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oh-kay...lol I've had these pictures on my computer, since probably, 2005... I got tired of looking at them... sad, no?
Tho I kindof liked how I kept the different versions... made a very nice picture when put all together...
even if I don't know how to draw magic... -______-; lol
and I lost a Sandry image along the way
anyone care to advise me on how to make awesome-ness magic?
... I'll move this to scraps later, when I find something else to replace it ^^
Briar, Daja, Sandry, and Tris (c) Tamora Pierce
artistic interpretation - funky magic = art (c) moi (okay, I'll claim the magic as well)
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Ah, Briar. Briar's book was the first Circle of Magic book I ever read. Last one first, but as it turns out this series didn't matter so much in which order, as there was no overarcing plot. Briar's book is my second favourite of the Circle of Magic, Daja's being my top favourite. The Trader stuff is so interesting.
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Awesom-ness magic is SPARKLY!
But this is a good drawing!... Er, drawings.
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LOL thanks, I'm glad you liked them
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You're welcome.
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That . . . is just WICKED COOL! I love the effect of the magic.
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lol thanks! I'm glad you liked it
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This is the only interpratation of Briar on deviantart that fits with my mental image. My only promlem with the entire picture is that Sandry is a brunette, not a blond. Oh, and daja sort of looks like she has dreds. But I like the rest of it alot!!!! I love
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lol thank you 
yeah, I realize that -now- but at the time, for some reason I had it in my head that she was blonde. 
And yeah, Daja has dreads. :3
I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures!
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It's nice to see another Circle of Magic fan.
I re-read those books constantly, and it never stops being fun.
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This is cool, especially the last Sandry one! there's almost no Circle of Magic art around here.
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Ooh, nice job with the sequences here! 
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yay, Circle of Magic fanart! Nice work, I especially like Tris here. ^^ (you remembered her hair cloth and everything..)
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Thank you...
You're the first to notice. 
And by your comment, I take it you've read them... have you read any of the other Tamora Pierce series?
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No problem!
Yup, I've read the ones about Alanna, (I'm forgetting the actual titles XD) the Immortals, and Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen (both of which I fell in love with, Pierce's writing has really gotten better ^^ ); although since I read them first I feel more attached to the gang at Winding Circle.
I'm guessing you've read her other works, too. Which do you like better?
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lol I know what you mean. I read her Tortall series first, so I'm definitely more attached to them. The Protector of the Small is my favorite. Tho out of Emelan, I'd have to say I prefer the "Circle of Magic" series better than "The Circle Opens" or "The Will of the Empress". Have you read those?
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Ah; yeah. I've read all her Emelan books, and I'd have to agree with you; the first four are my favorites...I was so excited about "The Will of the Empress" that when I finished I was a little disappointed with it. Did you feel that it wasn't as good? Or, well, maybe it was just different.
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well, I'll have to let you know when I get done with it for a second time. I read it once, when it came out... But, really I didn't care too much for it. It reminded me of the same feelings I had with Trickster's Choice and Queen. I felt her characters were missing...something. Or maybe it was just because I was annoyed with them. I didn't like how Briar, Tris and Daja were so apparently changed by what happened to them that they didn't trust each other enought to "mend the circle" until the very end! I was like "Okay, Tammy, you had just spent the last 8 books saying that these characters depended on the others like siblings, missed them like family, spoke to each other about their troubles, and -NOW- you're saying the first time that they see each other in 4 years, they're suddenly 'ooo terrible things have happened to me, and I don't want you to know about it' with attitudes and other non-sense... and we're suppose to buy that"
Well, at least I think that's what I mean. Or at least that's what irritated me. I mean, Sandry had gone through something tramatic as well, and she was perfectly happy to have her family back together, wanting to help them.... BAH
And now that I think about it, Sandry's book in "The Circle Opens" is pretty good too. And with Aly, I thought for a Tammy heroine, she had a suprising lack of short-comings. Everthing came easy for her.
