paulw.videoideas.com wrote on August 28, 2004 >What do you think of this? The spell that Vlad casts to make a familiar of a jhereg, is >specific to jheregs. Any restrictions about posting the text of books? This >from _Jhereg_ >when Vlad casts the spell: >"Jhereg! Do not pass me by!" >"Show me where thy soul doth lie!" >The spell text suggests that there are many versions of the "witchcraft familiar" spell, since >Noishpa has a cat. Hope this hasn't been covered before. >How far down does a half-cloak go? >Hey Linda G. My version of _Taltos_ printed in 1988, doesn't seem to coincide with your pages. You can search and see what has been discussed on a topic by using Dragaera Search http://dragaera.info/dragaerasearch/ There is a Boolean match option when you get too many items back. Plenty of quoted text.....seems like everyone would have told us if there was a problem with quoting text. And the text is so wonderful. Since the jhereg spell is an "old spell" and has been "used in the East for thousands of years, unchanged", I would think there have been spells of a similar nature created for every animal around. The Book of the Jhereg, Jhereg trade paperback page 6. Jhereg paperback page 5. The spells that worked would be remembered and taught. I think a witch could call a dragon and I think the dragon would actually come and then the dragon would eat the witch. On a half-cloak, see The Phoenix Guards paperback page 27 when Pel wants to get his "regulation cut" half cloak lengthened. Same page we find out that at that time, Pel has blue eyes. Pel says "half-cloak, coming only to the tops of my thighs, would but ill suit my physique." Measure the shoulders to the ground and half the length. Then lengthen or shorten to see which looks best. I cannot find my Taltos and Phoenix paperbacks which is why I went out this year and bought the trade paperback The Book of Taltos which contains Taltos and Phoenix. Page 9 of paperback Jhereg and page 9 of The Book of Jhereg, Jhereg talks about Vlad buying a blade with the proceeds of the restaurant. Book of Taltos, Taltos page 58 talks about a different blade. See Chapter 6, 3rd section that begins with "I was almost sixteen". See Book of Taltos, Phoenix page 386 for a description of Vlad Eastern outfit, last chapter of Phoenix last section before the Epilogue. Book search does not have Taltos in it. http://dragaera.info/booksearch/ Be aware that the booksearch text does not always match the text of the printed version you have. Bye. Linda G.