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<b>Message ID:</b> 1128 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Tue May 25 22:14:57 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Bob Stewart <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Bards and Everquest books. <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1321094762">At 02:30 PM 5/25/99 -0500, Randy Varnell wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt;Also, the Dragonriders of Pern books by Anne McCafferey are tremendously<br/>
&gt;wonderful in their use of the &#39;harper&#39; a bard-like entity in her fictious<br/>
&gt;world. One of the more recent novels in the series Masterharper of Pern<br/>
&gt;really focuses on a legendary bard of the Pernish world.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Yeah, that.  I was going to mention the Pern books and forgot.  They&#39;re a<br/>
marvelously intertwined set of stories with elements of both fantasy and<br/>
science fiction.  The harpers of Pern are the teachers, historians, and<br/>
entertainers and have in immense influence ono the world.<br/>
<br/>
	Bob</div>