What I think would be cool to see, would be a dual story, with new Vlad encountering some situation or people that he had met in the past, and from there recount both the old story and the new. AkodoBob -who has far too little sleep. > SKZB has said that he's under contract to write two more > Vlad novels. But I doubt we'll hear about them until the > rest of the Viscount books come out. Although SKZB never > said when the new books will take place, I'm hoping they > take place right after _Issola_. > >Personally, I think _Issola_ is a good place to pause for a >bit and fill in some of the holes in Vlad's life. Sure, I'd >love to see Vlad and <SPOILER> in action, but there isn't any >urgency; the only plot threads still loose are some family >issues. > >A while ago in his weblog, Brust mentioned something about a >murder mystery he's working on. I'd love to hear more >details on that too... > > >--KG