showing away from comic-con
Hi all, I am doing a quick live post from Comic-Con just to show off the BEST THING EVER, ie, this:





No, sadly, you cannot has a Temeraire of your very own. This piece was hand-made by Glenn of astrolux design, who made it by repainting a Todd McFarlane dragon in Temeraire's colors and putting together new box art using this gorgeous piece by sandara from the wiki/deviantart. He popped it out and GAVE it to me right in the signing line!

*clutches Temeraire to heart*

You cannot see the detail in my bad cameraphone pictures (my camera battery is running out and I forgot to take along the charger, sigh) but it "includes loch laggan action set" and it is "divine wind" action Temeraire. ♥

In other news, Comic-Con remains overwhelming, and I am coping by spending large quantities of time by the pool or wandering around on the tall ships in the harbor. (I have finally! been on the Surprise!) I worry that someone is going to come and take away my fan credentials. On the other hand, earlier this afternoon I was set loose on the dealers' room for a grand total of half an hour and wound up dragging nearly half of it back to my hotel room with a guilty air, so this is really probably an unconscious defense mechanism.

I am off now for my last signing, and then I am free! free! until I get picked up at 6am on Monday to head off to Seattle and Portland. \o/

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	lonebear 2008-07-26 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	wow^^wow! I hope you can make it to the DC area again sometime soon. (I'm one of Susan's dancers. The one who lives in MD) (Reply to this)

	kitestringer 2008-07-26 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	That. Is. So. COOL. <3!!! (Reply to this)

	bubonicwoodchuk 2008-07-26 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	Oh my gosh, that's absolutely amazing! *wants a Volly with REAL COW-EATING ACTION* (Reply to this) (Thread)

	salzara_tirwen 2008-07-27 04:39 am UTC (link)
	*wants a plush Volly with real plush-cow-eating action* (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

(no subject) - finnyb, 2008-07-27 05:33 pm UTC (Expand)

	phantomas 2008-07-26 07:00 pm UTC (link)
	OMG!!!! *wants a Volly too...and Temeraire and Laurence...and and and...:)))* that is SO very cool :) Happy for you :) (Reply to this)

	cassandrathevil 2008-07-26 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	Aww, I want a Temeraire of my very own! :( (Reply to this)

	manawolf 2008-07-26 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	NO FREAKIN' WAY So awesome. Broke my heart to hear it wasn't OMGREAL, but I know the movie is nowhere near far enough along to have toys in production. :P My copy of Victory of Eagles is in the mail. Or it had better be. I can't wait. <3 (Reply to this)

	maritas 2008-07-26 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	I seriously hope that one day you make to Dragon*Con in Atlanta GA!!! I'd love to meet you!!!!! and I have turned YET another friend onto you're wonderful works!!! (Reply to this)

	klia 2008-07-26 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	I have finally! been on the Surprise! Isn't it cool? I really want to go back and see it again. P.S. Sorry I missed seeing you while you were in SF. :( (Reply to this)

	okamichan 2008-07-26 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	That toy is so awesome! I would pay for a figure of Temeraire. (Reply to this)

	jaxomsride 2008-07-26 08:38 pm UTC (link)
	That is a great toy. So how long before there really are action figures? I want a Temeraire! And an Isi and most of the "wild bunch". (PS which Todd McFarlane dragon?) (Reply to this)

	autopope 2008-07-26 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	ComicCon is indeed overwhelming, and I am about to hit the dealer room with a backpack. User icon says it all, really ... Edited at 2008-07-26 09:09 pm UTC (Reply to this)

	piratesorka 2008-07-26 09:33 pm UTC (link)
	Have a wonderful time in Portland! I hope the fans treat you well at the Powells you are at....Too bad its not at the main Powells, City of Books. Everytime someone comes in from out of town I take them to the main Powells and its aways a treat. Sadly, I will have to miss seeing you because I am teaching my last class that night. *Le Sigh*... (Reply to this)

	melissajm 2008-07-26 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	That is SO neat! "Latest in the series: The Iskierka figurine. Caution: fire hazard. Not for children under 12." (Reply to this) (Thread)

	melissajm 2008-07-26 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	(My husband just added "With flame-retardant packaging!") (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

