it should be a legal copy. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Steve Murgaski (talk • contribs) 07:13, 29 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Deed of Paks not related to D&D?

I've put a {{fact}} tag on the statement the Elizabeth Moon says The Deed of Paksenarrion "has nothing to do with FRPG games and had no inspiration from that venue." To be honest, my main motivation is that I would really like to read (or hear) her explanation for the inspiration for one of my favorite trilogies, but a cite for this would improve the article. Cheers, CWC(talk) 14:30, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

At some time or other, I've definitely read a statement by Elizabeth Moon that contradicts that statement in detail but still insists on no more than a tangential connection with FRPG games. What I remember of Moon's position agrees with Ryk E. Spoor's statement in an Amazon review of The Deed of Paksennarion: "The Deed of Paksenarrion does, in fact, have its roots in roleplaying, but not in the usual sense." (You may need to page down a bit - and read the rest of the paragraph, because he says more and that also agrees with what I remember.) PWilkinson 20:26, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that! I've edited the article accordingly. I view that Amazon review as being a Reliable Source for what Ryk Spoor claimed, if not for what Moon has said or written. (Note that the review has one of Amazon's "Real Name" tags, and the Spoor is a Baen Books author, Baen being the publishers for the Paksenarrion books.) Also, that explanation makes a lot of sense to me ... a lot more than Elizabeth Moon being an avid D&D player ... ;-). Thanks again, CWC(talk) 16:42, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Text from Elizabeth Moon

The article currently contains 3 paragraphs written by Elizabeth Moon herself about the background to the Paks/Gird stories. (Search for "(Added by Elizabeth Moon, the author)".) I've sent Ms Moon a copy of that text and suggested she post it on her website. (I gather she's been busy with revisions for the next Vatta novel.[1]) If/when she does that, we should 'encyclopedify' that article by citing and quoting the essay. I'm happy to leave those 3 paragraphs there in the meantime, largely because they give some fascinating insight into the writing of one of the best fantasy series around. Cheers, CWC 11:27, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I've stuck it in quotes, to make it clear that they're her words. I agree that it would be better to have it on the Paksenarrion page or on her homepage and reference and quote it. I'm not really comfortable just moving it though, for obvious reasons.

The article as it stands is a horrible mess.CaNNoNFoDDa 00:35, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Christian or Not?

I removed this link from the external links section as it was posted by someone with the same name as the author of the blog. I think he was probably just adding it in case anyone was interested, however it don't think it adds to the article factually. Anyone who is interested can read it from here. Refer to WP:LINKS. CaNNoNFoDDa 19:31, 24 September 2007 (UTC)