In a message dated Sun, 25 Aug 2002 12:46:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Steven Brust <skzb at dreamcafe.com> writes: > At 01:14 PM 8/25/2002 -0400, Mark A Mandel wrote: >> Why should I? (Not a challenge, a real question.) Is he >> the author of the Aubrey/Maturin series? If so, what I >> lack is time. > > Yes, the Aubrey Maturin books. I hope you eventually find > the time. I never guarantee that anyone will like any > book; but with those, I can come pretty close. > > But, yes, you do need time; there are twenty of them, and > they are *very* addictive. Not to me for some reason. I got about 2/3 through Master and Commander and decided I didn't really care about these people or events. But then, I'm beginning to suspect I'm becoming a munchkin in my old age... --KG