Blame it on the spell-check program?

[dagibbs]

Incubus Dreams, latest Anita Blake novel by Laurell K. Hamilton (yeah, I'm late getting around to it), page 7, "He didn't want to squeak the mundanes, so...". The word is squick. I'd even bet that was the word in the original copy, but I'll also bet someone (without the right type of clue) applied a spell-checker, and accepted "squeak" as a suggested replacement for "squick". *sigh*

(e.g. LJ's spell checker suggests, "quick, squawk, squeak, sick, suck, ... ")

Comments

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

About 2/3 way through.

So far:
1. Anita has sex.
2. Anita gains lots of experience points.
3. Anita levels up.
4. Go to 1.

[northbard.livejournal.com]

Levels up happen repeatedly in each book as I recall. Whenever she defeats the big boss, she gains a new class/race doesn't she?

I think she's a 4th level vamp/lupine/Leopard immortal Necromancer/voodoo/witch yes?

Did I miss any?

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

I think you're a bit low on the levels -- if she levels up just once per book, and we're on book 12, she's got to be at least twelfth level. I do think, though, the levelling-ups were a bit less frequent early on, rather than the multiple per book of later.

Assuming that most animators are, essentially, low-level Necromancers; and given that she seems to be one of the most powerful Necromancers (if not the most powerful one) in Vampire memory, level 4 seems to be a bit low from this analysis, too.

And, she seems to have some healing abilities, too, and not just for the undead.

Oh, and cop -- crime scene forensics, preternatural crime, gun use, etc.

And, I'd say not consistently levelled in everything -- for instance, lately she hasn't been putting as many exp into (say) lupine as at early times.

Maybe: Necromancer 30 / Vamp 15 / Lupine 8 / Leopard 12 / Voodoo 2 / Witch 2 / Healer 4 / Cop (specialicisation: preternatural murder) 7 ?

(Necromancers of levels 1-12 have level titles of "animator". :)

[northbard.livejournal.com]

Good...now roll versus 'fly is open, geek is showing'

:)

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but who's geek is bigger? :)