International Dorothy Dunnett Day at the Tea Party Cafe...

[fajrdrako]

Fifty years since the publication of The Game of Kings, one of the books which changed and shaped my life. Fifty years today, exactly. It isn't that I wouldn't have loved history anyway, or dramatically epic romantic heroes; I already did, back when I first read the book. But I would never have travelled, probably, to gatherings in Malta and

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[peggy_2]

brilliant : )

We had a lovely luncheon gathering in Madison, and I hope it leads to more.

[fajrdrako]

Oh, what a brilliant icon!

I'm glad the Madison gathering went well. I love it that people all over the English-speaking world were getting together just the way we were.

[filkferengi]

Doing things simultaneously isn't quite the same as doing them together, but it sure comes close.

What a stirring testimonial! I can easily see some of the listies voicing similar sentiments over the next few decades.

[fajrdrako]

Doing things simultaneously isn't quite the same as doing them together, but it sure comes close.

So cool to have a reason to. I liked the way it wasn't *exactly* simultaneous, as everyone was supposed to toast Dorothy Dunnett at 1 p.m. local time. So I could picture it happening every hour on the hour, as the sun rose and set.

Maybe not so much in Asia, though I know of at least one fan in Japan.

I'd be happy to celebrate an International Bujold Day! So far there isn't a Bujold organization like the Dorothy Dunnett Society, but there could be.