Isn't she named when the dragons are arguing in "Realms of the Gods" about whether Daine kept Kitten against her will? I thought Kit's grandparents pointed out that Kit's mother was THEIR daughter, and named her in doing so...

I'm 2700 miles away from my books or I'd look it up for you. =P

Skysong, isn't it?

Er, no, that's Kitten. Sigh.

*headdesks* I have WM less then two feet from me, but the others are half a continent away from me>

As far as I remember, she was only ever referred to as "my daughter" or "Kitten's ma". At least when I just did a quick check on the szene of the Dragon council, there was no name.

See you need some of your loyal fans to create an online encyclopedia of the Tortall world, like they did for Harry Potter - JKR says she's popped into internet cafes to check details online while writing...!

Didn't someone do a full timeline? Maybe it can be expanded... ;-)

I just moved so all my books are packed up. :(

But if it makes you feel better, you're not the only author to have forgotten their own canon. R.A.Salvatore told a story at Comic-con one year about how he forgot what a particular character who had been running amok through his series had in his bag of holding. He got all worried, thinking about the obsessive fans who would no doubt call him out on his mistakes, and then he thought, "Aha!" So he got on a message board, pretended to be just another fan, and started a thread about what was in So-and-so's magic bag.

Anyway, I can hardly keep my own stuff straight without my two fat notebooks of doom.

But this is what fans are for!

But no, I can't remember. This is why I like to buy books and re-read them :)

Flamewing, I think?

Flamewing sounds right.

Back in the dark ages of Usenet, Terry Pratchett had been posting sample chapters. His computer died and he had not backed up so had to ask fans to please send him what he'd posted, and got it all back that way, except for the very latest changes. :) Fans as information storage!

Yes, it's Flamewing. =) I would LOOOOVE to do a Lexicon for the Tortall universe! I haven't got the slightest idea how to make it, but I'd be good at it! The only books I don't know by heart are the Aly books.

Clearly, someone needs to set up a TammyWiki.

This is going to be an awesome short story, if it involves Flamewing.

Completely unrelated to this post, but I just came across this article on words being removed from the Collins dictionary and thought it sounded like the kind of thing you might be interested in. :)

You really do have the coolest fans. Look at all of these posts of help! Dude. I hope someday I can have fans as cool as yours!

I've always suspected that fans knew more about books than the writers themselves do. Writers have better things to do with their time than obsess over every little detail! That's the job of the fans!

I'm ashamed to say I don't even remember who Kitten is. It's been way too long since I reread your books. But there's so little time and so many other books I want to read! How did I used to have so much time to reread stuff? Because I know I used to do it all the time.

Oh right, it was before I discovered the internet.

I can't help it - thats soemthing I would do and if soemone like you can do something like that

well then, that gives hope to the little people.
and yes :p in comparison I would view myself as a humble minion hehe

I'm only working on my first novel (only four chapters to go) but even I can sympathise with forgetting names and things like that. I named a character who was only mentioned "Sophia" and then I had a sinking feeling that there was already a Sophia and I didn't want to confuse anybody.

So I brought up the handy search function on OpenOffice and what do you know? Not one, but two other Sophias than the one I had just named. So I had to hurry off and fix that.

Then sit back and wonder what it was about the name Sophia I apparently liked so much.

Isn't Kitten's mother named Firesong? That's what I seem to remember.

There is something really awesome about an author falling back on her fans for references in a pinch.

Hey, Tammy! Long-time no post. Just wanted to let you know I sent you an e-mail that may have gotten filtered. It contains a little comic gift that I've recently completed. ^_^ Enjoy!

Heya,
I've just been rereading all the Tortall books and in one of the Keladry books one of the convicts who kidnapped Lalasa was named Noll. Would he be any realtion to the Noll family of Terrier? Just curious. ;)
-Kate

I was really late...Sorry.

I guess I should read my lj more often. I agree with the others about Flamewing being Kitten's mother. Funnily enough,in all of the hundreds of times I have read the Immortals quartet I missed that... :P

Good luck with the short story anyhow.

Your kitten icon is REALLY cute!

Her name is Flamewing. It's in Realms of the Gods.

Hope that helps!

Well, I never thought I'd actually get to leave a -note- for one of my most favorite Author's in forever! I just wanted to let you know what a huge, massive impact your books have had on my life. I've been reading them since I was a little, loner nerd in middle school. I was quickly addicted to the rich detail and the realism of the characters, mixed in this... epic fantasy world you've created.

Watching the characters change and develop got me thinking that maybe -I- could change too. And over the course of several years, I can say I'm a much stronger, happier individual- all things the the wonderful push of seeing so many amazingly strong women in your books.

Beyond that, they've been an undying inspiration- you're writing is everything I've always wanted my own to be. The depths, and color, and the way everything tingles the senses- not to mention the humor- has lead me to tentatively try my hand at writing as the years have gone passed.

I hope, some day, to publish my own story. Maybe it'll happen! We'll see.

I simply wanted to leave a little note and say 'thank you', your books have always brought a great amount of joy into late nights and (sometimes) early mornings.

Peace be with you,

-J.