Yes, no one here is bashing Eddings, just expressing opinions. I don't think Eddings is a bad writer, I just won't read anymore by him. Kind of like Mercedes Lackey, who I feel doesn't aim her fiction at people like me. ------ Chris Turkel Guru, Dragaera Readalong List http://dragaera.info Buy my Book! www.xlibris.com/TheWorldattheEdgeofTime.html