Dragaera

Sethra Lavode vs. Enchantress of Dzur Mountain

Wed Aug 14 03:27:18 PDT 2002

> Anyone have any real idea what the clue percentage of SF novel
> buyers is?  That is, of a given novel, what percentage sell to
> people with clue and what percentage sell to people who pick up
> the cover, say "Oooh, shiny!", and fail their saving throw vs
> marketing?

Hey now saving throw vs marketing is like 15 on two six siders, they cheat.
I like all the titles, and I may be a bit prejudice because I like Sethra's
character a lot. So to me naming the books after her propper name and not
her referenced title doesn't really do any harm if for no other reason than
the first book somone reads from Steve happens to be 'Sethra Lavode'(and
that spurns some intrigue like who is this sethra and why does she have a
book named after her?!) Marketers have jobs becuase they help make a product
sell better if they didn't they'd be out of a job.