John Klein wrote: > On Tue, 2 Mar 2004, David Silberstein wrote: > > You know, I don't recall ever being involved in another discussion > group where an author says, flat out, that something is the case, and > debate then continues on whether it's /really/ the case. I suppose > this is a natural consequence of having a group based around a set of > novels that are naturally attractive to suspicious people... I mean, > lying to people in the course of telling a story is, basically, an > author's job, but lying to people randomly in interviews usually > isn't. > > (Maybe it's his hobby. Heh.) Or maybe Brust has had a history of having fun with what the truth is - in his books and even in his songs.