>I've only tried the Amber Chronicles. I just couldn't get into the >story. It was depressing. Maybe Iain (husband) can give more insight. He >encouraged me to try them, but acknowledged that he didn't think they >were "my thing", whatever that means. >(Note: I don't like depressing books. They may be necessary, but I go >out of my way to avoid them, including _Teckla_!) That's interesting. In my opinion, although the Amber books are his most famous work, they aren't my personally favorites (although I do rather like the first series -- the less said about the second, the better). If I may offer a few suggestions, should you decide to take another crack at him, consider reading Creatures of Light and Darkness. I guarantee that it's like nothing else you've ever read (whether you'll find that a good thing or not, I don't know). Likewise, you might try Roadmarks (a very different time travel story), or Isle of the Dead (which, IMO, was simply beautiful). You might also see if you can dig up a collection of his short stories (I'm especially fond of the Unicorn Variations collection). _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail