I'd feel bad about not leaving spoiler space, but hey-- StY shows up in the cast list. >Someone commented that StY wouldn't survive the last volume. Since she >appears in several of the Vlad novels, this seems unlikely. Yeah, but _Paths_ was written at least 179 years after Issola ("Norath. II 179"). So there's plenty of room to bring the Paarfi novels _beyond_ Vlad's lifetime. Frankly I'm expecting to see Khaavren, at least, kick off at the end, and will probably be disappointed if he doesn't. I'm also curious about where Srahi is. ---- The time for action is past-- now is the time for senseless bickering! --Ashleigh Brilliant