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[so_out_of_ideas]

Is it insane that I'm in love with a gryphon? I started re-reading The Black Gryphon last night and I had forgotten how totally awesome Skandranon Rashkae is. In fact, he reminds me of my own character, Steve Riley (well, without the vanity, of course, because Steve is really modest, but the attitude? The heroism? The babe-magnet status? Oh yeah. Heh. So I decided to post these icons together.

On second reading (or third, but the real second doesn't count since I was too close to the age and experience in writing that I had been the first time) my opinion of Mercedes Lackey stands. While her narrative prose is not always my favorite, her characters are compelling and realistically drawn. Also the scope and detail of Velgarth continues to impress. She was one of my early influences in the fantasy genre in both respects, and I continue to hold her work in esteem.

Admittedly, the Skan icons and fanart are not the best, but I couldn't really find any good quality scans of the book covers or any of the interior illustrations, which is, btw, INSANE because Larry Dixon's art is amazing and one would think there would be scans SOMEPLACE. I didn't do icons from The Silver Gryphon since I wanted SKAN. *huggles Skan*
There are also a few text icons, featuring Skan and my "official (insert fandom/ship)" thing that I did for SG-1/SGA last year. If anybody wants offical fangirl/boy for the other Mage Wars characters, let me know.

(Sorry for the moment, this doesn't extend to other fandoms. I did them are really tedious and annoying to make when you have an entire tv/movie cast and I'm not in the mood to sit around making "officials" for all fandoms right now.) Anyway.

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Comments

[aruna7.livejournal.com]

Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*cough*

Gorgeous icons sweetie!! I love the ones with your new hubby as well...

Btw... *bats eyelashes* *winks*

[so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com]

yes, sweetie, I'm going to the bathroom then will come back and do them okay...?

[aruna7.livejournal.com]

*hops* *runs to msn*

[so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com]

answering LJ comments...starting soon.

[polgarawolf.livejournal.com]

I am entirely too amused by the fact of who plays Steve, all things considered. (And I find it quite easy to believe that he'd have a crossbow-of-doom, despite the fact that it's not the kind of thing I can easily picture Obi-Wan carrying about.) For some reason, though, the fact that it's him seems very fitting and even reassuring, in an odd way . . .

It's been ages since I read anything of Misty's, but I know I was always prone to favoring the non-human characters in a lot of her books, for some reason. I'm surprised there's not more of his artwork out there, too, as much as he's illustrated for her now and as lovely as it all is!

[so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com]

*Hugs Steve* Ewan is really the perfect actor for him.

*nods* Me too. She has a way with making the non-humans compelling and not just...humans in bodies of animals if that makes sense.

[polgarawolf.livejournal.com]

Ewan has this wonderful combination of toughness and sweetness that I think is particularly applicable to Steve, from what I've seen of him so far.

*Nods* That makes perfect sense to me, as I pretty much think that's one of her strongest points, as a writer dealing often with nonhuman sentient beings who might look like animals but are anything but just animals. It's like the gift of being able to write truly alien aliens instead of just humans in alien suits, with sci-fi writers. Misty has the same gift, for nonhuman fantasy beings.

[so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com]

Nilla describes Steve as being a way nicer guy than a hunter should be. So yeah.

*nods*

[polgarawolf.livejournal.com]

*Nods*

*Nods again*

*Feels a wee bit like a bobble head doll and snickers*

Better he should be nicer than colder/harder than he has to be. I'd be frightened of the idea of a hunter whose lost the ability to smile, for example.

[so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com]

*refrains from nodding*

So would I.

[polgarawolf.livejournal.com]

*Snickers*

*Refrains from nodding. Much prefers Steve this way*

[so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com]

*does too*

[polgarawolf.livejournal.com]

*Ruffles Steve's hair and really looks forward to the chance to eventually read about him putting the crossbow-of-doom to good use, in defense of family/friends*