>> Finally, in page 95 Savn asks himself "Why aren't I afraid?" Excuse > indicator of low socio-economic status. "Aren't" doesn't make sense > but is "colloquially acceptable and indeed almost universal" (Fowler's > Modern English Usage, 2nd Ed., under "Be 7"). I would speculate that Hmm... Were I a philologist, I might check to see if the use of are in "Why aren't I afraid?" is a remnant of the English subjunctive (c.f., 'If I were afraid' vs. 'I was afraid'). But I'm not; I'm just an old biologist and environmental/safety guy. ;) Having said that I, I want to say that I love this list! After _Phoenix Guard,_ the Paarfi narratives didn't appeal to me until I read _Pathos of Dead_... at which I went back and re-read _Phoenix Guard,_ _500 Years After,_ _Brokedown Palace,_ and all of the Vlad novels. So this list gives me something to do while I jones for another SKZB work. ;) - Glas -- Glas * glas at larp.com http://martinhesselius.livejournal.com