(no subject) - wingedcheetah, 2008-07-28 04:37 am UTC (Expand)

	n6tqs 2008-07-26 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	Just so you know, my icon is from the ship when she was ROSE, at sea, ten years ago. And I'm sorry I missed you in SF, too. I didn't realize, but you could have had a personal tour of BOUNTY. We came in on the 21st. (Reply to this)

	hrhlizzi 2008-07-26 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	THAT is awesome... I wants one!! There's never anything that interesting at our conventions! The most we get is a half-hearted attempt to break a guiness world record (only, there wasn't one to break, so we got it anyway!!) I'd love to go to comin-con and dragon-con one day, but alas, I'm not sure my husband would approve! lol. (Reply to this)

NEAT!! vespican 2008-07-26 11:04 pm UTC (link)

What else is there to say, both about the VERY limited edition of Temeraire, and your chance to be aboard HMS Surprise. I would say that that is a very good way to really get a "feel" for life at sea approximately two hundred years ago. About twenty years ago, while I was in the Navy, we were in port at Portsmouth, England, and I had a chance to tour HMS Victory. More recently, I was fortunate enough to be aboard "Old Ironsides" for a turnaround cruise in Boston Harbor. What was remarkable about that, is that shortly after returning home, I read Patrick O'Brian's FORTUNES OF WAR, in which Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin are taken prisoner aboard USS Constitution. While they are fictional characters, the idea that I had recently walked the same decks as had they, came through in a most compelling way. I am now well into reading VICTORY OF EAGLES. Based on the first four stories, and this one at the point I've reached, I can only say: Do dragons exist somewhere in this world, or do they exist in a world I may reach someday, and do they exhibit those features and characteristics with which you portray them, then I fervently desire the chance to make the acquaintance of one or more of them. It would be fantastic to converse with creatures so different and yet so like ourselves. Dave (Reply to this)

	shezan 2008-07-26 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	Action figure Temeraire!!! WANT!!!!!! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	t_lyrical 2008-07-27 12:32 am UTC (link)
	I totally did a double take when I saw your icon. xD Love it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	yuvi 2008-07-26 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	WOW that looks fantastic! .. I am so sad that I haven't had the chance to go to Comic Con this year :/ (Reply to this)

	gavic 2008-07-27 12:24 am UTC (link)
	Very cool to get your own Temeraire. :) Glad you had fun at SDCC (Reply to this)

	t_lyrical 2008-07-27 12:34 am UTC (link)
	THAT. IS. SO. AWESOME. I want a Temeraire action figure now. Kudos to the maker, that's extremely clever. <3 (Reply to this)

	inkasrain 2008-07-27 01:51 am UTC (link)
	Awesome!! Maybe when the, ah, movie comes out (*waves crossed fingers in front of Mr. Jackson*) we'll get to see more such beautiful pieces. (Reply to this)

	valardohaeris 2008-07-27 03:35 am UTC (link)
	That is ferociously awesome. And I can't (couldn't) spell. (Reply to this)

	bravecows 2008-07-27 04:03 am UTC (link)
	omg! *grabby hands* I want one! Would the divine wind action blow away little ants. OH. ♥ I have finally! been on the Surprise! !!! *envies* (Reply to this)

	knave79 2008-07-27 04:21 am UTC (link)
	Naomi, I have to admit that sadly, I have yet to buy or read your novels, but it tickled me quite strongly today, to walk into Chapters (the Canadian version of some American bookstore chain) and see your book all over, your name plastered all over. Congrats times a billion. I'll eventually get to your books, promise. I'm glad to see you're doing so well for yourself! Mark/Knave (Reply to this)

	mooingtricycle 2008-07-27 06:10 am UTC (link)
	MOAR TEMRERAIRE! :D I go read them all over again! (Reply to this)

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