Bah... I still love the stories, but some more than others. Of course...
sorry for the "novel"...
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Ah...yes. I think that matches my feelings about it, too. I was so frustrated by their behavior towards each other...and felt like the main part of the story was just Sandry lamenting this fact/ getting kidnapped by suitors...it's been a while since I've read it.
I felt most horrible that she turned Briar into this promiscuous guy...I mean, I saw it coming, you could tell he'd be a lady killer, but still.
You know, I never thought about Aly like that...I think you're right. But, I also think Pierce's story telling gets better in those two books. The plot seems to have less of a briskness about it....though that could be a bad thing, too.
Oh, no, don't worry about it! I'm the one who asked for your opinion.
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Though I enjoyed all her books, I have taken issue with some of her later works like the Trickster books and Empress--the villains were lacking. The Empress was ok, would probably be better in a movie, but honestly, there WERE no real villains in the Trickster books. The usurper queen and consort were supposedly the villains I suppose, but we barely saw them. That may be bad writing or bad editing but in the end it makes for a bad story element.
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lol I actually finished reading it, for the second time, last night... so now I feel like I can give more of a concise critizism. thoughIstillcompletelyagreewithyou
I found Sandry to be more annoying, almost at par with the others, actually. ^^ and I seemed to have sympathized more with Daja in the beginning then with any of the others. And I mean, surrre, the whole "they were apart for 4 years, and they had terrible experiences that changed them into people who didn't trust easily" is understandable. But, lol I guess it was just annoying. And not the way I wanted it. Which is probably the whole reason why I found it annoying the first time around.
OH, yes! With Briar, I was totally offended when I read it the first time! But, he's a -boy- (not to be sterotypical or anything, but I just think it's not unusual for a guy to be promiscuious more than girls. My apologies if that was offensive...) and with all that Tammy's said about Winding Circle's ideals about sex... it doesn't seem so bad -now-. lol and I knowwww that they're all foster siblings, but I really, REALLY want Briar and Sandry to get together.
It'll probably never happen but still.
And I totally agree that Tammy's writing has gotten better in her newest ones. And have you noticed, they tend to have less romantic tie-ins... or at least it isn't the driving force of the plot.
Though I do have to say, Nawat and Aly... whooo they sure had the steamiest romance.
As for the "briskness", think in Aly's series, the timing was okay. But the Will of the Empress. There was a lack of a real buildup of Berenene as a threat to the four. I know that the breaking of the barrier was suppose to be the big action scene... but it kindof fizzled out. Maybe?
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Really? Sandry's annoying too? Man, I've got to reread it. XD Yeah...I remember being so shocked about Briar...but in retrospect, it does make sense. Oh my gosh, I was afraid to bring up foster pairings in case you thought they were "wrong." I actually want Briar to get together with Tris, ahaha. And, as you say---it will probably never happen but still.
Yes, I did notice that...one can hope that she'll just keep getting better, so she can write the last books of the winding circle gang fantastically.
You know, that was what I thought too. Berenene seemed more like...a temporary inconvenience, when compared to the threats of the previous books...which book, by the way, was your favorite out of the Circle Opens four?
Sorry, by the way, that I took forever and a day to get back to you.
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It's so funny how your view on things change the older you get. Chalk one up for the parental I-told-you-so...
LOL dude! Those are the -only- pairings I like. I have yet to find a character that fits well with ANY of the four. I wonder why that is.
But who knows what Tammy has planned for them.
LOL I'd be excited for -ANY- Tammy books, exceptionally well-written or not! 
Maybe she wanted to focus more on the mending of the Circle rather than anything else, but had to present some kindof outside threat to make them get their rear's in gear? lol but I wonder if she won't come back in future CoM stories... because maybe the feeling of inconvience we get from Bernenene (*snicker* it's like how many -ne's are there in her name? We could just end up with "Bernenenenene... eh, that looks like enough" 
Um, favorite of the Circle Opens. Well, before I would have said Sandry. But now, I think Briar's and Tris' tie for first. I like Evvy and the relationship she has with Briar. She fits really well with those smarmy plant mages.
