"Cracks and Shards" now provides direct links to Amazon.com to purchase any of the Dragaera books. This creates no additional cost for the buyer. See http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/books.html#buying -- Mark A. Mandel http://world.std.com/~mam/Cracks-and-Shards/ a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website