Matthew Hunter writes: >Unfortunately, I've tried his Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy >and couldn't get through the first book. Ditto his "Otherland" >books. It's annoying. I wasn't enthralled by Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, though it does have some interesting stuff (along with the stereotypical fantasy and turgid writing). OTOH..._Tailchaser's Song_ was the book that was good enough for me to -bother- with the MS&T series; it's just really good, and -not- stereotypical fantasy (or badly written). -- Joshua Kronengold (mneme at io.com) "I've been teaching |\ _,,,--,,_ ,) --^--him...to live, to breath, to walk, to sample the /,`.-'`' -, ;-;;' /\\joy on each road, and the sorrow at each turning. |,4- ) )-,_ ) /\ /-\\\I'm sorry if I kept him out too late"--Vlad Taltos '---''(_/--' (_/-'