On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 09:17, Fides wrote: > Baralier wrote: > > Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this: > > > > http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/books/n2/n12766.htm?authorid=4564 > > > > According to this site Paths of the dead was originally published over 10 > > years ago by Pan (though as a Trade Paperback) and it's seemingly taken all > > this time for it to come out in Hard cover. > > > > I haven't read either as I'm still waiting for the paperback release. > > > > Are they smoking something they shouldn't or is there a "secret publishing > > conspiracy" going on here somewhere? > > > > No it is just a confusion between Paths of the Dead (the most recently > published of the Khaavren Romances) and Taltos and the Paths of the Dead > (with the 'Taltos and the' is small letters and 'Paths of the Dead' in > big letters) which is the book with Taltos and Morrolan going through > the Paths. I believe it if more often refered to as Taltos although > until I joined this group and PoTD came out I knew it as Paths of the > Dead. They are different books but with confusingly similar names. Strange. I noticed that confusion on the webpage as well. However, I'd never heard it called 'Taltos and the Paths of the Dead' until today. I have the 1988 Ace paperback edition which just calls it 'Taltos'. For reference, this is the copy I have, and the only one I've ever seen: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0441182003/ref=lib_dp_TFCV/104-6138601-6027105?v=glance&s=books&vi=reader#reader-link