On 11/19/02 1:12 PM, "Steven Brust" <skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: > At 11:56 AM 11/19/2002 -0500, Randi128 at aol.com wrote: >> You gotta love an author like Steve, who can write a book that is to the >> point, exciting and moves quickly. > > Like _The Phoenix Guards_, right? Can is not the same as "always does." :) With that said, the most-fun part of the Khaavren romances is reading about Paarfi. Paarfi's a terrible writer but a fascinating character. So the best way I find to read the books is to treat them as an extended monologue. -- "Computer games don't affect kids. I mean if Pacman affected us as kids, we'd all run around in a darkened room munching pills and listening to repetitive music." --- Steven Poole