Zizban writes: Elfstones was good, but I guess he writes to a certain auduence, we're not it. Your right. We're not. I enjoyed Brooks when I was an early teen. His stories are good as a primer for fantasy or if you have never read fantasy. Hey, he continues to sell. If only I could be that 'bad' a writer. ; ) John D. Barbato,O.D. "I miss everything I'll never be.", Billy Corgin, smashing punkins