On Thu, 29 Jan 2004, Julie Alipaz wrote: #>We have not seen any stories set when a house other than Phoenix was on the #>throne. My understanding of the relative social statuses of the noble #>Houses was their relative ascendancy in the Cycle. #> #lord of castle black was written in the dragon reign- But SET in the Interregnum. -- Mark A. Mandel http://cracksandshards.com a Steven Brust Dragaera fan website