On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:01:09 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >I have never read Jordan and, after all this discussion, I am not tempted >to. But if this list is going to discuss other writers, let me recommend >Guy Gavriel Kay. Although he has written other books, his blockbusters >are Sailing to Sarantium, Lord of Emperors (a 2 volume alternate history >of Byzantium), Tigana (an alternate history taking place in "Italy"), The >Lions of Al-Rassan (and alternate history taking place in "Iberia"), and A >Song for Arbonne (an alternate history taking place in "France"). The >stories all take place on an alternate earth and the geography is slightly >twisted, but the places are recognizable. Wonderful fantasy. This may be a good starting point for a new thread. What authors do Brust fans really like? I think in the SF/Fantasy realm, my favourite (besides Tolkien, of course) would be Stephen R Donaldson, who sadly hasn't released anything lately. -- lazarus "Therefore, my Harry, Be it thy course to busy giddy minds with foreign quarrels; that action, hence borne out, may waste the memory of the former days." -- King Henry IV, Part ii Act 4, Scene 5