.... oy, 
I think Daja's story was, eh... okay. I mean, it had action, and humor, (dude, who doesn't love the idea of Frostpine nude in the fireplace? 
But, again, I felt it kindof lacked something. I guess maybe without Sandry, Tris and Briar, Daja really is just a *boring* person. Very solitary.
lol alright, if you made it through -that- novel.... how about you? Your favorite?
Also, you're thoughts on Frostpine? Like/Dislike, Favorite teacher of the four or is there someone else you like better?
lol oh really? It's been forever? Gah, my watch must have stopped around almost forever. Damn...
'sokay... I'm horrible at getting back to people too
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Hmm...I'd have to reread them to see where I stand with Briar and Sandry as a pair...but that's the only other pairing I'd consider, too. XD
Is 2009 the date for her next book? Despite my first perception of The Will of the Empress, I'm dying to know what will happen to them next. They're all getting...so much more mature, from the ten year olds we first encounter. *lost in fangirl land for a moment*
Hmm you know what, she probably will be back. And it's true that she could have been just a plot device... lol I know! I remember thinking that when I first saw her name, in whatever book that was.
Oooh, really? I really liked just how interesting Briar's environment was for that book, what with all the roof hopping and the caves. *nod* I like Tris a lot too...I think I might discriminate against Sandry a little, just because she's *cough* a little bit typical sometimes *cough*. Though, again, I'm going from memory.
I think it's because, once she got her new staff, Daja's main self-conflict pretty much ended. For the others, though, their conflicts are ongoing, because...not everyone has Daja's laid back personality? lol I don't know. But, I mean, for Tris, just dealing with other people is a conflict.
My favorite...probably Shatterglass. Because it has Tris. And Niko. And Niko is my favorite teacher out of the four....he's just...so awesome. XD I keep wondering about what he was like when he was young. And, I felt like Shatterglass might have been a little better written than the others, and a lot better than Magic Steps, which was okay, but never really surprised me.
I'm fond of Frostpine, and all the other teachers too. I think I like Briar's relationship with Rosethorn the best, though, just because of how scary she was in the beginning. I like how...the students all sort of match a certain part of their teacher's personality.
ahaha okay...so it was a tiny exaggeration...
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Yeah, she mentioned in her LJ that due to writing problems that "Bloodhound" is being pushed back to 2009. We were supposed to have it in 2008.
Yeah, the imagery for Briar's book was totally inspiring. Speaking of Briar, have you had a chance to read "Melting Stones"? I haven't but I want to. I was slightly annoyed that it wasn't released until recently in book form, because WotE!Briar eludes so much to it. I do remember reading and thinking "Dude! I don't remember -any- of what he's talking about!"
Lol yeah, Daja really is a laid-back kind of person. Makes a nice mesh with Stubborn, Crabby, and ... Promiscuous? LOL does that fit?
And I think I agree that Shatterglass was better written. Maybe Tammy had more time to plan out the plot, or what she wanted to achieve in Tris' character development.
Briar and Rosethorn make such the -best- student/teacher. GAH! I loved how Briar's book totally fleshed them out, relationship-wise.
yup yup... lol goood stuff
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i think the magic is awesome
although the Tortall series is a LOT better i still like your pics
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I totally agree
So many more pretty boys... ^^
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not just that . . . ok PRIMARILY that . .. NAWAT! KADDAR!
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I like how you've shown the progress of how these came along (even if it wasn't intentional).
The magic looks fine and all the characters look great
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thank you very much ^^
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its cool, dont put it down. better than anything i can do lol (actually, to be honest, i cant do anything much on the com so that might not be as good as a compliment as i wanted it to be) but its still very good.
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eh, i think ur magic is just fine. very cool in fact.
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