David Goldfarb wrote: >>>> I have access to the jacket copy now: "What if you could live for centuries, and the only price was your soul? Agyar is a man who has paid this price. Born over a century ago, and once a frivolous young man in search of pleasure, he found instead immortality in a woman's blood-red lips." (Why am I reminded of Joss Whedon's _Angel_?) Anyway, that may not actually *use* the v-word, but I would say that it certainly makes things pretty clear.<<<< I agree that the dust jacket gave some extra clues that could be called spoilers. As I sometimes do, I completely ignored the dust cover when I recently discovered _Agyar_. I did not realize that Agyar might be a v-word until I was clued in by Jill's strange illness. As it was, I was definitely glad I skipped the dust cover for this novel. I recommend to anyone who knows they will enjoy a book by its author, don't read the inside dust cover unless necessary. It seems that many dust jackets give spoilers for the first few chapters of a book, which is just how they are. - Tyler Day -------------------------------------------------- This email is a free service of Phantom Email available at http://phantomemail.com/. Looking for a date? Check out http://personalinteractions.com/go/p185.